Gerald Mohr writes

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Billboard vs Jimbo: The Whistler

The Whistler - like Suspense - is a thirty minute mystery/suspense tale that's better in the post-war years than the early 1940's.

Good guess here is that 20 of the first 30 shows use esentially the same cast, including Bea Benaderet and Gerald Mohr - Benaderet can use different dialects, Mohr is the same every show. (The cry in 1942 was probably, "Less of Mohr!")

The Whistler will always be the red-headed stepchild because it drew few stars to the batter's box than more expensive Suspense did.

Unlike Suspense, The Whistler has a twist ending always even if you know the solution.