The Search for Isabell

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills · Jun 8, 2026 · 29m

Originally Aired: November 3, 1949

Suspense #357, "The Search for Isabell," stars Red Skelton as Dick Brown, an ordinary bank clerk whose life takes a strange turn when he receives a newly installed telephone. The phone comes with an unexpected complication: it belonged to the previous subscriber, a mysterious woman named Isabel LaRue. As calls pour in from various men seeking Isabel, Dick becomes increasingly intrigued by this elusive woman he's never met. Among the callers are wealthy, powerful men like Harold Mason and the playboy gambler John Worthington, all desperate to reach her. Dick…