To Find Help

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · May 7, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: January 6, 1949

Suspense #322, "To Find Help," stars Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Gillis, an elderly widow living alone with her maid Sarah and her aging dog. When a mild-mannered young man named Howard Wilton appears at her door seeking odd jobs, Mrs. Gillis hires him to do heavy cleaning work despite warnings from her roomer, Mr. Armstrong. At first, Howard seems harmless enough, but his behavior quickly becomes unsettling. He obsesses over keeping his coat safe from moths, barely makes progress on the floor he's supposed to be cleaning, and grows increasingly agitated when…