this be the eighth and final columbia whistler film and the only one without richard dix who have retire from movie and be to die the following year . it still a competent thriller and the machine carry on without him perfectly and but something be miss represent dix . the story in the whistler series be always interesting and sometimes brilliant and the screenplay often noir always atmospheric and but it wasn not only the whistler himself that hang it all together on screen and dix do too . young couple step out for a whole fortnight get the urge to marry in the pouring rain but be thwart when the potential bride first disappear then be discover to already be marry before she apparently go mad . be the potential groom put off and even when the private dick he hire to find her suddenly slug him and lam and or be love blind . who twist who be the question . michael duane in his penultimate film be ok if a bit of a wimp and lovely lenore aubert fine moment come next film in abbott and costello meet frankenstein and and richard lane be wonderful a ever on loan from boston blackie . also the only out where the whistler himself must have get wet from slouch about in the rain and unless he get spray with sea foam in voice . a lot happen in this last hour and well worth watch over and over again as usual to fan of the genre like me . the whistler radio series begin in 1942 carry on until 1955 clock up nearly 700 half hour show and nearly all of which be available on mp3 and base upon what i have hear so far nearly all of which be well worth listen to as well .