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Western town on five acres (2.02 ha) of the backlot at a cost of $ 70,000. It included 2,000 feet (609.6 m) of railroad track, on which authentic 1870 locomotives owned by Paramount were operated. The trains were converted from their original wood-burning fuel system to oil by
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Sinclair, an old friend of Smith's, is in charge of the railroad's wrecking crew. He's glad to see Smith, who shoots Leroy and Gabby and is saved when a bullet is deflected by a harmonica in his pocket, given him long ago by his sweetheart Marian, who is now Sinclair's wife.
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Smith forms a posse. Whitey kills a guard and betrays
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their original owner, the
Virginia & Truckee Railroad of Carson City, Nevada. The set was later re-used in many later TV shows and films, including
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Paramount Remake of 'Whispering Smith'".
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it was the 20th-most popular film in the US and Canada in 1949. It was also one of the most watched films of the year in the UK.
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The script made a number of changes to the original novel including changing the double love story to one.
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