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Lights Out

30min

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Crime

Drama

Reality

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.

Production Companies

Admiral Corporation

Erwin, Wasey & Co. Inc.

NBC

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Edna Warren

1. Edna Warren

30min

19th Jul 1949

Promise

2. Promise

30min

26th Jul 1949

Long Distance

3. Long Distance

30min

2nd Aug 1949

Crater

4. Crater

30min

9th Aug 1949

SOUVENIERS OF HIS DEAD WIFE

5. SOUVENIERS OF HIS DEAD WIFE

30min

16th Aug 1949

The Housekeeper

6. The Housekeeper

30min

23rd Aug 1949

Dressing Gown

7. Dressing Gown

30min

30th Aug 1949

The Whisper

8. The Whisper

30min

23rd Sep 1949

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.

Conqueror's Isle

9. Conqueror's Isle

30min

7th Nov 1949

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."

Pengallen's Bell

10. Pengallen's Bell

30min

14th Nov 1949

The Fall of the House of Usher

11. The Fall of the House of Usher

30min

21st Nov 1949

I Dreamt I Died

12. I Dreamt I Died

30min

28th Nov 1949

SOMETHING IN THE WIND

13. SOMETHING IN THE WIND

30min

5th Dec 1949

Justice Lies Waiting

14. Justice Lies Waiting

30min

12th Dec 1949

The Elevator

15. The Elevator

30min

19th Dec 1949

The Man Who Couldn't Lose

16. The Man Who Couldn't Lose

30min

26th Dec 1949

The Riverman

17. The Riverman

30min

2nd Jan 1950

JUDGEMENT REVERSED

18. JUDGEMENT REVERSED

30min

9th Jan 1950

The Green Dress

19. The Green Dress

30min

16th Jan 1950

The Devil to Pay

20. The Devil to Pay

30min

23rd Jan 1950

Reservations for Four

21. Reservations for Four

30min

30th Jan 1950

Dead Pigeon

22. Dead Pigeon

30min

6th Feb 1950

The Invisible Staircase

23. The Invisible Staircase

30min

13th Feb 1950

Graven Image

24. Graven Image

30min

20th Feb 1950

Portrait of a Dead Man

25. Portrait of a Dead Man

30min

27th Feb 1950

The Strange Case of John Kingman

26. The Strange Case of John Kingman

30min

6th Mar 1950

The Emerald Lavalier

27. The Emerald Lavalier

30min

13th Mar 1950

The Scarab

28. The Scarab

30min

20th Mar 1950

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

29. Mary, Mary Quite Contrary

30min

29th Mar 1950

The Queen is Dead

30. The Queen is Dead

30min

3rd Apr 1950

The Faithful Heart

31. The Faithful Heart

30min

10th Apr 1950

A Toast to Sergeant Farnsworth

32. A Toast to Sergeant Farnsworth

30min

17th Apr 1950

The Man Who Couldn't Remember

33. The Man Who Couldn't Remember

30min

24th Apr 1950

GLOVES OF GINO

34. GLOVES OF GINO

30min

1st May 1950

The Silent Voice

35. The Silent Voice

30min

8th May 1950

The House That Time Forgot

36. The House That Time Forgot

30min

15th May 1950

Rendezvous

37. Rendezvous

30min

22nd Sep 1950

HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GULDIA

38. HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GULDIA

30min

29th May 1950

The Heart of Jonathan O'Rourke

39. The Heart of Jonathan O'Rourke

30min

5th Jun 1950

DETERMINED LADY

40. DETERMINED LADY

30min

12th Jun 1950

A Child is Crying

41. A Child is Crying

30min

19th Jun 1950

An Encore

42. An Encore

30min

26th Jun 1950

THE WHISPER (RESTAGING)

43. THE WHISPER (RESTAGING)

30min

3rd Jul 1950

I DREAMT I DIED (RESTAGING)

44. I DREAMT I DIED (RESTAGING)

30min

10th Jul 1950

THE DEVIL TO PAY (RESTAGING)

45. THE DEVIL TO PAY (RESTAGING)

30min

17th Jul 1950

THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN (RESTAGING)

46. THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN (RESTAGING)

30min

31st Jul 1950

THE QUEEN IS DEAD (RESTAGING)

47. THE QUEEN IS DEAD (RESTAGING)

30min

14th Aug 1950

THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE (RESTAGING)

48. THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE (RESTAGING)

30min

21st Aug 1950

First air date

19th Jul 1949

Last air date

15th Jan 1972

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks