Escape’s "Maracas" is the story of someone who is double-crossed not just once but twice. In this episode, a man named Doyle takes a job as mate on a freighter leaving San Diego, California.
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Escape – Maracas
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Escape – Something for Nothing
Escape’s "Something for Nothing" is a story about a "handsome, ruthless gambler" named Gil Devon who witnesses a murder and then blackmails his way into bigger and better things.
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Escape – The Game
Escape’s "The Game" involves two young men, a bottle of whisky and a game of Russian roulette. It appears to be a cautionary tale based on some unnamed true story or urban legend.
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Escape – Conquerer’s Isle
Escape’s "Conquerer’s Isle" begins with a burst of organ music and then draws us into the story of a lost Navy bomber crew in the South China Sea during WWII. Their plane is damaged, lost in a typhoon.
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Escape – The Killer Mine
When Jim finds Dave, his friend is in trouble with the law for liquor-running. Nevertheless, Dave follows through on his promise and sends him over to talk to Captain Manack, the owner of a local mine. When he does, Jim discovers that Captain Manack doesn’t want to work the old tin mine for profit, he wants Jim to blow a hole through the top of an undersea shaft and flood it. That way, they can create an underwater entrance for illegal liquor to be unloaded into the mine. Will Jim take the job?
http://www.escape-suspense.com/2010/04/escape-the-killer-mine.html
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Alibi Me
In "Alibi Me," Mickey Rooney stars as a small-time hood who murders his rival and then desperately tries to come up with an alibi.
Mickey_Rooney As the episode opens, Georgie confronts his long-time enemy, Juley, who has taken over part of his punchboard territory. Juley is smug and condescending to Georgie, who then kills him in angry rage.
Afterward, Georgie realizes that he will be the first one the police suspect. So, he goes on a crazed search to find anyone who will give him an alibi.
Can he come up with one in time? Or, will his dead rival get the last laugh?
"Alibi Me" was written by Therd Jeffrey and adapted by Walter Newman. Elliott Lewis produced an directed. Mickey Rooney starred. Also appearing were Tommy Bernard, Wally Maher, Charlotte Lawrence, Joseph Kearns, and Lou Merrill. This episode aired on January 4, 1951.
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The Invader
"The Invader" is a simple science fiction tale from 1953, but it still holds up as one of Escape’s best episodes. It shares some strong similarities to The Twilight Zone’s 1961 episode "The Invaders" and to an X Minus One episode from 1956 called "Pictures Don’t Lie" but neither has the wit of Escape’s story.
"The Invader" begins with an atomic bomb test in the Nevada desert. The explosion is observed by a space ship on its way to visit the Earth carrying the advance guard of a more evolved race.
"The Invader" was directed by Antony Ellis and written by Michael Gray. It starred Howard McNear as Albert Tanner, Fay Baker as Martha, and Edgar Barrier as the Commander. Also appearing were Paul Frees, Peter Leeds, Bill Bissell and LeRoy Leonard.
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Escape — Untouchable
In Escape’s "The Untouchable," a hypochondriac on a business trip in India becomes convinced that he has contracted leprosy. This episode delves into the terror of the disease, a terror that has plagued humankind from our earliest history.
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Escape — Dead of Night
Escape’s premier episode was based on one of the stories from the classic British horror film Dead of Night (1945). The movie is a collection of supernatural tales, including the urban legend of "The Phantom Coachman." Its most famous segment is about a ventriloquist named Maxwell Frere, played by Michael Redgrave, and Hugo, his dummy. Dead of Night was also one of the inspirations for the famous Twilight Zone episode "The Dummy" in 1962. Richard Attenborough’s 1978 film Magic also borrowed a little from this story.
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The Invader
"The Invader" is a simple science fiction tale from 1953, but it still holds up as one of Escape’s best episodes. It shares some strong similarities to The Twilight Zone’s 1961 episode "The Invaders" and to an X Minus One episode from 1956 called "Pictures Don’t Lie" but neither has the wit of Escape’s story.
"The Invader" begins with an atomic bomb test in the Nevada desert. The explosion is observed by a space ship on its way to visit the Earth carrying the advance guard of a more evolved race.
"The Invader" was directed by Antony Ellis and written by Michael Gray. It starred Howard McNear as Albert Tanner, Fay Baker as Martha, and Edgar Barrier as the Commander. Also appearing were Paul Frees, Peter Leeds, Bill Bissell and LeRoy Leonard.
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