Last Night (Aired June 15, 1943)
One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, was subtitled "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 are extant. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors, and director/producers. Formula plot devices were followed for all but a handful of episodes: the protagonist was usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation; solutions were "withheld until the last possible second"; and evildoers were usually punished in the end.
THIS EPISODE:
June 15, 1943. CBS network. "Last Night". Sustaining. The story of a corpse in the rumble seat and a debt-ridden dude ranch. Kent Smith, Margo, Cornell Woolrich (author, based on his short story, "The Red Tide"), William Spier (adaptor, producer), Ted Bliss (director), Joseph Kearns ("The Man In Black"), Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor). 29:35. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.
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