FOUR TO THE QUEEN

[RADIO-SERIES]

An oddly-titled series featuring adaptations of classic stories by Earle Birney, the majority of

which involve supernatural elements.

ORIGINATION:

C???, Vancouver, British Columbia (Trans-Canada Network).

DURATION:

November 7-28, 1950.

PERSONNEL:

Robert Allen (producer), Earle A. Birney (scriptwriter).

EXTANT RECORDINGS:

None.

FOUR TO THE QUEEN
(C???, VANCOUVER)
[Tuesday—

November 7, 1950The Murder in the Pawnshop

SCRIPT:

Earle A. Birney (adapted from “Markheim” by Robert Louis Stevenson).

November 14, 1950A Party at the Undertaker’s

SCRIPT:

Earle A. Birney (adapted from “The Coffin-Maker” by Alexander

Pushkin).

November 21, 1950The Case of Doctor Trifon

SCRIPT:

Earle A. Birney (adapted from “The District Doctor” by Ivan Turgenev).

November 28, 1950The Queen of Spades

SCRIPT:

Earle A. Birney (adapted from the story by Alexander Pushkin).