This is the third broadcast of the Cornell Woolrich story about a fire inspector who believes his wife is a pyromaniac. The adaptation was by Sigmund Miller. This performance stars Keenan Wynn.
This script was first used on 1943-03-02. That broadcast is still missing.
The second broadcast was on 1943-12-09. Details about that broadcast can be found at
Blogpost: https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/03/1943-12-09-night-reveals.html
Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/TSP431209
The originally announced script for this date was Return Trip. It is not known why that script was replaced for this date. It was delayed for almost three months and starred Elliott Reid. It seems to be a last minute decision as far as publicity schedules go. No newspaper picked up the change.
The sole surviving network recording is the best of the three versions of this episode. It is not known for which coast it was broadcast; the final announcement goes directly to the network ID and is designated as “dirID.” The Armed Forces Radio Service recording (#151) is sourced from the missing network broadcast; times are approximate:
AFRS 22:18 “She even tried to give me sleeping pills....”
dirID 26:34 “She even tried to g-give me sleeping pills…”
There is a home recording, likely made on office dictation equipment, that matches the surviving network broadcast. The recording is of low quality that has been “cleaned up” and is missing commercial and closing announcements. The amount of time dictation equipment of that era could record on its media was limited (and expensive) and were often recorded in this manner. This meant that certain portions of the drama might be missing in flipping media to the other side or starting new media. The recording sounds like it was recorded with a microphone positioned in front of a radio speaker. The drama portions that have survived match the “dirID” network recording.
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https://archive.org/details/TSP460418
THE CAST
KEENAN WYNN (Harry Jordan), Howard Duff (Investigating Officer), Cathy Lewis (Marie Jordan), Wally Maher (Steve), Henry Blair? (Johnny Jordan), Joe Kearns (Signature Voice / Fireman), Raymond Lawrence (Parmenter), unknown (Commissioner)
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