"Snow on 66" is a story about a drunk driver named Leroy, who enjoys scaring tourists on the road. Suspense did a number of shows about traffic safety and this episode addresses the dangers of red-neck drunks in pick-up trucks.
What makes this episode more than just a radio-play about road safety is that it features Grayson Hall, an Academy-award nominated actress. To many she is primarily known for her role as Dr. Julia Hoffman on the 1960's gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, but she was also an accomplished stage actress. "Snow on 66" was the first of her two appearances on Suspense.
Charlie and Flo are newlyweds traveling on Route 66. They have stopped for the night at a motel in a remote town in Arizona, but they need to find a place to have dinner. As they are driving to a nearby restaurant, they run into trouble on the road with Leroy. As the night progresses, they find that they can't seem to resolve the trouble no matter what they do.
"Snow on 66" was written by William N. Robson and produced/directed by Fred Hendrickson. Also appearing were Jimmy Blaine, Gwen Davis, James Dimetree, William Mason and Sam Raskyn. This episode aired on July 15, 1962.
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(Image of Route 66 from Wikimedia Commons. The Burma-Shave signs read: "Big Mistake -- Make Many -- Rely on Horn -- Instead of Brake -- Burma-Shave.")
oooooh, VERRRRY clever use of the photo with the story!
Posted by: Stacy Sobotka | April 05, 2008 at 05:53 PM
Thanks Stacey, I do my best to entertain! - Christine
Posted by: cmillinsf | April 06, 2008 at 11:28 PM
Arizona was one of the few states that didn't have Burma Shave signs when they were in vogue.
Posted by: Loyaltubist | November 09, 2012 at 08:39 PM
Oops, I didn't know! Thanks for pointing that out. Best--Christine
Posted by: Christine A. Miller | November 11, 2012 at 03:29 PM