The Sinister Sneeze (Aired June 11, 1950)
Vincent Price's closing comments were generally directed towards social issues of the era: race, ethnic and religious discrimination, tolerance and worthy causes of the era. Price at first tied his closing message to the theme of the preceding script. By the later scripts, Vincent Price simply closed with whatever social comment he felt most compelled to address. The comments were clearly heartfelt and sincere. Vincent Price's entire career was a tribute to any number of deeply felt causes and efforts to promote tolerance and unity throughout the world. In that light, Price's portrayals of The Saint must be taken at face value. Perhaps not widely perceived as the rock'em sock'em type of actor, Price could certainly portray the most sinister of characters to the glee of any Vincent Price fan of the era. Indeed, it was Price's wide appeal that brought him to the role in the first place. Leslie Charteris himself clearly approved of the choice of Price and it's clear that as the Price canon progressed, the scripts were tailored as much to Price's off-screen persona and interests as to his on-screen and on-Radio performances.
THIS EPISODE:
June 11, 1950. NBC network. "The Sinister Sneeze". Sustaining. The first show of the series on NBC. The Saint meets a sneezing girl on a bus, which leads to a boxer in need of protection! Hal March, Barney Phillips, Peter Leeds, Louis Vittes (writer), Vaughn Dexter (composer, conductor. A trade publication referred to him as "Von Dexter"), Helen Mack (director), Lawrence Dobkin, Leslie Charteris (creator), James L. Saphier (producer), Doug Gorlay (announcer), Vincent Price, Sandra Gould. 27:58. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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