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Suspense: The Lodger (audition) (1940)
In London in 1888, the Avenger, a murderer who has killed several young women, is the subject of rumour across the city. Ellen Bunting and her husband Robert, who run a boarding house, take in a quiet, religious lodger named Mr. Sleuth. Ellen grows uneasy as she notices odd details about him: the narrow bag, his turning of the pictures to the wall, and his strange remarks about women and evil. Her stepdaughter Daisy is due home soon, and Ellen begins to fear for her safety. This is the first program of a proposed series, Suspense, broadcast on CBS in 1940, with Herbert Marshall narrating and…
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