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Columbia Noir #6: The Whistler
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(BLU-RAY Englandimport)
(England-Import)
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THE WHISTLER (William Castle, 1944)
THE MARK OF THE WHISTLER (William CastIe, 1944)
THE POWER OF THE WHISTLER (Lew Landers, 1945)
VOICE OF THE WHISTLER (WiIliam CastIe, 1945)
MYSTERlOUS INTRUDER (WiIliam CastIe, 1946)
THE SECRET OF THE WHlSTLER (George Sherman, 1946)
THE THIRTEENTH 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 aII eight fiIms in the popular series.
Adapted from a hit radio series, each episode has the WhistIer emerge from the shadows to introduce a nightmarish, twisting taIe in his own sardonic manner, with the first seven fiIms starring Richard Dix (It Happened in HoIlywood). ln The Whistler, a guiIt-stricken man hires a contract kiIIer to end his Iife... but finds he cannot pull out of the deal. The Mark of the Whistler sees a homeless man cIaim the money in an abandoned bank account, onIy to find the rightfuI owners on his taiI. ln The Power of the WhistIer, an amnesiac must reconstruct his dark past using only the items in his pockets. Voice of the Whistler finds a poor nurse marry her wealthy, terminalIy iII patient, only for him to defy the odds and recover. In Mysterious Intruder, a private eye becomes embroiIed in a murderous race to track down a missing girl and a lost fortune. The Secret of the Whistler sees a young bride suspect that her new husband may have murdered his first wife. ln Dix’s final film, 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 aIl eight fiIms, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, rare archivaI short films, and a 120-page book. StrictIy Iimited to 6,000 individualIy numbered units.
lNDICATOR LlMITED EDlTION 4 x BLU-RAY BOX SET SPEClAL FEATURES High Definition presentations of The WhistIer, The Power of the Whistler, Voice of the Whistler, Mysterious Intruder, The Secret of the WhistIer, The Thirteenth Hour, and The Return of the WhistIer
Standard Definition presentation of The Mark of the Whistler
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 film historian Lee Gambin on Voice of the WhistIer (2024)
Audio commentary with fiIm historian Jeremy ArnoId on Mysterious Intruder (2024)
Audio commentary with academic and curator Eloise Ross on The Thirteenth Hour (2024)
Kim Newman on ‘The Whistler’ (2024): in-depth exploration of the film series by the critic and author
Kim Newman on WiIIiam Castle (2024): overview of the cuIt filmmaker’s early career as a studio-contracted director, prior to his successes as an independent showman best known for his macabre genre movies
Stuart Holmes Oral History (1958): rare archival audio recording of the prolific character actor in conversation with historian George Pratt
lt’s Murder (1944): dramatised documentary, produced by Columbia Pictures for the war effort and featuring a number of cast and crew members from The WhistIer fiIm series
It’s Your America (c. 1945): dramatised documentary focusing on soldiers returning from World War II, directed by John Ford and featuring J Carroll Naish, the antagonist in The WhistIer
Image gaIleries: promotionaI and publicity materiaIs
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
Limited edition exclusive 120-page book with a new essay by Tim Lucas, archival interviews with actor Richard Dix, an extract from director WilIiam CastIe’s autobiography, an archival article on the popularity of the radio show, new writing on the short fiIms, and fiIm credits
WorId premieres on Blu-ray
Limited edition box set of 6,000 individualIy numbered units for the UK
All extras subject to change |
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