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Vial of Death

Suspense · May 18, 1953 · 29 min · 4,135 words

The transcript of “Vial of Death”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast May 18, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Suspense plays Suspense free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.

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Otto Leite and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Lloyd Nolan in tonight's presentation of suspense Tonight Otto Leite presents a story based on fact the documented report of a man who lost a jar Which contained the destruction of a city vial of death our star mr. Lloyd Nolan Hey, you know today's my birthday. It is well

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Oh, well, my car's slow in the pickup. Not performing up to par? Well, why not take that car into your auto-light spark plug dealer for a spring checkup? If your spark plugs are worn out, he'll recommend a new set of auto-light spark plugs, either standard or resistor type.

Then you'll be set for smooth driving days ahead. Well, how can I find his head rash? Just call Western Union by number and ask for operator 25. She'll quickly tell you the location of your nearest auto-light spark plug dealer, the man with ignition engineered auto-light spark plugs.

And remember, from bumper to tail light, you're always right with auto-light. Now, AutoLite presents, Vile of Death, starring Mr. Lloyd Nolan, hoping once again to keep you in suspense. When it happened, you knew nothing about it.

The events of that long, frightening night began about the time you were catching a bus or a streetcar toward home. Probably you had dinner that night, played with the children, and went to bed. You slept.

In the morning you got up, came to work, and it was just another day. By then it was all over. Many innocent people missed an appointment with death that morning. You might have been one of them.

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