Quiet, Please - "The Ticket Taker" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

Quiet, Please presents “The Ticket Taker,” episode 4 of Quiet, Please, originally broadcast on June 29, 1947. Written and directed by Wyllis Cooper, the Mutual Broadcasting System drama features Ernest Chappell.In sweltering Chicago, three underworld fugitives hide behind drawn shades with stolen money and mounting fear. As they arrange their separate escapes, a strange old man begins appearing at transit points, asking certain travelers for a ticket no one recalls carrying. Cooper turns a hard-boiled gangland setup into an unsettling tale of pursuit and dread.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 Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast30:20 ClosingSupport Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio