The Thirteenth Hour (1947 film)

The Thirteenth Hour
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	February 6, 1947 (1947-02-06) (United States)
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.

Plot

Steve Reynolds is a truck driver involved in a nasty business rivalry. He gets assaulted by a masked bandit who hijacks his truck.

Cast

• Richard Dix as Steve Reynolds
• Karen Morley as Eileen Blair
• John Kellogg as Charlie Cook
• Jim Bannon as Jerry Mason
• Regis Toomey as Don Parker
• Bernadene Hayes as Mabel Sands
• Mark Dennis as Tommy Blair

References

1. The Thirteenth Hour at the TCM Movie Database.
2. Roxie Theater web page, San Francisco. Accessed: July 16, 2013.

External links

• The Thirteenth Hour at IMDb
• The Thirteenth Hour at the TCM Movie Database
• The Thirteenth Hour at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
• The Thirteenth Hour informational page at the Richard Dix web page