The Dead Laugh (Aired September 23, 1946)
Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a popular old-time radio program that aired from January 7, 1941 to October 5, 1952. Created by Himan Brown, the anthology series featured stories of mystery, terror and suspense. The tongue-in-cheek introductions were in sharp contrast to shows like Suspense and The Whistler. A total of 526 episodes are known to have been produced. The early 1940s programs opened with Raymond Edward Johnson introducing himself as, "Your host, Raymond," in a mocking sardonic voice. A spooky melodramatic organ score punctuated Raymond's many morbid jokes and playful puns. Raymond's closing was an elongated "Pleasant dreeeammsss?!" His tongue-in-cheek style and ghoulish relish of his own tales became the standard for many such horror narrators to follow, from fellow radio hosts like Ernest Chappell (on Cooper's later series, Quiet, Please) and Maurice Tarplin (on The Mysterious Traveler) to EC Comics' Crypt-Keeper in various incarnations of Tales from the Crypt.
THIS EPISODE:
September 23, 1946. CBS network origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Dead Laugh". An unmerciful judge is unconcerned when a condemned man swears revenge. The shoe slowly changes to another foot! The story is also known as, "Ghosts Always Get The Last Laugh." Santos Ortega, Mercedes McCambridge, Berry Kroeger, Lawson Zerbe, Paul McGrath (host). 25:58.
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