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Escape · Episode 78
Wednesday, September 28, 1949
A man and his companion find themselves trapped on a deserted island with a beautiful girl and her father, who are hiding from a dangerous killer. As they navigate the eerie surroundings, they must confront the lurking terror that threatens their escape. A good story about a beautiful girl and her father trapped on an island by a homicidal maniac. The script was used on the program previously on December 17, 1947 (see cat. #65836) and on "The Orson Welles Theate" on November 3, 1941 (cat. #50630). The script was subsequently used on "Romance" on July 25, 1950 (see cat. #79131). There was no "Escape" broadcast on October 5, 1949. Opening credits, Trapped in the plantation house, Discovering the wild orange grove, Feeling an unsettling presence, Meeting Millie and her father, Confronting Nicholas's danger, Finding a body in the house, Escaping from the looming threat, Navigating through the storm CBS One week from tonight, October 5th, You Bet Your Life, starring Groucho Marx, will be heard at this time over most of these same CBS stations. We offer you Escape, starring Van Heflin. Escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. You are trapped in the dank darkness of a ruined plantation house. Somewhere in the pitch black room is a homicidal maniac armed with a knife, groping for you, trying to prevent your escape. Tonight, with Van Heflin as Joh…
