{{short description|1943 film by Howard Bretherton}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Whispering Footsteps | image = Whispering footsteps poster small.jpg | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Howard Bretherton | producer = George Blair | screenplay = Dane Lussier<br>Gertrude Walker | story = Gertrude Walker | starring = John Hubbard<br>Rita Quigley<br>Joan Blair | music = Mort Glickman | cinematography = Jack A. Marta | editing = Ralph Dixon | studio = Republic Pictures | distributor = Republic Pictures | released = {{Film date|1943|12|30|United States}} | runtime = 54 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = | gross = }} '''''Whispering Footsteps''''' is a 1943 American film noir crime film directed by Howard Bretherton and starring John Hubbard, Rita Quigley, and Joan Blair.<ref>{{IMDb title|id=0036531|title=Whispering Footsteps}}.</ref>
==Plot== A bank clerk's life becomes a nightmare because he fits the description of a maniac killer.
==Cast== * John Hubbard as Marcus Aurelius 'Mark' Borne * Rita Quigley as Brook Hammond * Joan Blair as Helene LaSalle * Charles Halton as Harry Hammond * Cy Kendall as Detective Brad Dolan * Juanita Quigley as Rose Murphy * Mary Gordon as Ma Murphy * William Benedict as Jerry Murphy * Matt McHugh as Cy Walsh, boarder * Marie Blake as Sally Lukens, boarder
==Reception== ''TV Guide'' wrote of the film, "A compelling crime thriller which keeps one guessing until the end."<ref>[http://movies.tvguide.com/whispering-footsteps/review/122741 ''TV Guide'']. Review, 2010. Last accessed: June 16, 2013.</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{AFI film|id=757|title=Whispering Footsteps}} * {{IMDb title|id=0036531|title=Whispering Footsteps}} * {{TCMDb title|95601|title=Whispering Footsteps}}
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Category:1943 films Category:1943 crime drama films Category:1940s serial killer films Category:American crime thriller films Category:American black-and-white films Category:Film noir Category:Republic Pictures films Category:American crime drama films Category:1943 English-language films Category:1943 American films Category:English-language crime drama films
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