The Man Who Couldn’t Lose

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Mar 24, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: December 12, 1947

Suspense #275, "The Man Who Couldn't Lose," presents Leonard Snell, a down-on-his-luck insurance salesman and compulsive gambler whose wife Celia constantly berates him for his failures and broken promises. Leonard's fortune suddenly changes when he discovers he's won $40,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes, an incredible stroke of luck that seems to answer all his problems. However, there's a complication: desperate for gambling money, Leonard had previously borrowed $1,800 from his wife's safe deposit box without her knowledge, and he needs to return it before…