Escape - "A Matter of Conscience - 1" (Old Time Radio, 1953)

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows | Old Time Radio · Oct 2, 2026 · 29m · transcript

Escape presents “A Matter of Conscience - 1,” originally broadcast on CBS on January 18, 1953. Episode 166 is an Antony Ellis drama directed by Norman Macdonnell, with Parley Baer, Ben Wright, John Dehner, and others.

In colonial-era Bali, a Dutch resident and Captain Logan face a fast-growing crisis after three English visitors offend a sacred temple. As anger spreads, cultural misunderstanding and personal responsibility threaten to turn a diplomatic incident into violence.

The 50 Greatest Old Time Radio Shows presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a…