Suspense - Single Episodes


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SUSPENSE an introduction Copyright Jim Widner (jwidner@infinet.com) 18 Oct 1994 On September 30, 1962 a major milestone in radio drama came to an end with the final episode of the long running series, SUSPENSE . Ironically, the episode was titled "Devil Stone" and was the last dramatic radio play from a series that had its roots in the golden age of radio. What began as a "new series frankly dedicated to your horrification and entertainment" took on a life of its own mostly due to the talents of some outstanding producers and adaptations and original stories from the cream of mystery writers of the time. The golden age of radio was truly the golden age of SUSPENSE as show after show broadcast outstanding plays which were "calculated to intrigue...stir [the] nerves." It was the series' first producer, William Spier, who set the framework of rules that was to stay with the show for most of its run. Mr. Spier determined that the series should deal with life-and-death situations established near the beginning of each play and then through the use of Bernard Herrmann's musical coloring and the writer's characterizations slowly tighten the knot of SUSPENSE . Many of the early stories were written by the mystery writer, John Dickson Carr. Others were by such fine writers as Lucille Fletcher, whose SUSPENSE play, "Sorry, Wrong Number" was turned into a major motion picture; Robert Arthur, Robert L. Richards, Morton Fine and David Friedkin. The series also drew from the mystery writers of the day as well as the horror writers of literature; writers such as Edgar Allen Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, Cornell Woolrich, Dorthy L. Sayers and H.G. Wells. Many of the stories produced by Mr. Spier are now classics of the genre. Listen to the likes of "The House in Cypress Canyon" as a young couple encounters something in the closet of their new home, something horrible and dangerous; or "The Hitchhiker" in which a man driving cross-country seems to be haunted by an ominous figure, who keeps reappearing trying to get a ride. But what foreboding does the hitchhiker hold for the driver? Another rule William Spier established was to make the series a place to hear the talents of Hollywood's famous actors. There rarely was a famous actor who did not appear on the series at some time. Jimmy Stewart, Cary Grant, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball, Olivia De Havilland and many others all made at least one appearance. The series had a generous budget from its network, CBS. In 1948 the series had become popular enough that it was decided to broadcast for a complete hour, instead of the former thirty minutes. The actor Robert Montgomery was brought in to introduce the plays, replacing the "Man in Black" character and occasionally star in them. This format lasted only six months most probably due to the realization that the show worked best within a thirty minute framework. It was at this time that William Spier left and over the years others came to produce the shows, each setting his own unique mark. Anton M. Leader, who came from producing another horror radio program, MURDER AT MIDNIGHT, added some lighter SUSPENSE stories which focused more on the central characters. Jimmy Stewart appeared in an excellent story about a paralysed war veteran who thinks he has found the man who imprisoned and tortured him. Fibber McGee & Molly appeared in a tale about a killer on the loose in "Backseat Driver." Probably the biggest change in SUSPENSE came under the producing eye of Elliott Lewis. Lewis brought in comic actors to play serious roles. Actors such as Jack Benny, Red Skelton and Ozzie Nelson. He also was not afraid to experiment using the series slot for classic "murder" stories such as "Othello." The series continued to produce high-quality drama, though there were many repeats as well as borrowing of scripts from other radio shows. While a number of film actors continued to star occasionally, many of the stars were from radio and television since radio as a dramatic art form was beginning to lose its popularity and budgets were tightened. The show was on the air for a little over twenty years beginning in January, 1942 and was rarely pre-empted. There were 947 performances. Nearly all (approximately 895) are available to collectors. When SUSPENSE left the air, radio was never to see the likes of such a series again. Now the great medium of radio where imagination can run free has been reduced to the occasional brilliant drama airing sporadically in some corner of the world. SUSPENSE was a golden moment in a golden age. A moment when the thrill of the nightime led the listener along the path of intrigue, horror and dangerous adventure. Permission for use granted by Jim Widner From the Old Time Radio Researchers Group. See "Notes" Section below for more information on the OTRR.

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The Lodger 29:56
The Burning Court 30:00
Wet Saturday 29:10
The Cave of Ali Baba 29:48
The Hitch-Hiker 29:32
The Kettler Method 30:06
A Passage to Benares 30:17
One Hundred in the Dark 29:44
The Lord of the Witch Doctors 29:19
The Devil in the Summer House 30:22
Will You Make a Bet with Death 29:46
Menace in Wax 29:12
The Body Snatchers 29:47
The Bride Vanishes 29:38
Till Death Do Us Part 29:53
Two Sharp Knives 29:42
Nothing up My Sleeve 29:59
The Pit and the Pendulum 29:01
The Devil's Saint 29:52
The Doctor Prescribed Death 29:34
The Hangman Won't Wait 15:30
In Fear and Trembling 29:04
Will You Walk into My Parlor 15:19
The Customers Like Murder 29:25
The Dead Sleep Lightly 29:34
Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble 29:46
Fear Paints a Picture 29:35
The Moment of Darkness 29:55
The Diary of Sophronia Winters 29:00
Death Flies Blind 29:31
Mr Markham, Antique Dealer 29:16
The ABC Murders 28:42
Sorry, Wrong Number 29:37
Banquo's Chair 28:47
Five Canaries in the Room 29:57
Last Night 29:09
The Man Without a Body 30:08
Uncle Henry's Rosebush 27:58
The White Rose Murders 29:24
Murder Goes for a Swim 30:13
The Last Letter of Dr Bronson 30:00
A Friend to Alexander 29:45
The Fountain Plays 31:03
Sorry, Wrong Number 29:01
The King's Birthday 28:43
The Singing Walls 29:45
Marry for Murder 29:28
The Cross-Eyed Bear 29:54
The Most Dangerous Game 29:57
The Lost Special 30:22
Philomel Cottage 30:03
Lazarus Walks 28:49
The After Dinner Story 29:38
Statement of Employee Henry Wilson 29:38
Cabin B-13 29:55
Thieves Fall Out 29:04
The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein 29:51
The Black Curtain 29:50
The Night Reveals 29:31
Wet Saturday 29:49
Back for Christmas 29:11
Finishing School 29:41
One-Way Ride to Nowhere 29:31
Dime a Dance 29:43
A World of Darkness 30:12
The Locked Room 29:58
The Sisters 29:57
Suspicion 29:38
Life Ends at Midnight 29:48
Sorry, Wrong Number 29:58
Portrait Without a Face 30:07
The Defense Rests 29:55
Narrative About Clarence 29:50
Sneak Preview 30:05
Cat and Mouse 29:46
The Woman in Red 29:19
The Marvelous Barastro 30:01
The Palmer Method 29:52
Death Went Along for the Ride 29:38
The Dark Tower 29:50
The Visitor 29:56
Donovan's Brain, Part One 29:47
Donovan's Brain, Part Two 29:38
Fugue in C-Minor 29:54
Case History on Edgar Lowndes 30:02
A Friend to Alexander 27:01
The Ten Grand 29:42
The Walls Came Tumbling Down 29:50
The Search for Henri LeFevre 30:23
The Beast Must Die 30:08
101 Of Maestro and Man 29:58
The Black Shawl 29:21
Banquo's Chair 29:58
The Man Who Knew How 30:12
The Diary of Sophronia Winters 29:34
Actor's Blood 29:43
Black Path of Fear 29:59
Voyage Through Darkness 30:36
You'll Never See Me Again 30:14
The Bluebeard of Bellac 30:07
The Man Who Couldn't Lose 29:47
Dateline - Lisbon 30:08
The Merry Widower 29:23
Eve 30:25
The Night Man 29:51
The Singing Walls 31:38
You Were Wonderful 29:46
Dead of the Night 29:58
The Fountain Plays 30:06
The Black Curtain 30:03
The Lodger 31:27
The Brighton Strangler 29:31
A Thing of Beauty 29:55
I Had an Alibi 29:52
125 Drive-In 30:12
To Find Help 24:34
Drury's Bones 29:23
The Most Dangerous Game 29:29
Tale of Two Sisters 29:33
Sell Me Your Life 29:50
John Barbie and Son 29:10
My Wife Geraldine 29:48
Love's Lovely Counterfeit 30:09
Cricket 29:30
Heart's Desire 30:15
The Taming of the Beast 29:57
A Guy Gets Lonely 29:46
Pearls Are a Nuisance 29:44
Fear Paints a Picture 29:58
Reprieve 25:27
Two Birds with One Stone 29:54
My Own Murderer 29:37
August Heat 29:56
Two Sharp Knives 30:01
The Burning Court 29:15
The Story of Ivy 30:13
The Dealings of Mr Markham 29:42
The Last Detail 29:48
Footfalls 29:42
Bank Holiday 29:49
A Man in the House 30:13
Murder for Myra 29:30
Short Order 29:26
This Will Kill You 29:32
Nobody Loves Me 29:26
Sorry, Wrong Number 32:32
The Furnished Floor 31:05
Library Book 31:22
The Earth Is Made of Glass 30:14
Death on Highway 99 24:26
Beyond Good and Evil 29:21
Summer Storm 25:43
A Shroud for Sarah 29:31
The Dunwich Horror 26:58
The Bet 29:26
Murder off Key 30:38
Nineteen Deacon Street 30:18
A Week Ago Wednesday 29:39
I Won't Take a Minute 29:34
The Argyle Album 31:01
Double Entry 25:46
Pink Camellias 30:12
The Angel of Death 29:53
The Pasteboard Box 29:44
My Dear Niece 29:36
The Long Shot 25:25
Too Little to Live On 24:40
The Lucky Lady 29:20
Consequence 30:05
The Black Path of Fear 26:48
No More Alice 30:09
The Lonely Road 30:20
Out of Control 25:50
Post Mortem 30:15
The Name of the Beast 29:32
The Night Reveals 30:44
Dark Journey 29:55
Crime Without Passion 29:58
The Clock and the Rope 25:02
The Plan 30:46
Spoils for Victor 25:55
The Leading Citizen of Pratt County 30:07
The High Wall 30:13
Too Many Smiths 29:57
Your Devoted Wife 30:22
Return Trip 29:41
An Evening's Diversion 29:52
Feast of the Furies 29:59
Photo Finish 30:15
Can't We Be Friends 29:58
Commuter's Ticket 30:02
Dead Ernest 29:58
The Last Letter of Dr Bronson 30:07
The Great Horrell 30:27
Blue Eyes 30:11
You'll Never See Me Again 29:51
Hunting Trip 30:08
Till the Day I Die 31:07
Statement of Employee Henry Wilson 30:22
Three Times Murder 30:18
A Plane Case of Murder 29:52
The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson 28:51
Dame Fortune 30:56
Lazarus Walks 29:55
Easy Money 30:26
The One Who Got Away 30:11
Drive-In 30:18
The Strange Death of Gordon Fitzroy 31:24
The House in Cypress Canyon 30:35
They Call Me Patrice 29:23
The Thing in the Window 30:05
Philomel Cottage 30:45
Tree of Life 29:55
The Will to Power 30:20
Overture in Two Keys 30:24
One Way Street 30:47
Three Blind Mice 30:40
End of the Road 30:00
The Thirteenth Sound 29:13
Always Room at the Top 30:00
Three Faces At Midnight 30:43
Elwood 30:06
You Take Ballistics 30:17
The Swift Rise of Eddie Albright 30:00
Community Property 29:52
Green-Eyed Monster 30:30
Win, Place and Murder 31:16
Lady in Distress 28:03
Dead Ernest 30:29
Death at Live Oak 30:19
Knight Comes Riding 28:44
A Thing of Beauty 30:19
Make Mad the Guilty 29:03
Stand-In 27:08
Dead of Night 30:26
Phobia 28:38
Money Talks 28:57
Murder by the Book 30:15
Murder by an Expert 29:22
Mortmain 29:52
Quiet Desperation 29:59
Smiley 31:26
Murder Aboard the Alphabet 31:00
Double Ugly 26:54
The Argyle Album 29:35
The Twist 29:40
The Visitor 29:42
The Blue Hour 29:51
The Story of Markham's Death 29:54
The Man Who Liked Dickens 29:47
Self Defense 29:32
The X-Ray Camera 29:35
Subway 29:56
Dream Song 30:59
Riabouchinska 30:03
One Hundred in the Dark 30:53
The Pit and the Pendulum 29:52
The Clock and the Rope 29:34
The Man Who Couldn't Lose 29:50
Too Little to Live On 29:28
The Black Curtain 53:41
The Kandy Tooth 59:29
Love's Lovely Counterfeit 1:00:00
The Black Angel 59:56
Donovan's Brain 59:32
The Lodger 59:31
Beyond Reason 1:00:33
The House by the River 59:30
In a Lonely Place 1:00:37
Nightmare 1:00:21
Wet Saturday and August Heat 1:00:37
Night Must Fall 1:00:39
Suspicion 59:32
Crossfire 59:32
The Search 44:19
The Blind Spot 59:32
Life Ends at Midnight 30:00
Deadline at Dawn 59:39
Summer Night 30:06
Deep into Darkness 29:58
The Yellow Wall-paper 29:57
An Honest Man 29:58
Beware the Quiet Man 29:54
Crisis 29:58
Song of the Heart 30:01
The Morrison Affair 29:53
