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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Death Has A Thirst (Aired May 8, 1943)

The Whistler was one of radio's most popular mystery dramas, with a 13-year run from May 16, 1942 until September 22, 1955. If it now seems to have been influenced explicitly by The Shadow, The Whistler was no less popular or credible with its listeners, the writing was first class for its genre, and it added a slightly macabre element of humor that sometimes went missing in The Shadow's longer-lived crime stories. Writer-producer J. Donald Wilson established the tone of the show during its first two years, and he was followed in 1944 by producer-director George Allen. Other directors included Sterling Tracy and Sherman Marks with final scripts by Joel Malone and Harold Swanton.

THIS EPISODE:

May 8, 1943. CBS network. "Death Has A Thirst". Sustaining. A triangle affair trapped on a desert island. Madness and alcoholism rampant. See cat. #45141 for a different production of the same script, produced a year earlier. About two minutes are missing from the middle of the recording. J. Donald Wilson (writer), Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor). 29:20.

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Title:leroy wants a motor scooter

Air Date:12.18.1946 ( December 18, 1946)

Plot:+ Every year at around this time Gildy sits down Marjory and Leroy and tells them not to expect too much as Santa is very poor then on Christmas day they always get lots of presents! Gildy advises them that the best way to avoid disappointment is not to expect too much. Leroy says he’s only going to ask for one thing – a motor scooter – but oh dear Gildy tells him to be reasonable as those things cost $150.