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1951 film by Derwin Abrahams

Whistling Hills
Original film poster
Directed by	Derwin Abrahams
Written by	Jack Lewis (story) Fred Myton Lew Hodgson
Produced by	Vincent M. Fennelly
Starring	Johnny Mack Brown James Ellison Noel Neill
Cinematography	Ernest Miller
Edited by	Sam Fields
Music by	Raoul Kraushaar
Production company	Frontier Pictures
Distributed by	Monogram Pictures
Release date	October 7, 1951 (1951-10-07)
Running time	58 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Whistling Hills is a 1951 American Western film directed by Derwin Abrahams and starring Johnny Mack Brown, James Ellison and Noel Neill.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Dave Milton: the film was shot at the Iverson Movie Ranch.

Plot

Johnny Mack Brown rides into town to discover his horse that was stolen from him. Entering the saloon, the thief identifies himself and tries to sell Johnny's horse back to him that earns the thief a beating. Witness Chet Norman explains to Sheriff Dave that Johnny was in the right. Chet wishes to use Johnny's skills to stop a series of stagecoach holdups that is bankrupting Chet, the owner of the state line. Each of the robberies takes place in the Whistling Hills with the survivors of the robbery swearing they heard a whistling signal.

Cast

Johnny Mack Brown as Johnny Mack Brown
James Ellison as Sheriff Dave Holland
Noel Neill as Beth Fairchild
I. Stanford Jolley as Chet Norman
Marshall Reed as Roger Claine
Pamela Duncan as Waitress Cora
Lee Roberts as Henchman Slade
Pierce Lyden as Horse-Thief Cassidy
Bud Osborne as Stagecoach-Driver Pete

References

Drew p.179

Bibliography

Bernard A. Drew. Motion Picture Series and Sequels: A Reference Guide. Routledge, 2013.

External links

Whistling Hills at IMDb

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