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First show date: 07/01/1941 |
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Last show date: 05/10/1962 |
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Number of shows: 527 |
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Inner Sanctum Mysteries was a horror anthology series with a unique sound and unique host. For the first four years of the show 'Raymond' greeted guests after an incredibly squeaky door slowly opened at the beginning of each show. The stories themselves were directed by Himan Brown, who was one of the most prolific writers of all time. The stories took many twists and turns and the death count was always high, with Brown himself stating 'we've killed our characters every way. we've knifed them, garroted them, burned them, poisoned them, bashed their heads, given them rare and fantastic diseases, pushed them out of windows and over cliffs.' These programme's also included some top stars, including Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre, Mercedes McCambridge, Richard Widmark, Santos Ortega, Simone Simon, Raymond Massey and countless others. However another key aspect of the success of this show was the sound effects, and according to Brown 'in a programme like Inner Sanctum, where mood is of the essence, I believe in a minimum of writing. The sound really gives the picture so let the sound carry it,' Raymond Edward Johnson's last show on Inner Sanctum was on May 15th 1945, when he left to serve in the Army. The reason he did not return to the show after his service was due, according to some, to money. His replacement was Paul McGrath, who was a Broadway actor who turned to radio to pay the bills! He stayed with the show until its end, and even did the off screen narration for the Inner Sanctum TV series in 1953–4, however unlike his predecessor (who was known as Raymond on air) McGrath was simply known as 'your host.' It is also worth noting that of the 535 original episodes, only around 1/5 have survived. Below is the shows log - but as stated many of the shows cannot be found.
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