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You are trapped in the native quarter of Mozambique with the police closing in on you, while at your feet lie two dead men and standing beside you is a sultry girl who offers you escape. We offer you escape, designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure. Tonight we escape to Mozambique in Southeast Africa and a fantastic series of adventures as Percival Gibbon tells it in his story of the second class passenger. That's me, Ronald A. Daws…

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Synopsis

In Second Class Passenger, we meet Ronald A. Dawson, a seemingly ordinary man who has chosen to travel in second class on a cruise ship. He is eager to impress his colleagues back home in Cedar Rapids, but his journey takes an unexpected turn when the ship docks in Mozambique. Dawson's curiosity leads him to explore the local culture, and he quickly becomes enchanted by a charming woman named Miss Patterson. However, his adventure soon spirals into chaos when he is tasked with retrieving a lost idol from a local restaurant.

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Escape, Episode 72

Second Class Passenger (Parley Baer)

Thursday, July 28, 1949 · 29:38

Escape, Episode 72

Second Class Passenger (Parley Baer)

Thursday, July 28, 1949 · 29:38

Summary

A second-class passenger on a cruise ship finds himself entangled in murder and danger while exploring Mozambique. With the police closing in, he must navigate the treacherous streets and a sultry woman's offer of escape.

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