Item description for HALL OF FANTASY (1947-1955) Old Time Radio

HALL OF FANTASY (1947-1955)

Old Time Radio - CD-ROM - 68 mp3

The HALL OF FANTASY most collectors know are from the 1953 series on the Mutual network. There were three other series that aired under the HALL OF FANTASY banner. All four series were produced, written and directed by Richard Thorne who also acted in may of the shows.
His is the voice of the narrator who opened the shows with "Come with
me, my friends...".

The first HALL OF FANTASY originated from radio station KALL in Salt Lake City, Utah. Richard Thorne and Carl Greyson were announcers for the station, possibly late in 1946 and into 1947. The series consisted of 26 rather barebones shows. Broadcast dates for the shows are not known. It is not clear what role Mr. Greyson played in the series other than acting in various roles, but his name appears in other discussions of the series.

Most of these first shows were classic murder mysteries with traditional endings; the evil-doer got his just rewards. The series was sponsored by the Granite Furniture Company, although existing shows are missing the commercials, apparently because they were inserted live. Only six shows from this series are know to exist at this time.

The HALL OF FANTASY aired again in 1949 when Mr. Thorne and Mr. Greyson were working at WGN in Chicago. This time, the series featured stories involving struggles against the supernatural where man was usually the loser, specializing in shock endings. This series consisted of 112 shows and aired locally on radio station WGN, Chicago. It started on Saturdays at 2:30 PM but after 21 shows, moved to Mondays at 9:00 PM. Later, it moved to 9:30 PM.

On August 22, 1952, THE HALL OF FANTASY went nationwide, over Mutual stations. It started as a short series of six shows over WGN, Chicago and other Mutual stations on the East Coast. The shows were heard on Fridays, from 8:30 to 9:00 PM. The short series of 1952 led to a regular series of 39 shows in 1953, airing on WGN from Jan. 5, 1953 to Sept. 28, 1953, Monday evenings at 7:30 PM.

Richard Thorne wrote original stories or adapted classic works of horror for the shows. The series claimed to be "the series of radio dramas dedicated to the supernatural, the unusual and the unknown."

Mr. Thorn was also involved in production and played many of the lead character roles. Eloise Kummer played many of the female leads. Mr. Thorne and Leroy Olliger directed the series. Original music was by Harold Turner.

Twenty six shows from the 1952 and 1953 series were selected for syndication after the end of the 1953 series. The syndicated shows were rebroadcast during the 1970's OTR revival era. It is believed that "He Who Follows Me" was retitled "Steps That Follow Me" for the revival. "The Hangman's Rope" was reproduced for the 70's series, since the original did not survive.

In 1993, Mr. Thorne directed some classic horror tales for cassette distribution, "Tales by Edgar Allen Poe" (4 dramas) and "Classic Ghost Stories" (4 dramas).

EPISODES LIST

Hall Of Fantasy 470213 001 Perfect Script
Hall Of Fantasy 470307 003 Death In Bayous
Hall Of Fantasy 470403 005 Judge's House
Hall Of Fantasy 470410 006 Man Size In Marble
Hall Of Fantasy 470424 007 Markheim
Hall Of Fantasy 470501 008 Mark Of Shame
Hall Of Fantasy 500311 013 He Who Follows Me
Hall Of Fantasy 520822 001 Castle Of Lavoca
Hall Of Fantasy 520905 003 Shadow People
Hall Of Fantasy 520919 005 Steps That Follow Me
Hall Of Fantasy 530105 007 Hangman's Rope
Hall Of Fantasy 530119 009 Cask Of Amontillado
Hall Of Fantasy 530126 010 Black Figurine Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 530202 011 Silver Flask
Hall Of Fantasy 530302 015 The Balaci Treasure
Hall Of Fantasy 530309 016 Masks Of Ashor
Hall Of Fantasy 530323 018 The Night the Fog Came
Hall Of Fantasy 530406 020 Return From Death
Hall Of Fantasy 530413 021 Demon Of Night
Hall Of Fantasy 530420 022 Out Of Sky
Hall Of Fantasy 530427 023 Wild Huntsman
Hall Of Fantasy 530504 024 Idol Of Cromm Cruac
Hall Of Fantasy 530511 025 Specter Of Denston Castle
Hall Of Fantasy 530518 026 Crawling Thing
Hall Of Fantasy 530525 027 Twisting Weeds Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 530601 028 Tell-tale Heart
Hall Of Fantasy 530608 029 Hand Of Botar
Hall Of Fantasy 530615 030 Jewels Of Kali
Hall Of Fantasy 530622 031 Marquis Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 530629 032 Temple Of Huitzilipochle
Hall Of Fantasy 530706 033 Man In Black
Hall Of Fantasy 530720 035 Treasure Of Kublai Khan
Hall Of Fantasy 530727 036 Automaton
Hall Of Fantasy 530803 037 Golden Bracelet Of Amoniris
Hall Of Fantasy 530810 038 Man From Second Earth
Hall Of Fantasy 530817 039 Stone's Revenge
Hall Of Fantasy 530824 040 Sea Phantom
Hall Of Fantasy 530831 041 Diamonds Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 530921 044 Shadow People
Hall Of Fantasy 53xxxx xxx Mars Is Heaven
Hall Of Fantasy 53xxxx xxx Serenade For A Cobra
Hall Of Fantasy 53xxxx xxx The Undead
Hall Of Fantasy 531005 001 Dance Of Devil Dolls
Hall Of Fantasy 531012 002 Sea Phantom
Hall Of Fantasy 531019 003 Return From Death
Hall Of Fantasy 531026 004 He Who Follows Me
Hall Of Fantasy 531102 005 Temple Of Huizilipochle
Hall Of Fantasy 531109 006 Telltale Heart
Hall Of Fantasy 531116 007 Crawling Thing
Hall Of Fantasy 531123 008 Masks Of Ashor
Hall Of Fantasy 531130 009 Diamonds Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 531207 010 Shadow People
Hall Of Fantasy 531214 011 Silver Flask
Hall Of Fantasy 531221 012 Night Fog Came
Hall Of Fantasy 531228 013 Black Figurine Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 540104 014 Cask Of Amontillado
Hall Of Fantasy 540111 015 Marquis Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 540118 016 Man In Black
Hall Of Fantasy 540125 017 Wild Huntsman
Hall Of Fantasy 540201 018 Twisting Weeds Of Death
Hall Of Fantasy 540208 019 Automaton
Hall Of Fantasy 540215 020 Treasure Of Kubla Kahn
Hall Of Fantasy 540222 021 Hangman's Rope
Hall Of Fantasy 540301 022 Golden Bracelet Of Amoniris
Hall Of Fantasy 540308 023 Hand Of Botar
Hall Of Fantasy 540315 024 Stone's Revenge
Hall Of Fantasy 540322 025 Jewels Of Kali
Hall Of Fantasy 540329 026 Castle Of Lavoca

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