Whistle Stop (1946)
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- 1h 25min
- Crime, Drama
- 25 Jan 1946 (USA)
- Movie
When beautiful Mary returns home to her "whistle stop" home town, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.
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| George Raft | ... |
Kenny Veech
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| Ava Gardner | ... |
Mary
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| Victor McLaglen | ... |
Gitlo
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| Tom Conway | ... |
Lew Lentz
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| Jorja Curtright | ... |
Fran
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| Jane Nigh | ... |
Josie Veech
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| Florence Bates | ... |
Molly Veech
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| Charles Drake | ... |
Ernie
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| Charles Judels | ... |
Sam Veech
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| Carmel Myers | ... |
Estelle
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| Jimmy Conlin | ... |
Al - the Barber
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| Jimmy Ames | ... |
Mr. Barker
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| Mack Gray | ... |
Bartender
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Ewing Miles Brown | ... |
Townsman (uncredited)
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Jack George | ... |
Joe - Barber Shop Customer (uncredited)
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| Robert Homans | ... |
Sheriff (uncredited)
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| Broderick O'Farrell | ... |
Barfly (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Sayre | ... |
Fran's Dance Partner (uncredited)
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| Charles Wagenheim | ... |
Deputy (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Léonide Moguy | ... | (as Leonide Moguy) |
Written by
| Maritta M. Wolff | ... | (novel) |
| Philip Yordan | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Seymour Nebenzal | ... | producer |
| Philip Yordan | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Dimitri Tiomkin | ||
Cinematography by
| Russell Metty | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gregg G. Tallas | ... | (as Gregg Tallas) |
Art Direction by
| Rudi Feld | ||
Production Management
| Walter Mayo | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Milton Carter | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Alfred Kegerris | ... | set dresser |
| George Van Marter | ... | associate art director |
Sound Department
| Del Harris | ... | sound effects |
| Corson Jowett | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Ray Binger | ... | special photographic effects (as R.O. Binger) |
Music Department
| George C. Emick | ... | music editor (as George Emick) |
| Dimitri Tiomkin | ... | musical director |
| Herschel Burke Gilbert | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Paul Marquardt | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Joseph Nussbaum | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Leon Charles | ... | dialogue director |
| Jack Crosby | ... | choreographer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1946) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1946) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as United Artists Corporation, Ltd.)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1947) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Ciné Vog Films (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1946) (Sweden) (theatrical) (as United Artists A/B)
- Classic Pictures (1952) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Quality Films (III) (1952) (United States) (tv) (as Quality Films Inc.)
- Critics' Choice Video (2001) (United States) (DVD)
- DVD Vidéo (2001) (France) (DVD)
- Reel Media International (2004) (World-wide) (VHS)
- Reel Media International (2007) (World-wide) (non-theatrical)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Beautiful Mary returns from Chicago to her small hometown after many years, wearing a mink coat and carrying an expensive cigarette case. Her arrival causes long standing enmities to surface between two of her old boyfriends, loafing gambler Kenny Veech and debonair Lew Lentz, owner of a local nightclub. Their deep-seated animosity repeatedly results in antagonism and fights as they compete for Mary's affections. Kenny's friend Gitlo, a bartender in Lentz' club, enlists Kenny in an aborted plan to rob Lentz of $15,000 in profits from sponsoring a local carnival. Lentz retaliates by framing both men for murder. Written by Gabe Taverney (duke1029@aol.com) |
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| Taglines | SHE SPELLED TROUBLE FOR EVERY GUY THAT MADE A PLAY FOR HER! (original print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalanche - Tech Theatre - Lubbock, Texas - October 23, 1946 -all caps) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mack Gray, who plays the replacement bartender, was an old friend of George Raft and his film career consisted mostly of cameos in Raft films. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Whistle Stop (2022). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Once Again See more » |
| Quotes |
Josie Veech:
Oh, sure, the best time to start looking for a job is 8 o'clock at night, and if you do a good job of looking, you won't get home 'til morning, and the best place for looking is every beer joint and pool hall on Main Street. See more » |