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The Hitch-Hiker is a radio play written by Lucille Fletcher. It was first presented on the November 17, 1941, broadcast of The Orson Welles Show on CBS Radio, featuring a score written and conducted by Bernard Herrmann, Fletcher's first husband. Welles performed The Hitch-Hiker four times on radio, and the play was adapted for a notable 1960 ...
“ The Hitchhiker” is a short radio play by acclaimed screenwriter Lucille Fletcher, first presented in 1941 on the Orson Welles Show. Welles and his Mercury Theater performed the suspenseful story of Ronald Adams, a man who is haunted by a mysterious hitchhiker during a cross-country road trip.
Description. Students will read and analyze the script of Lucille Fletcher’s radio play: The Hitchhiker (also spelled The Hitch-Hiker). Have them listen to the drama on the Orson Welles Show to understand the impact that music and sound effects have on a play. Students will love to compare the audio version of The Hitchhiker to the episode of ...
Now, 60 years after the Twilight Zone, and 80 years after the Suspense broadcast, here's The Hitch-Hiker with the audio all cleaned up and remastered to near perfection! While listening, you'll...
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"The Hitchhiker" Classic Old Time Radio Play FULL CAST AUDIO DRAMA ― Chilling Tales for Dark Nights - YouTube. Chilling Tales for Dark Nights. 433K subscribers. 3.9K. 293K views 7 years ago...
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As you read The Hitchhiker, make a chart to note events or dialogue that might foreshadow what happens later. You’ll complete the chart at the end of the selection. Foreshadowing Events That Were Foreshadowed reading strategy: reading a radio play A radio play is a play written for radio broadcast, which means
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THE HITCHHIKER. by Lucille Fletcher. THE CAST. Ronald Adams (Narrator) Mrs. Adams Hitchhiker (male) Gas Station Attendant Storekeeper Woman Hitchhiker (female) Operator 1 Operator 2 Mrs. Whitney [also Pabst Announcer] (c) 1946, Lucille Fletcher, Mercury Theatre. Announcer: Good evening, this is Orson Welles, your producer of a special series of ...