The Big Shot 30:01
Hitch-Hike Poker 30:00
Celebration 30:04
The Man Who Wanted To Be Edward G Robinson 29:57
Night Cry 30:02
A Little Piece of Rope 29:56
Give Me Liberty 29:57
Death Sentence 30:02
Muddy Track 30:10
Sorry, Wrong Number 30:08
The Screaming Woman 30:09
The Hands of Mr Ottermole 30:05
The Sisters 30:06
No Escape 29:56
Holiday Story 30:04
Break-Up 30:00
To Find Help 29:51
The Too Perfect Alibi 30:03
If the Dead Could Talk 29:53
The Thing in the Window 29:48
Backseat Driver 30:03
De Mortuis 29:47
Catch Me If You Can 30:06
Where There's a Will 30:04
The Lovebirds 30:09
Three O'Clock 29:46
Murder Through the Looking Glass 29:58
Dead Ernest 29:59
You Can't Die Twice 29:55
The Noose of Coincidence 29:44
Murder in Black and White 29:54
The Copper Tea Strainer 29:43
The Lie 30:07
Death Has a Shadow 30:04
The Light Switch 29:46
Consequence 29:40
The Night Reveals 29:49
The Ten Years 26:14
Lunch Kit 29:53
The Trap 29:55
Ghost Hunt 30:00
The Day I Died 30:20
Nightmare 29:55
Chicken Feed 30:00
Last Confession 30:18
Experiment 6-R 30:13
Blind Date 29:57
The Defense Rests 30:12
Account Payable 30:12
Good Night Mrs Russell 30:43
Momentum 30:14
The Search for Isabell 29:35
The Murder of Aunt Delia 30:05
The Red-Headed Woman 30:46
The Long Wait 30:06
Mission Completed 29:25
For Love or Murder 30:19
The Flame Blue Glove 29:54
Double Entry 30:39
The Bullet 29:42
I Never Met the Dead Man 30:01
Four Hours to Kill 30:14
The Escape of Lacey Abbott 30:51
Mr Diogenes 29:29
Consideration 29:28
The Butcher's Wife 29:46
Murder Strikes Three Times 29:44
Slow Burn 29:52
Lady Killer 31:49
Banquo's Chair 30:34
Motive for Murder 29:49
One and One's a Lonesome 30:01
Blood Sacrifice 30:17
Salvage 30:20
Six Feet Under 29:42
Pearls Are a Nuisance 29:34
The Chain 30:08
Statement of Mary Blake 30:01
The Man in the Room 30:33
Angel Face 30:49
Very Much Like a Nightmare 30:03
A Case of Nerves 29:37
The Case of Henri Vibard 30:06
The One Millionth Joe 30:35
Love, Honor, or Murder 30:39
True Report 29:21
Over the Bounding Main 29:48
The Crowd 29:42
Fly by Night 30:08
The Rose Garden 30:15
Rave Notice 29:32
The Wages of Sin 29:39
Too Hot to Live 30:04
The Victoria Cross 29:32
Blood on the Trumpet 30:28
On a Country Road 29:57
Going, Going, Gone 29:51
The Lady in the Red Hat 30:21
After the Movies 29:38
A Killing in Abilene 29:44
Christmas for Carole 29:40
A Ring for Marya 29:14
Alibi Me 29:42
Vamp Till Dead 31:18
The Well-Dressed Corpse 29:58
Aria from Murder 29:55
Fragile-Contents Death 29:10
The Windy City Six 29:53
The Death Parade 28:58
Backseat Driver 24:38
The Gift of Jumbo Brannigan 28:59
A Vision of Death 29:00
Strange for a Killer 23:03
Three Lethal Words 29:26
Death Pitch 28:39
Murder in G Flat 29:49
Early to Death 30:25
The Rescue 26:06
The Thirteenth Sound 27:19
When the Bough Breaks 29:28
Death on My Hands 29:45
Another Man's Poison 26:52
Over Drawn 30:23
Tell You Why I Shouldn't Die 30:43
The Truth About Jerry Baxter 29:52
The Greatest Thief in the World 30:37
The Case for Dr Singer 29:42
Report on the Jolly Death Riders 29:39
Steel River Prison Break 29:21
The Evil of Adelaide Winters 29:40
Neal Cream, Doctor of Poison 29:47
The McKay College Basketball Scandal 29:38
The Case Study of a Murderer 29:56
Betrayal in Vienna 30:10
The Flame 31:15
The Log of the Marne 29:45
The Hunting of Bob Lee 30:04
A Murderous Revision 30:25
Blackjack to Kill 30:16
The Case History of a Gambler 30:30
Rogue Male 29:52
The Case Against Loo Doc 30:12
The Fall River Tragedy 30:43
The Perfectionist 29:57
Carnival 30:19
The Treasure Chest of Don Jose 29:47
Odd Man Out 30:04
The Track of the Cat 30:13
