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The Fall of the House of Usher

Episode 11Adapted From The Fall Of The House Of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
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A visitor to the decaying Usher estate is drawn into the family's physical and mental collapse and an increasingly macabre secret surrounding the house.

This Escape broadcast aired on October 22, 1947. It is listed as episode 11 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Sheraton Hall, Paul Frees, Ian MacDonald, and Ramsay Hill. Other credited names include Norman Macdonnell as director, William N. Robson as director, William N. Robson as producer, Les Crutchfield as radio adaptor, and Frank Goss as announcer.

This version dramatizes The Fall Of The House Of Usher. Edgar Allan Poe is credited as author and Les Crutchfield adapted it for radio.

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