Happy New Year! We are celebrating every last drop of the holiday season, ending the year with our traditional presentation of different adaptations of Charles Dickens’ other famous ghost story, “The Signal-Man.” The first time we did this, we listened to the 1956 Suspense version featuring Sarah Churchill. This time around, we return to Suspense in 1959 featuring Ellen Drew. As before, this story depicts a curious stranger who encounters a rail worker beset by visions. Why does he seem to be receiving some otherworldly warning? How will this version compare to those we have already heard? What would have happened if we had listened to this version first instead of the 1956 production? Listen for yourself and find out! Then vote and let us know what you think!
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She sounds far too old for what the script says is a 28 year old woman. She sounds 40 easy.
Oh my goodness, simply awful. Death to carrots! 😂
At least it was full of references to Dickens!
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Ellen Drew’s cross examination of the Signal-man, amplified by her rigid acting style, had me thinking more of a courtroom drama than a ghost story. Off putting. I was having flashbacks of Hamilton Burger badgering Perry Mason’s witness.
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