goldie

Free old time radio — transcripts, sponsor breaks intact, open catalog for listeners and builders.

Listen

  • Shows
  • Calendar
  • Search
  • Halloween
  • Genres
  • Moods
  • Themes
  • People
  • Sponsors
  • Upcoming series

Builders

  • Developers
  • Goldie for AI (MCP)
  • api.goldie.fm
  • mcp.goldie.fm
  • llms.txt

Company

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Terms
  • Goldie Pro

Audio from Internet Archive · Logs from the Old Time Radio Researchers. Goldie does not own the recordings.

Privacy · Terms · Contact · Developers · Catalog API api.goldie.fm · MCP mcp.goldie.fm · AI / MCP docs

goldie
ShowsCalendarAIPro
  1. Home
  2. /Shows
  3. /Escape
  4. /Snake Doctor (national broadcast)
← All Escape episodes

The Adventures of Christopher Wells program, formerly scheduled at this time, is now broadcast at a new time on Tuesday evenings. Tune in for the Adventures of Christopher Wells next Tuesday and every Tuesday at 9.30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. You are standing at the doorway of a cabin on Cashier Creek. Up on the ridge the bloodhounds of Cochers sent. And between you and a fortune, between you and escape, yawn the white jaws of a deadly cottonmouth. Escape, produced and dir…

Transcript

Loading transcript…

Synopsis

In the Escape episode titled Snake Doctor, we find ourselves in the isolated hills of the southern mountains, where a man known as the Snake Doctor lives in a cabin near Cashier Creek. This old man is infamous for his unusual profession: he renders down the fat of cottonmouth snakes to sell as a remedy for ailments like rheumatism. While he is harmless, the local community views him with suspicion and fear, believing he has a sinister connection to the snakes he handles.

Network›

CBS

Network

Featured in playlists›

Goldie Originals that include this night

Detective Desk

Private eyes, hardboiled and soft.

24 episodes

You might also like

Shared stars, moods, and themes across the catalog

Suspense

Sorry, Wrong Number

An invalid woman overhears a chilling conversation about a planned murder while struggling with a malfunctioning telephone. As she fights to alert the authorities, the stakes rise with each passing moment.

Ep 43 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 29:38

Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar

The Tip-Off Matter

A convict in the state prison is about to die. He has a final "thank you" for Johnny for helping his kid brother get a start in life. There's still the matter of $100,000 from th

Ep 809 · Sunday, September 30, 1962 · 23:56

← PreviousThe Vanishing Lady (national broadcast)Next →Ancient Sorceries (national broadcast)

Credits

  • Audio from Internet Archive (OTRR_Escape_Singles). Curated by OTRR. Goldie does not claim ownership of this broadcast.
  • Cast and sponsor data from RadioGold Index (J. David Goldin / UMKC Libraries).

Escape_48-02-08_-027-_Snake_Doctor_-national_broadcast-.mp3

Escape, Episode 27

Snake Doctor (national broadcast)

Sunday, February 8, 1948 · 29:30

Escape, Episode 27

Snake Doctor (national broadcast)

Sunday, February 8, 1948 · 29:30

Summary

In the hills of the southern mountains, a man known as the Snake Doctor lives near a deadly cottonmouth habitat. Tensions rise as a neighbor, Jaffe Marner, fueled by ignorance and fear, plots against him.

Chapters

The Forties

A whole decade on the dial.

24 episodes

Victory & After

1945–1949: relief, noir, new nerves.

24 episodes

Latest Air Dates

The newest broadcast dates in the archive.

24 episodes

That night in history

On the air that night›

  1. EscapeSnake Doctor (national broadcast)Currently listeningEpisode 27
  2. The Jack Benny ProgramNightmare AlleyEpisode 642
  3. The ShadowThe Thing in the CageEpisode 434