Lights Out was an extremely popular American old-time radio program, an early example of a network series devoted mostly to horror and the supernatural, predating Suspense and Inner Sanctum. Versions of Lights Out aired on different networks, at various times, from January 1934 to the summer of 1947 and the series eventually made the transition to television.
In 1946, NBC Television brought Lights Out to TV in a series of four specials, broadcast live and produced by Fred Coe, who also contributed three of the scripts. NBC asked Cooper to write the script for the premiere, "First Person Singular", which is told entirely from the point of view of an unseen murderer who kills his obnoxious wife and winds up being executed. Variety gave this first episode a rave review ("undoubtedly one of the best dramatic shows yet seen on a television screen"), but Lights Out did not become a regular NBC-TV series until 1949.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | First Person Singular | 1946-06-30 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Something in the Wind | 1946-08-11 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | DeMortius | 1946-09-01 | 30 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | The Brave Man with a Cord | 1946-10-13 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Edna Warren | 1949-07-19 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | PROMISE | 1949-07-26 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | LONG DISTANCE | 1949-08-02 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | CRATER | 1949-08-09 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | SOUVENIERS OF HIS DEAD WIFE | 1949-08-16 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | THE HOUSEKEEPER | 1949-08-23 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 7 | DRESSING GOWN | 1949-08-30 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 8 | THE WHISPER | 1949-09-23 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 9 | CONQUEROR'S ISLE | 1949-11-07 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 10 | PENGALLEN'S BELL | 1949-11-14 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 11 | THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER | 1949-11-21 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 12 | I DREAMT I DIED | 1949-11-28 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 13 | SOMETHING IN THE WIND | 1949-12-05 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 14 | JUSTICE LIES WAITING | 1949-12-12 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 15 | THE ELEVATOR | 1949-12-19 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 16 | THE MAN WHO COULDN'T LOSE | 1949-12-26 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 17 | THE RIVERMAN | 1950-01-02 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 18 | JUDGEMENT REVERSED | 1950-01-09 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 19 | THE GREEN DRESS | 1950-01-16 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 20 | THE DEVIL TO PAY | 1950-01-23 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 21 | RESERVATIONS FOR FOUR | 1950-01-30 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 22 | DEAD PIGEON | 1950-02-06 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 23 | THE INVISIBLE STAIRCASE | 1950-02-13 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 24 | GRAVEN IMAGE | 1950-02-20 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 25 | PORTRAIT OF A DEAD MAN | 1950-02-27 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 26 | THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN | 1950-03-06 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 27 | THE EMERALD LAVALIER | 1950-03-13 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 28 | THE SCARAB | 1950-03-20 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 29 | MARY, MARY QUITE CONTRARY | 1950-03-29 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 30 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD | 1950-04-03 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 31 | THE FAITHFUL HEART | 1950-04-10 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 32 | A TOAST TO SERGEANT FARNSWORTH | 1950-04-17 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 33 | THE MAN WHO COULDN'T REMEMBER | 1950-04-24 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 34 | GLOVES OF GINO | 1950-05-01 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 35 | THE SILENT VOICE | 1950-05-08 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 36 | THE HOUSE THAT TIME FORGOT | 1950-05-15 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 37 | RENDEZVOUS | 1950-09-22 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 38 | HOW LOVE CAME TO PROFESSOR GULDIA | 1950-05-29 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 39 | THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE | 1950-06-05 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 40 | DETERMINED LADY | 1950-06-12 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 41 | A CHILD IS CRYING | 1950-06-19 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 42 | AN ENCORE | 1950-06-26 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 43 | THE WHISPER (RESTAGING) | 1950-07-03 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 44 | I DREAMT I DIED (RESTAGING) | 1950-07-10 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 45 | THE DEVIL TO PAY (RESTAGING) | 1950-07-17 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 46 | THE STRANGE CASE OF JOHN KINGMAN (RESTAGING) | 1950-07-31 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 47 | THE QUEEN IS DEAD (RESTAGING) | 1950-08-14 | 30 min |
Season 2 | Episode 48 | THE HEART OF JONATHAN O'ROURKE (RESTAGING) | 1950-08-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | IDES OF APRIL | 1950-08-28 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | BENUILI CHANT | 1950-09-04 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | THE DARK CORNER | 1950-09-11 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | THE LEOPARD LADY | 1950-09-18 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | SISTER OF SHADOW | 1950-09-25 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | THE POSTHUMOUS DEAD | 1950-10-02 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | JUST WHAT HAPPENED | 1950-10-09 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | THE THING UPSTAIRS | 1950-10-16 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | THE SKEPTICS | 1950-10-16 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | THE MARTIAN EYES | 1950-10-30 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | THE HALF PINT FLASK | 1950-11-06 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | THE WAXWORK | 1950-11-13 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | THE EXPERIMENT | 1950-11-20 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 14 | THE MULE MEN | 1950-11-27 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 15 | BEWARE THIS WOMAN | 1950-12-04 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 16 | THE MASQUE | 1950-12-11 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 17 | THE MEN ON THE MOUNTAIN | 1950-12-18 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 18 | JASPER | 1950-12-25 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 19 | THE HAUNTED SKYSCRAPER | 1951-01-01 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 20 | BIRD OF TIME | 1951-01-08 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 21 | THE BOTTLE IMP | 1951-01-15 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 22 | FOR RELEASE TODAY | 1951-01-22 