Mr. Jonathon Jewett (Aired June 2, 1954)
Crime Classics was a U. S. radio docudrama which aired over CBS from June 15, 1953 to June 30, 1954. Created, produced, and directed by radio actor/director Elliott Lewis, the program was basically a historical true crime series, examining crimes, and especially murders, from the past. It grew out of Lewis's personal interest in famous murder cases, and took a documentary-like approach to the subject, carefully recreating the facts, personages, and feel of the time period. Comparatively little dramatic license was taken with the facts and events, but the tragedy was leavened with humor, expressed largely through the narration.
THIS EPISODE:
June 2, 1954. CBS net. "Mr. Jonathan Jewett". Sustaining. The complete story title is "Mr. Jonathan Jewett: How He Most Peculiarly He Cheated The Hangman." A prisoner about to be hanged plans to cheat the noose...with the help of a "friend." Well done, with delightfully grisly descriptions. David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director, performer), Bob Lemond (announcer), John Dehner, Lee Miller, Vic Perrin, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Junius Matthews, Byron Kane. 30:28.
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