Escape Genre: Radio Series Release Dates: 07 July 1947 - 25 September 1954 Voice Director: Antony Ellis Long-running CBS radio anthology, emphasizing escapist adventure tales with occasional fantasy, horror, sci-fi, and crime elements, performed by an unofficial repertory company of Hollywood radio actors. Paul Frees and William Conrad alternated as the foreboding voice (with other actors occasionally filling) in the opening and closing signatures, which established the situation "from which there is no escape." Later, the voice generally asked "Tired of the everyday grind? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... Escape!" Frees and Conrad usually doubled in leading and supporting roles as well. Scripts, many of which were performed multiple times (with different casts) over the course of the series, were a mixture of classic adaptations, then-contemporary short stories, and original plots. Some of the latter were supplied by the show's actors, such as John Dehner, Ben Wright, and Tony Barrett.

VOICE CREDITS
Character	Actor	Episode / Addl. Info
Admiral	Joseph Kearns	"The Man Who Won the War"
Adult Dave (Narrator)	John Dehner	"The Cave"
Alan Rogers	John Dehner	"A Bullet for Mr. Smith"
Albert Tanner	Howard McNear	"The Invader"
Alex Peck	Hans Conried	"The Rim of Terror"
Alice	Georgia Ellis	"Funeral Fires"
Alsim	Harry Bartell	"Operation Fleur de Lis"
Amanda	Mary Lansing	"Treasure Incorporated"
Amelia	Jeanette Nolan	"Night in Havana"
Announcer	Roy Rowan
Arthur Llewellyn	Paul Frees	"Ancient Sorceries"
Belgian Major	John Hoyt	"The Man Who Won the War"
Bellhop	Harry Bartell	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
Bendemeer	John Dehner	"Jetsam"
Bijou	Harry Bartell	"The Red Mark"
Blanche	Peggy Webber	"The Sire de Maletroit's Door"
Bohellen	Lawrence Dobkin	"Wild Jack Rhett" (Feb. 15, 1953)
	Lou Krugman	"Wild Jack Rhett" (December 17, 1950)
Bombiste	Junius Matthews	"The Red Mark"
Brewer	Harry Bartell	"Treasure Incorporated"
Captain	Edgar Barrier	"The Open Boat"
	Lou Merrill	"The Fourth Man" (April 25, 1948)
Captain Black	Jeff Corey	"Mars Is Heaven"
Captain Brittles	John Hoyt	"Command" (May 26, 1950)
Captain Brock	Jack Kruschen	"John Jock Todd"
Captain Burgess	Alan Reed	"The Log of the Evening Star"
Captain English	John Dehner	"A Passenger to Bali"
Captain Jonathan Williams	Parley Baer	"The Earth Men"
Captain Mac	Will Geer	"Flood on the Goodwins"
Captain Wetherfield	Luis Van Rooten	"Habit"
Carnival Owner	Hans Conried	"Carnival in Vienna"
Cat	Luis Van Rooten	"The Log of the Evening Star"
Charles Snell	Elliott Lewis	"Evening Primrose" (Nov. 5, 1947)
Christopher Bell	Joseph Kearns	"Action"
Christopher Pellett	Hans Conried	"The Price of the Head"
Chuck Rice	Tony Barrett	"Border Town"
Cigar Stand Owner	Peter Leeds	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
Clive	John Hoyt	"Treasure Incorporated"
Clothing Store Owner	Harry Bartell	"Border Town"
Colby	Paul Frees	"Plunder of the Sun"
Colonel Geraldine	William Johnstone	"The Young Man with the Cream Tarts"
Colonel Julian Abernathy	Ramsay Hill	"Lily and the Colonel"
Commandant	Paul Frees	"The Red Mark"
Commander	Edgar Barrier	"The Invader"
Commander Bradman	Ben Wright	"The Man Who Won the War"
Commander's Aide	Paul Frees	"The Invader"
