Book: On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio
Quotes of Book: On the Air: The Encyclopedia
Among the best shows were these, some of which have attained cult followings: The Most Dangerous Game {Oct. 1, 1947}, a showcase for two actors, Paul Frees and Hans Conried, as hunted and hunter on a remote island; Evening Primrose {Nov. 5, 1947}, John Collier's too-chilling-to-be-humorous account of a misfit who finds sanctuary {and something else that he hadn't counted on} when he decides to live in a giant department store after hours; Confession {Dec. 31, 1947}, surely one of the greatest pure-radio items ever done in any theater-Algernon Blackwood's creepy sleight-of-hand that keeps a listener guessing until the last line; Leiningen vs. the Ants {Jan. 17, 1948} and Three Skeleton Key {Nov. 15, 1949}, interesting as much for technical achievement as for story or character development {soundmen Gould and Thorsness utilized ten turntables and various animal noises in their creation of Three Skeleton Key's swarming pack of rats}; Poison {July 28, 1950}, a riveting commentary on intolerance wrapped in a tense struggle to save a man from the deadliest snake in the world-Jack Webb stars book-quote
