Stupid Potato

Transcripts › The Whistler

In the Dark

The Whistler · February 7, 1943 · 28 min · 4,404 words

The transcript of “In the Dark”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast February 7, 1943. 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.

Machine transcript (may contain errors).

Transcript

Have you heard the strange tales of the Whistler? The Whistler. Can't leave me now, Elizabeth. I need you. I've just come from Dr. Elstin.

It's my eyes. I'm on the verge of going blind. Another Sunday night, and again CBS presents the Whistler. I, the Whistler, 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.

And so I came to night extraordinary story all in the dark. Thomas Northcott was a very busy man, a marine architect, a wealthy shipbuilder. And by the summer of 1940 he found himself working harder than ever, and longer hours.

He became the victim of severe headache. So finally he visited his friend in position, Dr. John Elson. The pain isn't constant, you say, Tom? No, it comes and goes. goes when it strikes it's almost unbearable been working unusually long out on the past all day and for the past six months till midnight what do you think

is wrong with me well when the man passes for a subject to a lot more things than what he's younger yes but what is wrong with me pretty exacting work you're why don't you tell me get a part of spend a day here don't get excited calm down I'll tell you you won't like to hear it what you don't think I'm losing my mind

I didn't say that but that's what you mean please Tom that's ridiculous why I know all about my family for 200 years back at a trace of insanity in one of them I said nothing about it and then what are you talking about it is possible however to throw yourself completely out balanced by overwork where a mental

Read the full transcript with Potato Plus

98 more paragraphs, about 27 more minutes of the episode. Potato Plus is every episode on demand from any moment, every transcript in full and unlimited transcript search, for $5 a month.

Potato Plus opens soon: join the list

All The Whistler transcripts · Search every transcript · The archive