The Whistler

The Whistler
  • Release date: 30 Mar 1944
  • Release year: 1944
  • Runtime: 59 minutes
  • Country: United States
  • Keywords: hires hitman through second party, first of series, suicidal man, psychotic killer, hired hitman, middleman, bail bondsman, san francisco california, contract, guilt
Plot:
A man, despondent over the death of his wife, wants to commit suicide but can't bring himself to do it. He hires a man to hire a professional killer to do the job. However, he soon finds out that his wife isn't really dead - but the man he paid to hire the hitman is, and he has no idea who the man hired or how to get him to call off the hit.
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