Michael's Midnight Matinee

Michael's Midnight Matinee


Escape & The Aldrich Family

November 26, 2012

Escape: Three Skeleton Key

Three men tending a lighthouse on an island off the coast of French Guiana. An abandoned ship, overrun by thousands of ferocious rats, makes landfall inducing a life-and-death struggle against the hungry horde.

James Poe adapted the story for radio in a version that aired on Escape in 1949 and returned to the program by popular demand in 1950 and 1953. Each episode featured a different cast.

The Aldrich Family: Halloween Originally aired October 31, 1940.

A Prank goes wrong as Henry and his pal Toby plan to ring just one doorbell on Halloween. A deep well gets Toby, Henry and Homer in trouble with the law...several times.