Dramatic suspense anthology (1946 - 48)
"Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfillment, birth and death the whole drama of life is written in the sands of time."
Conceived and written by Lawrence Klee, this show is a study in the manipulation of our lives by time. In effect, each drama is a study in how something happens, but then is changed by the passage or manipulation of the moment. It is often very psychological, and nearly always very suspenseful.
The introduction to each half-hour remains the same, and is one that is remembered by those who listened to the show after the War, and before TV. It has its roots in thriller shows such as Suspense, Inner Sanctum, and Quiet Please, but the creator of the show, Lawrence Klee, along with Director Clark Andrews, fashioned an individual study each week with East Coast radio actors transcribed in New York.
In 1947, the production moved west to Hollywood, and the able William Spier, a major director of Suspense in the 1940's, took the director's chair. Actors included "Mr. And Mrs. Radio, Kathy and Elliott Lewis, Jeanette Nolan and many others who worked the Hollywood-originated old time radio shows.
The stories were narrated by a deep-voiced "Father Time" figure, to a ticking cadence. "In England they call me Ben, and I have a large and extremely showy flat in Westminster Tower but just between the two of us, I feel much more comfortable at the end of a chain and there's the quiet old lady who keeps a favored place for me in the corner of her room to her, I'm known as Grandfather." It foreshadowed writer Klee's suspense series The Chase, aired six years later had a decidedly different sound, but the themes were the same.
The Clock was a radio anthology narrated by Father Time and broadcast 80 half-hour episodes from November 3, 1946 to May 9, 1948. Its stories were mostly mystery and crime with a tiny smattering of supernaturally-themed episodes. The Clock originated in Australia and was syndicated to the United States. FIRST BROADCAST: November 3rd 1946 LAST BROADCAST: May 23rd 1948 CAST: Originally East Coast Radio Actors then West Coast acting talent notably Jeanette Nolan, Cathy and Elliott Lewis ANNOUNCERS: Gene Kirby PRODUCERS/DIRECTORS: Clark Andrews, Ed Rosenberg, Larry White, William Spier CREATOR/WRITER: Lawrence Klee MUSIC: Basil Adlam (Bernard Green’s themes) The Clock – 1946-1948 The Clock was a dramatic thirty-minute suspense and mystery series. It was written by Lawrence Klee and was first broadcast in November 1946. The story always began the same; “Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfilment, birth and death … the whole drama of life is written in the sands of time”. Click here to read more about Clock, The
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Please enjoy these 58 old time radio episodes:
Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
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N/A | the clock (12) the return of the vanished wife |
+ Adam Stewart is preparing to marry his secretary when his attorney turns up. He has been investiga... | |
N/A | the clock (13) spangler's attic |
+ It’s a very foggy night in Lorn Square and Fredrick Spangler has just arrived home with his new ... | |
N/A | the clock (18) the good valet |
+ Time and distance are closely related. The course of a man's life itself is calculated in minutes ... | |
N/A | the clock (20) pretty cousin amy |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Pretty Cousin Amy". Participating spons... | |
N/A | the clock (22) man with a strange trunk |
+ "The Man With The Strange Trunk". A mysterious traveler stops at a tourist court near Death Val... | |
N/A | the clock (24) hollywood heartache |
+ "Hollywood Heartbreak". Sponsored by: Commercial added locally. A story of Hollywood newlyweds, an... | |
N/A | the clock (25) the criminal mind |
+ Have you ever seen the inside of a watch, of course you have but unless you happen to be watchmake... | |
N/A | the clock (26) guilty as always |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Guilty As Always". Participating sponso... | |
N/A | the clock (31) coming events |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Coming Events". Participating sponsors.... | |
N/A | the clock (33) the man who couldn't lose |
+ The hands of the clock and the roulette wheel have something in common; they both go round and rou... | |
N/A | the clock (35) the hypnotist |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "The Hypnotist". Participating sponsors.... | |
N/A | the clock (36) the manicurist |
+ When a man gambles with a deck of cards his luck might run for hours. When he risks his neck in a ... | |
N/A | the clock (38) flaming frances |
+ A pyromaniac nicknamed the Flaming Frances is on the loose and he has started four fires in the pa... | |
N/A | the clock (43) don miguel |
+ Time is all things to all men and a year in one mans life may be half an hour in an others. You mi... | |
N/A | the clock (48) the jekyll and hyde gangster |
+ Life varies in time according to the man; the peaceful citizen who goes about his law-abiding duti... | |
N/A | the clock (50) hazel |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Hazel". Sponsored by: Job Lot Trading. ... | |
N/A | the clock (55) lover boy |
+The passage of time and the forward trend of civilization have both had a profound influence in cha... | |
N/A | the clock (70) nicky |
+ The meaning and value of time appears to vary according to age. For the infant time is merely an u... | |
11.10.1946 | the clock (02) the actor |
+ Jeannie Claire is 23 years old. She works at Caine's department store in New York, mainly selling ... | |
11.17.1946 | the clock (03) all the money in the world |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "The Millionaire". Participating sponsor... | |
11.24.1946 | the clock (04) the story of john littlefield |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "The Story Of Mr. Littlefield". Particip... | |
12.01.1946 | the clock (05) the one eyed cat |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "The One-Eyed Cat". Participating sponso... | |
12.08.1946 | the clock (06) jungle drums |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "Jungle Drums". Participating sponsors. ... | |
12.15.1946 | the clock (07) aunt emmy |
+ "Aunt Emmy". An story about Lucy, who visits her Aunt Emmy in the country. See also cat. #1203... | |
12.22.1946 | the clock (08) the hunter and the hunted |
+ /Michelson syndication, WRVR-FM, New York City aircheck. "The Hunter and The Hunted". Participati... |
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