Quiet, Please - "The Pathetic Fallacy" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

Quiet, Please presents “The Pathetic Fallacy,” episode 35 of Quiet, Please, originally broadcast on February 2, 1948. Written and directed by Wyllis Cooper for the Mutual Broadcasting System, the episode stars Ernest Chappell with Charita Bauer, Michael Fitzmaurice, and Vicki Vola.During a press demonstration of a vast electronic calculator, technician Mr. Quinn insists that the room-filling machine is only a mechanical tool. But when its answers begin to raise troubling questions, reporters Alice King and Sandy Burns follow a light, speculative fantasy about technology, intelligence, and an increasingly personal public embarrassment.Quiet, Please presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:46 Original Broadcast29:54 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio