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Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Unravel the Mystery with Suspense! - The Classic Radio Thriller Series Step back in time to the golden age of radio with ”Suspense!” - the iconic series that captivated audiences from 1942 to 1962 with its thrilling tales and unforgettable performances. Featuring over 900 broadcasts penned by renowned authors and directors, ”Suspense!” brought the finest in thriller and mystery genres to the airwaves. Broadcast on the CBS Radio Network, ”Suspense!” showcased Hollywood’s brightest stars…
Episodes
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Trap
Originally Aired: June 16, 1949 In Suspense #345, "The Trap," Agnes Moorhead stars as Helen Crane, a physician's secretary living alone in a large…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Lunch Kit
Originally Aired: June 9, 1949 Suspense #344, "Lunch Kit," brings a chilling tale of sabotage and betrayal at an atomic plant. Jonathan, a young man torn…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Ten Years
Originally Aired: June 2, 1949 Suspense #343, "The Ten Years," stars Joan Crawford as Clara, a woman confined to an institution, haunted by memories of her…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Night Reveals
Originally Aired: May 26, 1949 Suspense #342, "The Night Reveals," presents Frederick March as Harry Jordan, a fire insurance investigator whose world begins…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Consequence
Originally Aired: May 19, 1949 Suspense #341, "Consequence," stars James Stewart as Dr. Phil Martin, a physician whose seemingly perfect life conceals deep…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Light Switch
Originally Aired: May 12, 1949 Suspense #340, "The Light Switch," stars Claire Trevor as Mrs. John Winston, a wealthy banker's wife who makes a fateful…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Death Has a Shadow
Originally Aired: May 5, 1949 Suspense #339, "Death Has a Shadow," finds attorney Harvey Warren trapped in his office building late at night, waiting for a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Lie
Originally Aired: April 28, 1949 Suspense #338, "The Lie," starring Mickey Rooney, presents a twisted tale of murder and family dysfunction. Martin Delavan, a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Copper Tea Strainer
Originally Aired: April 21, 1949 Suspense #337, "The Copper Tea Strainer," stars Betty Grable as Jeannie Dunn, a thirty-year-old model working at photographer…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Murder in Black and White
Originally Aired: April 14, 1949 Suspense #336, "Murder in Black and White," stars Edmund Gwenn as Rice Archer, a meticulous murderer who has planned every…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Noose of Coincidence
Originally Aired: April 7, 1949 Suspense #335, "The Noose of Coincidence," Christopher Swan, a mild-mannered London bookseller, encounters a strange visitor to…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
You Can’t Die Twice
Originally Aired: March 31, 1949 Suspense #334, "You Can't Die Twice," stars Edward G. Robinson as Sam Brown, a struggling milkman whose mundane life takes a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Dead Ernest
Originally Aired: March 24, 1949 Suspense #333, "Dead Ernest," stars Pat O'Brien in a harrowing tale of life and death hanging by a thread. Ernest Bowers, a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Murder Through the Looking Glass
Originally Aired: March 17, 1949 Suspense #332, "Murder Through the Looking Glass," stars Gregory Peck as Jeffrey Bruno, a Greenwich Village mystery writer who…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Three O’Clock
Originally Aired: March 10, 1949 Suspense #331, "Three O'Clock," stars Van Heflin as Paul, a watch repairman consumed by jealousy who plants a bomb in his own…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Lovebirds
Originally Aired: March 3, 1949 Suspense #330, "The Lovebirds," Martha has reached her breaking point after seven long years of marriage to her ailing husband…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Where There’s a Will
Originally Aired: February 24, 1949 Suspense #329, "Where There's a Will," Charles Ridgway finds himself in desperate financial straits, owing gambler Mr…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Catch Me If You Can
Originally Aired: February 17, 1949 Suspense #328, "Catch Me If You Can," features Jane Wyman as Margot Weatherby, a woman who has just murdered her wealthy…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
De Mortuis
Originally Aired: February 10, 1949 Suspense #327, "De Mortuis," Dr. Raggen finds himself in a compromising position when two neighbors, Greg and George…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Backseat Driver
Originally Aired: February 3, 1949 Suspense #326, "Backseat Driver," stars Fibber McGee and Molly in a harrowing tale of ordinary people thrust into…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Thing in the Window
Originally Aired: January 27, 1949 Suspense #325, "The Thing in the Window," Martin Ames, an actor with too much time on his hands, becomes obsessed with what…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
If the Dead Could Talk
Originally Aired: January 20, 1949 Suspense #324, "If the Dead Could Talk," stars Dana Andrews as Joe, a trapeze artist caught in a tortured love triangle. Joe…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Too Perfect Alibi
Originally Aired: January 13, 1949 Suspense #323, "The Too Perfect Alibi," stars Danny Kaye as Sam Rogers, a man hopelessly in love with Catherine, the woman…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
To Find Help
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…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Break-Up
Originally Aired: December 30, 1948 Suspense #321, "Break-Up," follows Marty Connors, a disgraced ex-cop who has crossed over to the wrong side of the law…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Holiday Story
Originally Aired: December 23, 1948 Suspense #320, "Holiday Story," stars Herbert Marshall as Professor Wilfred Carpenter, a mild-mannered botanist long…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
No Escape
Originally Aired: December 16, 1948 Suspense #319, "No Escape," stars James Cagney as Harry Graham, a bus driver about to receive his town's safest driver of…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Sisters
Originally Aired: December 9, 1948 Suspense #318, "The Sisters," Lydia and Ellie Haskell live together in quiet isolation, two aging sisters bound by secrets…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Hands of Mr Ottermole
Originally Aired: December 2, 1948 Suspense #317, "The Hands of Mr Ottermole," In the fog-shrouded streets of London's Casper Street district, a mysterious…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Screaming Woman
