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Escape: The Hunted and the Haunted
- Narrated by: William Conrad, Edgar Barrier, Frank Lovejoy
- Length: 9 hrs and 51 mins
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Fight against the fickle elements of nature and fortune! Embark upon expeditions to exotic locales! Free yourself from "the four walls of today" with a "half hour of high adventure"! Hurry, now. The spies are plotting. The ghosts are gathering. Intrigue, murder, and romance await. Answer the call along with William Conrad, John Dehner, Frank Lovejoy, Stacy Harris, Larry Thor, Georgia Ellis, and more. But be warned, for them there can be no...escape!
Episodes include: Action 04-04-48; The Fugitive 08-15-48; The General Died at Dawn 04-16-49; The Great Impersonation 04-23-49; Letter from Jason 11-29-49; Two If by Sea 02-15-50; The Red Mark 02-21-50; The Man Who Won the War 02-28-50; Danger at Matecumbe 03-24-50; The Rim of Terror 05-12-50; Yellow Wake 07-21-50; Two Came Back 08-04-50; The Red Forest 08-11-50; Conquest 01-07-51; The Earthman 07-25-51; The Silent Horror 08-22-51; Four Went Home 12-14-52; Violent Night 03-18-54; The Second Shot 03-25-54; The Dark Wall 07-01-54.
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