Saturday, October 17, 2020

Creepy TV: Lights Out (1946)

 Lights Out was one of an endless stream of radio series that transitioned to television. At first, producer-director Fred Coe adapted the series, created by Wyllis Cooper for radio, and made into an icon by Cooper's successor, Arch Obeler, with a four episode miniseries in 1946. Three years later, NBC took it national for a three year run (1949-52).

From 1950, "The Martian's Eyes" stars Burgess Meredith in one of his first television roles.


Meredith and co-stars David Lewis & J. Pat O'Malley would later work together, although O'Malley appeared in only one story arc, on Batman. Lewis played Warden Creighton opposite Meredith's Penguin, while O'Malley appeared in an election-themed Penguin story. Lewis would later resurface on General Hospital in the late 70's and early 80's.

It is said that "Martian's Eyes" was later remade, although the source material was different, into John Carpenter's feature film. "They Live", with Roddy Piper and Keith David.

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