The Signal Oil Limericks on “The Whistler”

The Whistler was an American radio mystery drama which ran from May 16, 1942, until September 22, 1955, on the west-coast regional CBS Radio network. For many of those years, it was sponsored by the Signal Oil Company.On June 19, 1949, Signal began featuring limericks in their Whistler advertisements. Listeners enjoyed these so much that …

The Hitch-Hiker

(by Lucille Fletcher) (Ronald Adams keeps encountering the same solitary hitchhiker as he drives alone across the country.) Series: SuspenseShow: The HitchhikerDate: June 21, 1946 CAST:Ronald Adams (Narrator)Mrs. AdamsHitchhiker (male)Gas Station AttendantStorekeeperWomanHitchhiker (female)Operator 1Operator 2Mrs. Whitney Announcer: The Columbia Network takes pleasure in bringing you…Suspense! Suspense!-Columbia’s parade of outstanding thrillers produced and directed by William Spier and …

Sorry, Wrong Number

(by Lucille Fletcher) (A woman on the phone overhears a murder being planned) Series: SuspenseShow: Sorry, Wrong NumberDate: August 21, 1943 CAST:THE MAN IN BLACKMRS. STEVENSONOPERATOR1ST MANGEORGECHIEF OPERATORSERGEANT MARTIN3RD MANINFORMATIONWOMANANNOUNCER MUSIC: BERNARD HERRMANN'S SUSPENSE THEME THE MAN IN BLACK: "SUSPENSE!" … MUSIC: THEME CONTINUES FOR A BIT … THEN UNDER THE MAN IN BLACK: This …