Escape - 250 Single Episodes - Les Crutchfield & John Dunkel

Category: Adults, Adventure, Anthology, Radio Productions
Language: English
Keywords: Audio Theatre Old Time Radio

Written by Les Crutchfield & John Dunkel
Read by Cast
Format: MP3
Bitrate: Mixed
Dramatization

Escape is an American radio drama. It 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 (a sister program that often used the same actors and scripts), 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!”