Last week I posted an episode about a doll with "a gadget" where all goes horribly wrong. This week's episode of Escape is about an island resort with "a gimmick" where all goes horribly wrong. More than that, it is a story about greed and the consequences of arrogance.
The title of the episode is "Treasure Incorporated" and in it we travel to a lush tropical island in the Caribbean where a promoter named Eddy Gillespie decides to build a resort. The problem is Clive, the only other white man on the island. Clive warns Eddy not to go against the natural forces of the island, but of course, Eddy doesn't listen...
This episode was broadcast on January 24, 1950. As is the case with most of the episodes written by John & Gwen Bagni, it has held up well over time. Frank Lovejoy starred as Eddy and John Hoyt starred as Clive.
Gripping stuff. Good background, nice acting and a plot that would have impressed Robert Louis Stevenson.
This had another radio airing when it re-ran on a January 2008 episode of "When Radio Was", reaching a whole new audience 58 years later.
Posted by: Mike Hobart | January 31, 2008 at 04:35 PM
This one could have been great, but there is one big issue with the ending, imo.
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Both of the bad guys are willing to commit murder, so it seems like their problem could be solved with a gun and a little patient digging.
A better ending might be if the beachcomber, unbeknownst to Eddy, had really dumped the treasure in the ocean. Eddy kills him and he and his old lady spend the rest of their lives futilely searching the island for the treasure as the jungle gradually swallows them up.
Posted by: Atoz | May 06, 2018 at 12:19 PM