The Whistler (TV series)

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The Whistler is a 30-minute syndicated American television anthology mystery series, based on the radio series of the same name. [1]

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Produced by Lindsley Parsons and CBS Films, [2] 39 episodes were syndicated beginning in 1954, [3] with Signal Oil and Lipton Tea as sponsors. William Forman was both narrator and the voice of "The Whistler", and Dorothy Roberts whistled the theme. [2] The "Backfire" episode starred Lon Chaney Jr. [3] Notable guest stars included Maureen O'Sullivan, Miriam Hopkins, Patric Knowles, Howard Duff, and John Ireland.[ citation needed ]

Partial list of episodes

DateTitle of EpisodeStar(s)
October 15, 1954"A Friendly Case of Blackmail" Paul Kelly
Ann Doran. [4]
September 18, 1955"The Glass Dime" Robert Hutton
Eve Miller
Darlene Fields [5]
February 5, 1956"The Other Hand" John Howard
Pauline Crell
Ann Seaton [6]
February 12, 1956"Cup of Gold" Tom Brown
Barbara Woodell
Walter Sande [7]
February 19, 1956"Cancelled Flight"Barbara Woodell
Walter Sande
Richard Arlen [8]

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  4. "Whistler Invades TV Scene Tonight". The Los Angeles Times. October 15, 1954. p. 26. Retrieved June 14, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sunday September 18 (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 7 (38): 6. September 19, 1955. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  6. "Sunday February 5" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 8 (6): 4. February 6, 1956. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  7. "Sunday February 12 (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 8 (7): 3. February 13, 1956. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  8. "Sunday, February 19 (Cont'd)" (PDF). Ross Reports on Television. 8 (8): 4. February 20, 1956. Retrieved June 15, 2020.