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Edgar Barrier

Hans Conried

Lou Merrill

Mercedes McCambridge

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Energine Shoe White

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Ironized Yeast

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Wartime Weeknights

Home-front thrills, 1942–1945.

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The Bennet Matter - Ep 5

The conclusion of the story. A verdict in and out of the courtroom. The system cue has been deleted.

Ep 335 · Friday, February 24, 1956 · 14:39

Suspense

Rave Notice

An actor struggles with his sanity after committing a murder and attempts to convince the police of his insanity.

Ep 568 · Thursday, October 21, 1954 · 24:54

Inner Sanctum Mysteries

The Hitch-Hiking Corpse

A motorist driving west meets a strange and beautiful hitch-hiker. Interesting adaptation of the Lucille Fletcher story with subtle differences.

Ep 458 · Monday, January 23, 1950 · 24:14

Have Gun — Will Travel

Shanghai Is a Verb

Hey Boy has disappeared from the Barbary Coast. Bubonic plague and a shanghai ensue. See cat. #62984 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast.

Ep 72 · Sunday, April 3, 1960 · 24:13

Fort Laramie

Squaw Man

Will Granby, a squaw man, warns Captain Quince that the Arapaho are off the reservation and desperate for food. Tensions rise as the cavalry must decide how to handle the impending conflict.

Ep 3 · Sunday, February 5, 1956 · 29:33

Gunsmoke

The Reed Survives

A young cowboy finds himself embroiled in a deadly situation when he is manipulated into killing Ephraim Hunt, a man with a dark side hidden behind his pious facade. As tensions rise, the stakes become a matter of life and death for all involved.

Ep 166 · Saturday, June 18, 1955 · 30:18

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Immortal Gentleman (Live Forever)

A man finds himself in the far future, where eternal life is commonplace and not very much appreciated. Syndicated program name: "The Devil and Mr. O." The story is also known as

Ep 19430831 · Tuesday, August 31, 1943 · 23:32

Lights Out

It Happened

A young woman visiting Paris is kidnapped by a man claiming that her father owes him $150,000. Her adventures in the sewers of Paris include a madman who makes jewelry from the bo

Ep 19380511 · Wednesday, May 11, 1938 · 29:11

Lights Out

Valse Triste

A "gentle man" imprisons two women. One must marry him, the other must die! This story is definitely not for the squeamish!

Ep 19421229 · Tuesday, December 29, 1942 · 28:56

Lights Out

Murder in the Script Department

Two typists are haunted at a radio network. Don't ever complain about Mr. Oboler's scripts! Great radio writing! Oboler tells about next week's program as set in the jungle, "wh

Ep 19430511 · Tuesday, May 11, 1943 · 22:11

Lights Out

Little Old Lady (Mrs Kingsley's Report)

Aunt Harriet, living alone in a dark wood, has some very strange feline companions! A good story! The story is also known as, "Mrs. Kingsley's Report."

Ep 19430525 · Tuesday, May 25, 1943 · 22:51

Lights Out

Prelude to Murder

An insanely jealous orchestra conductor is convinced that his wife is seeing a young artist. The husband's thoughts are heard, as well as his words...an interesting technique.

Ep 19430615 · Tuesday, June 15, 1943 · 24:59

Lights Out

Profits Unlimited

A fascinating story about an island filled with zombie-like workers and a strange inheritance. See cat. #47308 for a network, sponsored version of this broadcast. Syndicated prog

Ep 19430720 · Tuesday, July 20, 1943 · 29:12

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Lights Out 1943-04-27 (30) Execution.mp3

Lights Out, Episode 19430427

Execution

Tuesday, April 27, 1943 · 29:20

Lights Out, Episode 19430427

Execution

Tuesday, April 27, 1943 · 29:20

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A well-written drama about a Nazi officer who hangs a woman in revenge for wounding a German soldier. He then hangs the same woman over and over again. A well-written story with excellent sound effects. The program is "dedicated to the Second War Loan."

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Midwar evenings, full strength.

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David and Bathsheba

The biblical story of love and jealousy. AFRTS program name: "Hollywood Radio Theatre."

Ep 893 · Tuesday, October 19, 1954 · 55:37

Escape

The Far-Away Island

An embezzler hides in French Polynesia, trying to escape his past and the relentless pursuit of his son. As he prepares to return to a life he once knew, the stakes rise when he realizes danger is still close at hand.

Ep 188 · Sunday, June 21, 1953 · 28:56

Lights Out

The Author and the Thing

Arch Oboler hosts the program and stars in it as, "Arch Oboler!" Mr. Oboler has created a monster for his radio show, whereupon it promptly comes to life and kills his brother! T

Ep 19430928 · Tuesday, September 28, 1943 · 28:56

Lights Out

Mirage

A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night the date people are ging to die. Kate Smith makes an appeal for the Third War Loan (she's been on the air all day).

Ep 19430921 · Tuesday, September 21, 1943 · 28:02

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