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Escape presents “The Golden Snake,” episode 106 of the CBS radio anthology, originally broadcast April 14, 1950. This sustaining presentation was written for radio by Les Crutchfield from Paul Pierce’s “Grand Canyon Suite,” and directed by William N. Robson. The cast includes Tony Barrett, Jeanette Nolan, John Hoyt, and Paul Frees. Helicopter pilot Steve Lane takes a lucrative assignment in Yucatán, flying an archaeological expedition toward a remote Mayan temple. But as Lane, Gail Barry, and Dr. Conrad press deeper into the jungle, legends of Kukulkan and a rumored golden treasure cast an ominous shadow over the journey. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 30:45 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Earthman,” originally broadcast on CBS on July 25, 1951, as episode 146. Adapted by Walter Newman from Ray Bradbury’s “The Earth Men,” the drama was directed by Norman Macdonald and features Parley Baer, Hans Conried, John Dehner, and Georgia Ellis. Four members of Earth’s first rocket expedition land on Mars expecting a historic first-contact encounter. Instead, Captain Jonathan Williams and his crew find an inhabited world that seems strangely familiar—and a reception that grows increasingly unsettling as they try to make themselves understood. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:21 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “A Shipment of Mute Fate,” an archival episode of the CBS adventure anthology. The exact original broadcast date and episode number are not identified; Escape produced the same Les Crutchfield adaptation four times between 1947 and 1950. A zoological collector, Chris Warner, boards a passenger ship sailing from Venezuela to New York with a live bushmaster snake—dangerous cargo that soon turns the voyage into a tense, close-quarters search at sea. Adapted from Martin Storm’s short story, this suspenseful tale unfolds under the watch of Captain Wood. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 25:14 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “Judgment Day at Crippled Deer,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 24, 1954. Commonly indexed as episode 215, this Yukon-set drama was written by Les Crutchfield and directed by Norman MacDonnell. As a winter blizzard closes in on an isolated northern outpost, four people must confront a troubling absence and a grave accusation. Cut off from outside authority and facing the prospect of months of isolation, they attempt to administer their own harsh frontier justice. The cast includes Lawrence Dobkin, Harry Bartell, Lou Krugman, Georgia Ellis, James Nusser, and Clayton Post. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:52 Original Broadcast 29:19 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Voyages of Sinbad,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 7, 1953. Common episode listings identify it as episode 186. This Antony Ellis adaptation draws on the traditional Sinbad tales of The Thousand and One Nights. In Baghdad, the weary Sinbad the Porter is invited into the home of the prosperous Sinbad the Sailor, who begins the account of one of his extraordinary journeys. Ben Wright stars as Sinbad in this Arabian Nights adventure of distant seas, strange lands, and perilous encounters. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:43 Original Broadcast 30:13 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “02 the Red Forest,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on August 2, 1953. This archival recording is episode number 5308. Written and directed by Antony Ellis, it stars William Conrad as Wally and Georgia Ellis as Jan. A motorist becomes trapped in a Western mountain forest as a major wildfire closes in. With flames, smoke, and mounting tension surrounding a small group of stranded people, survival becomes a desperate race against the advancing blaze. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:16 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

From the radio anthology Escape, “Flood on the Goodwins” is presented from a local archival recording. The original broadcast date and episode number are not supplied. This archival drama concerns a flood and its impact on the Goodwins. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:17 Original Broadcast 29:48 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Price of the Head,” originally broadcast August 7, 1954. This local archival recording is identified as episode 5408. In the South Pacific, drunken outcast Christopher Pellett flees after a deadly barroom brawl, setting out by outrigger canoe with Karaki, a Bougainville native whose determined care raises unsettling questions. Ben Wright stars as Pellett and Hans Conried as Karaki in this John Meston adaptation of John Russell’s story. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:18 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “Two and Two Make Four,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 21, 1954. Cataloged as episode 236 in the established broadcast log, this late-season psychological mystery stars Shepard Menken and features Joyce McCluskey. It was written for radio by Walter Brown Newman. After an assault in Calais, a merchant sailor awakens in England with no memory of crossing the Channel. As he tries to account for the missing time, unsettling clues and doubts about his own perceptions draw him deeper into a mystery spanning France, England, and the foggy divide between them. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 30:28 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Dark Wall,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on July 1, 1954. This late-run episode is commonly listed as episode 216, written by Kathleen Hite and directed by Norman Macdonnell. In the high Pyrenees, Alan and his wife Joyce enter Andorra seeking help after a frightening emergency. Their search leads them along narrow mountain roads to an isolated stone village, where shelter is offered—but the wary inhabitants and Joyce’s worsening condition leave Alan increasingly uneasy. John Dana and Joyce McCluskey star. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 30:20 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Return,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on April 1, 1954, as episode 208. Written by Kathleen Hite and produced by Norman Macdonnell, this sustaining broadcast stars Lawrence Dobkin as Reeser. In a walled North African city, a weary traveler tells a blind beggar that he longs to escape life’s endless struggle. The beggar offers to guide him to a “perfect place,” setting off an eerie, parable-like journey through desert-city mystery. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 29:50 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Derelict,” originally broadcast on CBS on April 26, 1953. Commonly cataloged as episode 180, this sustaining broadcast was written for radio by Larry Roman from a story by Victor Schwartz and directed by Antony Ellis. A drifting ship in the Indian Ocean becomes an uneasy refuge for four survivors—one woman and three men—along with a cargo of gold. As isolation and uncertainty close in, survival, mistrust, and greed test the fragile alliance aboard the abandoned vessel. The cast includes Charlotte Lawrence, Ben Wright, and Charlie Lung. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 29:30 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Man from Tomorrow,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 23, 1953. Episode 197 features Lawrence Dobkin in an original radio play by Irving Reis, directed by Antony Ellis. A former fighter pilot volunteers for a scientific experiment designed to push ordinary human senses beyond their natural limits. As the tests deepen, this psychological science-fiction drama explores perception, power, and the unsettling cost of becoming more than human. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 29:53 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “Ancient Sorceries,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on February 15, 1948. Episode 28 of the series adapts Algernon Blackwood’s supernatural short story, with Paul Frees, William Conrad, and Jeff Corey featured in the cast. A traveler’s overnight stop in an isolated Welsh village turns unsettling when its quiet, watchful residents seem to know him—though he is certain he has never visited before. Adapted by Les Crutchfield and directed by William N. Robson, this eerie tale gradually draws its stranger deeper into the village’s uncanny atmosphere. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:18 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Escape presents “The Man with the Steel Teeth,” originally broadcast on CBS on March 15, 1953. This is episode 174 of the series, written by John Dehner and directed by Antony Ellis. In Moscow, American newspaper correspondent Arthur Henderson Luttrell is seized after an evening at the Bolshoi Ballet and taken to Lubyanka Prison. Under the scrutiny of Inspector Max Golovin, he faces a tense Cold War interrogation and a desperate struggle to understand what his captors want. The cast includes Harry Bartell, Jack Kruschen, Charlotte Lawrence, Stephen Roberts, and Paul Dubov. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 30:26 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio