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Aired 1947 - 1954

"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you… Escape!"

One of radio's greatest series of high adventure, the radio show Escape will transport you to the high seas, Caribbean jungles, and beyond.

One of the best radio shows ever created, Escape was aired on CBS Radio for the first time on July 7, 1947. The show, which consisted of both original and adapted episodes, featured a life or death situation from which the characters had to escape, hence its title. The show lasted until September 25, 1954.

Unlike other radio shows, Escape had no regular sponsors. That's why it was a low-budget show that had varying time slots throughout its run. Nevertheless, there were several great radio personalities who were able to appear on the show. These included William Conrad, Hans Conried, John Dehner, Georgia Ellis, Elliot Lewis, Frank Lovejoy, Jack Webb, and many more. Click here to read more about Escape

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Air Date	Title	Synopsis
03.27.1949	the diamond as big as the ritz	+ "The Diamond As Big As The Ritz". The story was used on Escape previously on July 21, 1947 and A...
04.02.1949	confidential agent	+ "Confidential Agent". Espionage and mayhem in wartime London, as a foreign agent tries to buy in...
04.09.1949	when the man comes follow him	+ "When The Man Comes, Follow Him". The program was recorded April 6, 1949. ell (director) + You a...
04.16.1949	the general died at dawn	+ "The General Died At Dawn". The program was recorded April 13, 1949. + You are standing on the...
04.23.1949	the great impersonation	+ "The Great Impersonation". Just before the start of WWII, a Nazi spy in Africa plans to imperson...
07.07.1949	the fourth man	+ "The Fourth Man". Three "civilized" men and a "savage" are adrift on a raft with little water. T...
07.14.1949	the drums of the fore and aft	+ "The Drums Of The Fore and Aft". The script was previously used on "Escape" on April 18, 1948. A...
07.21.1949	action	+ "Action". A man caught in an impossible situation while climbing a glacier waits to die...when h...
07.28.1949	second class passenger	+ "The Second Class Passenger". East coast version. A good adventure yarn about an ordinary touris...
08.04.1949	leiningen vs the ants	+ WCBS, New York aircheck. "Leinengen vs. The Ants". The classic story of the man-eating ants of t...
08.11.1949	red wine	+ "Red Wine". The script was previously used on "Escape" on February 26, 1949. You are with thre...
08.18.1949	snake doctor	+ "Snake Doctor". A good tale of the hills. A weird old man seems a mite too friendly with the cot...
08.25.1949	evening primrose	+ "Evening Primrose". A fascinating adventure with a strange assortment of characters who live ins...
09.21.1949	the fortune of vargas	+ "The Fortune Of Vargas". Sustaining. + You are camped in the dry mountains of Mexico a hundred y...
09.28.1949	wild oranges	+ "Wild Oranges". A good story about a beautiful girl and her father trapped on an island by a hom...
10.15.1949	the sure thing	+ "The Sure Thing". A strange cruise in the Caribbean, a triple murder, and that all important ban...
10.22.1949	night in havana	+ "Night In Havana". An action-packed story about some wild
11.01.1949	flood on goodwin	+ CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Flood On The Goodwins". A Nazi spy commandeers a channel ...
11.08.1949	plunder of the sun	+ "Plunder Of The Sun". Intrigue and murder abound as rival groups race for the treasure of the In...
11.15.1949	three skeleton key 1949 broadcast	+ "Three Skeleton Key". The classic about the lighthouse and the rats. The story was subsequently ...
11.22.1949	maracas	+ "Maracas". A trio of unsavory characters, a cargo of contraband guns and a surprise ending. + T...
11.29.1949	letter from jason	+ "A Letter From Jason". An epistolary drama about a drunkard who is offered $25,000 to kill a man...
12.06.1949	command	+ Program #15. CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Command". A good story about the U. S. Caval...
12.13.1949	border town	+ "Border Town". A tale of intrigue, counterfeiting, shanghaiing, general mayhem, and a Chinaman n...
12.20.1949	figure a dame	+ "Figure A Dame". A double murder on the train to Calcutta and a missing $150,000 emerald. Tonig...

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I have this on DVD. It's a good film but I think I like the William Conrad Escape episode better.

Tim

I do like the radio version more but the film's still great….. Action, Color, Cleavage. I can't complain

John

One of my favorites! I wish more of the episodes could have been saved.

Dawn

ESCAPE opened with the gripping voice of William Conrad booming out over the airwaves: "Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you - ESCAPE!". Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain", the show's theme, assisted Conrad in creating the right opening atmosphere. (The actual series of questions used in the opening varied from week to week, frequently to match the goings-on of the times.) The show featured spine-tingling tales from such masters as Joseph Conrad, Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Allen Poe. It was produced by William N. Robson, and featured many seasoned radio actors. ESCAPE was heard on CBS from July 1947 to September 1954. There were two pilot shows before it's first run. The first pilot was OUT OF THIS WORLD: "Dead of Night" on February 28, 1947. This show was repeated as ESCAPE: "Dead of Night" on March 21. ESCAPE, as a series, started as a summer replacement for half of the hour normally occupied by THE LUX RADIO THEATER. It then aired for the 1947-1948 season, on Sundays. During the early half of 1948, broadcast day was different on east and west coast. Although the same scripts were used for both east and west coast shows, the opening was different. The west coast versions used organ music in place of the full orchestra of the east coast versions. The series again went to different days for east and west coasts in 1950, but in this case, the show was the same for both broadcasts. Unlike the other CBS adventure series, SUSPENSE, which ran from June 1942 to September 1962 almost without interruption, ESCAPE seemed to have a rough life. It was frequently moved to different days throughout it's run. There were even a couple of long gaps where ESCAPE left the air, for example, from August 30, 1951 to October 12, 1952. Still, thanks to solid scripts, excellent acting and high production values, ESCAPE is remembered as one of the best radio action adventure series.

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