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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
10.26.1952	robert of huntington	+ "Robert Of Huntingdon". Robin and his friends in Sherwood Forest foil the sheriff once again. E...
05.12.1950	rim of terror	+ "The Rim Of Terror". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A spy on the desert and a beautiful girl with a...
08.11.1949	red wine	+ "Red Wine". The script was previously used on "Escape" on February 26, 1949. You are with thre...
02.26.1949	red wine	+ "Red Wine". The script was previously used on "Escape" on February 26, 1949. + You are alone in...
02.21.1950	red mark	+ "The Red Mark". At a French penal colony in New Caledonia, Monsieur De Nou, the island's sadisti...
10.19.1952	price of the head	+ "The Price Of The Head". A story about the special value of a red headed drunkard in the South P...
03.22.1953	pressure	+ "Pressure". A suspenseful story about an American sub trapped underwater for many hours by a Jap...
01.31.1950	present tense	+ "Present Tense". The same script was produced on the "Suspense" series, on "The Grip Of Terror" ...
10.15.1950	power of hammer	+ "The Power Of Hammer". A mad expedition into the Belgian Congo to arrest a white king in his jun...
03.10.1950	port royal	+ "Port Royal". A salvage ship recovers nearly $1 million dollars in loot with no trouble, except ...
10.29.1947	pollock and porrah man	+ "Pollack and The Porrah Man". A good story about a man haunted by the severed head of a jungle s...
07.28.1950	poison	+ "Poison". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A fine story about a bigot lying trapped in bed in India, ...
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...
05.19.1950	passage to berlin	+ "Pass To Berlin". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. A good story about a murderer in post-war Berlin. ...
01.24.1948	papa benjamin	+ "Papa Benjamin". East coast version. An excellent radio drama of voodoo in the slums of New Orle...
01.21.1948	papa benjamin	+ "Papa Benjamin". East coast version. An excellent radio drama of voodoo in the slums of New Orle...
01.21.1948	papa benjamin east coast	+ "Papa Benjamin". East coast version. An excellent radio drama of voodoo in the slums of New Orle...
02.28.1947	out of this world dead of night	+ "Dead Of The Night". Audition show. A British and an American ventriloquist take an intense disli...
07.14.1947	operation fleur de lis	+ "Operation Fleur de Lis". A wartime thriller about a resistance guerilla band behind the enemy l...
05.17.1953	north of polaris	+ "North Of Polaris". Three astronauts arrive on a desolate planet. + You are on a planet of des...
07.31.1954	night of the guns	+ "Night Of The Guns". Two ex-haberdashers from Pittsburgh meet high adventure and danger during a...
10.22.1949	night in havana	+ "Night In Havana". An action-packed story about some wild
03.21.1948	misfortunes isle	+ "Misfortune's Isle". East coast broadcast. A swashbuckling tale of adventure, treasure, Dayak he...
06.02.1950	mars is heaven	+ "Mars Is Heaven". Sponsored by: Richfield Oil. An unusual treatment of the sci-fi classic. Stuart...
11.22.1949	maracas	+ "Maracas". A trio of unsavory characters, a cargo of contraband guns and a surprise ending. + T...

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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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