This broadcast is a repeat performance about a woman who visits a particular diner most every work day as her circumstances have her living alone. She befriends the cook at the diner, but he turns out to be unbalanced with an evil streak, and he kidnaps her after misunderstanding a compliment. Virginia Gregg has the lead role.
The original broadcast of this script featured Bette Davis in her only Suspense appearance. Background of that performance and script author Ben S. Hunter, and recordings, may be found at:
https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2024/02/1949-10-20-good-night-mrs-russell.html
https://archive.org/details/TSP491020 is the page from which recordings can be downloaded.
The 1949 script had “good night” as separate words; the script does not. Nor does this script title have a comma on the cover sheet. These appear to be typos or oversights. The show publicity, direct from CBS to newspapers, has “good night” as two words.
Two recordings have survived, and the network broadcast is better than the Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) recording. The network recording has a somewhat narrow range, but no other defects of note. The AFRS recording suffers from tape damage of wow and flutter and other problems and somewhat tinny sound.
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https://archive.org/details/TSP540803
THE CAST
Virginia Gregg (Mrs. Russell), Vic Perrin (Henry), Eleanore Tanin, Jill Jarmyn (Diner customers), Gus Bayz, Ross Murray (Ad Libs), Larry Thor (Narrator)
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