Whispering Footsteps

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Whispering Footsteps
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Howard Bretherton
Screenplay byDane Lussier
Gertrude Walker
Story by Gertrude Walker
Produced byGeorge Blair
Starring John Hubbard
Rita Quigley
Joan Blair
CinematographyJack A. Marta
Edited byRalph Dixon
Music byMort Glickman
Production
company
Republic Pictures
Distributed by Republic Pictures
Release date
  • December 30, 1943 (1943-12-30)(United States)
Running time
54 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Whispering Footsteps is a 1943 American film noir crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring John Hubbard, Rita Quigley, and Joan Blair. [1]

Contents

Plot

A bank clerk's life becomes a nightmare because he fits the description of a maniac killer.

Cast

Reception

TV Guide wrote of the film, "A compelling crime thriller which keeps one guessing until the end." [2]

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References

  1. Whispering Footsteps at IMDb.
  2. TV Guide. Review, 2010. Last accessed: June 16, 2013.