Whistle Stop

When beautiful Mary returns to her "whistle stop" hometown, long-standing feelings of animosity between two of her old boyfriends leads to robbery and murder.

Cast

George Raft

as Kenny Veech

Ava Gardner

as Mary

Victor McLaglen

as Gitlo

Tom Conway

as Lew Lentz

Jorja Curtright

as Fran

Jane Nigh

as Josie Veech

Florence Bates

as Molly Veech

Charles Drake

as Ernie

Carmel Myers

as Estelle

Jimmy Conlin

as Al - the Barber

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