Whistle Stop is a 1946 movie starring
George RaftGeorge Raft was an American film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:...
and
Ava GardnerAva Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in supporting roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, admired for her beauty, and highly regarded for her...
. The film was shot in black and white and in the
film noirFilm noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
style. The movie was directed by Léonide Moguy and based on a novel by
Maritta M. WolffMaritta Martin Wolff Stegman was an American author, born in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan in 1918. She grew up on her grandparents' farm and attended a one-room country school....
. The screenplay is by
Philip YordanPhilip Yordan was a popular and talented screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.He was also known as a highly regarded script doctor, called in to rewrite and repair flawed screenplays...
and the musical score is by
Dimitri TiomkinDimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a film score composer and conductor...
.
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Whistle Stop is a 1946 movie starring
George RaftGeorge Raft was an American film actor identified with portrayals of gangsters in crime melodramas of the 1930s and 1940s.-Early life:...
and
Ava GardnerAva Lavinia Gardner was an American actress.She was signed to a contract by MGM Studios in 1941 and appeared in supporting roles until she drew attention with her performance in The Killers . She became one of Hollywood's leading actresses, admired for her beauty, and highly regarded for her...
. The film was shot in black and white and in the
film noirFilm noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and sexual motivations. Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...
style. The movie was directed by Léonide Moguy and based on a novel by
Maritta M. WolffMaritta Martin Wolff Stegman was an American author, born in Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan in 1918. She grew up on her grandparents' farm and attended a one-room country school....
. The screenplay is by
Philip YordanPhilip Yordan was a popular and talented screenwriter of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.He was also known as a highly regarded script doctor, called in to rewrite and repair flawed screenplays...
and the musical score is by
Dimitri TiomkinDimitri Zinovievich Tiomkin was a film score composer and conductor...
.
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