We have a creepy Escape with Edgar Allen Poe's "Fall of the House of Usher." I think I remember hearing this one before. It seems I recall that they deviate quite a bit from the original story.
The Night Beat synopsis for November 10, 1951 has a different title than the one given by WAMU, so I may not have the correct entry.
These brief synopses are used by permission from the RadioGOLDINdex © 2013 J. David Goldin. Audio details refer to Mr. Goldin's collection.
7 PM EST Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. March 14, 1956. Part 3. CBS net. "The Clinton Matter". Sustaining. A meeting with the building inspector, who has three bullet holes in him! The final public service announcement and system cue have been deleted, the story is complete. Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone (producer, director), John Dawson (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Jeanette Nolan, Bob Bruce, Frank Gerstle, Lucille Meredith, Carleton Young, Herb Ellis, Jack Petruzzi, Herb Butterfield, Paul Richards, Edgar Barrier, Russell Thorson, Jack Moyles, Amerigo Moreno (musical supervisor). 13:50. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
7:15 Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar. March 15, 1956. Prart 4. CBS net. "The Clinton Matter". Sustaining. A death threat...by the sheriff! The final public service announcement and system cue have been deleted, the story is complete. Bob Bailey, Jack Johnstone (producer, director), John Dawson (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Jeanette Nolan, Bob Bruce, Frank Gerstle, Lucille Meredith, Carleton Young, Herb Ellis, Jack Petruzzi, Herb Butterfield, Paul Richards, Edgar Barrier, Russell Thorson, Jack Moyles, Amerigo Moreno (musical supervisor). 13:45. Audio condition: Excellent. Incomplete.
7:30 Dragnet. August 30, 1951. Program #116. NBC net. "The Big Crazy". Sponsored by: Fatima Cigarettes. Friday meets a man who brags he's murdered his wife. A mental case? Jack Webb, Barton Yarborough. 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
8:00 Gunsmoke. October 9, 1954. CBS net. "Love Of A Good Woman". Sponsored by: L & M. Coney Thorn plans to kill Marshal Dillon. Coney is sick however, so first Abby Twilling (a good friend of Doc's) has to nurse him back to health. The script was used on the Gunsmoke television series on January 24, 1959. Georgia Ellis, Howard McNear, James Nusser, John Dehner, John Meston (writer), Norman Macdonnell (producer, director), Parley Baer, Rex Koury (composer, performer), Vivi Janis, William Conrad, George Walsh (announcer). 29:54. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
8:30 It Pays To Be Ignorant. February 5, 1948. CBS net. Sustaining. The first question (at the opening): "Why do wedding bells ring?" The first question (during the program): "In what room of the house do you find the kitchen range?" A funny show. Ralph Bellamy (guest), Tom Howard (m. c.), George Shelton, Harry McNaughton, Lulu McConnell, Ken Roberts (announcer), Herb Polesie (director). 25 minutes. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
9:00 Night Beat. November 10, 1950. NBC net. Sustaining. "The Slasher" is terrorizing the women of Chicago. Could he be Rick Bennett, a new artist in town who is very interested in women with scars? The last show of the season. Frank Lovejoy, Jeff Corey, Joan Banks, Sidney Miller, Nestor Paiva, Jerry Hausner, Lou Krugman, E. Jack Neuman (writer), John Michael Hayes (writer), Warren Lewis (editor, producer, director), Frank Worth (music). 29:48. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete. 9:30 Casey, Crime Photographer. July 24, 1947. CBS net. "Photo Of The Dead". Sponsored by: Anchor Hocking Glass. A phoney swami, guarded by a Senegalese boxer, claims to be able to contact the dead. He supplies the photos that prove it! Alonzo Deen Cole (writer), Archie Bleyer (music), Arnold Moss, Herman Chittison (piano), Jan Miner, John Dietz (director), John Gibson, Staats Cotsworth, Tony Marvin (announcer), George Harmon Coxe (creator). 29:38. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
10:00 Gangbusters. April 2, 1955. Program #885. CBS net. "The Case Of The Mistreated Lady". Sustaining. Roger Kensell picks up two hitch-hikers who kill him. They later beat up their girl friend Marie. "Gangbusters Nationwide Clues": Clarence Dye (sought for armed robbery) has scar over left eyebrow, blue scar over right eyebrow, tattoo of C. D. on right forearm. Everett Bruce Carroll (burglar): both hands and arms badly scarred from burns. McKinley Norfleet (murderer): has scar on back of his head, gold front teeth, seems to be grinning at all times. Next week's case: "The Case Of The Hong Kong Casanova." Robert Shaw (writer), Leonard L. Bass (director), Tom Holland, Eileen Palmer, Jerry Danzig (production supervisor), Gaylord Avery (announcer), Mason Adams. 31:05. Audio condition: Very good to excellent. Complete.
10:30 Escape. October 22, 1947. CBS net. "The Fall Of The House Of Usher". Sustaining. A well-done if slightly theatrical dramatization of the horror classic. Edgar Allan Poe (author), Paul Frees, Les Crutchfield (adaptor), William N. Robson (director). 1/2 hour. Audio condition: Excellent. Complete.
What a welcome reprieve from the Zimmerman trial. Thank you.............