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Aired 1947 - 1954

 

"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!"

 

One of radio's greatest series of high adventure, the radio show Escape will transport you to the high seas, Caribbean jungles, and beyond.

 

One of the best radio shows ever created, Escape was aired on CBS Radio for the first time on July 7, 1947. The show, which consisted of both original and adapted episodes, featured a life or death situation from which the characters had to escape, hence its title. The show lasted until September 25, 1954.

 

Unlike other radio shows, Escape had no regular sponsors. That's why it was a low-budget show that had varying timeslots throughout its run. Nevertheless, there were several great radio personalities who were able to appear on the show. These included William Conrad, Hans Conreid, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Elliot Lewis, Frank Lovejoy, Jack Webb, and many more. 

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Air Date Title Synopsis
 1947-02-28  Aud1 Out Of This Worlddead Of Night
 1947-03-24  Aud2 Dead Of Night

+ CBS net. "Dead Of The Night". Audition show. A British and an American ventriloquist take an intense dislike for each other, and the dummy has a few ideas of his own. The script was used on a program called, "Out Of This World" a month previously (see cat. #6024). Art Carney, Berry Kroeger, John Moseman (director). 

 1947-07-07  The Man Who Would Be King

+ CBS net. "The Man Who Would Be King". Sustaining. The story was subsequently used on "Escape" on August 1, 1948 (see cat. #16719 and #65848), May 31, 1959 (see cat. #16453 and #48596). Note the spectacular use of kettle drums. Rudyard Kipling (author), Cy Feuer (music effects), William N. Robson (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adapter), Raymond Lawrence, Eric Snowden, Herbert Rawlinson.

 1947-07-14  Operation Fleur De Lys

+ CBS net. "Operation Fleur de Lis". Sustaining. A wartime thriller about a resistance guerilla band behind the enemy lines in occupied France. William N. Robson (writer, producer, director), Jack Webb, Elliott Lewis. 

 1947-07-21  The Diamond As Big As The Ritz

+ Program #3. CBS net. "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz". Sustaining. The fascinating story about the home life of the richest family in the world. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on August 29, 1948 and March 27, 1949 (see cat. #24298). F. Scott Fitzgerald (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Jack Edwards Jr., Danny Merrill, Linda Mason, Cy Feuer (composer, conductor). 

 1947-07-28  Typhoon

+ CBS net. "Typhoon". Sustaining. A famous sea adventure about the big storm, the dumb sea captain, and two hundred cut-throat Chinese below the decks. Frank Lovejoy, Joseph Conrad (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1947-08-04  Sire De Maltroits Door

+ Program #5. CBS net. "The Sire de Maletroit's Door". Sustaining. Which will it be...the beautiful girl or the sword? Robert Louis Stevenson (author), Elliott Lewis, Peggy Webber, William N. Robson (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Ramsay Hill, Cy Feuer (composer, conductor). 

 1947-08-11  Ring Of Thoth

+ CBS net. "The Ring Of Thoth". Sustaining. A good story set in ancient Egypt with a surprise ending. The secret of a five thousand year life span, and a love throughout eternity. Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Jack Webb, Joan Banks, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1947-08-18  The Fourth Man

+ CBS net. "The Fourth Man". Sustaining. An excellent radio drama about three escaped convicts on a raft, and of their "savage" companion, a cannibal! The script was used on the program subsequently on April 25, 1948 (see cat. #65843) and on July 7, 1949 (see cat. #5577 and #65851). William Johnstone (narrator), Paul Frees, Joseph Kearns, John Russell (author), Irving Ravetch (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer, director), Nestor Paiva, Cy Feuer (composer, conductor). 

 1947-10-01  The Most Dangerous Game

+ CBS net. "The Most Dangerous Game". Sustaining. A big game hunt for the biggest game of all...man! Hans Conried, Irving Ravetch (adaptor), Paul Frees, Richard Connell (writer), William N. Robson (producer), Richard Sanville (director), Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor). 

 1947-10-08  Run Of The Yellow
 1947-10-15  A Shipment Of Mute Fate

+ CBS net. "A Shipment Of Mute Fate". Sustaining. A good story about a deadly snake looser on an ocean liner. Jack Webb is excellent as the narrator, the sound of the snake strike is very well done. Good radio! The script was subsequently used on Escape on March 13, 1949 (see cat. #24287) and on July 7, 1950 (see cat. #65860) and on "Suspense on January 6, 1957 and April 3, 1960 (see cat. #11336). William N. Robson (producer, director), Martin Storm (writer), Jack Webb (narrator), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor). 

 1947-10-22  Fall Of The House Of Usher

+ CBS net. "The Fall Of The House Of Usher". Sustaining. A well-done if slightly theatrical dramatization of the horror classic. Edgar Allan Poe (author), Paul Frees, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1947-10-29  Pollack And The Parrah Man

+ CBS net. "Pollack and The Porrah Man". Sustaining. A good story about a man haunted by the severed head of a jungle savage. The snakes don't help much! H. G. Wells (author), Barton Yarborough, William Conrad, Luis Van Rooten, John Dunkel (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1947-11-05  Evening Primrose

+ CBS net. "Evening Primrose". Sustaining. A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores. Great radio! The script was subsequently used on Escape on September 12, 1948 (see cat. #65849) and on August 25, 1949 (see cat. #24294). Pat Lowery, Elliott Lewis, Paul Frees, John Collier (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), John Dunkel (adaptor). 

 1947-11-12  The Young Man With The Cream Tarts

+ CBS net. "The Young Man With The Cream Tarts". Sustaining. The classic story about "The Suicide Club," with a great performance by Paul Frees! Robert Louis Stevenson (author), Paul Frees, William Johnstone, Barton Yarborough, William N. Robson (producer, director, adaptor), Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor), William Conrad (announcer). 

 1947-11-19  Casting The Runes

+ CBS net. "Casting The Runes". Sustaining. A good story about a medieval curse in London that seems to be working quite effectively! Montague R. James (author), Irving Ravetch (adaptor), John McIntire, William N. Robson (director). 

 1947-11-26  Country Of The Blind

+ CBS net. "The Country Of The Blind". Sustaining. A mountain guide finds a hidden valley where no-one has eyes. However, the blind think that he is deformed. The script was rebroadcast on "Escape" on June 20, 1948 (see cat. #65844) and on March 20, 1949 (see cat. #24297). The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on October 27, 1957 (see cat. #11320) and on December 13, 1959 (see cat. #48597). William Conrad, H. G. Wells (author), John Dunkel (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer, director), Paul Frees, Peggy Webber, Harry Bartell, Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor).

 1947-12-03  Taboo

+ CBS net. "Tabu". Sustaining. A delightful werewolf hunt in the forests of old Hungary. Paul Frees, Geoffrey Household (author), John Dunkel (adaptor), William N. Robson (director).

 1947-12-10  An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge

+ CBS net. "An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge". Sustaining. A well-done adaptation of the short story classic of the Civil War. Good radio. Ambrose Bierce (author), Harry Bartell, Luis Van Rooten, William Conrad, William Johnstone, William N. Robson (adaptor, director). 

 1947-12-17  Wild Oranges

+ CBS net. "Wild Oranges". Sustaining. A good story about a beautiful girl and her father, trapped on an island by a homicidal maniac. The script was previously used on "The Orson Welles Theatre" on November 3, 1941 (cat. #50630) and subsequently used on the program on September 28,l 1949 (see cat. #11351) and on "Romance" on July 25, 1950 (see cat. #79131). Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor), William N. Robson (producer), Richard Sanville (director), Joseph Hergeshimer (author), William Conrad, Jack Kruschen, John Dunkel (adaptor), Paul Frees, Jeanette Nolan, Sherry Hall. 

 1947-12-24  Back For Christmas

+ CBS net. "Back For Christmas". Sustaining. A botany professor digging a "Devil's Garden" in the basement, decides to kill his wife and bury her in it. John Collier (author), Paul Frees, Robert Tallman (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1947-12-31  Confession

+ CBS net. "Confession". Sustaining. A good story about a shell-shocked soldier walking the fog-filled streets of London...finding murder and terror! Algernon Blackwood (author), William Conrad, Peggy Webber, William N. Robson (producer, director), John Dunkel (adaptor), Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor), Ramsay Hill. 

 1948-01-10  The Second Class Passenger

+ CBS net. "The Second Class Passenger". Sustaining. West coast version. A good adventure yarn about an ordinary tourist on a cruise ship who finds a beautiful woman, murder and flight in the back alleys of Mozambique. See cat. #24276 for the east coast version. The script was used subsequently on the program on July 28, 1949 (see cat. #65852). Percival Gibbons (author), William N. Robson (adaptor, producer), Cy Feuer (music conceiver), Eddie Dunstedter (organist), Harry Bartell, Jeanette Nolan, Cathy Lewis, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-01-14  Ec Leiningen Vs Ants Replacement

+ CBS net. "Leinengen Vs. The Ants". Sustaining. East coast version. A determined man battles even more determined insects in the tropical jungles. The script was produced on the program subsequently on May 23, 1948 (see cat. #16723) and on August 4, 1949 (see cat. #3576). The story was also produced on "Suspense" on August 22, 1956 (?), August 25, 1957 (see cat. #61898) and on November 29, 1959. See cat. #65839 for the West coast version of this program. Carl Stephenson (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), Robert Ryf (adaptor), William Conrad, Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor), Lou Merrill.

 1948-01-17  Leiningen Vs The Ants

+ CBS net. "Leinengen Vs. The Ants". Sustaining. West coast version. A determined man battles even more determined insects in the tropical jungles. The script was produced on the program subsequently on May 23, 1948 (see cat. #16723) and on August 4, 1949 (see cat. #3576). The story was also produced on "Suspense" on August 22, 1956 (?), August 25, 1957 (see cat. #61898) and on November 29, 1959. See cat. #65838 for the East Coast version of this program. Carl Stephenson (author), William N. Robson (producer), Robert Ryf (adaptor), William Conrad, Cy Feuer (music conceiver), Lou Merrill, Norman Macdonnell (director), Eddie Dunstedter (organist), Don Diamond, Lou Krugman. 

