Thursday, October 22, 2009

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Suspense "Will You Make A Bet With Death" (11-10-42)


Will You Make A Bet With Death (Aired November 10,1942)


Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end.


THIS EPISODE:

November 10, 1942. CBS network. "Will You Make A Bet With Death?". Sustaining. A great, suspenseful story about a man who matches his life against his evil stepfather for $25,000. Ted de Corsia, Michael Fitzmaurice, Nicholas Joy, Lesley Woods, John Dickson Carr (writer), William Spier (producer), Marx B. Loeb (director), Joseph Kearns (announcer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor). 1/2 hour.

FOR THIS EPISODE AND HUNDREDS MORE, FOLLOW THIS LINK TO BOXCARS711

Tell a Friend

No comments: