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  • Escape - "Four Went Home" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "Four Went Home" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 11 2026
    Escape presents “Four Went Home,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio Network on December 14, 1952. Common episode guides list it as episode 161. Written and directed by Antony Ellis and produced by Norman Macdonnell, the drama features William Conrad and John Dehner.

    Late in 1944, with Allied forces drawing near, five American prisoners of war in a German camp weigh a desperate chance at freedom. As they prepare to slip beyond their locked quarters, cold, fear, and uncertainty turn a simple plan into a tense test of nerve.

    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
    00:50 Original Broadcast
    30:36 Closing

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    31 min
  • Escape - "A Matter of Conscience ALT1" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "A Matter of Conscience ALT1" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 10 2026
    Escape presents “A Matter of Conscience ALT1,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 18, 1953. Often listed as episode 166, though some chronological logs number it #179, this Antony Ellis drama was directed by Norman Macdonnell and features Parley Baer, Ben Wright, and John Dehner.

    In colonial-era Singaraja, northern Bali, a Dutch government resident faces a dangerous confrontation after three young English visitors offend a sacred temple. As a local priest demands redress and the town grows increasingly tense, the resident and Captain Logan must navigate a volatile conflict of custom, authority, and responsibility.

    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
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    29:17 Closing

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    29 min
  • Escape - "Orient Express" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "Orient Express" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 9 2026
    Escape presents “Orient Express,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on February 19, 1949, as episode 68. This tense adaptation of Graham Greene’s 1932 novel Stamboul Train was directed and produced by Norman Macdonnell, with Edgar Barrier, William Conrad, Hans Conried, Gloria Grant, and John Dehner.

    Businessman Gregory Mayat boards the Orient Express for Istanbul in 1932 and finds himself among an uneasy collection of international travelers, including chorus girl Carol Musker and the mysterious Dr. Zinner. As the train races through the European night, a political mission and shifting loyalties turn the journey into a suspenseful web of danger. This is Greene’s Orient Express, not Agatha Christie’s later mystery.

    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
    00:54 Original Broadcast
    30:25 Closing

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    31 min
  • Escape - "The Golden Snake" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Golden Snake" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 7 2026
    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

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    31 min
  • Escape - "The Earthman" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Earthman" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 6 2026
    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

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    30 min
  • Escape - "A Shipment of Mute Fate" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "A Shipment of Mute Fate" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 5 2026
    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

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    25 min
  • Escape - "Judgment Day at Crippled Deer" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "Judgment Day at Crippled Deer" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 4 2026
    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

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    29 min
  • Escape - "The Voyages of Sinbad" (Old Time Radio)

    Escape - "The Voyages of Sinbad" (Old Time Radio)
    Nov 3 2026
    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
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    30 min