{"product_id":"columbia-noir-6-the-whistler-limited-edition-blu-ray","title":"Columbia Noir #6: The Whistler (Limited Edition Region B BLU-RAY)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eUK Import. Blu-Ray discs are Region B locked. Will only play on All Region Blu-Ray players.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE WHISTLER (William Castle, 1944)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE MARK OF THE WHISTLER (William Castle, 1944)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE POWER OF THE WHISTLER (Lew Landers, 1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVOICE OF THE WHISTLER (William Castle, 1945)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMYSTERIOUS INTRUDER (William Castle, 1946)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE SECRET OF THE WHISTLER (George Sherman, 1946)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE THIRTEENTH HOUR (William Clemens, 1947)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTHE RETURN OF THE WHISTLER (D Ross Lederman, 1948)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOur sixth journey into Columbia Pictures’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003efilm noir\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e output walks a different path, taking a detour into the mysterious world of the Whistler, as we present all eight films in the popular series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAdapted from a hit radio series, each episode has the Whistler emerge from the shadows to introduce a nightmarish, twisting tale in his own sardonic manner, with the first seven films starring Richard Dix (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIt Happened in Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e). In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a guilt-stricken man hires a contract killer to end his life… but finds he cannot pull out of the deal. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mark of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e sees a homeless man claim the money in an abandoned bank account, only to find the rightful owners on his tail. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Power of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, an amnesiac must reconstruct his dark past using only the items in his pockets. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoice of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e finds a poor nurse marry her wealthy, terminally ill patient, only for him to defy the odds and recover. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMysterious Intruder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, a private eye becomes embroiled in a murderous race to track down a missing girl and a lost fortune. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Secret of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e sees a young bride suspect that her new husband may have murdered his first wife. In Dix’s final film, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thirteenth Hour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, the owner of a trucking company is framed for a murder he didn’t commit. Finally, in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Return of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Michael Duane takes the lead as a man whose fiancée is abducted on the eve of their wedding.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis essential four-disc collection marks the UK Blu-ray premiere of all eight films, and features an array of fascinating contextualising extras, including newly recorded commentaries, critical appreciations, rare archival short films, and a 120-page book. Strictly limited to 6,000 individually numbered units.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eINDICATOR LIMITED EDITION 4 x BLU-RAY BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHigh Definition presentations of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Power of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoice of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMysterious Intruder\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Secret of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Thirteenth Hour\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Return of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eStandard Definition presentation of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Mark of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOriginal mono audio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with film historian Josh Nelson on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with professor and film scholar Jason A Ney on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Power of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with film historian Lee Gambin on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVoice of the Whistler\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(2024)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAudio commentary with film historian Jeremy Arnold on\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMysterious Intruder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan 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