The Whistler · December 11, 1949 · 29 min · 4,248 words
The transcript of “Swan Song”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast December 11, 1949. 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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And now stay tuned for the Mystery Program that is unique among all Mystery Programs. Because even when you know who's guilty, you always receive a startling surprise at the final curtain. In the Signal Oil Program, the Whistler.
and she and me signal the famous goalfather gasoline invite you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by the Whistler for extra driving pleasure the signal to look for is the yellow and black circle sign that identifies signal service stations from Canada to Mexico and for Sunday evening listening pleasure the signal to listen for is this
whistle that identifies the signal oil program the Whistler and the Whistler and I know many things for 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 and now the Whistler strange story
Swan Song. The setting for murder can be anywhere. Perhaps it seems more at home in a dark alley or on an isolated side road, or yet in the dingy back room of a cheap honky tonk.
But once murder is in the mind of someone and the dark plan evolved, the setting can be anywhere. It can even take place in a well-lited, well-appointed apartment in the expensive part of the city, where laughter is mixed with a pleasant talk of four people.
Four of the five people in the situation. Two men, two women. The brother of one woman was absent. The other woman, the hostess, rises, moves across the room with a tray of four empty glasses and hums a popular tune.
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