Jack La Rue
Narrator
Lights Out (1949)
Season 1
Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions of Lights Out aired on different networks, at various times, from January 1934 to the summer of 1947 and the series eventually made the transition to television. In 1946, NBC Television brought Lights Out to TV in a series of four specials, broadcast live and produced by Fred Coe, who also contributed three of the scripts. NBC asked Cooper to write the script for the premiere, "First Person Singular", which is told entirely from the point of view of an unseen murderer who kills his obnoxious wife and winds up being executed. Variety gave this first episode a rave review ("undoubtedly one of the best dramatic shows yet seen on a television screen"), but Lights Out did not become a regular NBC-TV series until 1949.
Released July 20, 1949
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Reality, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.based-on-radio-show, imdb.cult-favorite, imdb.horror-host, imdb.male-horror-host, imdb.usa-horror-host, imdb.usa-male-horror-host + 4 more, imdb.psychotronic-series, imdb.suspense, imdb.anthology, imdb.ghost
Production Companies: Admiral Corporation, Erwin, Wasey & Co. Inc., NBC
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Edna Warren
July 19, 1949, midnight
S1E2 - Promise
July 26, 1949, midnight
S1E3 - Long Distance
Aug. 2, 1949, midnight
S1E4 - Crater
Aug. 9, 1949, midnight
S1E5 - SOUVENIERS OF HIS DEAD WIFE
Aug. 16, 1949, midnight
S1E6 - The Housekeeper
Aug. 23, 1949, midnight
S1E7 - Dressing Gown
Aug. 30, 1949, midnight
S1E8 - The Whisper
After defeating Morales, Lights hires trainer Ed Romeo (Eamonn Walker), who once trained Death Row Reynolds. Romeo is part boxing guru and part psychologist, and his approach is very different from Pops'. Meanwhile, Theresa worries about Ava's attitude about life.
Sept. 23, 1949, midnight
S1E9 - Conqueror's Isle
The training regimen Ed Romeo (Eamonn Walker) is imposing on Lights splits the Leary family: Theresa and the girls don't like its late-night hours, but they do like Ed. Johnny doesn't, and he's upset that Ed won't let Lights promote the Reynolds fight. For his part, Ed thinks that Lights' brother is "bleeding him dry."
Nov. 7, 1949, midnight
S1E10 - Pengallen's Bell
Nov. 14, 1949, midnight
S1E11 - The Fall of the House of Usher
Nov. 21, 1949, midnight
S1E12 - I Dreamt I Died
Nov. 28, 1949, midnight
S1E13 - SOMETHING IN THE WIND
Dec. 5, 1949, midnight
S1E14 - Justice Lies Waiting
Dec. 12, 1949, midnight
S1E15 - The Elevator
Dec. 19, 1949, midnight
S1E16 - The Man Who Couldn't Lose
Dec. 26, 1949, midnight
S1E17 - The Riverman
Jan. 2, 1950, midnight
S1E18 - JUDGEMENT REVERSED
Jan. 9, 1950, midnight
S1E19 - The Green Dress
Jan. 16, 1950, midnight
S1E20 - The Devil to Pay
Jan. 23, 1950, midnight
S1E21 - Reservations for Four
Jan. 30, 1950, midnight
S1E22 - Dead Pigeon
Feb. 6, 1950, midnight
S1E23 - The Invisible Staircase
Feb. 13, 1950, midnight
S1E24 - Graven Image
Feb. 20, 1950, midnight
S1E25 - Portrait of a Dead Man
Feb. 27, 1950, midnight
S1E26 - The Strange Case of John Kingman
March 6, 1950, midnight
S1E27 - The Emerald Lavalier
March 13, 1950, midnight
S1E28 - The Scarab
March 20, 1950, midnight
S1E29 - Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
March 29, 1950, midnight
S1E30 - The Queen is Dead
April 3, 1950, midnight
S1E31 - The Faithful Heart
April 10, 1950, midnight
S1E32 - A Toast to Sergeant Farnsworth
April 17, 1950, midnight
S1E33 - The Man Who Couldn't Remember
April 24, 1950, midnight
S1E34 - GLOVES OF GINO
May 1, 1950, midnight
S1E35 - The Silent Voice
May 8, 1950, midnight
S1E36 - The House That Time Forgot
May 15, 1950, midnight
S1E37 - Rendezvous
Sept. 22, 1950, midnight
S1E38 - HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GULDIA
May 29, 1950, midnight
S1E39 - The Heart of Jonathan O'Rourke
June 5, 1950, midnight
S1E40 - DETERMINED LADY
June 12, 1950, midnight
S1E41 - A Child is Crying
June 19, 1950, midnight
S1E42 - An Encore
June 26, 1950, midnight
S1E43 - THE WHISPER (RESTAGING)
July 3, 1950, midnight
S1E44 - I DREAMT I DIED (RESTAGING)
July 10, 1950, midnight
S1E45 - THE DEVIL TO PAY (RESTAGING)
July 17, 1950, midnight
S1E46 - THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN (RESTAGING)
July 31, 1950, midnight
S1E47 - THE QUEEN IS DEAD (RESTAGING)
Aug. 14, 1950, midnight
S1E48 - THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE (RESTAGING)
Aug. 21, 1950, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: July 20, 1949
Last Air Date: Jan. 15, 1972, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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