From 1947 to 1954, CBS’s Escapewas radio’s leading high-adventure anthology series. The show’s famousopening, shipped by Paul Frees and William Conrad, asked: “Tired of theeveryday grind? Ever imagine a lifestyle of romantic adventure? Want to get awayfrom it all? You can expect you … Escape!”This was accompanied by another announcer adding, “Get away! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for ahalf-hour of high adventure!”

Lots of the episodes, which included both first storiesand about Get away, Vol. 1 adaptations, devoted to a protagonist facing a life-or-death scenario.Numerous actors manufactured appearances in the show, including Elvia Allman, EleanorAudley, Parley Baer, Harry Bartell, William Conrad, Ted de Corsia, John Dehner,Sam Edwards, Virginia Gregg, Lou Merrill, Howard McNear, Jeanette Nolan, AlanReed, Bill Johnstone, Marvin Miller, Frank Lovejoy, Berry Kroeger, Vic Perrin,Elliott Lewis, Jack Webb, Peggy Webber, and can Wright.

Episodes include “The Fourth Guy,” starring WilliamJohnstone; “PROBABLY THE MOST Dangerous Game,” starring Hans Conreid; “Nov theHouse of Usher,” starring Paul Frees; “Pollack and the Porrah Man,” starringBarton Yarborough; “Evening Primrose,” starring Elliott Lewis; “The Young Manwith the Cream Tarts,” starring Paul Frees; “THE UNITED STATES of the Blind,”starring William Conrad; “An Incident at Owl Creek Bridge,” starring HarryBartell; “Crazy Oranges,” starring William Conrad; “Back for Xmas,”starring Paul Frees; “Leinengen vs. the Ants,” starring William Conrad; and “ThreeSkeleton Essential,” starring Vincent Price.