Commissioner	Lou Merrill	"Leiningen vs. the Ants" (Jan. 14, 1948)
	Gerald Mohr	"Leiningen vs. the Ants" (Aug. 04, 1949)
Costa	Tony Barrett	"Seeds of Greed"
Cowboy	Sam Edwards	"Wild Jack Rhett" (December 17, 1950)
	Peter Leeds	"Wild Jack Rhett" (Feb. 15, 1953)
Crowbar	Will Geer	"The Red Forest"
Daniel Dravot	Eric Snowden	"The Man Who Would Be King" (July 7, 1947)
David Armour	William Conrad	"He Who Rides the Tiger"
Davis	Barton Yarborough	"Snake Doctor" (February 8, 1948)
Denis	Elliott Lewis	"The Sire de Maletroit's Door"
Denny	Barton Yarborough	"Two if by Sea"
Desk Clerk	Harry Bartell	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
Doctor	Harry Bartell	"Present Tense"
	William Conrad	"Ancient Sorceries"
	Ramsay Hill	"Confession"
Doyle	William Conrad	"Maracas"
Dr. Conrad	John Hoyt	"The Golden Snake"
Dr. Dubosc	Paul Frees	"The Fourth Man" (Aug. 18, 1947)
	Berry Kroeger	"The Fourth Man" (April 25, 1948)
Dr. Ganderbai	Jay Novello	"Poison"
Dr. Gollen	Luis Van Rooten	"Action"
Dr. Hingston	William Johnstone	"Mars Is Heaven"
Dr. Messinger	Ramsay Hill	"The Man Who Liked Dickens"
Dr. Olm	Byron Kane	"The Earth Men"
Dr. Shiravieff	Paul Frees	"Taboo"
Dr. Verd	Hans Conried	"The Earth Men"
Driver	Ramsay Hill	"The Vanishing Lady"
Drunk	Harry Bartell	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
Earth Voice	John Dehner	"The Earth Men"
Edward Dunning	John McIntire	"Casting the Runes"
El Paso Bellhop	Jerry Hausner	"Border Town"
Esteban	Don Diamond	"This Side of Nowhere"
Eurasian	Ben Wright	"Shanghai Document"
Farber	Paul Frees	"Command"
Fat Thug	William Conrad	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
Father Murchison	Parley Baer	"How Love Came to Professor Guildea"
Felix LaRouge	William Conrad	"The Sure Thing" (Oct. 15, 1949)
	Jeff Corey	"The Sure Thing" (Jan. 17, 1950)
Fenayro	Joseph Kearns	"The Fourth Man"
Finnie Morner	Paul Frees	"Snake Doctor"
Frank Harvey	Larry Thor	"Incident in Quito"
Freddie	John Stephenson	"I Saw Myself Running"
Fugitive (Narrator)	Luis Van Rooten	"The Fugitive"
Gail Barry	Jeanette Nolan	"The Golden Snake"
Ganson	Tony Barrett	"John Jock Todd"
General Quinto	Berry Kroeger	"He Who Rides the Tiger"
General Zaroff	Hans Conried	"The Most Dangerous Game"
George Fotheringay	Ben Wright	"The Man Who Could Work Miracles"
George Meyerling	Paul Frees	"Maracas"
Girl in Juarez Bar	Bea Benaderet	"Border Town"
Gouty	Jay Novello	"The Tramp"
Grant	Ramsay Hill	"Serenade for a Cobra"
Halvert	William Conrad	"Wild Oranges"
Hanson	Paul Frees	"The Red Forest"
Harry	William Conrad	"Poison"
Hermione Carpenter	Eleanor Audley	"Back for Christmas"
Herr Koert	Berry Kroeger	"Red Wine" (Feb. 26, 1949)
Hill	Elliott Lewis	"Operation Fleur de Lis"
Hotel Manager	Ramsay Hill	"The Vanishing Lady"
House Detective	Ben Wright	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
Ibarra	William Conrad	"The Country of the Blind" (Nov. 6, 1947)
	Berry Kroeger	"The Country of the Blind" (June 20, 1948)
Inspector Collins	Ben Wright	"The Lost Special"
Jack Rhett	John Dehner	"Wild Jack Rhett"
Jafar	Jay Novello	"Serenade for a Cobra"
Jafe Morner	William Conrad	"Snake Doctor"
Jake	William Conrad	"Border Town"
Jan	Georgia Ellis	"The Red Forest"
Jefferson	Gerald Mohr	"Plunder of the Sun"
Jenkins	Berry Kroeger	"Action"
