The Pit And The Pendulum
Episode 0233
Original Air Date: March 4, 1975
A modernization and retelling of the Poe classic. A married couple are threatened and tortured to compel him to disclose a formula that could destroy the world were it to fall into the wrong hands.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Norman Rose
Writer: George Lowther retelling Edgar Allan Poe
Rating: ***
Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR
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