Two men working an isolated derrick encounter something from the depths of the earth.
This show is considered by most to be the best in the series and by many to be among the best (and weirdest) of all old time radio. I don't know if I can agree with that sentiment entirely, but it is a very interesting and strange show, and should be part of any old time radio enthusiast's experience.
Quiet Please #60
The Thing on the Fourble Board
9 Aug 1948
Wyllis Cooper (writer/director), Ernest Chapell (announcer), Dan Sutter (Billy Grimwald), Pat O'Malley (Ted), Cecil Roy (the thing), Albert Burman (music), Albert Averill? (sound)
Oil Derrick built in 1948 near Luduc, Alberta, Canada
This was good, though not in my top 5. The dialogue between the two men was really good, and the narrator has a likable charm. The mewling of the thing was bordering on annoying, and the twist at the end kind of silly, which takes it down a notch for me. Music/sound were otherwise really good. I like the set-up, but feel that the story could have gone somewhere more interesting.
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