The Country of the Blind

A mountaineer reaches an isolated valley inhabited entirely by blind people, only to discover that its society regards his ability to see as an illness.

This Escape broadcast aired on November 26, 1947. It is listed as episode 16 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Luis Van Rooten, Peggy Webber, Paul Frees, Ian MacDonald, and William Conrad. Other credited names include Norman Macdonnell as director, William N. Robson as director, William N. Robson as producer, and John Dunkel as radio adaptor.

The surviving recording runs about 30 minutes.

This version dramatizes The Country Of The Blind. H. G. Wells is credited as author and John Dunkel adapted it for radio.

CBS high-adventure anthology mixing original radio stories and literary adaptations.