 1948-01-24  Papa Benjamin

+ CBS net. "Papa Benjamin". Sustaining. East coast version. An excellent radio drama of voodoo in the slums of New Orleans. Fine music and sound effects. Possibly dated January 24, 1948. Frank Lovejoy, Luis Van Rooten, Harry Bartell, Joan Banks, William N. Robson (producer, director), Cornell Woolrich (writer, billed as, "William Irish"), John Dunkel (adaptor), Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor).

 1948-01-31  Three Good Witnesses

+ CBS net. "Three Good Witnesses". Sustaining. West coast version. There are lots of spies and intrigue on a Turkish train entering Syria. Good of this type. See cat. #24278 for the east coast version. Harold Lamb (author), William N. Robson (producer), Barton Yarborough, John Dunkel (adaptor), Jack Webb, Eddie Dunstedter (organist), Cy Feuer (music conceiver), Norman Macdonnell (director), Harry Bartell, Morgan Farley, Jeanette Nolan. 

 1948-02-01  The Vanishing Lady

+ CBS net. "The Vanishing Lady". Sustaining. East coast version. The classic suspense story about a young girl in Paris whose mother has vanished from the face of the earth. The system cue has been deleted. See cat. #65841 for the west coast version (broadcast February 7, 1948). The script was previously broadcast on Escape on January 10, 1950 (see cat. #7273). The story was produced on "Favortie Story" as "The Mystery Of Room 323" (see cat. #63823). Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor), Joan Banks, Hy Averback, Ramsay Hill (doubles), Alexander Woollcott (author), William N. Robson (adaptor, producer, director).

 1948-02-08  Snake Doctor

+ Program #112. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Snake Doctor". East coast version. A good tale of the hills. A weird old man seems a mite too friendly with the cottonmouths. See cat. #65846 for the west coast version of this broadcast. The script was subsequently broadcast on Eascape on August 18, 1949 (see cat. #65853). William Conrad, Paul Frees, Irvin S. Cobb (author), Fred Howard (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer, director), Jeff Chandler (billed as "Ira Grossel": narrator), William Lally, Ruth Perrott, Wilms Herbert, Edgar Barrier, Wilbur Hatch (conductor).

 1948-02-15  Ancient Sorceries

+ CBS net. "Ancient Sorceries". Sustaining. East coast version, the program was also broadcast on the West coast on February 21, 1948 (see cat. #65842). A tale of the supernatural and witchcraft in a small Welsh town. Algernon Blackwood (author), Anne Morrison, Cy Feuer (composer, conductor), Kaye Brinker, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Paul Frees, William Conrad, William N. Robson (director). 

 1948-02-22  How Love Came To Professor Guildea

+ CBS net. "How Love Came To Professor Guildea". Sustaining. East coast version. An invisible creature...can kiss from the inside! Superb radio horror, an excellent production. See cat. #24279 for the west coast version, which was broadcast on February 28, 1948. See also cat. #1370 for an audio aircheck of the same script produced on television on the "Lights Out" broadcast of May 29, 1950. On television, the writing credit is given to "James Lee." Robert Hichens (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Luis Van Rooten, Parley Baer, Cy Feuer (music conceiver, conductor), Paul Frees (as a parrot!), Harry Bartell, William N. Robson (director). 

 1948-02-29  Grove Of Ashcaroff

+ CBS net. "The Grove Of Ashtaroff". Sustaining. West Coast broadcast. A well written tale of the supernatural. The last temple of a beautiful goddess is hidden in the African jungle. Paul Frees, William Conrad, John Buchan (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Kaye Brinker, Raymond Lawrence, Eric Snowden, Cy Feuer (music conceiver), Eddie Dunstedter (organist). 

 1948-03-07  Jimmy Goggles, The God

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Jimmy Goggles...The God". East coast broadcast. An English adventurer becomes the new god on an island filled with cannibals. H. G. Wells (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer, director).

 1948-03-14  Log Of The Evening Star

+ CBS net. "Log Of The Evening Star". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. A good story of murder, madness, and a walking dead man on the high seas! Alan Reed (?), Alfred Noyes (writer), Gale Page, Jack Webb, Les Crutchfield (writer), Luis Van Rooten, Pinto Colvig, Wilbur Hatch (music), William N. Robson (director). 

 1948-03-21  Wc Misfortunes Isle Replacement

+ CBS net. "Misfortune's Isle". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. A swashbuckling tale of adventure, treasure, Dayak headhunters, and a beautiful senorita. The program opening is very slightly upcut. William N. Robson (producer, director), Paul Frees, Virginia Gregg, William Conrad, Richard Matthews Hallet (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Berry Kroeger, Tony Barrett. 

 1948-03-21  Misfortune Isle

+ CBS net. "Misfortune's Isle". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. A swashbuckling tale of adventure, treasure, Dayak headhunters, and a beautiful senorita. The program opening is very slightly upcut. William N. Robson (producer, director), Paul Frees, Virginia Gregg, William Conrad, Richard Matthews Hallet (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Berry Kroeger, Tony Barrett. 

 1948-03-28  Shipment Of Mute Fate
 1948-04-04  Action

+ CBS net. "Action". Sustaining. A man caught in an impossible situation while climbing a glacier waits to die...when he hears a cry for help. The script was used again on Escape on July 21, 1949 (see cat. #65855) and on "Suspense" on October 5, 1953 (see cat. #24229). Berry Kroeger, Charles Montague (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Joan Banks, Wilbur Hatch (composer, conductor), Erik Rolf, Marta Mitrovich, Jeff Corey, Raymond Lawrence, Joseph Kearns, Luis Van Rooten. 

 1948-04-11  The Brute

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Brute". An excellent sea story about a sailing ship that kills her crew..one man at a time. Joseph Conrad (author), Dan O'Herlihy, Wilms Herbert, Parley Baer, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (director).

 1948-04-18  The Drums Of The Fore And Aft

+ CBS net, Canadian rebroadcast. "The Drums Of The Fore and Aft". A good story about two drummer boys who show a British regiment the meaning of courage in battle. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on July 14, 1949 (see cat. #24294). Gil Stratton, Les Crutchfield (writer), Rudyard Kipling (author), Erik Rolf.

 1948-05-02  John Jack Todd

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "John Jock Todd". A taciturn Scotsman, who says he is not a fighting man, is tormented beyond endurance by a bully in a steaming African jungle. Robert Simpson (writer), Wilms Herbert, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-05-09  The Time Machine

+ CBS net. "The Time Machine". Sustaining. The classic story about two adventurers in the year 100,080 in the land of the Morlocks. The story is complete, the program closing has been deleted. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on October 22, 1950 (see cat. #11368). H. G. Wells (author), Irving Ravetch (adaptor), Jeff Corey, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-05-16  The Match

+ CBS net. "The Match". Sustaining. A good story about a determined Mountie who is going to bring back his man, even if it kills him. Clark Cluney, Cynthia Corley, Frank Lovejoy, James Oliver Curwood (writer), Les Crutchfield (writer), Nestor Paiva, Stan Waxman, Wilbur Hatch (music), Wilms Herbert, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-05-23  Leiningen Vs The Ants

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Leinengen vs. The Ants". A determined man battles even more determined insects in the tropical jungles. The story was previously produced on Escape on January 14, 1948 (East coast version, see cat. #65838) and January 17, 1948 (West coast version, see cat. #65839). The story was subsequently produced on "Escape" on August 4, 1949 (see cat. #3576) and on "Suspense" on August 22, 1956 (?), August 25, 1957 (see cat. #61898) and November 29, 1959. Carl Stephenson (writer). 

 1948-06-06  Beau Geste

+ CBS net. "Beau Geste". Sustaining. A well-done adaptation of the classic about the French Foreign Legion. The mystery of the desert fort filled with dead Legionnaires. Jay Novello, Ben Wright, Lillian Buyeff, Peggy Webber, Berry Kroeger, Wilms Herbert, Ramsay Hill, Percival Christopher Wren (writer), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Wilbur Hatch (conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director). 

 1948-06-27  Country Of The Blind

+ CBS net. "The Country Of The Blind". Sustaining. A mountain guide finds a hidden valley where no-one has eyes. However, the blind think that he is deformed. The script was previously broadcast on "Escape" on November 26, 1947 (see cat. #3036) and subsequently on March 20, 1949 (see cat. #24297). The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on October 27, 1957 (see cat. #11320) and on December 13, 1959 (see cat. #48597). H. G. Wells (author), John Dunkel (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Cy Feuer (music conceiver), Ivan Ditmars (organist), Paul Frees, Berry Kroeger, Peggy Webber, Wilms Herbert, Byron Kane. 

 1948-07-04  A Tooth For Paul Revere

+ CBS net. "A Tooth For Paul Revere". Sustaining. How the American Revolution really started, a humorous look at a Yankee farmer's point of view. The script was previously used n "The Cavalcade Of America" on May 11, 1942 (see cat. #22924) and on "Adventure Ahead" on September 9, 1944 (see cat. #5132). Stephen Vincent Benet (author), Harry Bartell, Parley Baer, Berry Kroeger, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), John Dunkel (adaptor), Ivan Ditmars (special music). 

 1948-07-11  She

+ CBS net. "She". Sustaining. A well-done version of the classic about the beautiful woman who lives forever. Excellent radio! Possibly dated June 27, 1948. Ben Wright, Berry Kroeger, H. Rider Haggard (author), John Dunkel (writer), Kaye Brinker, Lawrence Dobkin, Les Crutchfield (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Wilms Herbert.

 1948-07-18  Habit

+ CBS net. "Habit". Sustaining. A well told tale of the sea. An old captain finds himself performing an unusual operation, in an unusual way! F. R. Buckley (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), John Dehner, Luis Van Rooten, Berry Kroeger, Ivan Ditmars (music), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Wilms Herbert, Bill Bouchey. 

 1948-08-15  The Fugitive

+ CBS net. "The Fugitive". Sustaining. A murderer escaped from a French prison is given a most unusual knife by his wiley jailer with which to defend himself from recapture. This is a network version of cat. #16724. Luis Van Rooten, Gloria Blondell, John Dehner, Berry Kroeger, Ben Wright, Wilms Herbert, Vincent Starrett (writer), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Ivan Ditmars (organ), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor). 

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Fugitive". A murderer escaped from a French prison is given a most unusual knife with which to defend himself from recapture by his wily jailer. See cat. #63172 for a network version of this broadcast. Luis Van Rooten, Gloria Blondell, John Dehner, Berry Kroeger, Ben Wright, Wilms Herbert, Vincent Starrett (writer), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Ivan Ditmars (music), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor). 

 1948-08-22  Ss San Pedro

+ CBS net. "S. S. San Pedro". Sustaining. An excellent story about the last voyage of an old freighter, her sick captain, and the strange Dr. Percival. John Dehner, Don Diamond, Lawrence Dobkin, Charlotte Lawrence, Jay Novello, Jeff Corey, Harry Bartell, James Gould Couzzens (writer), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Ivan Ditmars (music), William Conrad (announcer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-09-05  Dream Of Armegeddon Replacement

+ CBS net. "Dream Of Armageddon". Sustaining. A stark fantasy set in the year 2200, as civilization crumbles before the horrors of war. Betty Lou Gerson, Charlotte Lawrence, Erik Rolf, H. G. Wells (author), Jack Kruschen, John Dehner, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Stacy Harris (doubles), John Dunkel (script supervisor), Ivan Ditmars (music), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-09-05  Dream Of Armageddon

+ CBS net. "Dream Of Armageddon". Sustaining. A stark fantasy set in the year 2200, as civilization crumbles before the horrors of war. Betty Lou Gerson, Charlotte Lawrence, Erik Rolf, H. G. Wells (author), Jack Kruschen, John Dehner, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Stacy Harris (doubles), John Dunkel (script supervisor), Ivan Ditmars (music), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1948-09-12  Repeat Evening Primrose

+ CBS net. "Evening Primrose". Sustaining. A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores. Great radio! The script was used previously on "Escape" on November 5, 1947 (see cat. #65835) and subsequently on August 25, 1949 (see cat. #24296). Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ivan Ditmars (special music), William Conrad, Constance Cavendish, Jeff Corey, John Collier (author), John Dunkel (adaptor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Harry Bartell, Lillian Buyeff, Kay Miller, Irene Tedrow. 

 1948-09-19  The Man Who Could Work Miracles

+ CBS net. "The Man Who Could Work Miracles". Sustaining. The classic story about the bloke who could. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on December 31, 1950 (see cat. #11378). The last show of the season. H. G. Wells (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Ben Wright, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Eleanor Audley, Ivan Ditmars (special music), John Dehner, Wilms Herbert, Jeff Corey, Constance Cavendish, Roy Rowan (announcer).

 1949-02-12  The Lost Special

+ CBS net. "The Lost Special". Sustaining. A whole train has vanished. Where is it? This is a network, sponsored version of cat. #16725. The program was recorded February 9, 1949. Ben Wright, Paul Frees, Edgar Barrier, John Dehner, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin, Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ivan Ditmars (music arranger, player), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Lost Special". A whole train has vanished. Where is it? See cat. #64522 for a network version, quality upgrade recording of this broadcast. The program was recorded February 9, 1949. Ben Wright, Paul Frees, Edgar Barrier, John Dehner, Parley Baer, Lawrence Dobkin, Arthur Conan Doyle (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ivan Ditmars (music arranger, player), Roy Rowan (announcer).

 1949-02-19  The Orient Express

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Orient Express". A complex but exciting tale of intrigue on the trans-Balkan Railroad. The program was recorded February 16, 1949. Edgar Barrier, Gloria Grant, Graham Greene (author), Hans Conried, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, John Dehner, Sheldon Stark (adaptor), Walter Newman (adaptor), William Conrad, Norman Macdonnell (director).

 1949-02-26  Red Wine
 1949-03-05  Conquerers Isle

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Conqueror's Isle". Superman is hiding in the South Pacific. See cat. #3035 for a network, sponsored version of this program. The program was recorded March 2, 1949. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on January 11, 1953. Nelson Bond (writer), John Meston (adaptor), David Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

+ CBS net. "Conqueror's Isle". Sustaining. A flyer is forced down on a strange island and discovers a race of superior humans preparing to take over the Earth. This is a network version of cat. #11350. The program was recorded March 2, 1949. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on January 11, 1953. The story was also used on "Sleep No More" on November 21, 1956 (see cat. #88991). Nelson Bond (author), John Meston (adaptor), David Ellis, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1949-03-12  He Who Rides The Tiger

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "He Who Rides The Tiger". A man has no memory of his last years in China during the war with the Japanese. What was he doing all those years, and where are the fabulous Tang bronzes? The program was recorded March 9, 1949. James Norman (writer), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), William Conrad, Berry Kroeger, Maria Palmer, Jack Kruschen, Ben Wright, Edgar Barrier. 

 1949-03-19  Finger Of Doom

+ CBS net. "Finger Of Doom". Sustaining. A man's girlfriend delivers a package and disappears off the face of the Earth. The program was recorded March 16, 1949. Cornell Woolrich (author), Ed Begley, Harry Bartell, Edgar Barrier, John Dunkel (adaptor), Joy Terry, Kay Miller, Ivan Ditmars (music), Louise Arthur, Peter Proust, Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director).

 1949-03-26  Adaptive Ultimate

+ CBS net. "The Adaptive Ultimate". Sustaining. A fascinating story about a young girl, about to die, who is given an experimental serum. She becomes an indestructible monster. Good radio. The program was recorded March 23, 1949. Edgar Barrier, Stacy Harris, Frank Gerstle, Lawrence Dobkin, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), John Jessel (writer), Chets Virgin (? adaptor), Herb Futran (? adaptor), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Elsie Holmes, Tom Charlesworth, Anne Morrison, Ivan Ditmars (music), Roy Rowan (announcer).

 1949-04-02  Confidential Angent

+ CBS net. "Confidential Agent". Sustaining. Espionage and mayhem in wartime London, as a foreign agent tries to buy industrial diamonds for a friendly European country. The program was recorded March 30, 1949. Graham Greene (author), Berry Kroeger, Edgar Barrier, Herb Butterfield, Parley Baer, Ben Wright, Ken Crossen (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (director).

 1949-04-09  When The Man Comes, Follow Him

+ CBS net. "When The Man Comes, Follow Him". Sustaining. The program was recorded April 6, 1949. Paul Dubov, Herb Butterfield, Harry Bartell, Jeff Corey, Barney Phillips, Junius Matthews, Ralph Bates (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1949-04-16  The General Died At Dawn

+ CBS net. "The General Died At Dawn". Sustaining. The program was recorded April 13, 1949. William Conrad, Lawrence Dobkin, Ben Wright, John Dehner, Jack Kruschen, Charles Booth (author), Walter Newman (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1949-04-23  The Great Impersonation

+ CBS net. "The Great Impersonation". Sustaining. Just before the start of WWII, a Nazi spy in Africa plans to impersonate a neer-do-well nobleman in England to spy for the Germans. The program was recorded April 20, 1949. Edgar Barrier, Parley Baer, Jeanne Bates, E. Phillips Oppenheim (author), Walter Newman (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), John Dunkel (editorial supervisor), Theodore Von Eltz, Anne Morrison, Ramsay Hill, Roy Rowan (announcer), George Windsor, Ben Wright, John Dehner.

 1949-07-07  Fourth Man Replacement

+ CBS net. "The Fourth Man". Sustaining. Three "civilized" men and a "savage" are adrift on a raft with little water. The "savage," without thirst, watches the others fight over the water. This is a network version of cat. #5577. The script was previously used on "Escape" on August 18, 1947 (see cat. #24268) and on April 25, 1948 (see cat. #65843). John Russell (author), Joseph Kearns, Irving Ravetch (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Lawrence Dobkin (narrator), Ben Wright, Barney Phillips, Jack Kruschen, Wilms Herbert, Wilbur Hatch (arranger, conductor), Tip Corning (announcer). 

 1949-08-04  Leiningen Vs Ants

+ CBS net, WCBS, New York aircheck. "Leinengen vs. The Ants". Sustaining. The classic story of the man-eating ants of the Amazon and the stubborn plantation owner who refuses to surrender to them. The story was previously produced on "Escape" on January 14, 1948 (East coast version, see cat. #65838) and January 17, 1948 (West coast version, see cat. #65839), May 23, 1948 (see cat. #16723) and on Suspense on August 22, 1956 (?), August 25, 1957 (see cat. #61898) and November 29, 1959. Carl Stephenson (author), Robert Ryf (adaptor), Tudor Owen, Gerald Mohr, Wilbur Hatch (music conductor), Tip Corning (announcer), Richard Sanville (director). 

 1949-08-25  Evening Primrose

+ CBS net. "Evening Primrose". Sustaining. A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live inside New York's department stores! Great radio! The script was used on the program previously on November 5, 1947 (see cat. #65835) and on September 12, 1948 (see cat. #65849). Ben Wright, Bob Lemond (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Harry Bartell, John Collier (author), John Dunkel (adaptor), Lois Corbett, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ruth Perrott, Alexander Courage (music conductor), Vivi Janis, Wilms Herbert. 

 1949-09-21  Fortune Of Vargas

+ CBS net. "The Fortune Of Vargas". Sustaining. Geoffrey Household (writer), Hans Conried, Les Crutchfield (writer), Victor Mature.

 1949-10-15  The Sure Thing

+ CBS net. "The Sure Thing". Sustaining. A strange cruise in the Caribbean, a triple murder, and that all important bank draft for $2 million dollars. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on January 17, 1950 (see cat. #7270). The program opening is upcut. John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), William Conrad, William N. Robson (producer, director), Fay Baker, Ian Wolfe, Sarah Selby, Del Castillo (special music arranger, conductor), John Hoyt, Don Diamond, Ted de Corsia. 

 1949-10-22  Night In Havana

+ CBS net. "Night In Havana". Sustaining. An action-packed story about some wild Cuban gun running and a missing emerald. This is a network version of cat. #11352. Tony Barrett, Alan Reed, Jack Webb, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Burnham Crater (author), Walter Newman (daptor), William N. Robson (producer, director), Theodore Von Eltz, Jeanette Nolan (doubles: pronounced by the announcer as "Janet Nolan), Del Castillo (special music arranger, conductor). 

+ Program #55. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Night In Havana". An action-packed story about some wild Cuban gun running and a missing emerald. See cat. #658578 for a network version of this broadcast. Tony Barrett, Alan Reed, Jack Webb, William Conrad, Jeff Corey, Burnham Crater (author), Walter Newman (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer, director), Theodore Von Eltz, Jeanette Nolan (doubles: pronounced by the announcer as "Janet"), Del Castillo (special music arranger, conductor). 

 1949-11-01  Flood On The Goodwin
 1949-11-08  Plunder Of The Sun

+ CBS net. "Plunder Of The Sun". Sustaining. Intrigue and murder abound as rival groups race for the treasure of the Incas. The program may be dated September 8, 1949. Paul Frees, Gerald Mohr, Lucille Meredith, Harry Bartell, Charlie Lung, Tony Barrett, David Dodge (author), William N. Robson (producer, director), John Dunkel (adaptor), Del Castillo (special music arranger, conductor).

 1949-11-15  Three Skeleton Key

+ CBS net. "Three Skeleton Key". Sustaining. The classic about the lighthouse and the rats. The story was subsequently produced on "Escape" on March 17, 1950 (see cat. #65790), August 9, 1953 (see cat. #47007). The story was produced on "Suspense" on November 11, 1956 (see cat. #72348) and October 19, 1958 (see cat. #2230). Del Castillo (organ), Elliott Reid, George Toudouze (author), Harry Bartell, James Poe (writer), William Conrad, William N. Robson (director).

 1949-11-22  Maracas

+ CBS net. "Maracas". Sustaining. A trio of unsavory characters, a cargo of contraband guns and a surprise ending. William Conrad, John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), William N. Robson (director). 

 1949-11-29  Letter From Jason

+ CBS net. "A Letter From Jason". Sustaining. An epistolary drama about a drunkard who is offered $25,000 to kill a man. Frank Lovejoy, George F. Wert (author), Merwyn Gerard (adaptor), Selig Lester (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1949-12-13  Border Town

+ CBS net. "Border Town". Sustaining. A tale of intrigue, counterfeiting, shanghaiing, general mayhem, and a Chinaman named O'Toole. Jack Webb, William Conrad, Ted de Corsia, Bea Benaderet, John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director), Ben Wright, Tony Barrett, Jeanette Nolan, Ted de Corsia, Paul Frees, Jerry Hausner, Harry Bartell, Del Castillo (special music arranger, conductor). 

 1949-12-20  Figure A Dame

+ CBS net. "Figure A Dame". Sustaining. A double murder on the train to Calcutta and a missing $150,000 emerald. Frank Lovejoy, Paul Frees, Richard Sales (author), Morton Fine (adaptor), David Friedkin (adaptor). 

 1949-12-27  Seeds Of Greed

+ CBS net. "Seeds Of Greed". Sustaining. Two men on a boat in the South Pacific are after a treasure in pearls, and both with a fatal case of greed. This is a network version of cat. #7271. Gary Merrill, William Conrad, Freud A. Nelson (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director), Ben Wright, Tony Barrett, Del Castillo (arranger, composer). 

+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "Seeds Of Greed". Two men on a boat in the South Pacific are after a treasure in pearls, and both with a fatal case of greed. Part of one of the public service announcements has been deleted. The system cue has also been deleted. See cat. #65854 for a network version of this broadcast. Gary Merrill, William Conrad, Freud A. Nelson (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director), Ben Wright, Tony Barrett, Del Castillo (arranger, conductor). 

 1950-01-03  The Pistol

+ CBS net. "The Pistol". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova watch (local). An action-packed western about the first Colt six-shooter, the California gold fields, and a double-crossing dance hall queen. Betty Lou Gerson, Charles McGraw, Del Castillo (organ), Edward Marr, Gerald Mohr, Les Crutchfield (writer), Will Geer, William N. Robson (director).

 1950-01-24  Treasure Inc

+ CBS net. "Treasure, Inc.". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova Watch (local). On a tourist island, a crazy hermit sees to it that the customers get their money's worth. The middle public service announcement has been deleted. Frank Lovejoy, Paul Frees, William N. Robson (producer, director), John Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (writer), John Hoyt, Mary Lansing, Harry Bartell, Eileen Prince, Del Castillo (arranger, conductor). 

 1950-01-31  Present Tense

+ CBS net. "Present Tense". Sustaining. This is a network broadcast version of cat. #11355. The same script was produced on the "Suspense" series (see cat. #7257), on "The Grip Of Terror" in 1977 (see cat. 24412) and on "Audion Theatre" on September 22, 1990 (see cat. #644143). A strange story of murder, execution, and perhaps a time warp. James Poe (writer), William N. Robson (produced, director), Vincent Price, Charles McGraw, Joan Banks, Harry Bartell, Ben Wright, Tom Tully, William Lally, Jeff Corey, Paul Frees, Del Castillo (arranger, conductor).  

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Present Tense". A strange story of murder, execution, and perhaps a time warp. See catalogue #7257 for Vincent Price doing the same script on the "Suspense" series on March 3, 1957. The script was also produced on "The Grip Of Terror" in 1977 (see cat. #24412) and on "Audion Theatre" on September 22, 1990 (see cat. #64143). See cat #45577 for a network, sponsored version. Vincent Price, James Poe (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director), Charles McGraw, Joan Banks, Harry Bartell, Ben Wright, Tom Tully, William Lally, Jeff Corey, Paul Frees, Del Castillo (arranger, conductor). 

 1950-02-07  The Outer Limit

+ CBS net. "Outer Limits". Sustaining. A famous science fiction story about a test pilot who gets a warning from beyond. The script was used on "Suspense" on February 15, 1954 (see cat. #46759) and March 17, 1957 (see cat. #16403), on "Dimension X" on April 8, 1950 (see cat. #142) and September 8, 1950 (see cat. #39839), on "X Minus One"on November 16, 1955 (see cat. #35293), on "Beyond Tomorrow" on April 13, 1950 (see cat. #11138), on "Beyond This World" on February 23, 1950 (see cat. #11135). A similar script was used on, "Your Movietown Radio Theatre" on December 17, 1947 (see cat. #77349). Graham Doar (author), Frank Lovejoy, William N. Robson (producer, director), Morton Fine (adaptor), David Friedkin (adaptor). 

 1950-02-14  Two If By Sea

+ CBS net. "Two If By Sea". Sponsored by: Ford Dealers Of America. An English journalist attempts to rescue his Russian wife, a famous ballerina, who is being held captive is Moscow. Roger Bax (author), E. Jack Neuman (adaptor), John Michael Hayes (adaptor), John Dehner, Barton Yarborough, Marta Mitrovick, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, William Conrad, Paul Dubov, Inge Jollos, William N. Robson (director). 

 1950-02-21  The Red Mark

+ CBS net. "The Red Mark". Sustaining. At a French penal colony in New Caledonia, Monsieur De Nou, the island's sadistic executioner, is about to guillotine a young pick-pocket accused of manslaughter. De Nou regards the pick-pocket as his rival for the affections of his own, purchased bride, named Zelie. He has framed the young man for the crime. As the blade falls, De Nou discovers something extraordinary... (description written by Kristin Kramer). Harry Bartell, William Conrad, Paul Frees, Will Geer, Barbara Whiting, Junius Matthews, John Russell (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), James Poe (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 

 1950-02-28  The Man Who Won The War

+ CBS net, WCBS, New York aircheck. "The Man Who Won The War". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Bulova Watch local spot. A good war story about the British naval officer who actually won the first World War...on land! John Dehner, Ben Wright, Joseph Kearns, Barton Yarborough, Paul Frees, Charlie Lung, Jeff Corey, Ian Wolfe, Robert Buckner (author), William N. Robson (adaptor, producer, director), Terry Kilburn, John Hoyt, Del Castillo (arranger, conductor). 

 1950-03-10  Port Royal

+ CBS net. "Port Royal". Sustaining. A salvage ship recovers nearly $1 million dollars in loot with no trouble, except for infectious greed among the crew. Harry Rieseberg (author), Gil Doud (adaptor), John Dehner, William Conrad, William N. Robson (producer, director), Del Castillo (arranger, conductor), Paul Frees, Ted de Corsia, Charles McGraw, Dee Tatum. 

 1950-03-24  Danger At Matecumbe

+ CBS net. "Danger At Matacumbe". Sustaining. A Florida drifter is given a job impersonating a famous author and finds himself in a frame for murder. Dee Tatum, Del Castillo (organ), Frank Lovejoy, Gwen Bagni (writer), Harry Bartell, Jerry Hausner, John Bagni (writer), Lawrence Dobkin, Marie Windsor, Rick Vallin, Robert Clarke, Ted de Corsia, William N. Robson (director).

 1950-03-31  Green Splotches

+ CBS net. "Green Splotches". A scientific expedition in South America is captured by super-intelligent plants from another planet who travel in a flying saucer at the speed of light! Written in 1920, the story was "modernized and adapted for radio" by William N. Robson. Parts of the opening and the closing have been deleted. This is possibly an AFRS rebroadcast. T. S. Stribling (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director, adaptor), William Conrad, Paul Frees, Ted de Corsia, Harry Bartell, Barton Yarborough, Jay Novello, Del Castillo (arranger, conductor). 

 1950-04-07  Ambassador Of Poker

+ CBS net. "The Ambassador Of Poker". Sustaining. A good adventure yarn about a Virginia gentleman adept at cards, who matches wits with a motley band of Chinese cutthroats and war lords. Elliott Reid, William Conrad, John Dehner, Lucille Meredith, Benson Fong, Ben Wright, William N. Robson (producer, director), Achmed Abidar (? author), John Dunkel (adaptor), Richard Loo, Ramsay Hill, Rick Vallin, Ivan Ditmars (music). 

 1950-04-14  Golden Snake

+ CBS net. "The Golden Snake". Sustaining. An exciting story of supernatural Mayan priests and a lost temple of gold in the Yucatan. This is a network version of cat. #7274. The sound effect of a helicopter is poorly done. Paul Pierce (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (producer, director), Tony Barrett, Jeanette Nolan, John Hoyt, Rick Vallin, Harry Bartell, Paul Frees, Ivan Ditmars (special music arranger, conductor).

+ CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Golden Snake". An exciting story of supernatural Mayan priests and a lost temple of gold in the Yucatan. The program closing has been deleted after the credits. See cat. #65858 for a network version of this broadcast. The sound effect of the helicopter is poorly done. William N. Robson (producer, director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Paul Pierce (author), Tony Barrett, Jeanette Nolan, John Hoyt, Rick Vallin, Harry Bartell, Paul Frees, Ivan Ditmars (special music arranger, performer). 

 1950-04-14  Command

+ CBS net. "Command". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil (baseball book premium). A good story about the U. S. Cavalry being menaced by hostile Indians. One young officer thinks his commander is a fool. The script was previously used on "Escape" on December 6, 1949 (see cat. #3677). Walter Burke, David Ellis, James Warner Bellah (author), William N. Robson (adaptor, producer, director), Harry Bartell, John Hoyt, Paul Frees, Hugh Thomas, Ivan Ditmars (music), Thomas Hanlon (announer), Wally Maher. 

 1950-04-21  Shanghai Document

+ CBS net. "The Shanghai Document". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good adventure yarn set in central China aboard a river steamer loaded with intrigue. Ben Wright, Benson Fong, Charlie Lung, Gwen Bagni (writer), Gwen Bagni (composer, conductor), Joan Banks, John Bagni (writer), John Dehner, Paul Frees, Thomas Hanlon (announcer), William Conrad, William N. Robson (director).

 1950-04-28  Something For Nothing

+ CBS net. "Something For Nothing". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A handsome ex-movie actor witnesses a murder and sees a nice extortion scheme. Anne Morrison, Frances Chaney, H. Vernon Dickson (writer), Paul Frees, Rick Vallin, Sylvia Richards (writer), Thomas Hanlon (announcer), Will Geer, William Conrad, William N. Robson (director). 

 1950-05-05  The Man Who Stole The Bible

+ CBS net. "The Man Who Stole The Bible". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil (baseball book premium). It's Mardi Gras time in New Orleans, and a salesman has a date with the devil! The story was subsequently produced on Escape on August 30, 1951 (see cat. #65862) and on "Suspense" on November 25, 1956 (see cat. #64925). Ben Wright, Gwen Bagni (writer), Harry Bartell, John Bagni (writer), Lou Merrill, Mary Shipp, Nan Boardman, Paul Frees, Peter Leeds, Rick Vallin, Will Geer, William N. Robson (producer, director), Ivan Ditmars (special music arranger, performer). 

 1950-05-12  The Rim Of Terror

+ CBS net. "The Rim Of Terror". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A spy on the desert and a beautiful girl with a Bentley! The music cues fail to be audible for the first few seconds of the program, possibly as broadcast. The story was produced on "Suspense" on December 2, 1956 (see cat. #64926). Barton Yarborough, Hans Conried, Hildegard Teight (? writer), Nancy Kelly, William N. Robson (producer, director, adaptor), Ivan Ditmars (special music arranger, performer), Paul Frees (? host). 

 1950-05-19  Pass To Berlin

+ CBS net. "Pass To Berlin". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about a murderer in post-war Berlin. Well written word portraits and atmosphere. Ben Wright, David Friedkin (writer), David Friedkin (composer, conductor), Morton Fine (writer), Peggy Webber, Stacy Harris, Thomas Hanlon (announcer), William N. Robson (director). 

 1950-06-02  Mars Is Heaven

+ CBS net. "Mars Is Heaven". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. An unusual treatment of the sci-fi classic. Stuart Novins opens the show on Earth with a "You Are There" type broadcast. The story was subsequently used on "Dimension X" on July 7, 1950 (see cat. #39679) and January 7, 1951 (see cat. #54686), on "X Minus One" on May 8, 1955 (see cat. #1097 and #12027) and on "Future Tense" during July, 19776 (see cat. #23800). One of the "Dimension X programs was rebroadcast on "Monitor" during July, 1973. David Friedkin (adaptor), Jeff Corey, Florence Bates, William Johnstone, Walter Catlett, Paul Frees (doubles), Ray Bradbury (author), Morton Fine (adaptor), Ben Wright, William N. Robson (producer, director), Elizabeth Root, Stuart Novins, Ruth Perrott, Ben Wright, Ivan Ditmars (music), Thomas Hanlon (announcer), Ian Wolfe. 

 1950-06-16  Serenade For A Cobra

+ CBS net. "Serenade For A Cobra". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. An excellent, exciting thriller about a larcenous pilot flying "The Hump" in India, and his unwelcome cockpit companion, a deadly cobra! Bravo! Charles McGraw, Jay Novello, Lucille Meredith, Paul Frees, Joseph Kearns, William N. Robson (producer, director), Joel Murcott (writer), Ramsay Hill, Ivan Ditmars (music). 

 1950-06-23  Sundown

+ CBS net. "Sundown". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A excellently written story about the gunfighters of the old west. The story was subsequently produced on "Suspense" on May 4, 1958 (see cat. #16425). William N. Robson (producer, director), Barton Yarborough, Ted Osborne, Paul Frees, John Dehner, Joel Murcott (writer), Sam Edwards, Will Geer, John Ramsay Hill, Ivan Ditmars (music). 

 1950-06-30  Blood Bath

+ CBS net. "Blood Bath". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. An excellent thriller about a man trapped on a small sandbar in the middle of a jungle river with pirana fish, vampire bats, electric eels, a boa constrictor, and his four friends all trying to kill him. Wally Maher, Paul Frees, Ted de Corsia, Tony Barrett, James Poe (writer), Ivan Ditmars (music), Thomas Hanlon (announcer), William N. Robson (producer, director), Vincent Price. 

 1950-07-14  Shark Bait

+ CBS net. "Shark Bait". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about gun runners during a Central American revolution, with a surprise ending. Antony Ellis (performer, writer), Harry Bartell, Harry Bartell (composer, conductor), John Dehner, Mary Shipp, Paul Frees, Steve Roberts, Thomas Hanlon (announcer), Will Geer, William Conrad, William N. Robson (director). 

 1950-07-21  Yellow Wake

+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Yellow Wake". An exciting story about a fabulous treasure hidden in the Panamanian jungles, and the ruthless men who try to get it. Two public service announcements and the AFRTS music fill have been deleted. Paul Frees, Bud Nelson (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director), William Conrad, John Hoyt, John Dehner, Will Geer, Stacy Harris, Harry Bartell, George Opperman Jr., Ivan Ditmars (organist). 

 1950-07-28  Poison

+ CBS net. "Poison". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A fine story about a bigot lying trapped in bed in India, with a deadly snake quietly sleeping somewhere in the bed with him. Jack Webb, William Conrad, William N. Robson (director). 

 1950-08-04  Two Came Back

+ CBS net. "Two Came Back". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. The eternal triangle thrives, even in the jungles of New Guinea with murderous head hunters, and a half million dollar in pure gold. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on June 5, 1960 (see cat. #16479). William N. Robson (producer, director), Stacy Harris. 

 1950-08-11  Red Forest

+ CBS net. "The Red Forest". Sustaining. A good story about a group of people trapped by a raging forest fire. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on August 2, 1953 (see cat. #47006). William N. Robson (producer, director), William Conrad, Paul Frees, Georgia Ellis, Ben Wright. 

 1950-08-18  The Footprint

+ CBS net. "The Footprint". Sponsored by: Richfield. A casket of rubies, a Chinese priest, and that little gray snake equal an adventure yarn in the desert. Charles Davis, Gouverneur Morris (author), Gouverneur Morris (composer, conductor), Lou Krugman, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ramsay Hill, Richard Chandlee (adaptor), Thomas Hanlon (announcer), Tom Holland, William Conrad. 

 1950-08-25  Crossing Paris

+ CBS net. "Crossing Paris". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. Four suitcases of black-market pork, a meek man and a bully in Paris at midnight during the occupation of Paris by the Nazis. The story was subsequently produced on "Suspense" on June 2, 1957 (see cat. #64922). The last program of the series sponsored by Richfield Oil. Barney Phillips, Edgar Barrier, Howard McNear, Jay Novello, John Meston (adaptor), Marcel Ayme (author), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Paul Frees, Thomas Hanlon (announcer), Vivi Janis, William Conrad. 

 1950-10-06  Sleeping Draught

+ CBS net. "A Sleeping Draught". Sustaining. A sea captain commands a ship carrying four hundred convicts to Australia. He makes a strange deal with one of the convicts, a murderer who's killed three times, but who is a man of honor. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on April 5, 1953 (see cat. #11385). The program was broadcast on the west coast on October 6, 1950 and subsequently on "Suspense" on June 19, 1956 (see cat. #91331). Westin Martyr (author), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Antony Ellis (adaptor), Ivan Ditmars (music), Roy Rowan (announcer), Ben Wright, John Doddsworth, Bruce Payne, Tony Barrett, John Dehner, Lou Krugman. 

 1950-10-13  Roulette

+ CBS net. "Roulette". Sustaining. A story about a train speeding through the night and a lady in trouble on board. The program was broadcast on the west coast on October 13, 1950. John Dehner, Edgar Barrier, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Antony Ellis (writer), Terry Kilburn, Eberto Morin (?), Georgia Ellis, Lou Krugman, Edgar Barrier, Ivan Ditmars (music), James Mathews (announcer). 

 1950-10-20  Power Of Hammer

+ CBS net. "The Power Of Hammer". Sustaining. A mad expedition into the Belgian Congo to arrest a white king in his jungle fortress. The program was broadcast on the west coast on October 20, 1950. Anne Morrison, Antony Ellis (performer, writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Roy Rowan (announcer), Stan Waxman, Vivi Janis, Edgar Barrier, Don Diamond (producer, host), Gil Doud (writer), Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Lou Krugman. 

 1950-11-03  Seven Hours To Freedom

+ CBS net. "Seven Hours To Freedom". Sustaining. Escaped convicts take over a fishing boat and make a break to Mexico. The program was broadcast on the west coast on November 3, 1950. Barney Phillips, Bud Nelson (writer), Jack Kruschen, Jack Moyles, Lou Krugman, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Roy Rowan (announcer), Stan Waxman.

 1950-11-05  Earth Abides 1o2

+ CBS net. "Earth Abides" Part 1. Sustaining. A magnificent story about the end of "The Age Of Man," and the beginning of, The Age Of The Rat." The program was broadcast on the west coast on November 10, 1950. David Ellis (adaptor), George Steward (author), John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman (announcer, performer), Michael Ann Barrett, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Paul Frees (doubles), Peggy Webber, Ron Brogan, Roy Rowan (announcer), Ivan Ditmars (music). 

 1950-11-12  Earth Abides 2o2

+ CBS net. "Earth Abides" Part 2. Sustaining. The magnificent conclusion to a very well written story. Probably the best of the series. The program was broadcast on the west coast on November 17, 1950. John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Parley Baer, Paul Frees, George Steward (author), David Ellis (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Ivan Ditmars (music), Peggy Webber, Jeffrey Silver (doubles), Lou Krugman (announcer, performer), Michael Ann Barrett (doubles), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1950-11-19  Funeral Fires

+ CBS net. "Funeral Fires". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. A raging plague, rioting natives, and stolen serum are some of the problems facing a doctor newly arrived to Lahore. The program was broadcast on the west coast on December 1, 1950. Ben Wright, Charles E. Israel (writer), Don Diamond (producer, host), Georgia Ellis, Lamont Johnson, Leon Lontock, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Roy Rowan (announcer), Wilms Herbert. 

 1950-11-19  Journey Into Fear

+ CBS net. "Journey Into Fear". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. An exciting story about intrigue and assassination in the pre-war Balkans. The program was broadcast on the west coast on November 24, 1950. Eric Ambler (author), Ben Wright, Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Antony Ellis (adaptor), Wilms Herbert, Edgar Barrier, Rolfe Sedan, Anne Morrison, Jack Kruschen, Lou Krugman, Shimon Ruskin, Ivan Ditmars (composer, conductor). 

 1950-11-26  This Side Of Nowhere

+ CBS net. "This Side Of Nowhere". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. A man and a woman with a quarter million dollars crash their plane in an isolated Mexican village, and find danger and death. The program was broadcast on the west coast on December 8, 1950. William Conrad, Virginia Gregg, Norman Macdonnell (director), Antony Ellis (writer), Don Diamond, Lou Krugman, Ralph Moody, Ivan Ditmars (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1950-12-10  A Passenger To Bali

+ CBS net. "A Passenger To Bali". Sustaining. East coast broadcast. A tramp steamer in the China Sea has a most unusual and evil passenger. The same script was previously performed (in an expanded version) on The Mercury Theatre On The Air on November 13, 1938 (see cat. #39416) and on "The Mercury Summer Theatre" (see cat. #52743). The program was broadcast on the west coast on December 15, 1950. John Dehner, Norman Macdonnell (director, adaptor), Ellis St. Joseph (author), Lou Merrill, Lou Krugman, Michael Ann Barrett, Wilms Herbert, Bruce Payne, Ivan Ditmars (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1950-12-17  Wild Jack Rett

+ CBS net. "Wild Jack Rhett". Sustaining. An excellent story about the old west and a great show-down on Main Street. The program was broadcast on the west coast on December 22, 1950. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on February 15, 1953. John Dehner, Parley Baer (narrator), Ernest Haycox (writer), John Meston (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (director), Lou Krugman, Lawrence Dobkin, Junius Matthews, Russell Simpson, Jeanne Bates, Paul Dubov, Sam Edwards, Ivan Ditmars (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1950-12-24  The Cave

+ CBS net. "The Cave". Sustaining. A throughly great Christmas story about two ten year old boys and what they found in "The Cave." The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on December 20, 1955 (see cat. #48589) and on "Romance" on December 22, 1956 (see cat. #70333). The program was broadcast on the west coast on December 29, 1950 (would they program a Christmas story on the 29th?). John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Antony Ellis (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1951-01-07  Conquest

+ CBS net. "Conquest". Sustaining. Rast coat broadcast. The first man to conquer Mt. Everest finds another man's cigarette lighter at the top! The program was broadcast on the west coast on January 12, 1951. William Conrad, Norman Macdonnell (director).

 1951-01-14  A Bullet For Mr Smith

+ Program #41. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "A Bullet For Mr. Smith". Cloaks and daggers in postwar Switzerland. An American agent is instructed to assassinate an enemy agent named "Mr. Smith," but who is he? The program was broadcast on the west coast on January 19, 1951. Antony Ellis (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Del Castillo (composer, conductor), John Dehner, Jeanne Bates, Ben Wright, Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Edgar Barrier, Jack Kruschen. 

 1951-02-16  Killer Mine

+ CBS net. "The Killer Mine". Sustaining. A British army deserter finds himself working in a mine below sea level in Cornwall. The program was broadcast on the west coast on February 16, 1951. John Dehner, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1951-02-23  Follower

+ CBS net. "The Follower". Sustaining. A good adventure story set in Mexico as a man tries to find his missing wife. The program was broadcast on the west coast on February 23, 1951. William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Lou Krugman, Virginia Gregg, Harry Bartell, Patrick Quentin (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Del Castillo (composer, conductor), Don Diamond, Sidney Miller. 

 1951-07-11  The Island

+ CBS net. "The Island". Sustaining. Two Marines fighting the Japs on Okinawa come upon the ultimate "Terror Weapon"...a beautiful girl! The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on March 8, 1953. Harry Bartell, William Conrad, Millard Kaufman (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Michael Ann Barrett, Edgar Barrier, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor). 

 1951-07-18  Macao

+ BS net. "Macao". Sustaining. An action story set in the teeming Asian city and a woman who makes the "Dragon Lady" seem tame. Raymond Burr, Norman Macdonnell (director), Michael Ann Barrett, Stacy Harris, Lou Krugman, Charlie Lung, Paul Dubov, Frank Gerstle, Leith Stevens (composer), Wilbur Hatch (conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Herb Purdum (writer). 

 1951-07-25  The Earthman

+ CBS net, KNX, Los Angeles aircheck. "The Earthmen". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Regal Pale Beer (local). A fine sci-fi story about the strange reception accorded the first Earthmen on Mars. A different story from "Mars is Heaven," even though they were both written by the same author. Byron Kane, Georgia Ellis, Hans Conried, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, John Dehner, Lawrence Dobkin, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Lou Krugman, Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Ray Bradbury (author), Roy Rowan (announcer), Sidney Miller, Walter Newman (adaptor). 

 1951-08-01  The Gladiator

+ CBS net. "The Gladiator". Sustaining. A champion prize-fighter thinks he's retiring from the ring...but he has one more fight...with the biggest man he's ever seen! William Conrad, Lou Krugman, Byron Kane, Paul Frees, Lillian Buyeff, Ted Osborne, Millard Kaufman (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1951-08-08  Up Periscope

+ CBS net. "Up Periscope". Sustaining. A good story about an American in charge of an old broken down Chinese sub fighting the Japs with the odds all against them. Hy Averback, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1951-08-15  Rough Shoot

+ CBS net. "A Rough Shoot". Sustaining. A man shoots a poacher on an English estate and uncovers a new Nazi plot to take over Britain! Geoffrey Household (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Arthur Ross (adaptor), Ben Wright, John Dehner, Stan Waxman, Mary Lansing, Howard McNear, Lawrence Dobkin, Lou Krugman, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1951-08-22  The Silent Horror

+ CBS net. "The Silent Horror". Sustaining. A man goes to live with a savage tribe in the Borneo jungles after a broken love affair. There, he confronts his greatest horror...a stopped watch! Hugh Cave (writer), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), Norman Macdonnell (director), Lou Krugman, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Clancey Cassell (announcer), Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Georgia Ellis, Ben Wright, Anne Diamond, Stan Waxman. 

 1952-10-12  Gringo

+ CBS net. "Gringo". Sustaining. A great tale of adventure, romance, and treasure south of the border. E. Jack Neuman (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), William Conrad, Edgar Barrier, Lillian Buyeff, Parley Baer. 

 1952-10-19  Price Of The Head
 1952-10-26  Robert Of Huntington

+ CBS net. "Robert Of Huntingdon". Sustaining. Robin and his friends in Sherwood Forest foil the sheriff once again. Antony Ellis (adaptor), William Conrad (announcer, performer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Lawrence Dobkin, Jack Kruschen, John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Harry Bartell, Herb Ellis, Edgar Barrier, Vic Perrin, John Stevenson, Peter Leeds. 

 1952-11-02  The Running Man

+ CBS net. "The Running Man". Sustaining. Herb Purdum (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), William Conrad (announcing), Vic Perrin, Michael Ann Barrett, Jeanne Bates, Ralph Moody, Don Diamond, Barney Phillips, Byron Kane. 

 1952-11-09  The Return

+ CBS net. "The Return". Sustaining. A traveler in North Africa, seeking the "perfect place," finds it with the help of a blind beggar. However, perfection proves to be more than he bargained for. The script was subsequently used on "Escape" on April 1, 1954. Kathleen Hite (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Lawrence Dobkin, Edgar Barrier, Paul Dubov, Jeanne Bates, Howard Culver, Lou Krugman, George Walsh (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), William Conrad (announcer). 

 1952-11-16  Loup Garou

+ CBS net. "The Loup-Garou". Sustaining. A hunt in the swamps of the Louisiana bayous for the fabled spirit that can change into an animal. The story was subsequently used on "Romance" on January 14, 1956 (see cat. #8437). William Froug (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), William Conrad, Norman Macdonnell (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Forrest Lewis, Tom Tully, Lou Krugman, Jack Kruschen, Don Diamond. 

 1952-12-07  Incident In Quito

+ CBS net. "Incident In Quito". Sustaining. A man trades his nagging wife to a tribe of headhunters for ten shrunken heads. Ross Murray (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), William Conrad (announcer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Antony Ellis (director), Larry Thor, Jeanne Bates, Edgar Barrier, Don Diamond, Fay Baker, Jack Kruschen, Tony Barrett. 

 1952-12-14  Four Went Home

+ CBS net. "Four Went Home". Sustaining. Four G. I.'s decide to escape from a Nazi prison camp as the war comes to an end. Antony Ellis (writer, director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), William Conrad (announcer, performer), Roy Rowan (announcer), John Dehner, Bob Sweeney, Peter Leeds, Jack Kruschen. 

 1952-12-21  Man Who Liked Dickens

+ CBS net. "The Man Who Liked Dickens". Sustaining. An Englishman is imprisoned in the Brazilian jungles by a madman who insists that he read all the works of Charles Dickens, over and over. The story was previously used on, "The Columbia Workshop" of June 12, 1939 (see cat. #4879). Terry Kilburn, Evelyn Waugh (author), Joseph Kearns, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Antony Ellis (director), Roy Rowan (announcer), John Meston (adaptor), Ramsay Hill, Joe Cranston. 

 1953-01-11  Conquerers Isle
 1953-01-18  A Matter Of Concience

+ CBS net. "A Matter Of Conscience". Sustaining. A temple on the island of Bali has been desecrated by three British chaps. The system cue has been deleted. Antony Ellis (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director), John Dehner, John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), William Conrad (announcer), Parley Baer, Ben Wright, Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Don Diamond, Terry Kilbourne. 

