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Tales of Suspense
Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962. One of the premier drama programs of the Golden Age of Radio, Suspense was subtitled “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era.
Episodes
Tales of SuspenseHitchcock's THE BIRDS (Lux Radio Theater) by Daphne du Maurier
Based on Daphne du Maurier 's novella, The Birds, Lux Radio Theater presents 'The Birds' which is about a sudden violent attack of birds on a town in…
Tales of SuspenseBackseat Driver (Suspense) Starring Fibber McGee and Molly!
A killer commandeers the car of a couple who are leaving the movies. This performance was recorded on January 19, 1955, after the smashing success of the first…
Tales of SuspenseThe Tell-Tale Heart (Himan Brown's Mystery Theatre)
Fred Gwynne (most famous for playing Herman Munster) stars in this adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, produced for Himan Brown's Mystery…
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'Twas the Night Before Christmas (Suspense)
Cathy was expecting her parents home that day at six in the morning. When she arises in the morning at eight-thirty she goes down to her parents room to find…
Tales of SuspenseNo Hiding Place (CBS Radio Mystery Theatre)
The would-be CEO of his father-in-law's corporation is threatened with the revelation of a dark deed in his past. Starring Jackson Beck, Sydney Walker, and Tom…
Tales of SuspenseThe Doppelganger (CBS Radio Mystery Theatre)
A young lady chooses a gangster boyfriend over her fiance even though her beloved forces her to abort her child. Along comes a perfect chance at revenge for…
Tales of SuspenseNotorious (Lux Radio Theater)
It's Alfred Hitchcock's thrilling hit, Notorious, produced by R.K.O. and stars its original leading lady, Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten, two of Hollywood's…
Tales of SuspenseThe Burning Court (Suspense)
Suspense's The Burning Court was the second episode of the series. It aired on June 17, 1942, two years after the pilot episode of the series began with The…