The Investigator


The Investigator was a radio play written by Communist Reuben Ship and first broadcast by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on 30 May of that year. The play lampooned the actions of the U.S. House Committee on Un-American Activities and United States Senator Joseph McCarthy.

Plot

A man awakes after a plane crash, killed along with the others on the plane. He is summoned before the Pearly Gates, where he is interrogated as to his suitability to enter Heaven.

Production

The play was produced in 1954 by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. A recording of the play exists with John Drainie, Barry Morse and James Doohan.