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 23 | THE MASQUE OF THE RED DEATH | 1951-01-29 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 24 | THE HOUSE OF DUST (AKA) 1962 | 1951-02-05 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 25 | CURTAIN CALL | 1951-02-12 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 26 | STRANGE LEGACY | 1951-02-19 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 27 | THE DISPOSSESSED | 1951-02-26 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 28 | THE MAN WITH ASTRAKHAN HAT | 1951-03-05 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 29 | LEDA'S PORTRAIT | 1951-03-12 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 30 | WESTERN NIGHT | 1951-03-19 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 31 | THE POWER OF BRUTE | 1951-03-26 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 32 | THE MAD DULLAGHAN | 1951-04-02 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 33 | THE CRUSHED ROSE | 1951-04-09 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 34 | THE WITNESS | 1951-04-16 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 35 | THE FONCEVILLE CURSE | 1951-04-23 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 36 | GREY REMINDER | 1951-04-30 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 37 | The Lost Will of Dr. Rant | 1951-05-07 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 38 | DEAD MAN'S COAT | 1951-05-14 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 39 | CAT'S CRADLE | 1951-05-21 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 40 | THE PATTERN | 1951-05-28 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 41 | THE MARTIAN EYES | 1951-06-04 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 42 | PIT OF THE DEAD | 1951-06-11 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 43 | DEAD FREIGHT | 1951-06-18 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 44 | THE PASSAGE BEYOND | 1951-06-25 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 45 | And Adam Begot | 1951-07-02 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 46 | THE MEDDLERS | 1951-07-09 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 47 | The Devil In Glencairn | 1951-07-16 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 48 | ZERO HOUR | 1951-07-23 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 49 | THE FINGERS | 1951-07-30 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 50 | THE FACELESS MAN | 1951-08-06 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 51 | THE MAN WITH THE WATCH | 1951-08-13 | 30 min |
Season 3 | Episode 52 | FOLLOW ME | 1951-08-20 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | MRS. MANIFOLD | 1951-08-27 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | BLACKWOOD HALL | 1951-09-03 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | PROPHET OF DARKNESS | 1951-09-10 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | TO SEE OURSELVES | 1951-09-17 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | RAPPACCINI'S DAUGHTER | 1951-09-24 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | Will-O-the-wisp | 1951-10-01 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | DARK IMAGE | 1951-10-08 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | I SPY | 1951-10-15 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 9 | THE DEAL | 1951-10-22 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 10 | THE VEIL | 1951-10-29 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 11 | THE CHAMBER OF GLOOM | 1951-11-05 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 12 | THE BEAST IN THE GARDEN | 1951-11-12 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 13 | FRIDAY THE NINETEENTH | 1951-11-19 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 14 | BEYOND THE DOOR (AKA) FAR OFF ISLAND | 1951-11-26 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 15 | THE SILENT SUPPER | 1951-12-03 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 16 | THE ANGRY BIRDS | 1951-12-10 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 17 | PERCHANCE TO DREAM | 1951-12-17 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 18 | THIS WAY TO HEAVEN | 1951-12-24 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 19 | OF TIME AND THIRD AVENUE | 1951-12-30 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 20 | THE SCHOOL FOR THE UNSPEAKBLE | 1952-01-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 21 | BLOOD RELATION | 1952-01-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 22 | THE INTRUDER | 1952-01-21 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 23 | THE THIRD DOOR | 1952-01-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 24 | THE CHAIN | 1952-02-04 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 25 | CRIES THE STRING | 1952-02-11 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 26 | THE EYES FROM SAN FRANCISCO | 1952-02-18 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 27 | THE PERFECT SERVANT | 1952-02-25 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 28 | PRIVATE - KEEP OUT | 1952-03-03 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 29 | THE UPSTAIRS FLOOR | 1952-03-10 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 30 | THE BORGIA LAMP | 1952-03-17 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 31 | ANOTHER COUNTRY | 1952-03-24 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 32 | THE PIT | 1952-04-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 33 | THE MEN ON THE MOUNTAIN | 1952-04-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 34 | A LUCKY PIECE | 1952-04-21 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 35 | FOR RENT | 1952-04-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 36 | A JOURNEY INTO THE SHADOWS | 1952-05-05 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 37 | THE GREEN THUMB | 1952-05-12 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 38 | LITTLE GIRL | 1952-05-19 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 39 | THE DEATH'S HEAD | 1952-05-26 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 40 | NIGHT WALK | 1952-06-02 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 41 | BLIND MAN'S BLUFF | 1952-06-09 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 42 | NIGHTMARE | 1952-06-16 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 43 | THE COINS OF DEATH | 1952-06-23 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 44 | THE LONELY ALBATROSS | 1952-06-30 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 45 | THE GUEST IN ROOM THIRTEEN | 1952-07-07 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 46 | THE BOG OAK NECKLACE | 1952-07-14 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 47 | DEATH TRAP | 1952-07-28 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 48 | MAN IN THE DARK | 1952-08-04 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 49 | THE KILLER'S MOON | 1952-08-11 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 50 | TWIST OF FATE | 1952-08-18 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 51 | DEATH IS A SMALL MONK | 1952-08-25 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 52 | THE VERDICT | 1952-09-01 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 53 | THE RED ROSE | 1952-09-08 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 54 | THE DARKER NIGHT | 1952-09-15 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 55 | FLIGHT THIRTEEN | 1952-09-22 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 56 | THE HOLLOW MAN | 1952-09-29 | 30 min |
Season 4 | Episode 57 | WHEN WIDOWS WEEP | 1972-01-15 | 30 min |
Production | Fred Coe | Producer |