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Suspense and the producer of radio's outstanding theater of thrills, the master of mystery and adventure, William N. Robeson. Among the great classics of radio drama, none is more memorable than Three Skeleton Key, although few who have heard it would remember it by that title. To them it is simply that story about the rats, and that it is an unforgettable experience in horror. We repeat it now because we can't help ourselves. We like to scare as well as you like to be scare…

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Synopsis

'Three Skeleton Key' unfolds in a remote lighthouse, where a keeper and his two companions, Big Louie and Auguste, live a solitary life.

Host

G

George Walsh

Cast›

B

Ben Wright

B

Bill James

Joan Bennett

L

Lawrence Dobkin

T

Tom Hanley

Vincent Price

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This story returned to the dial 2 more times · Three Skeleton Key

  • Nov111956

    Suspense

    Three Skeleton Key

    Nov 11 · Ep 673

  • Oct191958

    Suspense

    Three Skeleton Key

    Oct 19 · Ep 773

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Suspense 581019 773 Three Skeleton Key (64-44) 9645 19m12s.mp3

Suspense, Episode 773

Three Skeleton Key

Sunday, October 19, 1958 · 19:53

Suspense, Episode 773

Three Skeleton Key

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Summary

In 'Three Skeleton Key,' a lighthouse keeper and his companions face a terrifying onslaught of rats after a derelict ship runs aground nearby. As the situation escalates, their survival hangs in the balance.

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