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The Monkey's Paw (Jacobs/Duffield)

Short Play  /  3w, 2m

W. W. Jacobs, Brainerd Duffield

Dramatized by Brainerd Duffield

W. W. Jacob's classic about a mummified monkey's paw that bestows three wishes on its new owner. A married couple first wish to test the efficacy of the talisman. Their second wish brings their dead son back from the grave. Then, at the height of a thunderstorm in the dead of night, comes a knock at…

The Monkey's Paw (Jacobs/Duffield)

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W. W. Jacob's classic about a mummified monkey's paw that bestows three wishes on its new owner. A married couple first wish to test the efficacy of the talisman. Their second wish brings their dead son back from the grave. Then, at the height of a thunderstorm in the dead of night, comes a knock at the door -- and their third wish! A powerful dramatization of a great ghost story!
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W. W. Jacobs

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Brainerd Duffield

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