Bloody Hands - Silent Avenger
Season 04, Episode 02
May 4, 2016
No recording available. Apologies.
Two stories about PTSD before it was known or named
Re-Imagined Radio presents The Willamette Radio Workshop and their live performance of "Bloody Hands" from Gunsmoke and "The Silent Avenger" from The Shadow, at Kiggins Theatre, Vancouver, Washington.
Access the episode script
Background
Contents
Samples from "Bloody Hands" starring William Conrad from Gunsmoke and "The Silent Avenger" starring Orson Welles from The Shadow.
"Bloody Hands"
Gunsmoke
Marshal Matt Dillon, faced with too much killing and fearing he has lost his edge, quits his job. But
when a murderer comes to Dodge City, who will save its citizens?
"The Silent Avenger"
The Shadow
Episode 111, 13 Mar. 1938
Joe Bricker is sentenced to death. He manipulates his brother, a World War I sniper suffering from PTSD,
to kill everyone responsible for his pending execution. Can The Shadow find and stop the invisible
sniper before it is too late?
Production
Credits
Producer/Host: John F. Barber
Sound Design/Original Music Composition/Post Production: Sam A. Mowry and Martin J. Gallagher
Script: Original script(s) adapted by Sam A. Mowry
Significance
Both "Bloody Hands" and "The Silent Avenger" raise awareness of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), before it was named or understood.
Promotion
