THE DEATH OF HALPIN FRASER
[SHORT-STORY]
Based on the short story by Ambrose Bierce…
[CHRONOLOGY]
THE BLACK MASS (W
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THE CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER (WRVR, NEW YORK—CBS)
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April 10, 1975 “The Death of Halpin Fraser”
[“…Halpin Fraser had always been especially close to his mother, Katy,
and it shocks her deeply when he announces his plans of marrying Mary
Ellen Shelby and moving to California. Katy vows with a vengeance that
she and Halpin will be together again. Ten years later, Halpin kills his
wife in a fit of rage and, forced to hide from the law, he finds himself lost
in a terrible nightmare from which he cannot escape…”]
SCRIPT: Arnold Moss.
PERSONNEL: Himan Brown (producer-director).
CAST: Court Benson (Beau Fraser), Patricia Elliott (Mary Ellen), Grace Matthews
(Katy Fraser), Arnold Moss (Voice), Michael Wager (Halpin Fraser).
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