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Whistle Stop

  • Director: Léonide Moguy
  • AMG Rating: star
  • Genre: Drama
  • Movie Type: Urban Drama, Romantic Drama
  • Themes: Rags To Riches, Love Triangles
  • Main Cast: George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, Tom Conway, Jorja Curtright
  • Release Year: 1946
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 85 minutes

Plot

In this drama, Mary (Ava Gardner) returns to her small town after she becomes a success in the city. Meeting up with her old love, Kenny (George Raft), she discovers that he is still the unambitious, lazy man he was when she left, and she begins an affair with nightclub owner Lew Lentz (Tom Conway). When a jealous rivalry arises between Lew and Kenny, the results could be deadly. ~ Iotis Erlewine, All Movie Guide

Cast

Jane Nigh - Josie; Florence Bates - Molly Veech; Charles Drake - Ernie; Charles Judels - Sam Veech; Carmel Myers - Estelle; Jimmy Conlin - Barber; Jimmy Ames - The Barker; Omero Antonutti; Mack Gray

Credit

Rudi Feld - Art Director, George C. VanMarter - Art Director, Jack Crosby - Choreography, Léonide Moguy - Director, Gregg G. Tallas - Editor, Dimitri Tiomkin - Composer (Music Score), Dimitri Tiomkin - Musical Direction/Supervision, Russell Metty - Cinematographer, Seymour Nebenzal - Producer, Alfred E. Kegerris - Set Designer, R.O. Binger - Special Effects, Philip Yordan - Screenwriter, Maritta Wolff - Book Author

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Dictionary: whis·tle-stop
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(hwĭs'əl-stŏp', wĭs'-)
intr.v., -stopped, -stop·ping, -stops.
To conduct a political campaign by making brief appearances or speeches in a series of small towns.


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Whistle Stop

DVD cover
Directed by Léonide Moguy
Produced by Seymour Nebenzal
Written by Maritta M. Wolff (novel)
Philip Yordan
Starring George Raft
Ava Gardner
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Cinematography Russell Metty
Distributed by United Artists
Release date(s) January 25, 1946 (U.S. release)
Running time 85 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Whistle Stop is a 1946 movie starring George Raft and Ava Gardner. The film was shot in black and white and in the film noir style. The movie was directed by Léonide Moguy and based on a novel by Maritta M. Wolff. The screenplay is by Philip Yordan and the musical score is by Dimitri Tiomkin.

Featured cast

Actor Role
George Raft Kenny Veech
Ava Gardner Mary
Victor McLaglen Gitlo
Tom Conway Lew Lentz
Jorja Curtright Fran
Jane Nigh Josie Veech
Florence Bates Molly Veech
Charles Drake Ernie

References

  • Franz Marksteiner: You don't know Mary. WHISTLE STOP von Leonide Moguy (1946). In: Christian Cargnelli, Michael Omasta (eds.): Schatten. Exil. Europäische Emigranten im Film noir. PVS, Vienna 1997, ISBN 3-901196-26-9

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Translations: Whistle-stop
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kort ophold under en valgkampagne
n. - trinbræt
v. intr. - gøre kort ophold under valgkampagne

Nederlands (Dutch)
station waar trein alleen stopt als er gefloten wordt, tussenstop bij verkiezingscampagne

Français (French)
adj. - à arrêt facultatif, au signal (un arrêt d'un train)
n. - (US, Rail) gare à arrêt facultatif, (Pol) brève incursion d'un candidat (généralement dans une gare)
v. intr. - (Pol) mener une campagne électorale (dans les petites villes)

Deutsch (German)
v. - an versch. Orten kurze Wahlreden halten
adj. - Wahl...
n. - kurze Wahlrede

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ασήμαντος σιδηροδρομικός σταθμός, σύντομη στάση (συρμού)
adj. - με σύντομες στάσεις

Italiano (Italian)
cittadina di provincia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - conduzir uma campanha política fazendo aparições breves em pequenas cidades
adj. - relativo a pequenas visitas em campanha eleitoral

Русский (Russian)
маленькая железнодорожная станция, совершать предвыборные турне

Español (Spanish)
adj. - fugaz (visita, excursión etc.)
n. - apeadero, visita relámpago, breve parada
v. intr. - quedarse (en algún lugar) por poco tiempo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - göra valturné
adj. - valturné-

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
小城的, 短暂停留的, 乡镇的, 小城, 短暂停留, 乡镇, 作竞选活动

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 小城的, 短暫停留的, 鄉鎮的
n. - 小城, 短暫停留, 鄉鎮
v. intr. - 作競選活動

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 지방 유세의, 단시간 내에 여러 곳을 방문하는
n. - 작은 역, 선로 연변의 자그마한 마을
v. intr. - 단시간 내에 여러 곳을 방문하다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急行列車通過駅, 小さいつまらない町
adj. - 小さな町での

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يقوم بجوله انتخابيه متوقفا فترات قصيرة في مختلف المدن الصغيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מהיר, בחניות קצרות (מסע)‬
n. - ‮עיירה קטנה לאורך מסילת-הברזל, שהייה קצרה בעיירה לצורך נאום בחירות של פוליטיקאי‬
v. intr. - ‮ערך מסע בחירות במקומות קטנים ברחבי הארץ, ערך טיול המורכב מחניות ליליות קצרות‬


 
 

 

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