A Killing in Las Vegas 29:59
The Thirty-Nine Steps 30:36
A Watery Grave 30:07
The Wreck of the Old 97 28:42
A Murder of Necessity 30:18
The Lady Pamela 29:49
Remember Me 30:06
Mate Bram 29:44
The Diary of Captain Scott 30:25
The Shooting of Billy the Kid 27:30
Frankie and Johnny 30:09
The Missing Person 30:16
The Flight of the Bumblebee 30:01
The Death of Me 30:24
A Good and Faithful Servant 29:39
Concerto for Killer and Eye Witnesses 29:36
Jack Ketch 30:18
Vidocq's Final Case 30:17
The Diary of Dr Pritchard 30:19
How Long Is the Night 29:25
The Death of Barbara Allen 29:27
Allen in Wonderland 29:56
Frankenstein 30:13
The Frightened City 29:47
Death and Miss Turner 29:39
Man Alive 30:01
The Big Heist 28:35
Joker Wild 29:34
The Man with Two Faces 30:30
Arctic Rescue 29:40
Melody in Dreams 30:02
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part One 30:05
The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two 30:09
Gold on the Adomar 29:35
The Spencer Brothers 29:42
Plan X 29:43
The Man Who Cried Wolf 29:52
The Love and Death of Joaquin Murieta 30:00
St James Infirmary Blues 29:07
The Storm 29:38
The Dead Alive 30:18
The Mountain 29:31
The Signalman 29:09
Tom Dooley 29:09
Around the World 30:04
The Great Train Robbery 30:27
Public Defender 29:44
The Man Within 29:12
Othello, Part 1 30:37
Othello, Part 2 30:34
Vial of Death 30:08
Pigeon in the Cage 29:26
A Vision of Death 29:16
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste 29:24
A Message to Garcia 28:53
The Empty Chair 29:56
Hellfire 29:21
520 Action 29:49
The Shot 26:03
My True Love's Hair 29:55
Dutch Schultz 29:19
Ordeal in Donner Pass 30:08
Needle in the Haystack 29:19
The Moonstone - Part One 29:55
The Moonstone - Part Two 29:54
The Wreck of the Maid of Athens 30:02
Trent's Last Case 29:03
The Mystery of Marie Roget 30:20
'Twas The Night Before Christmas 29:53
The Queen's Ring 30:09
On a Country Road 30:04
The One Man Crime Wave 30:07
The Face Is Familiar 30:18
Want Ad 30:15
Never Follow a Banjo Act 29:38
Death at Skirkerud Pond 29:47
The Outer Limit 30:10
Murder by Jury 30:09
The Barking Death 30:13
Circumstantial Terror 29:50
The Girl in Car 32 30:07
The Guilty Always Run 30:12
Somebody Help Me 30:09
Grand Theft 30:15
Parole to Panic 30:15
The Card Game 30:11
The Bertillion Method 30:16
The Giant of Thermopylae 30:32
The Last Days of John Dillinger 30:08
The Revenge of Captain Bligh 29:10
Weekend Special-Death 30:09
Listen, Young Lovers 30:09
A Terribly Strange Bed 30:15
The Earth Is Made of Glass 29:56
Sequel to Murder 29:38
Too Hot to Live 29:34
The Tip 30:05
Run Sheep Run 29:09
Telling 29:26
Destruction 29:24
Goodnight Mrs Russell 29:44
Never Steal a Butcher's Wife 30:13
A Little Matter of Memory 25:52
Chicken Feed 25:02
Lost 23:55
Rave Notice 24:53
The Shelter 23:56
The Last Letter of Dr Bronson 24:18
The Sure Thing 23:59
Blind Date 23:50
Shooting Star 25:18
The Shot 25:10
On a Country Road 24:30
Pretty Girl 23:59
Premonition 24:06
Odd Man Out 24:32
Final Payment 25:18
Study of a Murderer 25:03
The Operation 23:58
A Killing in Abilene 24:24
Diagnosis of Death 24:02
The Man with the Steel Teeth 24:32
Waiting 23:44
The Screaming Woman 24:25
Nobody Ever Quits 24:42
The Game 24:43
The Cellar 27:06
Give Me Liberty 24:54
Zero Hour 24:56
The Lunch Kit 24:21
Speed Trap 23:50
Sight Unseen 24:46
Remember Me 24:58
Going, Going, Gone 23:58
Lili and the Colonel 24:01
I Saw Myself Running 23:50
Beirut by Sunrise 25:12
Frankenstein 24:47
The Whole Town's Sleeping 24:50
Over the Bounding Main 23:48
The Holdout 22:51
The Cave-In 25:07
Kaleidoscope 23:43
Backseat Driver 24:57
