Chicken Feed

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Sep 14, 2026 · 25m

Originally Aired: October 7, 1954

Suspense #566, "Chicken Feed," begins with an ironic twist of fate. Ralph Clark storms out of his San Francisco home after a petty argument with his wife Mary over giving their son a nickel. Driving fifty miles to cool off, he stops in the small town of Lansing, California, where he discovers he left his wallet at home - he doesn't have a single coin to make a phone call. When Clark tries to explain his predicament, the suspicious local officer takes him to the police station for identification. There, the phone lines are down for outgoing calls, and Clark's…