Jethro	Luis Van Rooten	"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Jim Canovan	William Conrad	"Gringo"
John Woolfolk	Paul Frees	"Wild Oranges" (Dec. 17, 1947)
Johnson	John Dehner	"Yellow Wake"
Jonas Love	William Conrad	"Yellow Wake"
Jonathan Storm	Gerald Mohr	"The Pistol"
Jones	William Conrad	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
Judge	Berry Kroeger	"Habit"
Junius Peabody	Ben Wright	"Jetsam"
Karswell	William Conrad	"Casting the Runes"
Kato	Luis Van Rooten	"The Log of the Evening Star"
Kenny	Harry Bartell	"Finger of Doom"
Lee	Ben Wright	"Seeds of Greed"
Leiningen	William Conrad	"Leiningen vs. the Ants" (Jan. 14, 1948)
	Tudor Owen	"Leiningen vs. the Ants" (Aug. 04, 1949)
Leo Vincey	Lawrence Dobkin	"She"
Lily Abernathy	Paula Winslowe	"Lily and the Colonel"
London Reporter	Ben Wright	"Mars Is Heaven"
Lt. Dugan	Lou Krugman	"The Earth Men"
Lt. Jacobs	Peter Leeds	"The Invader"
Lt. Prescott	Lawrence Dobkin	"The Earth Men"
Lustig	Paul Frees	"Mars Is Heaven"
Major Donaldson	Jeff Corey	"The Outer Limit"
Maria	Lillian Buyeff	"Gringo"
Mark Liddon	William Conrad	"The Follower"
Marou	Alan Reed	"Night in Havana"
Martin	Jay Novello	"Crossing Paris"
Mary Wayne	Georgia Ellis	"Wild Jack Rhett" (Feb. 15, 1953)
Matt Travener	Lawrence Dobkin	"Wild Jack Rhett" (December 17, 1950)
Mayor Wayne	Harry Bartell	"Wild Jack Rhett" (Feb. 15, 1953)
Medina-saroté	Peggy Webber	"The Country of the Blind"
Millie Stokes	Betty Lou Gerson	"Wild Oranges" (Sep. 28, 1949)
	Jeanette Nolan	"Wild Oranges" (Dec. 17, 1947)
Miss Patterson	Cathy Lewis	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
Mona	Peggy Webber	"Pass to Berlin"
Monsieur Caratel	Edgar Barrier	"The Lost Special"
Mother Willis	Peggy Webber	"A Shipment Of Mute Fate" (March 28, 1948)
Mr. Bland	Parley Baer	"The Lost Special"
Mr. Boom	Sidney Miller	"The Earth Men"
Mr. Maydig	John Dehner	"The Man Who Could Work Miracles"
Mr. McConnelly	John Dehner	"Habit"
Mr. Mummery	Ben Wright	"The Price of the Head"
Mr. Ordway	John Dehner	"The Man Who Won the War"
Mr. Todd	Joseph Kearns	"The Man Who Liked Dickens"
Mrs. Bankner	Sarah Selby	"Figure a Dame"
Mrs. Ingram	Sarah Selby	"The Sure Thing" (Oct. 15, 1949)
Mrs. Turner	Jeanette Nolan	"Night in Havana"
Narrator	Parley Baer	"Wild Jack Rhett"
	Edgar Barrier	"Jetsam"
	Jeff Chandler	"Snake Doctor"
	William Conrad	"The Open Boat"
	Mary Jane Croft	"The Price of the Head"
	John Dehner	"Zero Hour"
	Lawrence Dobkin	"The Fourth Man" (July 07, 1949)
	Paul Frees	"The Fall of the House of Usher"
	William Johnstone	"The Fourth Man" (Aug. 18, 1947)
	Berry Kroeger	"A Tooth for Paul Revere"
	Vic Perrin	"The Adversary"
Narrator #1	William Conrad	"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Narrator #2	William Johnstone	"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Nazi	Barton Yarborough	"Flood on the Goodwins"
Number One of Mars	Walter Catlett	"Mars Is Heaven"
Nunez	Paul Frees	"The Country of the Blind" (Nov. 26, 1947; June 20, 1948)
O'Hara	William Conrad	"The General Died at Dawn"
O'Reilly	William Conrad	"Confession"
O'Toole	Ben Wright	"Border Town"
Officer	Joseph Kearns	"Serenade for a Cobra"
Papa Benjamin	Luis Van Rooten	"Papa Benjamin"
Parrot	Paul Frees	"How Love Came to Professor Guildea"
	Jay Novello	"The Fourth Man" (April 25, 1948)
	Nestor Paiva	"The Fourth Man" (Aug. 18, 1947)
