Lady in Waiting: The Whistler (June 30, 1955)

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“Lady in Waiting” is an episode of The Whistler, the old-time radio show, first broadcast June 30, 1955. Listen free on Stupid Potato: no sign-up, no app.

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What happens

Jean Collins consults attorney John Bradley after receiving unwanted envelopes of cash each month at her apartment. She believes her former suitor Frank Hodison is sending the money, and she wants it to stop. Bradley agrees to look into the matter, and Jean begins to feel relieved that her problem is in capable hands. Soon, however, she is pulled into a tangle involving Frank's old partner Joey Stark, who threatens her and insists she stop seeing Bradley. The Whistler is a radio anthology series, and this episode aired on June 30, 1955. Bill Forman stars as the Whistler, and the story unfolds in the tense atmosphere of San Francisco.

San Francisco, California

Characters: Jean Collins, John Bradley, Frank Hodison, Joey Stark, Dan

Listen for: Jean Collins's first meeting with attorney John Bradley, when she explains the monthly envelopes of money.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.