Shows / Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
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
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…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Lodger
Originally Aired: February 14, 1948 In Suspense #284, "The Lodger," Robert Montgomery stars in this chilling adaptation of Marie Belloc Lowndes's novel set in…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Donovan’s Brain
Originally Aired: February 7, 1948 Suspense #283, "Donovan's Brain," Dr. Patrick Corey becomes dangerously consumed by his obsessive experiments to keep brain…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Black Angel
Originally Aired: January 24, 1948 Suspense #281, "The Black Angel," presents a Hollywood murder mystery where a woman's life unravels after a disastrous…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Love’s Lovely Counterfeit
Originally Aired: January 17, 1948 Suspense #280, "Love's Lovely Counterfeit," presents James Cagney as Ben Grace, a tough driver working for Sal Caspar, the…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Having Contest to Name New Grocery Store
Originally Aired: August 13, 1935 In Lum & Abner #172, "Having Contest to Name New Grocery Store," Lum and Abner eagerly await the completion of their latest…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Kandy Tooth
Originally Aired: January 10, 1948 Suspense #279, "The Kandy Tooth," brings back Sam Spade in a new adventure that rivals the infamous Maltese Falcon case…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Black Curtain
Originally Aired: January 3, 1948 Suspense #278, "The Black Curtain," begins with a terrifying mystery. Frank Townsend regains consciousness on an icy street…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Too Little to Live On
Originally Aired: December 26, 1947 Suspense #277, "Too Little to Live On," presents Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard in a dramatic departure from their usual…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Man Who Couldn’t Lose
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…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Clock and the Rope
Originally Aired: December 5, 1947 Suspense #274, "The Clock and the Rope," young Henry Guildford finds himself trapped in a nightmare he never saw coming…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Pit and the Pendulum
Originally Aired: November 28, 1947 Suspense #273, "The Pit and the Pendulum," stars José Ferrer as Captain Jean Dalbray, a French artillery officer imprisoned…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
One Hundred in the Dark
Originally Aired: November 20, 1947 In Suspense #272, “One Hundred in the Dark,” a group of sophisticated clubmen debate the nature of crime and storytelling…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Riabouchinska: The Ventriloquist’s Obsession
Originally Aired: November 13, 1947 In Suspense #271, “Riabouchinska,” a renowned ventriloquist’s act becomes the center of a baffling murder investigation…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Dream Song
Originally Aired: November 6, 1947 In Suspense #270, “Dream Song,” writer Charles Kenyon moves into a cramped apartment hoping for quiet inspiration—but…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Subway
Originally Aired: October 30, 1947 In Suspense #269, “Subway,” Paula Stevens is a struggling young actress whose dreams of stardom have withered into…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The X-Ray Camera
Originally Aired: October 23, 1947 In Suspense #268, “The X-Ray Camera,” John Lawrence is a man torn between love and hate for his estranged wife, Anna…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Self-Defense
Originally Aired: October 16, 1947 In Suspense #267, “Self-Defense,” Barbara Newell seems to have everything wealth can buy—except love. Trapped in a loveless…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Man Who Liked Dickens
Originally Aired: October 9, 1947 In Suspense #266, “The Man Who Liked Dickens,” adapted from a chilling short story by Evelyn Waugh, Anthony Last joins an…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Story of Markham’s Death: Poe’s Lost Manuscript and a Fatal Alibi
Originally Aired: October 2, 1947 In Suspense #265, “The Story of Markham’s Death,” washed-up mystery writer Phil Martin (Kirk Douglas) stumbles upon what…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Blue Hour: A Diamond, a Dancer, and a Deadly Game
Originally Aired: September 25, 1947 In Suspense #264, “The Blue Hour,” glamorous dancer Lois LaPaul arrives in New York riding a wave of scandal after the…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Visitor: A Stranger Claims a Life Not His Own
Originally Aired: September 18, 1947 In Suspense #263, “The Visitor,” a teenage counterman named Bud is approached by a stranger who insists he’s a long-lost…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Twist: A Writer’s Scheme, A Partner’s Demise
Originally Aired: September 11, 1947 In Suspense #262, “The Twist,” struggling former cabbie Gus Green and acerbic gag writer Van Houser form a volatile…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Argyle Album: A Dead Man’s Secret and a Reporter’s Trap
Originally Aired: September 4, 1947 In Suspense #261, “The Argyle Album,” star reporter Harry Mitchell is summoned to the bedside of dying political columnist…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Double Ugly: A Tale of Loneliness and Unraveling Rage
Originally Aired: August 28, 1947 In Suspense #260, “Double Ugly,” Matthew Eberman has spent a lifetime tormented by his appearance and shunned by those around…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Murder Aboard the Alphabet: Madness at Sea in a Tugboat Thriller
