Audio Brief

Adventures by Morse. This series takes its place alongside I Love and Mystery, one man's family, and other works by prolific author, Carleton E. Morse. Produced after I Love and Mystery, this transcribed and syndicated show continued the earlier program of preoccupation with the eerie and the exotic. Captain Bart Friday and his trusted companion, Skip Turner, ranged throughout the world in their quest for dangerous challenges

to overcome. Undaunted by Nazis, murderers, vampires, deadly serpents, zombies, and disciples of the dark arts, they made their way through story lines with such titles as Land of the Living Dead and Cobra King Strikes Back. John Dunning notes in On the Air that there was usually a near rational explanation for the events that took place. Seldom did it come, however,

until the listeners' imagination had been enthralled by instances of the dreadful and even unthinkable. All told, there were eight serials comprised of a total of 52 episodes, each 30 minutes in length. They originally aired in syndication for a year beginning in October of 1944. All have been preserved in high-quality sound for those enticed by

the show's signature opening to enter a world of high adventure, the stealth of intrigue, and blood and thunder. For the Old Time Radio Researchers, I'm Ed Martin, your announcer.