Monday, March 30, 2009

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Lights Out - Valuse Trieste (3-30-38)


Valuse Trieste (Aired March 30, 1938)


Lights Out was an American old-time radio program featuring "tales of the supernatural and the supernormal." It was immensely popular, and was one of the first horror programs, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. In its heydey, Lights Out rivalled the popularity of those shows. Lights Out ran through several series and networks, from January 1, 1934 to August 6, 1947. The principal sponsor was Ironized Yeast. Most episodes were broadcast at midnight. Lights Out then made the transition to television in 1949, where it was broadcast until 1952. Created in Chicago by writer Wyllis Cooper in 1934.


THIS EPISODE:

December 29, 1942. CBS network. "Valse Triste". Sponsored by: Ironized Yeast, Energene Cleaning Fluid. A "gentle man" imprisons two women. One must marry him, the other must die! This story is definitely not for the squeamish! Arch Oboler (host), Frank Martin (announcer), Dinah Shore, Gloria Blondell, Lou Merrill, Joseph Kearns, Wally Maher. 29:24.

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