Neglected film: WHISPERING SMITH (1948)

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Leslie Fenton was a British-American actor who was married to Ann Dvorak. During the war years, he transitioned from acting to directing, and while he did not helm a lot of motion pictures, his output is still remarkable. One of the later postwar efforts is this fine western melodrama from Paramount based on a bestselling novel that had an ‘A’ budget and was photographed in Technicolor. In fact, it would be star Alan Ladd’s first time appearing on screen in color, and it was also the first of many westerns for Ladd…

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