Lyle Sudrow plays a highly respected surgeon in a Walter Black story. He portrays middle-aged "Dr. Donald Frazier," a surgeon whose life is tormented by an incident from the distant past. He appeals for police protection to avoid the doom threatened in a “crank letter” he received. A police lieutenant, who happens to be a patient of the doctor, tries to assure the unnerved doctor. He says that only one percent of the poison pen letters are written by dangerous people, but he does approve a bodyguard for him. Despite that close vigilance, more threatening notes reach the doctor’s desk. The most likely suspect is absolved by the intervention of an anonymous person who offers a new clue. The story, however, turns into a psychological drama about guilt about the death of a person whom the doctor knew many years ago. It is clear who the tormentor was; once known, the doctor’s fears are alleviated. The story is not Suspense at its best, nor is it “New York Suspense” at its best, either.
The program was recorded on Tuesday, February 16, 1960. Rehearsal began at 3:00pm and ended at 6:30pm. Recording was done from 6:30pm to 7:00pm.
Two recordings have survived. The network recording is a WROW aircheck and is very listenable. The Armed Forces Radio Service recording (AFRS#774) has cleaner, richer sound, and is the preferred one of the two.
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THE CAST
Lyle Sudrow (Dr. Donald Frazier), Les Damon (Lt. Paul Neeman), Larry Haines (Fred Gilbert), Phil Meeder (the young Donald Frazier), Walter Black (Detective Evans)
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