THE WHISTLER

WILLIAM (BILL) FORMAN - "THE WHISTLER"

"The Whistler" was a US mystery/thriller anthology series with William (Bill) Forman as your host - "The Whistler". The 30 minute series ran for 39 episodes from 13 July 1954 until 24 June 1955. The episodes were based on the radio series "The Whistler". There was also a series of 8 movies based on the character of "The Whistler". The Whistler was parodied in a 1964 episode of "The Jack Benny Program" titled "I Am the Fiddler" (season 14, episode 28). In the 1990 film "The Two Jakes", set in Los Angeles in the late 1940s, the opening narrative of "The Whistler" can be heard on the car radio as private detective J.J. Gittes (played by Jack Nicholson) cruises the streets.

The following is an episode from the show:

"The Whistler" Episode - "Search for an Unknown" from The Professor's Scary Clips on Vimeo.