Lady and the Knife
The Whistler · March 24, 1947 · 29 min · 4,083 words
The transcript of “Lady and the Knife”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast March 24, 1947. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). The Whistler plays The Whistler free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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The signal oil program? The Whistler that whistle is your signal for the signal oil program The Whistler I am the Whistler and I know many things before I walk by night I know many strains tales hidden in the hearts of men and women who have stepped into the shadow
Yeah, I know the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak Yes friends, it's time for the Signal Oil program, the Whistler, rated by independent research the most popular West Coast program in the history of radio.
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Now the Whistler Strange Story. The Lady and the Knife. It was only three in the afternoon. But the Hotel Cocktail Lounge near the railroad depot in Omaha was buzzing with customers caught there between trains.
In the darkness of a corner booth, Morley Carr sat with a portly gentleman in the salt and pepper suit. His name was Sam Ryan, and he loved to talk. Morley, on the other hand, loved to listen.
Yeah, in his kind of business, he often found it profitable to strike up an acquaintanceship with an overindulgent stranger in a bar. And the minute he saw the man in the salt and pepper suit, Morley smelled money.
China? Do I know China? Listen, Mr. I know China like the palm of my hand from Beijing to Hong Kong. Have you spent a lot of time there, Sam? six years been fired off every English speaking newspaper in the audience.
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