Rita Lloyd stars in a Walter Black story about a young woman who really shouldn’t be trusted to drive high-powered sports cars. A car accident the first time she drives a powder blue Jaguar leaves her with amnesia. She can’t remember her name but police believed she is Kendall Endicott, an heiress to several million dollars. She barely recognizes her husband who asks for and receives $40,000 (about $450,000 in today’s US$2025) to be used as down payment on their purchase of a sumptuous summer estate. But is the backstory real? Is this part of an elaborate scheme by con artists looking to grab part of her fortune? It’s Suspense, so the answer is yes, and the surprise scammer gets scammed conclusion is worth waiting for.
The program was recorded on Thursday, August 25, 1960. Rehearsal began at 4:30pm and ended at 8:00pm. Recording was done from 8:00pm to 8:30pm. Ira Ashley substitutes for Paul Roberts as director.
The surviving network aircheck has narrow range and some other mild issues (encoding defects of some sort) but the recording is much better than the copies that have been in circulation among hobbyists for decades. It is hoped that a richer recording from an Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) disc might be found in the future.
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THE CAST
SPOILER ALERT: The cast list tips off the plotline:
Rita Lloyd
(“Kendall Endicott” / Ruth Taylor), Bob Dryden (“Clay Endicott”
/ “Mr. Simms” / John Edgar Bell), Jane Rose (“Claire Simms” /
Miriam Bell), Walter Black (Sgt. Hadley)
Ted Pearson substitutes for Stuart Metz as announcer.
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