Originally Aired: August 21, 1947 In Suspense #259, “Murder Aboard the Alphabet,” a transatlantic voyage turns into a voyage of terror aboard the deep-sea tug…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Smiley: A Dishwashing Drifter’s Dark Descent
Originally Aired: August 14, 1947 In Suspense #258, “Smiley,” Donald O’Connor delivers a chilling performance as Gerald “Smiley” Smythe, a man whose easygoing…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Quiet Desperation: A Clerk’s Crime of Opportunity
Originally Aired: August 7, 1947 In Suspense #257, “Quiet Desperation,” Homer Bigelow, a mild-mannered bank clerk living a life of quiet despair, overhears a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Mortmain: A Fatal Frame and a Lawyer’s Fall
Originally Aired: July 31, 1947 In Suspense #256, “Mortmain,” the ambition of attorney Sam Boston knows no bounds—nor scruples. When his charming partner…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Murder by an Expert: A Dance of Death and Deception
Originally Aired: July 24, 1947 In Suspense #255, “Murder by an Expert,” a struggling dance duo’s dreams take a deadly turn when ambition, jealousy, and…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Murder by the Book: A Writer’s Split Mind and a Killer’s Confession
Originally Aired: July 10, 1947 In Suspense #253, “Murder by the Book,” Gloria Swanson stars as Emily Carlisle, a mystery writer struggling with memory lapses…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Money Talks: Greed, Love, and a Deadly Double-Cross
Originally Aired: July 3, 1947 In Suspense #252, “Money Talks,” Alan Baxter stars as Clifford Goff, a smooth-talking, cold-blooded grifter with a meticulous…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Phobia: A Socialite's Secret and a Killer's Return
Originally Aired: June 26, 1947 In Suspense #251, “Phobia,” wealthy spinster Emily Haven tells the tale of her peculiar aversion to metal—and how it might have…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Dead of Night: A Brother’s Terror and a Beachside Corpse
Originally Aired: June 19, 1947 In Suspense #250, “Dead of Night,” Jimmy Barton returns home to find his sister Helen bruised, terrified, and desperate to flee…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Stand-In: A Star’s Shadow and a Killer’s Role
Originally Aired: June 12, 1947 In Suspense #249, “Stand-In,” Diana Burke is used to living in the shadows—after all, she’s just the stand-in for Hollywood’s…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Make Mad the Guilty: A Floorwalker's Revenge and a Fatal Frame
Originally Aired: June 5, 1947 In Suspense #248, “Make Mad the Guilty,” Hume Cronin stars as Bertram Matthews, a failed Shakespearean actor turned meek…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
A Thing of Beauty: The Ghosts Behind the Glamour
Originally Aired: May 29, 1947 In Suspense #247, “A Thing of Beauty,” Angela Lansbury stars as Madeline Tremaine, a reclusive former stage actress whose legend…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Night Comes Riding: A Woman Torn, a Killer Reborn
Originally Aired: May 22, 1947 In Suspense #246, “Night Comes Riding,” Mildred Anderson endures a loveless, oppressive marriage, haunted by the mysterious…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Death at Live Oak: A Parachute Plan, a Dead Ringer, and a Widow’s Perfect Alibi
Originally Aired: May 15, 1947 In Suspense #245, “Death at Live Oak,” down-on-his-luck David Sutherland meets a mysterious woman who mistakes him for her…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Dead Ernest: A Dropped Jacket, a Lost Bracelet, and a Body That Wasn’t
Originally Aired: May 8, 1947 In Suspense #244, “Dead Ernest,” Dennis Bowers is struck by a car and presumed dead. But Bowers suffers from catalepsy—a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Lady in Distress: A Rainy Road, a Loaded Gun, and a License to Kill
Originally Aired: May 1, 1947 In Suspense #243, “Lady in Distress,” Evelyn Harris picks up a drifter on a stormy roadside—only to discover he's an escaped…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Win, Place and Murder: A Dead Bookie, a Bag of Cash, and a Private Eye’s Last Bet
Originally Aired: April 24, 1947 In Suspense #242, “Win, Place and Murder,” down-on-his-luck private eye Chris Draper stumbles into a deadly horse-betting…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Green-Eyed Monster: A Letter Opener, a Wedding Night, and the Woman in the Trunk
Originally Aired: April 17, 1947 In Suspense #241, “Green-Eyed Monster,” Michael Dawson seems like the perfect grieving widower—until he remarries, and his…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Community Property: A Spiteful Marriage, a Fatal Prescription, and a Lawyer’s Last Laugh
Originally Aired: April 10, 1947 In Suspense #240, “Community Property,” George Mason’s marriage is a powder keg of resentment, jealousy, and greed. When his…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
The Swift Rise of Eddie Albright: A Uniform Swapped, a Carpet Clue, and a Killer’s Confession
Originally Aired: April 3, 1947 In Suspense #239, “The Swift Rise of Eddie Albright,” elevator operator Eddie dreams of success and romance, but a white lie to…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
Suspicion: A Sick Feeling, a Wicked Cook, and the Woman Upstairs
Originally Aired: August 12, 1942 In Suspense #9, “Suspicion,” respectable Englishman Hubert Mummery starts to feel unwell after breakfast—and can’t shake a…
- Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills
You Take Ballistics: A Cigarette Trick, a .32 Slug, and a Cop’s Gut Feeling
Originally Aired: March 13, 1947 In Suspense #236, “You Take Ballistics,” Homicide Lieutenant Ed Harvey arrests Clarence Coleman for the murder of a bookie—but…