Part Three

Part Three is the third episode of Tales From the Black Lagoon.

Audio

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Characters

WorkJuice Players

• Ben Chapman - Mark Gagliardi
• Lon Chaney Jr. - John DiMaggio

Guest Stars

• Bela Lugosi - Samm Levine
• Claude Rains - Joel Spence
• Boris Karloff - Kevin Pollak

Plot

Booking it west, Ben manages to shake the police, and as the full moon rises, he finds the home of Lon Chaney Jr. Out of the darkness, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi appear and, upon learning Ben was the face of the creature, assume he’s been invited for their poker game. Inside, Lon Chaney Jr. is having "an episode" and does not do much more than howl and bark. Karloff, flirting with his lover, Lugosi, breaks open the wine, and Ben begins his line of questioning, with an unfortunate use of the past tense when asking about Diane Chaney. 

The three stars are understandably upset and Chapman is asked to leave.

On his way out, Claude Rains, unseen by Chapman, offers the advice to drop his interest in Diane Chaney, but that "live girls are the kind with answers." Chapman decides to track down Angela Lansbury.  

Quotable Lines

Ben Chapman: Mr. Rains?
Claude Rains: Yes?
Ben: This could be the beginning of a beautiful-
Claude: Oh, spare me. 

Continuity

• This is the 13th episode of the Thrilling Adventure Hour.
• The prior episode is Down in Moonshine Holler - The Cadillac of Beans.
• The next episode is Sparks Nevada, Marshal on Mars - Blast from the Past, with the short ad A Word From Patriot Brand Cigarettes - A Famous Voice (TAH #13.5) in between.
• The prior Tales from the Black Lagoon episode is Part Two (TAH #8).
• The next Tales from the Black Lagoon episode is Part Four (TAH #17).

Production

This episode was recorded and engineered in studio by Eban Schletter. It was released on April 4, 2011.

• Writers: Ben Acker and Ben Blacker
• Music: Andy Paley & the Andy Paley Orchestra with Charles Burns and Jake Gideon