 1953-01-25  Diary Of A Madman

+ CBS net. "Diary Of A Madman". Sustaining. An excellent story about a band of Nazi deserters in the Sahara Desert, determined to become kings of "The Empire Of The Niger." Ben Wright, Harry Bartell, Lawrence Dobkin, Edgar Barrier, Barney Phillips, Paul Richards, Roy Rowan (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Les Crutchfield (writer), John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), William Conrad (unbilled announcer). 

 1953-02-01  A Study In Wax

+ CBS net. "A Study In Wax". Sustaining. Two men are struck in an arctic cabin together for six months. When the radio burns down, they start getting on each other's nerves. Tragedy follows. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on August 16, 1955 (see cat. #24237). William Conrad, Antony Ellis (writer), Stacy Harris, Norman Macdonnell (director).

 1953-02-08  Jetsam

+ CBS net. "Jetsam". Sustaining. Junius Peabody is alcoholic, broke, and on a beach on an island at the end of nowhere. Finding a fortune is ambergris, his troubles are only beginning! John Russell (writer), Norman Macdonnell (director, adaptor), John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Charlie Lung, John Dehner, Roy Rowan (announcer), Lawrence Dobkin, Edgar Barrier (narrator), Ben Wright (?). 

 1953-02-22  I Saw Myself Running

+ CBS net, WCBS, New York aircheck. "I Saw Myself Running". Sustaining. An interesting visit to a world of dreams. A woman met herself in her dreams...and she saw herself running! The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on May 24, 1955 (see cat. #46418). Antony Ellis (writer, director), John Meston (editorial supervisor), Georgia Ellis, Sammie Hill, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), John Stevenson, Edgar Barrier, Charlotte Lawrence.

 1953-03-01  The Tramp

+ CBS net. "The Tramp". Sustaining. A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain. This is a network version of cat. #5578. See cat. #64921 for the same story, produced on "Suspense" on July 25, 1956. Ben Wright, Antony Ellis (writer, director), Jay Novello, Charlie Lung, Tudor Owen, Alec Harford, Lou Krugman, Charles Davis, John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

+ Program #66. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Tramp". A trio of Limeys has a go at the piracy of an old hulk and her drunken captain. See cat. #63792 for a network version of this broadcast. See cat. #64921 for the same story, produced on "Suspense" on July 25, 1956. Ben Wright, Antony Ellis (writer, director), Jay Novello, Charlie Lung, Tudor Owen, Alec Harford, Lou Krugman, Charles Davis, John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), George Walsh (announcer). 

 1953-03-15  The Man With The Steel Teeth

+ CBS net. "The Man With The Steel Teeth". Sustaining. An American journalist is arrested in Moscow by the Secret Police. He is imprisoned and tortured to get him to confess to false charges...by a man with steel teeth! An adventure-filled escape follows, with a surprise ending. The program is unusual in that it contains considerable dialogue in Russian (with no translation). The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on February 17, 1955 (see cat. # ). John Dehner (writer), Antony Ellis (director), Jack Kruschen, John Meston (editorial supervisor), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Harry Bartell, Roy Rowan (announcer), Charlotte Lawrence, Steve Roberts, Paul Dubov. 

 1953-03-22  Pressure

+ CBS net. "Pressure". Sustaining. A suspenseful story about an American sub trapped underwater for many hours by a Jap destroyer. Richard Chandlee (writer), Antony Ellis (director), Larry Thor (narrator), Hy Averback, Herb Ellis, Jerry Hausner, Frank Gerstle, Kurt Martell, Eddie Firestone, Gus Bayz (sound effects), Ralph Cummings (sound effects), Jack Sixsmith (sound effects), Leith Stevens (composer, condductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), William Conrad, Bob Sweeney. 

 1953-03-29  The Invader

+ CBS net. "The Invader". Sustaining. An exciting science fiction tale about a hen-packed little man who contacts a spaceship visiting from another star. Michael Gray (writer), Antony Ellis (director), Howard McNear, Fay Baker, Edgar Barrier, Paul Frees, Peter Leeds, Bill Bissell, Leroy Leonard, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (anouncer)

 1953-04-12  Classified Secret

+ CBS net. "Classified Secret". Sustaining. Spies on a cross-country bus...and counterspies along for the ride. Parley Baer, Charlotte Lawrence, Peter Leeds, William Conrad, Roy Rowan (announcer), Georgia Ellis, Miriam Kruschen, Tim Graham, Leroy Leonard, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Antony Ellis (writer, director). 

 1953-04-19  El Guitarero

+ CBS net. "El Guitarero". Sustaining. The program is interrupted for a Korean war prisoner exchange bulletin. A Mexican finds out whether of not a poet will fight for what he loves. Eddie Firestone, Jack Kruschen, Lillian Buyeff, Charlie Lung, Herb Ellis, Jose Baroso (guitarist), E. Jack Neuman (writer), Antony Ellis (director), Roy Rowan (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), George Herman (reporting from Korea). 

 1953-04-26  The Derelict

+ CBS net. "Derelict". Sustaining. Three men and a woman are adrift with a cargo of gold. Charlotte Lawrence, Joseph Kearns, Charlie Lung, Ben Wright, Larry Roman (adaptor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Victor Schwartz (author), Antony Ellis (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor). 

 1953-05-03  Lili And The Colonel

+ CBS net, WEEI, Boston aircheck. "Lily and The Colonel". Sustaining. A story the Mau Maus on the rampage in colonial British Africa. The recording includes the first five minutes of "The Quiz Kids" following. The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on May 17, 1955 (see cat. #11318). John Dehner (author), Ben Wright, Paula Winslowe, Lou Krugman, Antony Ellis (director).

 1953-05-10  The Vessel Of Wrath

+ CBS net. "The Vessel Of Wrath". Sustaining. The story of an incorrigible drunken bum on a tropical paradise in the Dutch East Indies. The story was made into a film in 1938 (and 1955) as "The Beachcomber." Alan Reed, Ben Wright (narrator), David Young, Eric Snowden, Jeanette Nolan, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Parley Baer, Roy Rowan (announcer), W. Somerset Maugham (author), Antony Ellis (adaptor, director). 

 1953-05-17  North Of Polaris

+ CBS net. "North Of Polaris". Sustaining. Three astronauts arrive on a desolate planet. Charles Smith (writer), William Conrad, Antony Ellis (director), Hy Averback, Eddie Firestone, Vivi Janis, Ralph Moody, Frank Gerstle, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1953-05-24  Blue Hotel, Reenactment
 1953-05-31  Good Thing A

+ CBS net. "A Good Thing". Sustaining. Two brothers journey into the jungles to study a tribe of headhunters. Only one of them comes back...with a guilty secret! Kathleen Hite (writer), Antony Ellis (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Jack Kruschen, John Dehner, Roy Rowan (announcer), Tony Barrett, Herb Butterfield. 

 1953-06-07  The Voyages Of Sinbad

+ CBS net. "The Voyages Of Sinbad". Sustaining. An excellent adaptation of the Islamic fantasy. Sinbad escapes from "The Cave Of The Dead," only to become a prisoner of "The Old Man Of The Sea." Roy Rowan (announcer), Ted de Corsia, Parley Baer, Amanda Blake, Georgia Ellis, Ben Wright, Joseph Kearns, Whitfield Connor, Larry Thor, Herb Butterfield, Antony Ellis (adaptor, director), Kurt Martell, Leith Stevens (conductor). 

 1953-06-14  Clear For Action

+ CBS net. "Clear For Action". Sustaining. A swashbuckling sea adventure. An American captain plans a surprise for both a British and a French Man 'O War. The program opening has been deleted, the final 27:53 of the program only. Ben Wright, John Dehner, John Stevenson, Tudor Owen, Vivi Janis, David Young, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (anouncer), Dick Beals, Antony Ellis (writer, director), William Conrad. 

 1953-06-21  The Faraway Island

+ CBS net. "The Far Away Island". Sustaining. An embezzler hiding in French Polynesia is on the run from a man planning to drag him back to the states...his son! A good story. The program closing has been deleted. Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Charles Smith, Antony Ellis (director), Ted de Corsia, Tony Barrett, Edgar Barrier, Marion Richmond, Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen, Richard Peel. 

 1953-07-05  A Source Of Irritation

+ CBS net. "A Source Of Irritation". Sustaining. During the war, a rural British farmer is kidnapped by a Nazi pilot and taken to Germany. His resemblence to a well known French traitor leads to a clever plan by the Germans, despite the farmer's desire to return to his turnips. A well written and performed story. The program opeing is slightly upcut. Ben Wright, Charlie Lung, Antony Ellis (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Stacey Armonay (? author), Meyer Dolinsky (adaptor), Hy Averback, Paul Frees, Jack Kruschen, Betty Harford, John Doddsworth, Alec Harford, Ramsay Hill.

 1953-07-12  The Out Station

+ CBS net. "The Out-Station". Sustaining. An English gentleman in the jungles of Borneo has to endure a difficult assistant. Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), W. Somerset Maugham (author), Terry Kilburn, William Conrad, Antony Ellis (performer, writer, director), Ben Wright, David Young, Dick Beals, Alistair Duncan.

 1953-07-19  The Open Boat

+ CBS net. "Open Boat". Sustaining. Four men in a small boat try to make land. William Conrad (narrator), Stephen Crane (author), Roy Rowan (announcer), Bob Sweeney, E. Jack Neuman (adaptor), Tom Tully, Edgar Barrier, David Young, Jack Carroll, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Antony Ellis (director). 

 1953-07-26  The Notebook

+ CBS net. "The Notebook". Sustaining. Claim jumpers and a pack of wolves in the old West. William J. Radcliff (writer), John Dehner, Joseph Kearns, William Conrad, Roy Rowan (announcer), Antony Ellis (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor). 

 1953-08-02  The Red Forest

+ CBS net. "The Red Forest". Sustaining. A Montana forest fire surrounds a group of men pressed into service to fight it...along with one girl! The script was previously used on "Escape" on August 11, 1950 (see cat. #11363). Antony Ellis (writer, director), William Conrad, Georgia Ellis, Tom Tully, Jay Novello, Parley Baer, John Dehner, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer). 

