ESCAPE ♦ Classic Radio Show ♦ EP 3 ♦ The Man Who Would Be King ♦ 07-07-1947

Escape Radio Show  07-07-1947



Episode 3



Title: The Man Who Would Be King



Narrated by: Paul Frees, William Conrad



Written by: Les Crutchfield, John Dunkel



Produced By: Norman MacDonnell



Genre(s): Adventure, Science Fiction, Supernatural



Language: English



Escape was radio's leading anthology series of high-adventure radio dramas, airing on CBS from July 7, 1947 to September 25, 1954. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like Suspense, it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although Richfield Oil signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.



Despite these problems, Escape enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined Mussorgsky's Night on Bald Mountain with this introduction, as intoned by William Conrad and later Paul Frees:



"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!"

Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add:



"Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!"  Summary by Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_...)



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