Whispering Smith as an iron-willed railroad detective. After his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to have an interest in Murray's wife (and vice versa).
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- eif999August 12, 2025Ladd is a guy that’s an acquired taste. In Shane and even This Gun for Hire I found him kind of bland but now I get his quiet presence. This one has a love triangle between Ladd, Ladd’s friend (Robert Preston also in This Gun for Hire), and his wife. Honestly it’s pretty clear that they both love Ladd and he has no romantic interest in either. The last Ladd western I watched called Branded and this one are just great-looking sturdy western noirs worth digging up.
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Whispering Smith was released on December 9, 1948.
Whispering Smith was directed by Leslie Fenton.
Whispering Smith has a runtime of 89m.
Whispering Smith was produced by Mel Epstein.
Whispering Smith as an iron-willed railroad detective. After his friend Murray is fired from the railroad and begins helping Rebstock wreck trains, Smith must go after him. He also seems to have an interest in Murray's wife (and vice versa).
The key characters in Whispering Smith are Whispering Smith (Alan Ladd), Murray Sinclair (Robert Preston), Marian Sinclair (Brenda Marshall).
Whispering Smith is rated Not Rated.
Whispering Smith is a Western, Drama, Action film.
Whispering Smith has an audience rating of 6.1 out of 10.
Whispering Smith had a budget of $2M.