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Mystery Theater

End of the Road: Glenn Ford

Duration: 30 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 ExtraLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

1947: Danger awaits car salesman Speed Evans as captivating dame, Sylvia arrives in his showroom.

Starring Glenn Ford as Speed Evans and Cathy Lewis as Sylvia Ganlon.

Adapted by Irving Moore and Robert Richards from a story by Irving Moore.

Glenn Ford (1916-2006) A practical man, the Canadian-American film star began acting after school - but at his father's behest, maintained a number of pragmatic skills - wiring, plumbing, roofing. Ford was in both the US Marines and the Navy, even serving in Vietnam.

Big screen roles included Gilda, The Big Heat, Midway, The Sheepman, The Gazebo, Pocketful of Miracles, Don't Go Near the Water, The Fastest Gun Alive and Superman.

From CBS Radio's Suspense series which ran in the USA from 1942 to 1962.

4 Extra's MYSTERY THEATER showcases American radio's golden years of the 1940s and 50s, when many of Hollywood's greatest screen stars were regular performers, often re-enacting film roles. Show less

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