A spy caper always makes for a good show. Start with a suave man of mystery, sprinkle in some far-off exotic locales, and stir in some evil enemies of democracy and beautiful women. The result: James Bond? No, "The Man Called X" -- which broadcast several hundred episodes on network radio from 1944 through 1952. Unflappable British actor Herbert Marshall originally played American agent Ken Thurston, AKA the man called X.
Project Audion now recreates the very first episode of "The Man Called X," from a script which has not been heard since its premiere in July 1944! The action of "The Cage of Europe" is set in wartime Lisbon (you know, where Ilsa flew off to in "Casablanca." Audion's recreation features voice actors performing live on both sides of the Atlantic for this half hour of what was described as in 1944 as a "comedy-mystery," and which eighty years later is still highly entertaining! Featuring --
David Ault in England
Jack Ward in Canada
Laura Mirsky in New Jersey
George Taylor in Tennessee
Jane Beverley in New Jersey
Jeff Billard in Massachusetts
Caleb Fisher in Virginia
Joe Mendell in England
Robert Stevenson in Indiana
Larry Groebe produced and directed from Texas
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