Editing Escape (radio program) (section)

== Overview ==
Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like ''[[Suspense (radio program)|Suspense]]'' (a sister program that often used the same actors and scripts), it was subjected to frequent schedule shifts and lower production budgets, although [[ARCO|Richfield Oil]] signed on as a sponsor for five months in 1950.

Despite these problems, ''Escape'' enthralled many listeners during its seven-year run. The series' well-remembered opening combined [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]'s ''[[Night on Bald Mountain]]'' with this introduction, as intoned by [[William Conrad]] and later [[Paul Frees]]:
:"Tired of the everyday grind? Ever dream of a life of romantic adventure? Want to get away from it all? We offer you... ''Escape!''"

Following the opening theme, a second announcer (usually Roy Rowan) would add:
:"''Escape''! Designed to free you from the four walls of today for a half-hour of high adventure!"