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Lights Out

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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.

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2.6 / 5

19th July 1949 - 15th January 1972
Producer
Fred Coe
Top Cast
Jack La Rue
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Edna Warren
19th July 1949

Episode 1

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Promise
26th July 1949

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Long Distance
2nd August 1949

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Crater
9th August 1949

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SOUVENIERS OF HIS DEAD WIFE
16th August 1949

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The Housekeeper
23rd August 1949

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Dressing Gown
30th August 1949

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The Whisper
23rd September 1949

Episode 8

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.

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Conqueror's Isle
7th November 1949

Episode 9

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."

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Pengallen's Bell
14th November 1949

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The Fall of the House of Usher
21st November 1949

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I Dreamt I Died
28th November 1949

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SOMETHING IN THE WIND
5th December 1949

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Justice Lies Waiting
12th December 1949

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The Elevator
19th December 1949

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The Man Who Couldn't Lose
26th December 1949

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The Riverman
2nd January 1950

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JUDGEMENT REVERSED
9th January 1950

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The Green Dress
16th January 1950

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The Devil to Pay
23rd January 1950

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Reservations for Four
30th January 1950

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Dead Pigeon
6th February 1950

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The Invisible Staircase
13th February 1950

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Graven Image
20th February 1950

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Portrait of a Dead Man
27th February 1950

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The Strange Case of John Kingman
6th March 1950

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The Emerald Lavalier
13th March 1950

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The Scarab
20th March 1950

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Mary, Mary Quite Contrary
29th March 1950

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The Queen is Dead
3rd April 1950

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The Faithful Heart
10th April 1950

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A Toast to Sergeant Farnsworth
17th April 1950

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The Man Who Couldn't Remember
24th April 1950

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GLOVES OF GINO
1st May 1950

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The Silent Voice
8th May 1950

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The House That Time Forgot
15th May 1950

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Rendezvous
22nd September 1950

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HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GULDIA
29th May 1950

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The Heart of Jonathan O'Rourke
5th June 1950

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DETERMINED LADY
12th June 1950

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A Child is Crying
19th June 1950

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An Encore
26th June 1950

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THE WHISPER (RESTAGING)
3rd July 1950

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I DREAMT I DIED (RESTAGING)
10th July 1950

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THE DEVIL TO PAY (RESTAGING)
17th July 1950

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THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN (RESTAGING)
31st July 1950

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THE QUEEN IS DEAD (RESTAGING)
14th August 1950

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THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE (RESTAGING)
21st August 1950

Episode 48

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