Escape - "The Power of Hammer" (Old Time Radio)
Published: October 20, 2026
Duration: 30:27
Escape presents “The Power of Hammer,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on October 15, 1950. Commonly listed as episode 128 of the series, it was the third episode of Escape’s 1950–51 season.
In the Belgian Congo, safari guide Sam Kelly joins an official expedition into dangerous jungle territory controlled by Hammer, a fugitive white ruler whose influence over a remote tribe has made him a serious outlaw. Harry Bartell stars as Kelly, with Jack Kruschen as Hammer; the script was by Antony Ellis and Gil Doud, and Norman Macdonnell directed.
Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextu...
In the Belgian Congo, safari guide Sam Kelly joins an official expedition into dangerous jungle territory controlled by Hammer, a fugitive white ruler whose influence over a remote tribe has made him a serious outlaw. Harry Bartell stars as Kelly, with Jack Kruschen as Hammer; the script was by Antony Ellis and Gil Doud, and Norman Macdonnell directed.
Escape presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextu...