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Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mona Freeman and Robert Wagner in tonight's presentation of Suspense. Tonight, Auto Light presents the true story of an attempt to escape to freedom in which it has been necessary to change the names of all principal participants in order that their survivors still imprisoned may live. Listen, young lovers, our stars, Mona Freeman and Robert Wagner. Say, Hap, what's your favorite flavor? Chocolate, Harlow. Why? Well, everybody has…

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Synopsis

Set against the backdrop of Communist Czechoslovakia, Listen Young Lovers tells the harrowing story of Jinnrich, a 21-year-old student facing the wrath of the regime for his intellectual curiosity. After being caught with a book deemed subversive, he is summoned for an interrogation that reveals the chilling reality of life under totalitarian rule. The authorities toy with his fate, oscillating between expulsion and execution, as they recognize his potential as a thinker who could either serve their cause or become a threat.

Host

Larry Thor

Cast›

Joseph Kearns

M

Mona Freeman

R

Robert Wagner

Sam Edwards

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This story returned to the dial 2 more times · Listen Young Lovers

  • May311954

    Suspense

    Listen Young Lovers

    May 31 · Ep 554

  • Feb141956

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    Listen Young Lovers

    Feb 14 · Ep 637

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Suspense 540531 554 Listen Young Lovers (64-44) 14456 29m28s.mp3

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A young couple in Czechoslovakia faces the oppressive forces of Communism as they attempt to escape to freedom. Their love and determination are put to the ultimate test amidst the threat of imprisonment and death.

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