Paul Revere	Parley Baer	"A Tooth for Paul Revere"
Paul Vernier	Jeff Chandler	"Red Wine" (Feb. 26, 1949)
	Willard Waterman	"Red Wine" (Aug. 11, 1949)
Perera	William Conrad	"Pollock and the Porroh Man"
Peyton Farquar	Harry Bartell	"An Occurrence At Owl Creek Bridge"
Pitting	Harry Bartell	"How Love Came to Professor Guildea"
Platt	Jay Novello	"The Red Forest"
Police Commissioner	Harry Bartell	"Papa Benjamin"
Pollen	Ben Wright	"Present Tense"
Pollock	Barton Yarborough	"Pollock and the Porroh Man"
Preacher	John Dehner	"Wild Jack Rhett" (Feb. 15, 1953)
	Junius Matthews	"Wild Jack Rhett" (December 17, 1950)
President of the Suicide Club	William Conrad	"The Young Man with the Cream Tarts"
Prince Florizel	Paul Frees	"The Young Man with the Cream Tarts"
Professor Demetrius	Paul Frees	"Green Splotches"
Professor Guildea	Luis Van Rooten	"How Love Came to Professor Guildea"
Professor Herbert Carpenter	Paul Frees	"Back for Christmas"
Rafferty	Ben Wright	"Figure a Dame"
Ramon Chavez	Edgar Barrier	"Gringo"
Rattigan	William Conrad	"Shanghai Document"
Renee	Peggy Webber	"Operation Fleur de Lis"
Rev. Mr. Walkes	Lou Merrill	"Passenger to Bali"
Rhode	Parley Baer	"Gringo"
Roderick Usher	Ramsay Hill	"The Fall of the House of Usher"
Roger	Vincent Price	"Present Tense"
Ronald A. Dawson	Harry Bartell	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
Roscoe	Paul Frees	"Evening Primrose" (Nov. 5, 1947)
Rowe	Ben Wright	"The Red Forest"
Sam	Will Geer	"Sundown"
	Ben Wright	"A Source of Irritation"
Sanford	John Hoyt	"Yellow Wake"
Sanger Rainsford	Paul Frees	"The Most Dangerous Game"
Seamus	Junius Matthews	"Wild Jack Rhett" (December 17, 1950)
	Howard McNear	"Wild Jack Rhett" (Feb. 15, 1953)
Sergeant	Richard Peel	"The Thirteenth Truck"
Sgt. Klitheroe	Harry Bartell	"The Earth Men"
Sheng Pao	Ben Wright	"The Ambassador of Poker"
Sinbad	Ben Wright	"The Voyages of Sinbad"
Sir Everard Dominee	Ben Wright	"The Great Impersonation"
Sir John	Lawrence Dobkin	"Jetsam"
Snake Doctor	Luis Van Rooten	"Snake Doctor" (February 8, 1948)
Stanley	Ben Wright	"Pass to Berlin"
Steve Lane	Tony Barrett	"The Golden Snake"
Steve Quillan	Paul Frees	"Two if by Sea"
Susan	Georgia Ellis	"I Saw Myself Running"
The Clown	Lou Merrill	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
The Devil	Will Geer	"The Man Who Stole the Bible"
The Doctor	John Hoyt	"The Sure Thing" (Oct. 15, 1949)
The Kanaka	Pinto Colvig	"The Log of the Evening Star"
The Sire de Maletroit	Ramsay Hill	"The Sire de Maletroit's Door"
The Woman	Jeanette Nolan	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
The Young Man	Barton Yarborough	"The Young Man with the Cream Tarts"
Theresa Blake	Betty Lou Gerson	"The Pistol"
Thin Thug	Paul Frees	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
Thorne	Nestor Paiva	"The Match"
Tip Bailey	Luis Van Rooten	"Snake Doctor" (February 8, 1948)
Tony	John Dehner	"Shanghai Document"
	Terry Kilburn	"The Man Who Liked Dickens"
Twitchell	Elliott Lewis	"The Second Class Passenger" (Jan. 07, 1948)
Vickers	Ben Wright	"Shanghai Document"
Voice of Escape	William Conrad
	Paul Frees
	Lou Krugman	(occasional)
Wally	William Conrad	"The Red Forest"
Waterhouse	Luis Van Rooten	"Pollock and the Porroh Man"
Wolfgang Bechtel	Paul Frees	"The Man Who Won the War"
Woman in Fog	Peggy Webber	"Confession"