The Greatest Thief in the World 25:05
Black Death 25:13
Love, Honor or Murder 25:28
A Study in Wax 25:00
The Lady in the Red Hat 24:58
Strange for a Killer 25:07
A Story of Poison 24:33
The Stool Pigeon 24:13
The Frightened City 23:38
Good-bye, Miss Lizzie Borden 30:55
Heaven's to Betsy 27:37
Life Ends at Midnight 30:43
To None a Deadly Drug 30:43
The Mountain 26:43
Report on the X-915 27:32
Once a Murderer 30:02
Classified Secret 30:18
This Will Kill You 30:31
When the Bough Breaks 29:53
A Present for Benny 30:20
The Cave 29:11
The Mystery of the Marie Celeste 29:54
Two Platinum Capsules 24:16
End of the String 30:18
The Cellar Door 30:10
Arctic Rescue 30:16
Variations on a Theme 30:35
Listen Young Lovers 28:46
Hollywood Hostages 30:20
The Diary of Captain Scott 29:12
Quiet Night 29:54
The Groom of the Ladder 28:09
Gallardo 30:22
The Murderess 27:30
Game Hunt 29:40
The Lonely Heart 25:02
The Seventh Letter 29:51
The Waxwork 29:05
The Phones Die First 29:35
The Death Parade 29:31
Fragile-Contents Death 29:06
The Flame 29:50
The Twelfth Rose 29:19
A Matter of Timing 30:23
A Sleeping Draught 30:05
The Treasure Chest of Don Jose 22:50
The Music Lovers 30:02
Want Ad 30:13
The Man Who Threw Acid 25:47
The Tramp 29:59
Double Identity 29:01
A Friend to Alexander 29:39
Hold-Up 30:15
The Security Agent 29:18
A Case of Identity 23:48
Waiting 29:58
The Digger 29:20
The Prophecy of Bertha Abbott 30:33
The Doll 25:11
Red Cloud Mesa 28:19
The Signalman 30:16
Three Skeleton Key 30:08
The Long Night 30:52
The Man Who Stole the Bible 30:10
The Rim of Terror 29:02
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 29:06
Eyewitness 29:41
Back for Christmas 30:32
A Shipment of Mute Fate 24:07
Russian New Year 27:55
Second Class Passenger 23:51
Freedom This Way 29:15
Frankie and Johnny 28:23
Door of Gold 28:28
Murder and Aunt Delia 29:43
Two Hundred and Twenty-Seven Minutes of Hate 28:26
Present Tense 29:28
The Paralta Map 29:04
The Outer Limit 29:50
Shooting Star 26:11
A Good Neighbor 26:54
Vanishing Lady 28:43
Thou Shalt Not Commit 27:44
Chicken Feed 27:33
Escape to Death 28:28
Celebration 30:35
Tarawa Was Tough 24:57
Death and Miss Turner 25:29
The Big Day 29:55
Crossing Paris 29:22
The Green-and-Gold String 30:10
Trial by Jury 25:59
A Load of Dynamite 24:56
The Yellow Wall-paper 30:06
Alibi 30:23
Flood on the Goodwins 29:14
America's Boyfriend 29:53
Murder on Mike 29:58
Flesh Peddler 30:20
Pigeon in the Cage 25:54
Peanut Brittle 30:04
Leiningen versus the Ants 29:53
Man from Tomorrow 30:05
Old Army Buddy 21:06
Shadow on the Wall 24:57
Vamp Till Dead 24:56
Misfire 25:00
The Well-Dressed Corpse 24:57
Sorry, Wrong Number 24:55
The Country of the Blind 24:51
Firing Run 24:45
The Pit and the Pendulum 24:56
The City That Was 24:52
The Star of Thessaly 24:53
Jet Stream 25:04
Speed Trap 24:53
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 24:44
Dog Star 19:30
Never Steal a Butcher's Wife 21:19
A Week Ago Wednesday 23:05
The Island 18:52
The Crowded Void 24:58
Nineteen Deacon Street 25:03
The Silver Frame 24:55
The Long Shot 25:02
One Chef Well Done 24:55
Five Buck Tip 24:52
Never Follow a Banjo Act 25:02
The Chain 24:49
Game Hunt 25:11
Affair at Loveland Pass 25:02
The Sisters 18:16
Just One Happy Little Family 24:02
Win, Place or Die 24:40
Alibi Me 25:05
Winner Lose All 24:55
Sundown 24:56
Subway Stop 24:55
Zero Hour 24:52
Like Man, Somebody Dig Me 25:19
Rave Notice 25:28
The Invisible Ape 24:48
Strange for a Killer 24:47
The Last Kilometer 24:45
Rain Tonight 25:00
Rub Down and Out 23:07
The Long Night 25:33
It's All in Your Mind 24:53
The Steel River Prison Break 21:58
The Voice of Company A 20:42
