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In 1944, he starred in The Whistler, a feature film produced by Columbia Pictures based on the popular radio program. The film adaptation was popular enough to become a series. In these offbeat, crime-related stories, Dix did not play "The Whistler" (who was an unseen narrator representing the central character's conscience). He appeared in a ...
The Whistler states at the end: 'I know because I am the Whistler.' The result is an entertaining B film." [8] Film critic Leonard Maltin gave it three out of four stars, writing: "[This] tense and moody tale of fate sets the ironic tone for the rest [of the Whistler series]. Naish shines as the principal hit man."
Chris Vance is an English actor. He is known for his starring roles in television, such as Jack Gallagher in the Fox series Mental (2009), as James Whistler in Fox's series Prison Break (2007–2008), and for playing Frank Martin in TNT's Transporter: The Series.
Colonel Robert E Lee was the West Point Superintendent and, after considerable indulgence toward Whistler, he had no choice but to dismiss the young cadet. Whistler's major accomplishment at West Point was learning drawing and map making from American artist Robert W. Weir .
Robert Selden Duvall [1] (/ d uː ˈ v ɔː l /; born January 5, 1931) [2] [3] is an American actor. With a career spanning seven decades, he is regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. [ 4 ]
The Whistler is a 30-minute syndicated American television anthology mystery series, based on the radio series of the same name. [ 1 ] Produced by Lindsley Parsons and CBS Films, [ 2 ] 39 episodes were syndicated beginning in 1954, [ 3 ] with Signal Oil and Lipton Tea as sponsors.
He then worked at a Chinese restaurant and a Japanese restaurant before being encouraged by friends to become an actor in 1944. Lee played supporting roles in many films and television programmes throughout the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and was frequently called upon whenever a production required an East Asian character.
The Return of the Whistler is a 1948 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by D. Ross Lederman, the production features Michael Duane, Lenore Aubert, and Dick Lane. This is the eighth and final entry in Columbia Pictures' "Whistler" series, produced in the 1940s.