Whistler 1962

Halloween's coming up and time for a mystery with the Whistler. By the 60s, of course these were repeats.  With some breaks, the Whistler was on in the 1940s, 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s.  The shows hold up surprisingly well.

Whistler - Letter to Melanie

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The Whistler 1946

The Whistler ran from 1942-55 in the states.  Sometimes nationally, sometimes only in the Western states. There were movies, books.  It was big.  AFRTS had it many times well into the 80s.  In the 1981 run it had apparently been picked up by a syndicator.

This appears to be an early 60s reissue of a 1946 show. The lawyer for the biggest crook in town finds himself the only witness that can convict his client. The story has a surprising and uncharacteristic finale.

The Whistler - The Trigger Man

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The Whistler

The Whistler was a well done anthology series that I always thought was great programming.  He was on AFRTS starting in the 40s well though the 80s, off and on.  The Whistler was made into several movies.  It was even made into a television series in the 1954-55 season.

Tis is a 1962 rebroadcast of a 1955 show.   "Last Message" is the story of a retired gangster, trying to go straight, is located by a member of his old gang...with problems of his own.  Starring Lawrence Dobkin, William Conrad and of course Marvin Miller.

The Whistler "Last Message"

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Whistler - 1962

So how on earth do you date these?  We were running the Whistler well into the 1980s.  It wasn't so much "Old Time Radio" as an interesting story on the radio.  This is a 1961 reissue of a 1950 broadcast. "The Chinese Elephant Puzzle" is the story of a wooden puzzle filled with diamonds, an elusive prize.

The Whistler - 1962

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The Whistler

The Whistler went on the network during World War II more or less continuously.  We were still running it 40 years later.

This is a 1962 rebroadcast of a 1950 show. An architect who kills his wife but then sees her face in a photograph. More murders must follow.

The Whistler - Double Exposure