Crime Classics - "Blackbeards 14th Wife Why She Was No Good for Him" (Old Time Radio, 1953)

Crime Classics presents “Blackbeards 14th Wife Why She Was No Good for Him,” originally broadcast on CBS Radio on November 11, 1953. This is episode 20 of the series, written by Morton Fine and David Friedkin and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis.

Host Thomas Hyland leads a dramatized tale of Edward Teach—better known as Blackbeard—and Hannah, the woman called his fourteenth wife. Beginning in the Caribbean in 1714, the story contrasts the notorious pirate’s fearsome reputation with an uneasy domestic scene following a battle. Lou Merrill stars as Hyland, with Elliott Lewis, Joseph Kearns, Betty Harford, and Alistair Duncan featured in the cast.

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

00:54 Original Broadcast

30:48 Closing

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