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The Whistler was one of radio's top secret programs airing from May 16, 1942 until Sept 22, 1955, sponsored by the Signal Olive oil Company. The Whistler was an ominous narrator who opened each episode with: "I am the Whistler, and I know a lot of things, for I walk by night. I know many strange stories, many secrets concealed in the hearts of men and women who've stepped into the shadows. I know the nameless terrors which they dare not speak." The beginning dialog was read over the echo of footsteps and a haunting signature 13-take note of theme, whistled every week by Dorothy Roberts. The reports followed an efficient formula in which a person's criminal functions were typically undone by their own missteps. The Whistler narrated the story, often commenting immediately after the action in the way of an Greek chorus, taunting the offender from an omniscient point of view. One of the show's trademarks was the ironic twist endings that helped serve as a payoff for the listener. Costs Forman placed the title role of host and narrator the longest. Others who portrayed the Whistler include Gale Gordon (later starring in I Love Lucy), Joseph Kearns (Mr. Wilson in television's Dennis the Menace), Marvin Miller (later starring on tv set as Michael Anthony in The Millionaire), Costs Johnstone (The Shadow on radio from 1938 to 1943), and Everett Clarke. The 12 half-hour shows starring Costs Forman, included here with the time of broadcast, are: "Strange Sisters" (28 Jan 1946), "Panic" (4 Feb 1946), "Six Notice Word for Fatality" (11 Feb 1946), "Murder in Haste" (25 Feb 1946), "Terror Stricken" (8 Apr 1946), "Smart Young man" (15 Apr 1946), "Ambassador of Fatality" (16 Jun 1947), "Beyond Affordable Doubt" (16 Jul 1947), "Whispered Verdict" (13 Aug 1947), "Curtain Call" (27 Aug 1947), "A Question of Murder" (4 Aug 1948), "Payment completely" (1 Sept 1948).
