Crime Classics - "Axe and Droot Family How They Fared" (Old Time Radio, 1953)

Crime Classics presents “Axe and Droot Family How They Fared,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 10, 1953. Commonly cataloged as episode 9, this historical true-crime drama is narrated by Lou Merrill as Thomas Hyland and was written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin.

In Pennsylvania Dutch country in 1795, Peter Droot’s will divides family property and sets powerful inheritance motives in motion. Directed and produced by Elliott Lewis, the story brings Crime Classics’ wry historical style to a tense tale of family loyalties, greed, and danger.

Old Time Retro Radio presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:

00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction

00:41 Original Broadcast

30:50 Closing

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