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The Whistler: Man of Distinction

The Whistler · October 15, 1947 · 29 min · 4,317 words

What happens

Tony Gardner, an antique dealer on Madison Avenue, sells a $20,000 dining room set to wealthy Mrs. Fletcher, then meets Claire Stafford, a young woman who asks about a Renaissance break front in another client's home. Tony offers to locate a matching piece and orders a replica from his refinisher, Otto Fennig, while arranging a shipment from Italy. Claire pays a deposit and leaves with a radiogram that Tony has prepared. The Whistler series presents this 1947 episode, first broadcast on October 15, 1947, with its story told in the first part of the episode.

Characters: Tony Gardner, Mrs. Fletcher, Claire Stafford, Otto Fennig

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Transcript

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 strange tales, 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. Yes, friends, it's time for the Signal Oil program, the Whistler, rated by independent research the most popular West Coast program in radial history.

And Signal gasoline is top-2, tops in quality. It takes extra quality, you know, to give you extra mileage. And Signal is the famous go-far there, gasoline. So look for the Signal Circle sign in yellow and black that identifies friendly dealer-owned signal service stations from Canada to Mexico.

And now the Whistler strange story. Man of distinction. Before he was halfway through the discussion, Tony Gardner knew he held the woman in the palm of his hand. That the red soul tag was as good as on the $20,000 antique dining-room theft she'd come to inquire about.

But he didn't press. He didn't appear eager. He carefully kept it on a plane far above that. Of course, Antique were his first and only love. And Mrs. Fletcher's one extravagant was Antique furniture. That was enough. They were sold me.

And I hope you realize, Mrs. Fletcher, what a delight this is to me. A really toning fly. I could talk to someone at long last who really appreciates a genuine antique. There's so many of the other kinds. You know, I talk to them all day.

People who don't care whether it's original Duncan Fife or Grand Rapids. So long as they can tell their friends how much it costs them. I'm flattered. The matter of fact, Mrs. Fletcher, I really shouldn't be in the business of selling things like this set here.

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Let that whistle be your signal for the Signal Oil program, the Whistler. Each Wednesday at the same time, brought to you by the Signal Oil Company, marketers of Signal Gasoline and Motor Oil and fine quality automotive accessories.

Signal has asked me to remind you, to get the most driving pleasure, drive its sensible speed, be courteous, and obey traffic regulations. It may save a life, possibly your own. It's featured in tonight's story where Joseph Kearns and Sarah Selby.

The Whistler was produced by George W. Allen with story by Jackson Gillis and Robert Eisenbach. Music by Wilbur Hatch. It was transmitted to our troops overseas by the Armed Forces Radio Service. Next Wednesday for a full hour of mystery tune in a half hour earlier.

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