In "Nightmare," Gregory Peck stars as a father who exacts revenge on a drunk driver for the death of his son.
As the episode opens, Ben explains how a fear can take root in your mind and grow into a nightmare...
For him, the fear began with an incident involving a careless driver the day before the Fourth of July weekend. One that upset him and sent him to bed early that night.
The next afternoon...Ben goes on a fishing trip with his wife, Elsa and their son, Stevie. Midway up the mountain, they run out of gas. Ben leaves them to walk back to the gas station, and while he is gone, Stevie is killed by a drunk driver.
Ben then decides to take the law into his own hands and kill the man who murdered his son.
Do two wrongs make a right?
"Nightmare" was written by Herb Meadow from an idea by Sam Blas. Norman MacDonnell directed and William Spier produced. Gregory Peck starred. Also appearing were Lurene Tuttle and Alan Reed. This episode aired September 1, 1949.
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I thought this was one of the best Suspense stories I have heard.
I'm not a GPeck fan but that aside, the story is fantastic.
Alan Reed is great as the drunk driver.
Posted by: Jimbo | July 31, 2011 at 06:25 AM
I just listened to this, and noticed that the central story idea is identical to the first episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents, "Revenge," which was shown on TV in 1955. I looked it up, and just like this episode, it was credited to an idea by Samuel Blas.
Posted by: Ocdviewer | September 13, 2013 at 09:25 AM
Hi Ocdviewer,
You are right.Thanks for pointing that out! Best, Christine
Posted by: Christine A. Miller | September 14, 2013 at 08:25 AM