Bill Cunningham — Calcutta Character Profile

About Bill Cunningham

One of the three American pilots and Neale's close friend. He is found strangled shortly after proposing to Virginia, having discovered the truth about the jewel smuggling operation operating out of Calcutta.

Character Facts

Played by

John Whitney

Appears in

Calcutta (1946)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (4)

• Bill Cunningham — Social Friend — Neale Gordon (Alan Ladd)

  Close friends until Bill's murder

• Bill Cunningham — Social Friend — Pedro Blake (William Bendix)

  Fellow pilot and friend who is murdered

• Bill Cunningham — Romantic Fiancee — Virginia Moore (Gail Russell)

  Engaged couple before Bill's murder

• Bill Cunningham — Professional Associate — Eric Lasser (Lowell Gilmore)

  Had connections through the Chalgani Club

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