The Whispering Skull (film) explained

The Whispering Skull
Director:	Elmer Clifton
Producer:	Arthur Alexander
Screenplay:	Harry L. Fraser
Starring:	Tex Ritter Dave O'Brien Guy Wilkerson Denny Burke I. Stanford Jolley Henry Hall
Cinematography:	Edward A. Kull
Editing:	Hugh Winn
Studio:	Alexander-Stern Productions
Distributor:	Producers Releasing Corporation
Runtime:	56 minutes
Country:	United States
Language:	English

The Whispering Skull is a 1944 American Western film, directed by Elmer Clifton and written by Harry L. Fraser. The film stars: Tex Ritter, Dave O'Brien, Guy Wilkerson, Denny Burke, I. Stanford Jolley and Henry Hall. The film was released on December 29, 1944, by Producers Releasing Corporation.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Plot

In the old west, someone is killing people in the middle of the night. Multiple murders by a mysterious killer known as "the Whispering Skull". It's up to Tex Haines, played by good-guy Tex Ritter, to lead the Texas Rangers and capture the midnight marauder.

Cast

• Tex Ritter as Tex Haines
• Dave O'Brien as Dave Wyatt
• Guy Wilkerson as Panhandle Perkins
• Denny Burke as Ellen Jackson
• I. Stanford Jolley as Duke Walters
• Henry Hall as Judge Polk
• George Morrell as Sheriff Marvin Jackson
• Ed Cassidy as Doc Humphrey
• Bob Kortman as Joe Carter
• Wen Wright as Mike Coram

See also

The Texas Rangers series:

1. The Rangers Take Over (1942)
2. Bad Men of Thunder Gap (1943)
3. West of Texas (1943)
4. Border Buckaroos (1943)
5. Fighting Valley (1943)
6. Trail of Terror (1943)
7. The Return of the Rangers (1943)
8. Boss of Rawhide (1943)
9. Outlaw Roundup (1944)
10. Guns of the Law (1944)
11. The Pinto Bandit (1944)
12. Spook Town (1944)
13. Brand of the Devil (1944)
14. Gunsmoke Mesa (1944)
15. Gangsters of the Frontier (1944)
16. Dead or Alive (1944)
17. The Whispering Skull (1944)
18. Marked for Murder (1945)
19. Enemy of the Law (1945)
20. Three in the Saddle (1945)
21. Frontier Fugitives (1945)
22. Flaming Bullets (1945)

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Whispering Skull (1944) - Overview . TCM.com . 2019-12-09.
2. Web site: Sandra Brennan . The Whispering Skull (1944) - Elmer Clifton . AllMovie . 2019-12-09.
3. Web site: The Whispering Skull . Catalog.afi.com . 2019-12-09.