The Thirteenth Hour | |
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Directed by | William Clemens |
Screenplay by | Edward Bock Raymond L. Schrock |
Story by | Leslie Edgley |
Based on |
The Whistler 1942-1955 radio series by J. Donald Wilson |
Produced by | Rudolph C. Flothow |
Starring |
Richard Dix Karen Morley John Kellogg |
Narrated by | Otto Forrest |
Cinematography | Vincent J. Farrar |
Edited by | Dwight Caldwell |
Music by | Arthur Morton |
Production company | Larry Darmour Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Clemens, the production features Richard Dix, Karen Morley and John Kellogg. [1] It is the seventh of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in the 1940s. This was the last of Dix's seven starring roles in the series, and one of only two that featured him in a sympathetic light. [2] Suffering from heart disease, Dix was unable to continue his acting career and died in September 1949 at the age of 56.
Steve Reynolds is a truck driver involved in a nasty business rivalry. He gets assaulted by a masked bandit who hijacks his truck.
The Thirteenth Hour | |
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![]() Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | William Clemens |
Screenplay by | Edward Bock Raymond L. Schrock |
Story by | Leslie Edgley |
Based on |
The Whistler 1942-1955 radio series by J. Donald Wilson |
Produced by | Rudolph C. Flothow |
Starring |
Richard Dix Karen Morley John Kellogg |
Narrated by | Otto Forrest |
Cinematography | Vincent J. Farrar |
Edited by | Dwight Caldwell |
Music by | Arthur Morton |
Production company | Larry Darmour Productions |
Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
Release date |
|
Running time | 66 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Thirteenth Hour is a 1947 American mystery film noir based on the radio drama The Whistler. Directed by William Clemens, the production features Richard Dix, Karen Morley and John Kellogg. [1] It is the seventh of Columbia Pictures' eight " Whistler" films produced in the 1940s. This was the last of Dix's seven starring roles in the series, and one of only two that featured him in a sympathetic light. [2] Suffering from heart disease, Dix was unable to continue his acting career and died in September 1949 at the age of 56.
Steve Reynolds is a truck driver involved in a nasty business rivalry. He gets assaulted by a masked bandit who hijacks his truck.