What happens
Governor Morris's story follows Mogridge, Chris, Johnny and Meth, four men who sail to the Gulf of California in search of a hidden fortune in rubies. Guided by a fat Chinese traveller named Sang T, they reach a desert temple of a strange cult. Escape is the anthology series, and this episode aired on August 18, 1950. The men soon face danger in the barren Mexican desert, with the mysterious priests and their caskets at its center.
The Gulf of California and the barren deserts of Sonora, Mexico, including a hidden Chinese-style pagoda and temple.
Characters: Mogridge, Chris, Johnny, Meth, Sang T
Listen for: The sudden fates of the men as they travel through the desert with the ruby casket.
Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.