Albert Tanner, a chemistry teacher in La Marada, California, picks up a strange radio signal and makes contact with a voice claiming to be the commander of a spaceship from the planetoid Delta. His wife Martha is angry that he has neglected his job and his home life, and she doubts his claims. The commander says his crew is exploring Earth and will land nearby. Tanner's contact with the visitors draws the attention of the police and the army. Escape is a radio drama series, and this episode aired on March 29, 1953.
Characters: Albert Tanner, Martha Tanner, Commander, Sergeant Williams, Lieutenant Jacobs
The transcript of “176- The Invader”, an episode of Escape first broadcast March 29, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Escape plays Escape free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Wanna get away from it all? We offer you... Escape! Escape! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half hour of high adventure!
You are seated before the dials of your radio receiver. receiver listening to a faint voice from the blackness beyond while the one who speaks with words of friendship is debating the destruction of your world.
Listen now as escape brings you Michael Gray's exciting story, the invader. Here in the Nevada Desert our forward observation post is a slit trench less than two miles from ground zero of Operation Dorset, 8A bomb test.
The time exactly 30 seconds to age hour. That's the voice of our official guide, Colonel Jim Donovan. All personnel belong to effective grisps and get below country redments. We have HR, lifting, 14, 15, 10, 6.
There it goes. There it is. You'll hear the sound of the explosion any second now. Did you see that flash commander? Yes.
Check the cyclogages for reaction. Yes sir. No reaction, zero count. What an extraordinary race. Very primitive. The main object appears to be to kill each other off at periodic intervals. I wonder why the council doesn't order extinction.
There's hope. That's why we've been sent. But the red zero disks vanished on the same job lies Dilo. Why waste more lives? The things should be exterminated. Don't be unscientific. The red zero discs probably disobeyed orders and landed on water.
Water? Yes, water. What a place. What do they call those creatures, Commander? Humans. Humans. What an odd name. I'm afraid they're a very odd race. All right, yes, yes, Martha.
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The only thing I know is there's no proof. As far as I'm concerned, it didn't happen. I never saw anything. I never heard anything. That's going to be my report, Mr. Tana. No occurrence. Instant enclosed.
Good afternoon, Mr. Tana. Under the direction of Anthony Ellis, escape has brought you the invader by Michael Gray, starring Howard McNair. Fay Baker was heard as Martha with Edgar barrier as the commander. Featured in the cast were Paul Fries, Peter Leeds, Bill Bissell and Leroy Leonard.
The special music for Escape is composed and conducted by Leith Stevens. Next week, you are alone on the deck of a stinking convict ship be calmed in a yellow fog. While somewhere in the dark below you, free from the cells that held them, is a deadly band of murderers seeking out your life.
So listen next week, when Escape brings you Western martyr's exciting story, a sleeping draft. Tomorrow Night Lux Radio Theatre brings back the miracle of our Lady of Fatima for another thrilling performance. Eleven-year-old Susan Whitney recreates her original screen roll as the child who first saw the prophetic vision, co-starring with Jay Carol Nash.
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