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| Title | : | august heat |
| Air Date | : | 09.29.1949 ( September 29, 1949) |
| Plot | : | + KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "August Heat". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. An eerie story about an artist caught in a New York heatwave, and a tombstone with his name cut into it. The script was also used on "Suspense" on May 3, 1945, on "Suspense" on March 20, 1948 and on "Sleep No More" on November 28, 1956. James Clarence Withencroft is forty years old, in perfect health and has never had a day’s illness. By profession he is an artist. Not a very successful one, but he earns enough money from his black and white work to meets his immediate needs. His only near relative, a sister, died five years ago, so there is nobody in particular to hear this manuscript - accept you. Because of the peculiar circumstance of which you will hear he has the strong premonition that he will not live to tell anyone about it. It is August 20th, 1949 - a day to remember. The newspapers with blazing headlines, said that the temperature was well above 100 degrees fahrenheit. The heatwave was unbearable - just walking down the street was like being in a boiling steam bath. It took courage for a man to venture forth, and inside a hotel room occupied by Jim Withencroft, there was no difference except it was closer, and more stifling. Host: James Hilton Writer: W F Harvey, Ed Begley Announcer: Frank Goss |
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| Title | : | august heat |
| Air Date | : | 09.29.1949 |
| Plot | : | + KMBC, Kansas City, Missouri aircheck. "August Heat". Sponsored by: Hallmark Cards. An eerie story about an artist caught in a New York heatwave, and a tombstone with his name cut into it. The script was also used on "Suspense" on May 3, 1945, on "Suspense" on March 20, 1948 and on "Sleep No More" on November 28, 1956. James Clarence Withencroft is forty years old, in perfect health and has never had a day’s illness. By profession he is an artist. Not a very successful one, but he earns enough money from his black and white work to meets his immediate needs. His only near relative, a sister, died five years ago, so there is nobody in particular to hear this manuscript - accept you. Because of the peculiar circumstance of which you will hear he has the strong premonition that he will not live to tell anyone about it. It is August 20th, 1949 - a day to remember. The newspapers with blazing headlines, said that the temperature was well above 100 degrees fahrenheit. The heatwave was unbearable - just walking down the street was like being in a boiling steam bath. It took courage for a man to venture forth, and inside a hotel room occupied by Jim Withencroft, there was no difference except it was closer, and more stifling. Host: James Hilton Writer: W F Harvey, Ed Begley Announcer: Frank Goss |
| File | : | august_heat-1949-09-29.mp3 |
| File Size | : | 6.54Mb |
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