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Whispering City

  • 1947
  • 1h 38m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
433
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Whispering City (1947)
Conspiracy ThrillerPolitical ThrillerPsychological ThrillerActionCrimeDramaFamilyHistoryMysteryThriller

When a nagging wife commits suicide, her husband is threatened with a murder frame by his lawyer, unless he kills a certain female reporter for him.When a nagging wife commits suicide, her husband is threatened with a murder frame by his lawyer, unless he kills a certain female reporter for him.When a nagging wife commits suicide, her husband is threatened with a murder frame by his lawyer, unless he kills a certain female reporter for him.

  • Director
    • Fyodor Otsep
  • Writers
    • Rian James
    • Leonard Lee
    • George Zuckerman
  • Stars
    • Helmut Dantine
    • Mary Anderson
    • Paul Lukas
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    433
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Fyodor Otsep
    • Writers
      • Rian James
      • Leonard Lee
      • George Zuckerman
    • Stars
      • Helmut Dantine
      • Mary Anderson
      • Paul Lukas
    • 22User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Top Cast28

    Helmut Dantine
    Helmut Dantine
    • Michel Lacoste
    Mary Anderson
    Mary Anderson
    • Mary Roberts
    Paul Lukas
    Paul Lukas
    • Albert Frédéric
    John Pratt
    • Mr. Durant
    Joy Lafleur
    • Blanche Lacoste
    George Alexander
    • Police Inspector
    Arthur Lefebvre
    • Sleigh Driver
    Mimi D'Estée
    Mimi D'Estée
    • Renée Brancourt
    Henri Poitras
    Henri Poitras
    • Assistant Police Inspector
    R.J. Jarvis
    • John
    Louis-Philippe Hébert
    Louis-Philippe Hébert
    • Hotel Clerk
    Albert Cloutier
    • Waiter
    Palmieri
    • Archivist
    Ovila Légaré
    Ovila Légaré
    • Detective
    Neil O'Keefe
    • Messenger
    Germaine Lemyre
    • Messenger Girl
    Lucie Poitras
    • Nurse
    Réjeanne Desrameaux
    Réjeanne Desrameaux
    • Ursuline Nun
    • (as Réjane Desrameaux)
    • Director
      • Fyodor Otsep
    • Writers
      • Rian James
      • Leonard Lee
      • George Zuckerman
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes
      • Hotel Clerk: [after Mary asks the desk clerk to ring for M. Lacoste, he shouts up the stairs for him, turns to Mary and says, sarcastically] "No - it's not the Ritz".
    • Connections
      Alternate-language version of The Fortress (1947)
    • Soundtracks
      Quebec Concerto
      Composed by André Mathieu
      Performed by Neil Chotem

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 20, 1947 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Streaming on "Broken Trout" YouTube Channel
      • Streaming on "Buccoman" YouTube Channel
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crime City
    • Filming locations
      • Montmorency Falls, Québec, Canada
    • Production company
      • Québec Productions
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    Box office

    • Budget
      • CA$750,000 (estimated)
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 38m(98 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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