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Whistle Stop

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After living for years in Chicago, Mary (Ava Gardner) travels back to the tiny hamlet where she grew up. There she reconnects with her old flame, the hapless Kenny (George Raft), and discovers that, in the years since they last met, he has developed a crippling gambling addiction. When debonair hotelier Lew (Tom Conway) takes an interest in Mary, she welcomes the successful man's advances -- only to find herself trapped between two jealous suitors who would kill for her.

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Critics Reviews

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Alexander Shaw The Spectator 03/14/2018
It seems a pity to have to criticise adversely any film coming front Hollywood which shows signs of trying to break away from the monotonous routine, but Whistle Stop misses practically all its marks. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 07/21/2010
C-
The wannabe film noir is dumber than dumb. Go to Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena 07/31/2005
1/5
Melodramtico e com uma trama repleta de furos, este pseudo-noir merece crditos apenas por ter oferecido a Ava Gardner seu primeiro grande papel. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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nick s @Nick_S 06/25/2024 Serviceable melodrama with a splash of noir. I found the directing a little stiff for my liking and didn't feel submersed in the story or sympathetic to the characters. But the technical quality was fine (save the sped up car scenes). See more Victor T @VictorTalkingMachine 01/19/2024 A very boring film with a very beautiful Ava Gardner! See more 06/14/2019 Not good. Ava Gardner Gearge Raft See more 11/19/2015 With both men in the love triangle seemed to have no redeeming qualities. It seemed a flaw in the plot that Mary would want to get involved with either of them. Perhaps events in Chicago, which led to her return, might explain, but we are left in the dark. The lack of character development made the plot seem silly, but I enjoyed watching it to see what Ava Gardner made of the role. See more 05/20/2012 called noir-sorry i disagree See more 05/13/2012 classic Eva Gardner and George Raft See more Read all reviews
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Léonide Moguy

Director

George Raft

Kenny Veech

Ava Gardner

Mary

Victor McLaglen

Gitlo

Tom Conway

Lew Lentz

Jorja Curtright

Fran
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Synopsis After living for years in Chicago, Mary (Ava Gardner) travels back to the tiny hamlet where she grew up. There she reconnects with her old flame, the hapless Kenny (George Raft), and discovers that, in the years since they last met, he has developed a crippling gambling addiction. When debonair hotelier Lew (Tom Conway) takes an interest in Mary, she welcomes the successful man's advances -- only to find herself trapped between two jealous suitors who would kill for her.
Director
Léonide Moguy
Producer
Seymour Nebenzal
Screenwriter
Philip Yordan
Production Co
Nero Films
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 9, 2016
Runtime
1h 25m
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