Whispering Wires
Whispering Wires is a 1926 American mystery film directed by Albert Ray and written by William Conselman and Gordon Rigby. It is based on the 1918 novel Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage. The film stars Anita Stewart, Edmund Burns, Charles Clary, Otto Matieson, Mack Swain and Arthur Housman. The film was released on October 24, 1926, by Fox Film Corporation.[1][2][3]
| Whispering Wires | |
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| Directed by | Albert Ray |
| Screenplay by | William Conselman Gordon Rigby |
| Based on | Whispering Wires by Henry Leverage |
| Starring | Anita Stewart Edmund Burns Charles Clary Otto Matieson Mack Swain Arthur Housman |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A person is murdered after receiving a weird phone call in which someone is heard whispering in a menacing way. Barry McGill sets out to uncover the killer's identity before he can kill again. Barry's girlfriend Doris Stockbridge gets a similar phone call, and tells Barry she thinks she is to be the killer's next victim. Barry teams up with two fumbling detectives named McCarthy and Cassidy, and manages to capture and unmask the killer before he succeeds in murdering Doris.
Cast
- Anita Stewart as Doris Stockbridge
- Edmund Burns as Barry McGill
- Charles Clary as Montgomery Stockbridge
- Otto Matieson as Bert Norton
- Mack Swain as Cassidy
- Arthur Housman as McCarthy
- Heinie Conklin as Jasper
- Frank Campeau as Andrew Morphy
- Scott Welsh as Triggy Drew
- Mayme Kelso as Ann Cartwright
- Charles Sellon as Tracy Bennett
References
- "Whispering Wires (1926) - Overview". TCM.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- Janiss Garza. "Whispering Wires (1926) - Albert Ray". AllMovie. Retrieved 2018-08-30.
- "Whispering Wires". Catalog.afi.com. Retrieved 2018-08-30.