{"product_id":"the-whistler-the-tv-serie","title":"THE WHISTLER - THE TV SERIE","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE WHISTLER - THE TV SERIE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Whistler was one of America's most popular radio mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. In 1954 THE WHISTLER came to TV presenting stories in which a person's criminal acts were typically undone either by an overlooked but important detail or by their own stupidity. On rare occasions a curious twist of fate caused the story to end happily for the episode's protagonist. Ironic twist endings were a key feature of each episode. Many of the stories used on the television show were actually taken from the original radio episodes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"yiv4946900265\" id=\"yiv4946900265yui_3_16_0_1_1437496152337_12198\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"yiv4946900265\" id=\"yiv4946900265yui_3_16_0_1_1437496152337_12200\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Whistler himself narrated, often commenting directly upon the action in the manner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof a Greek chorus, taunting the criminal from an omniscient perspective. The show used \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esome of the outstanding actor of the era including Lon Chaney, Tom Brown, Marguerite \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChapman, Craig Stevens, Martha Vickers,.Wallace Ford, John Ireland, Robert Hutton, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharles McGraw, Howard Duff, Mariam Hopkins, Richard Arlen, Marie Windsor, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJohn Howard.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr class=\"yiv4946900265\" id=\"yiv4946900265yui_3_16_0_1_1437496152337_12222\"\u003e\u003cbr class=\"yiv4946900265\" id=\"yiv4946900265yui_3_16_0_1_1437496152337_12224\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is an extremely rare set of 27 of those great classic tales of mystery and suspense. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe quality is slightly below our usual standards (shows vary between 7.5 with some as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003egood as 8), however we feel that the stories are so well done that most serious collectors \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewill overlook the lower grade quality just to have this impossible to find series. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FCSA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47220529266790,"sku":"lqs1789915999601","price":18.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0719\/2412\/1702\/files\/the-whistler---the-tv-serie_1.jpg?v=1789916025","url":"https:\/\/vitamincglow.shop\/products\/the-whistler-the-tv-serie","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}