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The Whistler
S1.E31
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Death Sentence

  • Episode aired Apr 20, 1955
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The Whistler (1954)
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Martin Heath's doctor tells him he only has three months to live. A tough older man seems to be following him, and later in the day he reveals he knows his situation, and proposes Heath conf... Read allMartin Heath's doctor tells him he only has three months to live. A tough older man seems to be following him, and later in the day he reveals he knows his situation, and proposes Heath confess to a murder, and he'll pay Heath's soon-to-be widow $10,000.Martin Heath's doctor tells him he only has three months to live. A tough older man seems to be following him, and later in the day he reveals he knows his situation, and proposes Heath confess to a murder, and he'll pay Heath's soon-to-be widow $10,000.

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    • Joel Malone
  • Writers
    • Fred Hegelund
    • Harold Swanton
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    • Marshall Thompson
    • Danni Sue Nolan
    • John Doucette
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    • Director
      • Joel Malone
    • Writers
      • Fred Hegelund
      • Harold Swanton
    • Stars
      • Marshall Thompson
      • Danni Sue Nolan
      • John Doucette
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    Marshall Thompson
    Marshall Thompson
    • Martin Heath
    Danni Sue Nolan
    Danni Sue Nolan
    • Sally Heath
    • (as Dani Sue Nolan)
    John Doucette
    John Doucette
    • Jack Blaine
    Alyn Lockwood
    Joe Devlin
    Joe Devlin
    • Bartender
    John Cliff
    John Cliff
    • Private Detective
    James Flavin
    James Flavin
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    Alan Foster
    Ralph Gamble
    William Forman
    William Forman
    • The Whistler - Narrator
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      • Joel Malone
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      • Fred Hegelund
      • Harold Swanton
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    A strange bargain

    Marchall Thompson plays here a Young man who, after visiting his doctor, refuses to tell his wife the true result of this visit. In the waiting room, he met a stranger - played here by John Doucette - and he sees him again a little later in a bar. The two of them discuss and Thompson tells his new pal that he will soon die. He couldn't tell that to his wife, but does it to Doucette. Doucette then proposes a strange bargain to Thompson. Doucette committed a murder an asks Thompson to declare himself guilty of this murder, in exchange of ten grands for his family. After all, according to the physician, Thompson is condemned to die. So he won't have anything to lose to accept...

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      • April 20, 1955 (United States)
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