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Mystery
in the Air
(Old Radio Show)
The
Horla
"The
Horla" is a dramatization of a story written by Guy de Maupassant.
Peter Lorre stars as a happy and contented man who is either losing his
mind or else is being driven out of it by an invisible entity that has
taken up residence in his home and, as Lorre says at the begging of the
show, the listeners can decide for themselves which one it is.
I
would not say that this is a fantastic adaptation of the tale, but I
must admit that I would much rather listen to this for twenty-five
minutes than read the original story again. The story drags on a bit
too long for my tastes, but this episode from Mystery in the Air cuts
it down to the bone and it the story is all the better for it.
The
actress Peggy Webber also adds her vocal talents to this episode,
playing the housemaid Marie. The original story has no such character,
but she works very well in this version and Webber's performances came
across as a lot more believable that Lorre's.
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