Radio review - Suspense - "Ordeal in Donner Pass" (1953) ***

Suspense were increasingly doing historical tales around this time - Edmund O'Brien is a survivor of the famous Donner Party, stuck in snow on the way to California. Snowy starvation stories work well on radio, with wind and jumping time and a sense of claustrophobia - so does this, even if you are frustrated by the Donner party being such idiots (not tying up animals, I mean come on). No cannibalism here but some strong acting and atmosphere.