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And now stay tuned for the mystery program that is unique among all mystery programs. Because even when you know who's guilty, you always receive a startling surprise at the final curtain. In the signal oil program, the Whistler. S-I-G-N-A-L, signal, signal gasoline. Signal, the famous go farther gasoline. Invite you to sit back and enjoy another strange story by the Whistler. For extra driving pleasure, the signal to look for is the yellow and black circle sign that identif…

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Synopsis

In Escape to Skull Island, the story opens with Steve Henshaw on the run from the police after a gunshot shatters the night. He races through a railroad yard, desperate to evade capture. As sirens wail and voices draw closer, he makes a split-second decision to plunge into the icy waters below the pier, hoping to escape the pursuing officers.

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Whistler, Episode 398

Escape to Skull Island

Sunday, January 15, 1950 · 28:59

Whistler, Episode 398

Escape to Skull Island

Sunday, January 15, 1950 · 28:59

Summary

A man named Steve Henshaw finds himself on the run from the police after a desperate escape. He ends up on a mysterious boat headed for Skull Island, where danger and deception await.

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  • 1950 — British submarine HMS Truculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
  • 1950 — Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China.
  • 1950 — The Great Brink's Robbery: Eleven thieves steal more than $2 million from an armored car company's offices in Boston.
  • 1950 — United Nations Security Council Resolution 79 relating to arms control is adopted.

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