The "return of the whistler"was produced in 1948 carrying the typical Film Noir detective story. Its about a man named Ted Nichols who is trying to find his fiancée Alice Barclee, who he later finds in a mental institution. He discovers she has somewhat been brainwashed by another man who claims to be her husband.
- Opening credits start the film off, like all the other films which I have analysed so far
- Its again conventionally in black and white (Film Noir style)
- From the very first second there is a loud orchestral opening
- This time however the credits are just Black text on a white background
- Fades in-between each credit
- Once credits have finished it fades to black
- Still the music is playing which originated from the title sequence
- The first shot is of a nights sky and lighting
- After this shot you see a Shadow of a man standing in the rain
- Music stops, and only diegetic sound is heard, which includes the rain, lighting and the unidentified man whistling
- A voice over then begins introducing the man as "the Whistler"
- Chorded backing music tops the dialogue and slowly creates tension
- Mise en scene fits, an old 1950s car is driven away in the storm
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