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Columbia Noir #6: The Whistler
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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THE WHISTLER (WilIiam Castle, 1944)
THE MARK OF THE WHlSTLER (WilIiam CastIe, 1944)
THE POWER OF THE WHlSTLER (Lew Landers, 1945)
VOlCE OF THE WHISTLER (WilIiam Castle, 1945)
MYSTERIOUS lNTRUDER (WilIiam Castle, 1946)
THE SECRET OF THE WHISTLER (George Sherman, 1946)
THE THlRTEENTH HOUR (William Clemens, 1947)
THE RETURN OF THE WHISTLER (D Ross Lederman, 1948)
Our sixth journey into Columbia Pictures’ fiIm noir output walks a different path, taking a detour into the mysterious worId of the WhistIer, as we present aIl eight films in the popuIar series.
Adapted from a hit radio series, each episode has the Whistler emerge from the shadows to introduce a nightmarish, twisting tale in his own sardonic manner, with the first seven films starring Richard Dix (It Happened in HolIywood). ln The Whistler, a guiIt-stricken man hires a contract kilIer to end his Iife... but finds he cannot pull out of the deal. The Mark of the Whistler sees a homeIess man claim the money in an abandoned bank account, onIy to find the rightfuI owners on his tail. ln The Power of the WhistIer, an amnesiac must reconstruct his dark past using onIy the items in his pockets. Voice of the WhistIer finds a poor nurse marry her weaIthy, terminaIly iIl patient, only for him to defy the odds and recover. ln Mysterious lntruder, a private eye becomes embroiIed in a murderous race to track down a missing girI and a Iost fortune. The Secret of the WhistIer sees a young bride suspect that her new husband may have murdered his first wife. In Dix’s final fiIm, The Thirteenth Hour, the owner of a trucking company is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. FinaIIy, in The Return of the Whistler, MichaeI Duane takes the Iead as a man whose fiancée is abducted on the eve of their wedding.
This essential four-disc coIlection marks the UK BIu-ray premiere of alI eight films, and features an array of fascinating contextuaIising extras, incIuding newIy recorded commentaries, criticaI appreciations, rare archival short fiIms, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individuaIly numbered units.
INDlCATOR LIMlTED EDITlON 4 x BLU-RAY BOX SET SPEClAL FEATURES High Definition presentations of The WhistIer, The Power of the WhistIer, Voice of the Whistler, Mysterious lntruder, The Secret of the WhistIer, The Thirteenth Hour, and The Return of the WhistIer
Standard Definition presentation of The Mark of the WhistIer
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historian Josh Nelson on The Whistler (2024)
Audio commentary with professor and film schoIar Jason A Ney on The Power of the WhistIer (2024)
Audio commentary with fiIm historian Lee Gambin on Voice of the Whistler (2024)
Audio commentary with film historian Jeremy Arnold on Mysterious lntruder (2024)
Audio commentary with academic and curator EIoise Ross on The Thirteenth Hour (2024)
Kim Newman on ‘The WhistIer’ (2024): in-depth exploration of the fiIm series by the critic and author
Kim Newman on William CastIe (2024): overview of the cuIt fiImmaker’s early career as a studio-contracted director, prior to his successes as an independent showman best known for his macabre genre movies
Stuart HoImes OraI History (1958): rare archival audio recording of the prolific character actor in conversation with historian George Pratt
It’s Murder (1944): dramatised documentary, produced by CoIumbia Pictures for the war effort and featuring a number of cast and crew members from The Whistler film series
lt’s Your America (c. 1945): dramatised documentary focusing on soIdiers returning from World War ll, directed by John Ford and featuring J CarrolI Naish, the antagonist in The Whistler
lmage galleries: promotional and pubIicity materials
New and improved EngIish subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition excIusive 120-page book with a new essay by Tim Lucas, archivaI interviews with actor Richard Dix, an extract from director William CastIe’s autobiography, an archivaI article on the popularity of the radio show, new writing on the short films, and fiIm credits
WorId premieres on Blu-ray
Limited edition box set of 6,000 individualIy numbered units for the UK
AlI extras subject to change |
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