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Whistling Smith (1975)

Jan 29, 1975 Documentary 0h 27m
User Score
64%
5 votes
Internet Movie Database
70%

Overview

This film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith walks the beat on Vancouver's Eastside, the hangout of petty criminals, down-and-outs and a variety of characters. His policing is unorthodox. To many drug users, petty thieves and prostitutes in this economically depressed area he is more than the iron hand of the law, he is also a counsellor and a friend.

Marrin Canell
Director
Michael J.F. Scott
Director
Donald Brittain
Writer

Top Billed Cast

Bernie Smith
Bernie Smith
Donald Brittain
Donald Brittain

Narrator

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A review by CinemaSerf
Written on May 17, 2024

Almost fifty years later, this is still quite an interesting look at the much more hands-on approach to urban policing taken by Sgt. Bernie Smith. He prefers to walk the beat of his central Vancouver district and apparently acts as a significant deterrent to the street crime that prevails. Mostly hookers and drug addicts - vanilla essence is the drug du jour! His methods are at best unorthodox, and he does like the sound of his own voice as he basically takes the view that they must move on to become somebody else's problem. The documentary style of presentation with just him and a film crew does offer us quite an intimate glimpse of the poverty and addiction levels in his part of town. We meet some of the people who unwillingly perpetuate this vicious circle of supply and demand and see h...

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