Escape - "07 the Price of the Head" (Old Time Radio)

Escape presents “The Price of the Head,” originally broadcast August 7, 1954. This local archival recording is identified as episode 5408. In the South Pacific, drunken outcast Christopher Pellett flees after a deadly barroom brawl, setting out by outrigger canoe with Karaki, a Bougainville native whose determined care raises unsettling questions. Ben Wright stars as Pellett and Hans Conried as Karaki in this John Meston adaptation of John Russell’s story. Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:18 Closing Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio