Sunday, March 28, 2010

Boxcars711 Old Time Radio Pod - Suspense "Devil In The Summer House" (11-03-42)


Devil In The Summer House (Aired November 3, 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 3, 1942. CBS network. "The Devil In The Summer House". Sustaining. A crime decades old is brought to light again by means of a recorded confession. A well written period piece, previously broadcast on the BBC. John Dickson Carr (writer), Martin Gabel, Lesley Woods, William Spier (producer), John Dietz (director), Joseph Kearns (announcer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor). 1/2 hour.

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