The Whistler (hardback): Stepping Into the Shadows the Columbia Film Series - Hardcoverby Dan Van Neste (Author), Robert Dix (Foreword by) Legendary film director Robert Wise called the Whistler features, "examples of budget filmmaking at its very best." Noted B movie historian Don Miller cited them as, "the best B pics of the period from Columbia." Famed film critic historian Leonard Maltin referred to the series as "one of the most unusual and one of the best mystery series of the 30's and 40's. . ." Based on J. Donald Wilson's hit