Originally Aired: November 25, 1948 Suspense #316, "The Screaming Woman," young Margaret Leary takes a shortcut through Mr. Kelly's vacant lot on Thanksgiving…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Sorry, Wrong Number
Originally Aired: November 18, 1948 Suspense #315, "Sorry, Wrong Number," presents Agnes Moorhead as Mrs. Stevenson, an invalid woman alone in her home who…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Muddy Track
Originally Aired: November 11, 1948 Suspense #314, "Muddy Track," Harry Clark is flat broke and nursing a Coke in a bar when he meets Brandy, a woman with…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Death Sentence
Originally Aired: November 4, 1948 Suspense #313, "Death Sentence," stars John Garfield as Tommy, a private investigator who returns from a Brazilian vacation…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Give Me Liberty
Originally Aired: October 21, 1948 Suspense #312, "Give Me Liberty," stars William Powell as Earl French, a cunning embezzler who has successfully hidden a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
A Little Piece of Rope
Originally Aired: October 14, 1948 Suspense #311, "A Little Piece of Rope," stars Lucille Ball as Isabel, a con artist who preys on wealthy older men by posing…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Night Cry
Originally Aired: October 7, 1948 Suspense #310, "Night Cry," finds Detective Lieutenant Mark Duglin nursing a bitter grudge after being passed over for…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Man Who Wanted To Be Edward G Robinson
Originally Aired: September 30, 1948 Suspense #309, "The Man Who Wanted To Be Edward G Robinson," stars Edward G. Robinson himself in a darkly comic…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Celebration
Originally Aired: September 23, 1948 Suspense #308, "Celebration," follows Todd Ward as he visits his wife Emily at a sanitarium on what she believes is their…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Hitch-Hike Poker
Originally Aired: September 16, 1948 Suspense #307, "Hitch-Hike Poker," presents a harrowing tale of betrayal on the open road. Ridge Fowler, a college student…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Big Shot
Originally Aired: September 9, 1948 Suspense #306, "The Big Shot," stars Burt Lancaster as Charlie Morton, a young mining engineer with curly blonde hair and a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Morrison Affair
Originally Aired: September 2, 1948 Suspense #305, "The Morrison Affair," stars Madeline Carroll as Sheila Morrison, a desperate Englishwoman seeking the help…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Song of the Heart
Originally Aired: August 26, 1948 Suspense #304, "Song of the Heart," Neil Wilson walks into a police station with a shocking confession: he has murdered his…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Crisis
Originally Aired: August 19, 1948 Suspense #303, "Crisis," presents a harrowing tale that begins with Martha Scott's character, Mary Norquist, keeping a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Beware the Quiet Man
Originally Aired: August 12, 1948 Suspense #302, "Beware the Quiet Man," Margie finds herself in a terrifying situation when she stops at Charlie's bar to wait…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
An Honest Man
Originally Aired: August 5, 1948 Suspense #301, "An Honest Man," stars Charles Lawton as Freddie, a 44-year-old store clerk whose lifelong devotion to his…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Yellow Wall-paper
Originally Aired: July 29, 1948 Suspense #300, "The Yellow Wall-paper," Agnes Moorhead stars as a woman whose husband John, a doctor, has rented an isolated…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Deep into Darkness
Originally Aired: July 22, 1948 Suspense #299, "Deep into Darkness," stars Douglas Fairbanks Jr. as Ken Matthews, an ex-convict struggling to rebuild his life…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Summer Night
Originally Aired: July 15, 1948 Suspense #298, "Summer Night," Anna Macaulay makes a desperate phone call to her old friend Helen after years of self-imposed…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Deadline at Dawn
Originally Aired: May 15, 1948 Suspense #296, "Deadline at Dawn," brings together two desperate strangers racing against time to solve a murder before sunrise…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Life Ends at Midnight
Originally Aired: May 8, 1948 Suspense #295, "Life Ends at Midnight," stars Faye Bainter as Mrs. Bates, a poor, worn woman living in a miserable tenement…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Blind Spot
Originally Aired: May 1, 1948 Suspense #294, "The Blind Spot," presents a psychological thriller centered on research pioneer Leland Rogers, who finds himself…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Search
Originally Aired: April 24, 1948 Suspense #293, "The Search," follows Sid Latch and a young woman named Iris as they flee across the country, pursued by…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Crossfire
Originally Aired: April 10, 1948 Suspense #292, "Crossfire," brings the acclaimed RKO radio picture to life as Captain Finley investigates the brutal beating…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Suspicion
Originally Aired: April 3, 1948 Suspense #291, "Suspicion," presents a chilling domestic mystery when a husband becomes convinced that his household may harbor…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Night Must Fall
Originally Aired: March 27, 1948 In Suspense #290, "Night Must Fall," charming but unsettling Dan arrives at the isolated Bramson cottage after Mrs. Chalfont…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Wet Saturday and August Heat
Originally Aired: March 20, 1948 Suspense #289, "Wet Saturday and August Heat," presents two chilling tales of murder and madness. In the first story, the…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Nightmare
Originally Aired: March 13, 1948 In Suspense #288, "Nightmare," Vince awakens from a terrifying dream, but the nightmare refuses to release him to the morning…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
In a Lonely Place
Originally Aired: March 6, 1948 In Suspense #287, "In a Lonely Place," Dixon Steele is a former Air Force pilot turned aspiring novelist, trying to adjust to…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The House by the River
Originally Aired: February 28, 1948 Suspense #286, "The House by the River," presents a dark tale of murder and its aftermath. When something terrible happens…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Beyond Reason
Originally Aired: February 21, 1948 Suspense #285, "Beyond Reason," stars Robert Ryan and Ruth Warwick in a gripping tale of suspicion and sudden death. When…