 1953-08-09  Three Skeleton Key

+ CBS net. "Three Skeleton Key". Sustaining. The classic about the lighthouse and the rats. The story was previously produced on "Escape" on November 15, 1949 (see cat. #11353) and on March 17, 1950 (see cat. #65790). The story was also produced on "Suspense" on November 11, 1956 (see cat. #72348) and October 19, 1958 (see cat. #2230). Antony Ellis (performer, writer, director), Ben Wright, George Toudouze (author), George Walsh (announcer), James Poe (writer), Jay Novello, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Paul Frees.

 1953-08-16  The Thirteenth Truck

+ CBS net. "The Thirteenth Truck". Sustaining. An Allied expedition attempts to blow up a Nazi airfield in North Africa...by joining a Nazi truck convoy through the desert! The story has a good surprise ending! Alec Harford, Alistair Duncan, Antony Ellis (performer, writer, director), Cecil Carnes (author), Charlie Lung, Dick Beals, Douglas A. Smith (author), Gus Bayz (adaptor), Hy Averback (announcer), Jack Kruschen, Roy Rowan (announcer). 

 1953-08-23  The Man From Tomorrow

+ CBS net. "The Man From Tomorrow". Sustaining. A former fighter pilot is trained to develop his five senses beyond those of ordinary men...and to possibly develop a sixth sense! The script was subsequently used on "Suspense" on September 1, 1957 (see cat. #46414). Barney Phillips, Kurt Martell, Edgar Barrier, Irving Reis (writer), Jack Carroll, Lawrence Dobkin, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Vivi Janis, Antony Ellis (performer, writer, director).

 1953-08-30  The Game

+ CBS net. "The Game". Sustaining. Two boys, one gun, and a game of Russian Roulette. Good radio. One public service announcement and the program closing has been deleted, the story is complete. Antony Ellis (writer, director). 

 1953-09-06  Train From Olbiefelde

+ CBS net. "Train From Olbiefelde". Sponsored by: Plymouth. The story of a cold war search for a bomb aboard a train carrying an important nuclear scientist. The commercials and/or public service announcements have been deleted. Ross Murray (writer), William Conrad, Roy Rowan (announcer), Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Antony Ellis (director). 

 1953-09-13  The Abominable Snowman

+ CBS net. "The Abominable Snowman". Sustaining. An excellent horror story set in the Himalayas. Possibly dated April 27, 1954. William Conrad, Hy Averback, Antony Ellis (writer, director), Tony Barrett, Edgar Barrier, Jack Kruschen, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1953-09-20  The Log

+ CBS net. "The Log". Sustaining. The last voyage of a submarine without a country. James Nusser, Lawrence Dobkin, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Marianne Mosner (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Antony Ellis (performer, writer, director), Byron Kane, Kurt Martell, Dick Beals, Eric Snowden, Frank Gerstle, Francis Rosenwald (writer), Alan Reed (?). 

 1953-09-27  The Untouchable

+ CBS net. "The Untouchable". Sustaining. A good story about a man who is deathly afraid of leprosy who is forced to confront the "untouchables" of India. The program opening is slightly upcut. James Henderson (writer), John Dehner, Antony Ellis (director), Parley Baer, Jack Kruschen, Charles Davis, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer), Joan Danton

 1953-10-04  Zero Hour

+ CBS net. "Zero Hour". Sustaining. The classic story about the game of "Invasion" and the visit of "Drill." The story was previously used on "Dimension X" on June 17, 1950 (see cat. #3818) and subsequently on "Suspense" on April 5, 1955 (see cat. #16388 and #76073), on "X Minus One" on December 5, 1956 (see cat. #1099), again on Suspense on May 18, 1958 (see cat. #16427) and on "Future Tense on May 9, 1974 (see cat. #13271). The "Dimension X" program was rebroadcast by NBC during June, 1973. Antony Ellis (adaptor, producer, director), Eve McVeagh, Isa Ashdown, John Dehner (narrator), Mary McGovern, Paula Winslowe, Ray Bradbury (author), Roy Rowan (announcer), William Johnstone, Leith Stevens (music), William Conrad.

 1953-10-11  Elementals

+ CBS net. "Elementals". Sponsored by: Plymouth. Can a loving couple be made to fight each other over a crust of bread? A wealthy man's experiment in terror. The script was previously used on "Author's Playhouse" on March 4, 1941 (see cat. #53241) and subsequently on "Suspense" on June 12, 1960 (see cat. #11339). Stephen Vincent Benet (author), William Conrad, Meyer Dolinsky (adaptor), Antony Ellis (director), Tony Barrett, Georgia Ellis, Ben Wright, Byron Kane, Rex Koury (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer).

 1954-03-11  Bird Of Paradise

+ CBS net. "The Bird Of Paradise". Sustaining. An adventurer finds an island of riches and promptly becomes its prisoner. John Dehner, John Russell (author), Norman Macdonnell (director), John Meston (adaptor), Lawrence Dobkin, Jeanne Bates, Ben Wright, Edgar Barrier (narrator), George Walsh (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1954-03-18  Violent Night

+ CBS net. "Violent Night". Sustaining. An excellent story about an American plantation owner in a Latin American country who must avoid the local revolutionary who has sworn to kill him. The program is possibly dated April 1, 1954. William Conrad, Norman Macdonnell (director).

 1954-03-25  The Second Shot

+ CBS net. "The Second Shot". Sustaining. A hot-headed young officer has challenged five of his fellow cadets to a duel and has won them all. He then finds a very good reason to challenge his commanding officer to yet another duel...with surprising results. Alexandre Dumas (author), Les Crutchfield (adaptor), John Dehner, Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen, Lou Krugman, Ellen Morgan, Ben Wright, Harry Bartell, George Walsh (announcer), Norman Macdonnell (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor). 

 1954-04-01  The Return
 1954-04-08  The Scarlet Plague

+ CBS net. "The Scarlet Plague". Sustaining. A good story about an unknown disease that threatens to wipe out of all mankind! The system cue has been deleted. Barney Phillips, Eleanor Tanin, George Walsh (announcer), Jack London (author), John Dehner, John Larch, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Les Crutchfield (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Sam Edwards, Vic Perrin, Virginia Gregg. 

 1954-04-15  Affair At Mandrake

+ CBS net. "Affair At Mandrake". Sustaining. A British officer vs. a Nazi spy at Dunkirk, with a surprise ending! Ben Wright (writer, performer), Norman Macdonnell (director), John Dehner, Dick Beals, Parley Baer, Joseph Kearns, Jerry Montgomery, Lawrence Dobkin, George Walsh (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor). 

 1954-05-06  The Adversary

+ CBS net, WEEI, Boston aircheck. "The Adversary". Sponsored by: Sustaining, Jenny Gasoline (local), West Buick (local), Chesterfield. (local), CBS-Columbia Television/ Massachusetts Appliance (local). A deep sea dive...for one or two? The program is preceded by five minutes of network news read by Robert Trout (Senator Charles McCarthy won't boycott the Army-McCarthy hearings, but may refuse to testify, the Communists are strengthening their forces around Hanoi), followed by five minutes of local (WEEI, Boston) news, Ralph Morse reporting. Lawrence Dobkin, Ben Wright, John Dehner, Vic Perrin (narrator), Robert Trout (newscaster), William Conrad (announcer), John Russell (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Norman Macdonnell (director), Alec Harford, Charlie Lung, Barney Phillips, George Walsh (announcer), Ralph Morse (WEEI newscaster). 

 1954-06-03  An Ordinary Man

+ CBS net. "An Ordinary Man". Sustaining. A man tells a beautiful woman that he's met on an ocean liner that he's an importer of jewels...and his adventure begins! Lawrence Dobkin, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1954-06-03  The Ordinary Man

+ CBS net. "An Ordinary Man". Sustaining. A man tells a beautiful woman that he's met on an ocean liner that he's an importer of jewels...and his adventure begins! Lawrence Dobkin, Norman Macdonnell (director). 

 1954-06-10  Benchillina And The Fisherman

+ CBS net. "Benchillina and The Fisherman". Sustaining. John Dehner (writer, performer), Vic Perrin, Lawrence Dobkin, Paula Winslowe, Parley Baer, Norman Macdonnell (director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), Roy Rowan (announcer).

 1954-06-17  Blood Waters

+ CBS net. "Blood Waters". Sustaining. A trip up the Paraguay River in the jungles of Argentina, in search of sunken gold. An excellent adventure yarn...good radio! Tony Barrett (writer, performer), Vic Perrin, Jack Kruschen, Barney Phillips, Lillian Buyeff, Norman Macdonnell (director), George Walsh (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1954-08-14  The Coward

+ CBS net. "The Coward". Sustaining. A good story about a pilot who tries to return to a deserted Caribbean island with a wrecked plane loaded with money. E. Jack Neuman (writer), Barney Phillips, Virginia Gregg, Lou Merrill, Herb Butterfield, Bill Anders (announcer), David Friedkin (producer, director), Morton Fine (producer, director), William Conrad, Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1954-08-21  Two &two Make Four

+ CBS net. "Two and Two Make Four". Sustaining. Never doubt your own senses, even if they tell you that you're crazy! Shepard Menken, Joyce McCluskey, Tudor Owen, Richard Peel, Walter Newman (writer), Morton Fine (producer, director), David Friedkin (producer, director), Betty Harford, Dick Ryan, Melitza Milo, James Baron, Bill Anders (announcer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1954-08-28  King Of Owanatu

+ CBS net. "The King Of Owanatu". Sustaining. A story of black pearls on a hidden tropical island and the strange white man who ruled with his most beautiful daughter. Tony Barrett, Clayton Post, Joseph Kearns, Sammie Hill, Jack Carroll, Bill Anders (announcer), Robert Tallman (writer), David Friedkin (producer, director), Morton Fine (producer, director), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor).

 1954-09-25  Heart Of Kali

+ CBS net. "The Heart Of Kali". Sustaining. An excellent chiller with a delightful ending; a fine way to end the series (being replaced by "Gunsmoke"). A man will do anything, even kill, to obtain a ruby as big as a grenade! Morton Fine (director), David Friedkin (director), Paul Richards, Edgar Barrier, Jack Kruschen, Lou Krugman, Paul Frees, Clayton Post, Herb Butterfield, Lou Merrill, Ross Murray (writer), Leith Stevens (composer, conductor), George Walsh (announcer)

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