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A Womans Privilege

The Whistler · October 2, 1949 · 29 min · 4,263 words

The transcript of “A Womans Privilege”, an episode of The Whistler first broadcast October 2, 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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Transcript

And now stay tuned for the program that is rated tops and popularity for a longer period of time than any other West Coast program in radio history. The Signal Oil Program, the Whistler. Signal, the famous Go Father gasoline invites 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. 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.

I am 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 the nameless terrors of which they dare not speak.

And now the Whistler's strange story, a woman's privilege, in the drawing-room of a palatial home in Beverly Hills, hang a pair of priceless oil paintings, one of an Italian nobleman, the other of his wife.

The surfaces are cracked, the frames old and wormy, but the colours are almost as fresh and brilliant as if they were painted yesterday. There's a strange connection between the paintings and a sordid, ugly scene in a Los Angeles police station.

It's very late, and in the next room, Muhammad-side Lieutenant is grilling a suspect on the charge of murder. Oh, but he's coming along. Lieutenant Brady's getting to him, huh? Give the Lieutenant five minutes more.

Guy's ready to break now. You know, I can't help feeling this more than the guy's telling. Something that maybe even he doesn't know. Yes, it was more than a simple murder, more than the homicide detail or anyone else would ever uncover.

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