The Whistler was a radio mystery anthology that debuted on CBS Radio on May 16, 1942. The show was heard only on the West Coast and had Signal Oil as the main sponsor. There were attempts to broadcast the show on the East Coast, one on July to September 1946 and the other on March 1947 to September 1948, with Campbell Soup and Household Finance as the suggested sponsors.
The show centered on a character called "The Whistler," the mysterious narrator of various murder stories. The role was given to popular radio announcer Bill Forman, although there were occasions where the other personalities like Marvin Miller, Bill Johnstone, Gale Gordon, Everett Clarke, and Joseph Kearns took over.
Despite the show being broadcast on the West Coast only, The Whistler was able to become one of the most popular and longest-running crime mystery dramas. It ended on September 22, 1955. Click here to read more about Whistler, The
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Please enjoy these 527 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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07.02.1950 | quiet sunday |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Quiet Sunday". Sponsored by: Signal Oil ($10,000 contest prize winners are annou... | |
06.25.1950 | manhunt |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Manhunt". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A man leading a dual life kills a blackmaile... | |
06.18.1950 | jessica |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Jessica". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A lady publisher murders a blackmailer and f... | |
06.11.1950 | rebound |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Rebound". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A man takes $11,000 of his aunt's bonds to c... | |
06.04.1950 | caesars wife |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Caesar's Wife". Sponsored by: Signal Oil ($10,000 contest). A good story about a... | |
05.21.1950 | the return |
+ CBS Pacific net. "The Return". Sponsored by: Signal Oil ($10,000 contest). Ellen Denton attempts s... | |
05.14.1950 | blue alibi |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Blue Alibi". Sponsored by: Signal Oil ($10,000 billboard caption contest). The w... | |
05.07.1950 | fatal error |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Fatal Error". Sponsored by: Signal Oil ($10,000 billboard caption contest). A ma... | |
04.30.1950 | gratitude |
"Gratitude". A stunt-man saves a Hollywood producer's life and is disappointed by his reward. | |
04.23.1950 | returned with the spray |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Return With The Spray". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. Marrying while drunk, a man tr... | |
04.16.1950 | murder in mind |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Murder In Mind". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A couple trying to kill a woman is on... | |
04.09.1950 | dark voyage |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Dark Voyage". Sponsored by: Signal Oil (Signal Canasta Rule Book premium). A goo... | |
04.02.1950 | lady with a key |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Lady With A Key". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A girl hitching a ride to San Diego ... | |
03.26.1950 | lady in the snow |
+ CBS Pacific net. "The Lady In The Snow". Sponsored by: Signal Oil (Limerick contest). A cartoonist... | |
03.19.1950 | oriana affair |
+ CBS Pacific net. "The Oriana Affair". Sponsored by: Signal Oil (Limerick contest). An assistant D.... | |
03.12.1950 | strange meeting |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Strange Meeting". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A very valuable X-Ray in Paris, a Sy... | |
03.05.1950 | chinese elephant puzzle |
+ CBS Pacific net. "The Chinese Elephant Puzzle". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A wooden puzzle, filled ... | |
02.26.1950 | appointment for murder |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Appointment For Murder". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. After finding out that his wi... | |
02.19.1950 | five cent call |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Five-Cent Call". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. Blackmail and double blackmail (does ... | |
02.12.1950 | desert reckoning |
+ CBS net origination, rebroadcast on WRVR-FM, New York. "Desert Reckoning". Two partners double-do... | |
02.05.1950 | ladies man |
+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Ladies' Man". A famous playwright is helped to freeze to d... | |
01.29.1950 | burden of guilt |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Burden Of Guilt". Sponsored by: Signal Oil (limerick contest). The secretary of ... | |
01.22.1950 | the go between |
+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Go-Between". A complicated tale of double murder, blac... | |
01.15.1950 | escape to skull island |
+ CBS net origination, rebroadcast on WRVR-FM, New York. "Escape To Skull Island". Participating spo... | |
01.08.1950 | return to riondo |
+ CBS Pacific net. "Return To Riondo". Sponsored by: Signal Oil. A fight for gold among three ex-par... |
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