The Whistler (radio series)
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The Whistler (radio series) was a popular American mystery and suspense anthology program from the 1940s and early 1950s, known for its eerie narrator, twist endings, and moralistic crime stories.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Whistler (radio series) canonical | 2 |
| The Whistler radio series | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17865514 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Whistler (radio series) Context triple: [Edgar Barrier, notableWork, The Whistler (radio series)]
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A.
The Whistler (1944 film)
The Whistler (1944 film) is a 1944 American mystery thriller based on the popular radio series, following a guilt-ridden businessman entangled in a deadly murder-for-hire plot.
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B.
The Whistler
The Whistler is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows an investigation into judicial corruption and organized crime in Florida.
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C.
The Return of the Whistler
The Return of the Whistler is a 1948 American film noir mystery in the Whistler series, featuring a suspenseful tale of a man searching for his missing fiancée.
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D.
The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 mystery film in the "Whistler" series, featuring a man with amnesia entangled in a suspenseful plot as he tries to uncover his identity.
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E.
The Secret of the Whistler
The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American film noir mystery in the "Whistler" series, centered on murder, deception, and a scheming husband whose plans unravel in unexpected ways.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Whistler (radio series) Target entity description: The Whistler (radio series) was a popular American mystery and suspense anthology program from the 1940s and early 1950s, known for its eerie narrator, twist endings, and moralistic crime stories.
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A.
The Whistler (1944 film)
The Whistler (1944 film) is a 1944 American mystery thriller based on the popular radio series, following a guilt-ridden businessman entangled in a deadly murder-for-hire plot.
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B.
The Whistler
The Whistler is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows an investigation into judicial corruption and organized crime in Florida.
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C.
The Return of the Whistler
The Return of the Whistler is a 1948 American film noir mystery in the Whistler series, featuring a suspenseful tale of a man searching for his missing fiancée.
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D.
The Power of the Whistler
The Power of the Whistler is a 1945 mystery film in the "Whistler" series, featuring a man with amnesia entangled in a suspenseful plot as he tries to uncover his identity.
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E.
The Secret of the Whistler
The Secret of the Whistler is a 1946 American film noir mystery in the "Whistler" series, centered on murder, deception, and a scheming husband whose plans unravel in unexpected ways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Whistler (radio series)