Whispering Smith Hits London (1952) YTS

Reviewed by gridoon2026 6 / 10

Interesting hybrid of American noir and British mystery

Just like its lead character, an American detective vacationing and solving a murder case in London, "Whispering Smith Hits London" is a film caught in limbo, somewhere between an American film noir and a British "cozy" mystery. There is a big plot twist that will be rather obvious to genre fans (the minute you hear about an "unrecogizable body", you immediately get suspicious....), but overall it's an interesting little movie. Whispering Smith himself is a pretty nondescript hero, but there are a couple of very good supporting performances by Herbert Lom and Greta Gynt; both Gynt and Rona Anderson are stunningly beautiful. **1/2 out of 4.

Reviewed by boblipton 6 / 10

Some Oddities In A Good Murder Mystery

Steve "Whispering" Smith as played by Richard Carlson is a well-known American Private Eye in London for a holiday. His jaunt to Cornwall is cut short when Greta Gynt asks him to investigate the death of her employer's daughter. It's supposed to have been a suicide, but she doesn't believe it. Carlson's investigation leads him into a web of blackmail and murder.I've no idea why Carlson's character is called Whispering Smith. Originally he was a railroad detective in the 19th Century in a book by Frank Spearman. It became a movie in 1916 with J. P. McGowan in the title role. In the remakes and sequels, the role was taken by McGowan again, then George O'Brien, and in 1948, by Alan Ladd; it would later become a TV series starring Audie Murphy. In all of them, Smith is a character in the Old West. Here, Carlson plays him as a modern man in the archetypal detective's trench coat.It's a pretty good mystery, with an interesting cast, including Herbert Lom, Rona Anderson, Alan Wheatley, and Stanley Baker in a tiny role. With occasional hints of noirish lighting and, eventually, a femme fatale, it winds up being a typical detective movie, in which everything is set aright by the capture of the murderer.... despite the fact that none of the murder victims come back.

Reviewed by myriamlenys 7 / 10

Whispering Smith Hits London

1952

Action / Adventure / Crime / Mystery / Romance

Whispering Smith Hits London

1952

Action / Adventure / Crime / Mystery / Romance

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Interesting hybrid of American noir and British mystery

Some Oddities In A Good Murder Mystery

The case of the inexplicable suicide

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