The Witch's Tale

[1] The program was created, written, and directed by Alonzo Deen Cole (February 22, 1897, St. Paul, Minnesota - April 7, 1971).

The first horror drama on radio,[2] Cole's spooky show was hosted by Old Nancy, the Witch of Salem, who introduced a different terror tale each week.

Cole's wife, Marie O'Flynn, portrayed the lead female characters on the program, and the supporting cast included Mark Smith and Alan Devitte.

Cole was also the writer, producer, and director of the radio mystery-crime drama, Casey, Crime Photographer.

In 1958, Television Programs of America made plans to film a pilot with Cole as consultant and story supervisor.

Old Nancy (Adelaide Fitz-Allen) watches as a sinister Alonzo Deen Cole frightens his wife, Marie O'Flynn, in this early 1930s posed publicity photo for The Witch's Tale .