Old time radio show series available at RUSC Old Time Radio
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CAST: Bill Forman, Marvin Miller, Everett Clarke, Doris Singleton, Lurene Tuttle, Jack Webb, Hy Averback, Joe Kearns, Paul Frees, Howard Culver, Charlotte Lawrence, John Dehner, Mary Shipp, Elliott Lewis, Jack Moyles, Charles Seel
ANNOUNCERS: Marvin Miller
PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: George Allen, Sherman Marks, Sterling Tracy
SOUND EFFECTS: Berne Surrey, Gene Twombly
MUSICAL DIRECTOR AND ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORE: Wilbur Hatch, Dorothy Roberts did the whistling
The Whistler – 1942-1948
The show first broadcast its fantastic thirty-minute crime mystery series in May 1942 and did not finish until September 1948. There were more than 450 shows of murder and intrigue in all. Although it ran for 6 years it was broadcast for only one year on a national network. The show opened to the sound of footsteps and an eerie whistle, which went on throughout the introductory music. The Whistler always began the show with the opening lines; I am the Whistler, and I know many things, for I walk by night. I know many strange tales, many secrets hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadows. Yes, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak…”
RUSC Old Time Radio (or RU Sitting Comfortably to give the site its full title) is a web site specializing in the wonderful world of old time radio. It is run by a crazy guy (that's me) who has nothing better to do than listen to old radio shows all day. To find out more visit the web site at www.rusc.com. All the old time radio shows on RUSC are understood to be in the public domain. RUSC has been on the web since January 1999 and is run on a not-for-profit basis.