Pengallen's Bell
| "Pengallen's Bell" | |
|---|---|
| Lights Out episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 10 |
| Directed by | Delbert Mann[1] |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Presented by | Jack La Rue |
| Original air date | November 14, 1949 |
| Running time | 30mins |
Pengallen's Bell is a 1949 American television play by Sumner Locke Elliott. It was broadcast as an episode of the series Lights Out.[2] The script was an original of Elliott's and one of his first American television scripts.[3]
Premise
[edit]A housewife, Lucy, murders her husband, but it appears he might not be dead. Her housekeeper offers a supernatural explanation.
Cast
[edit]- Neva Patterson
- Allan Frank
- Grant Gordon
- Zolya Talma
- Al Patterson
- Dorrit Kelton
Reception
[edit]The St Louis Globe said "there's not enough left to the imagination."[4]
The Cincinnati Post wrote "I can recommend Lights Out for the chilling of the blood."[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Pengallen's Bell at Delbert Mann Collection
- ^ Ross reports on television programming. 1949. p. 5.
- ^ "MUSIC AND THE THEATRE "Radio Is Doomed"As "Rusty Bugles" Author Sees It". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 50. New South Wales, Australia. 8 January 1950. p. 6 (Features). Retrieved 24 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Dial side street". St. Louis Globe-Democrat December 1949. p. 7.
- ^ "Lights Out". The Cincinnati Post. 17 November 1949. p. 38.
External links
[edit]- Pengallen's Bell at AustLit
- "Pengallen's Bell" at IMDb