The Diary of Sophronia Winters 24:42
The Bridge 24:16
Remember Me 25:02
The Whole Town's Sleeping 24:45
The Wait 21:03
Command 25:32
No Hiding Place 23:59
Affair At Aden 21:26
The Man Who Won The War 25:17
The Treasure Chest of Don Jose 19:45
Three Skeleton Key 19:53
Headshrinker 27:42
The Dealings of Mr Markham 28:39
Two for the Road 29:31
My Dear Niece 24:07
A Statement Of Fact 18:43
Misfire 19:26
Tom Dooley 23:10
For Old Times Sake 20:17
Out for Christmas 24:50
The Thirty Second of December 18:37
Don't Call Me Mother 30:03
Night on Red Mountain 24:12
Ride Down Cajon 19:18
Four of a Kind 18:57
Return to Dust 19:18
Death Notice 23:23
The Signalman 19:35
Star over Hong Kong 24:20
The Waxwork 23:56
Mad Man of Manhattan 24:59
Death in Box 234 23:35
Suspense 23:30
John Barbey and Son 25:30
Too Hot to Live 24:07
See How He Runs 18:13
Deep, Deep Is My Love 17:25
The Amateur 24:44
On a Country Road 17:29
Friend of Daddy's 21:48
Spoils for Victor 18:17
The Man Who Would Be King 24:17
The Pit and the Pendulum 17:10
806 Drive-In 16:29
Ivy Is a Lovely Name For A Girl 24:08
Analytical Hour 19:10
Blood Is Thicker 18:23
Eyewitness 20:13
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 25:49
Night Man 18:33
Red Cloud Mesa 19:58
Everything Will Be Different 20:12
Like Man, Somebody Dig Me 19:14
Headshrinker 19:46
A Matter of Execution 20:30
After the Movies 21:39
Death and the Escort 22:51
The Beetle and Mr Bottle 25:08
Room 203 19:56
Infanticide 25:16
The Crisis of Dirk Diamond 24:51
The Easy Victim 21:15
Re-Entry 25:01
The Last Trip 25:42
The Companion 26:05
The Thimble 18:52
Leiningen versus the Ants 26:07
Dynamite Run 19:53
The Country of the Blind 24:23
A Korean Christmas Carol 19:19
Moonlight Sail 25:26
Zero Hour 24:47
The Long Night 25:08
The Time, The Place and the Death 25:12
Turnabout 24:17
End of the Road 24:19
The Mystery of Marie Roget 24:28
Sorry, Wrong Number 24:34
Crank Letter 23:29
Lt Langer's Last Collection 24:22
Sleep Is for Children 24:16
The Revolution 24:24
Talk About Caruso 23:44
Coffin for Mr Cash 23:48
A Shipment of Mute Fate 20:42
Two Horse Parlay 23:54
Tonight at 5 33:34
One More Shot 24:42
Bitter Grapes 19:15
The Legend of Robbie 25:15
Deadman's Story 20:41
Out the Window 21:30
Perfect Plan 20:57
Two Came Back 23:16
Elemental 25:02
Sixty Grand Missing 18:32
Daisy Chain 19:40
Bon Voyage 18:56
Report from a Dead Planet 19:37
Memorial Bridge 24:18
Cold Canvas 20:17
End Game 23:06
The Big Dive 21:32
Night Ferry to Paris 21:28
Truck Stop 19:51
The Girl in the Powder Blue Jag 23:51
A Rest for Emily 20:58
Rakovsky's Rubles 20:33
A Statement of Fact 23:52
Time on My Hands 25:22
Ivy Is a Lovely Name for a Girl 30:25
Witness for Death 25:05
Inferno 27:07
Night Man 29:52
The City That Was 29:42
The Green Lorelei 24:19
The Man Who Murders People 29:48
Night on Red Mountain 24:56
Home Is Where You Find It 29:03
Call Me at Half Past 23:48
Night of the Storm 22:25
Epitaph 24:42
The Man Who Knew How to Hate 24:02
Stranger with My Face 24:02
You Can Die Laughing 23:57
888 Bells 23:39
Murder Is a Matter of Opinion 23:51
Sold to Satan 23:28
The Juvenile Rebellion 23:40
The Green Idol 23:40
The Man in the Fog 28:56
No Hiding Place 23:53
Dreams 23:29
Seeds of Disaster 23:33
Witness to Murder 24:16
Death of an Old Flame 25:22
Till Death Do Us Part 24:09
The Imposters 23:47
The Black Door 23:40
Man Trap 23:35
The Luck of the Tiger Eye 23:30
And So to Sleep My Love 24:41
Yuletide Miracle 23:39
The Old Man 25:33
Breakthrough 26:45
Feathers 24:06
Twenty-Four Sixty-Two 22:51
Please Believe Me 25:46
February 26, 1961 23:08
The Man Who Went Back to Save Lincoln 24:20
The Old Boyfriend 25:21
Date Night 24:04
Doom Machine 21:23
Heads You Lose 23:28
Perchance to Dream 22:20
Memory of a Murder 25:23
You Died Last Night 23:28
Let There Be Light 23:25
Brother John 23:14
The Curse of Kamoshek 22:58
Blackbeard's Ace 23:57
The Second Door 22:30
Hide and Seek 24:00
Dagger of The Mind 24:11
That Real Crazy Infinity 23:43
Stand-In for Murder 23:19
Formula for Death 23:54
The Lunatic Hour 24:00
With Murder in Mind 22:59
Black Death 22:58
The Sin Eater 25:02
Snow on 66 22:02
The Next Murder 24:48
Weekend at Gleebes 23:42
Run Faster 24:07
The Silver Shoe 25:07
Pages from a Diary 24:49
The Lost Ship 23:51
The Death of Alexander Jordan 23:55
A Strange Day in May 22:59
Golden Years 24:53
At the Point of a Needle 25:13
Devilstone 23:35

Reviews

East/West Broadcasts


(5 stars)

Back in the day, all radio shows were broadcast live. (in fact, for many years, there actually was a law that REQUIRED this, eventually the law was killed) Because the majority of the audience was in the east, most shows, Suspense included, did one performance at 5 pm California time (8 pm eastern) and a 2nd performance at 8 for the west coast. There's many reasons the 2 performances sounded a little different. One would be the actor or director wasn't happy the way a line was delivered the 1st time, another (and this ocurred more often than you might think) is that some people involved with the show had 3 hours to kill, so many would go out to dinner, and a few would have a little "liquid courage," which would most defenitely change the way they delivered a line! The one thing that still amazes me, is how VERY FEW times do you hear an actor make a mistake! The handful that I've noticed are minor. Ther is ONE Suspense episode that I'm reminded of, however, and I think it would fall under "the most unenthusiastic performance on Suspense" category. (I can't think of the title) but look for the one with SONNY TUFTS - He can't get through his opening lines, and shows very little emotion throughout the broadcast. Finally, now that I've listened to every episode multiple times, I must say that the ELLIOTT LEWIS productions stand out as the very best, also, I think HEREBERT MARSHALL was the best male actor (we all know the best female) with JOSEPH COTTEN a very close 2nd. Lately, I've been trying to count the number of times JOSEPH KEARNS made an appearance (in addition to his introduction duties) so far, I've heard him play roles (big and small) in more than 100 episodes. Kearns also played poor Mr. Wilson, on "Dennis the Menace" until he stroked out in 1960. For high quality productions and good entertainment to listen to in addition to Supense, I suggest (most of you already know) "Escape" plus another production by "Mr. Radio" himself, Elliott Lewis, is "CRIME CLASSICS." The majority of the Crime Classics episodes have very good audio quality, too. REMEMBER, pass along this great form of entertainment to everyone you know, as interest in Classic Radio is on a down swing. Don't let it be forgotten, and if you have kids, turn them on to the great Sci Fi shows and horror (the stuff kids love) it's all safe and good entertainment for young people, playlists are posted all over on you tube, and the best part is every one is FREE! Go right ahead and post any questions here, I enjoy providing any help I can! (It gives me something to do 'cause I'm disabled, and can no longer do much else) Keep listening!

I'm hooked


(5 stars)

I love all these old shows..I must admit I'm not into all this computer generated nonsense..All could appreciate the work went into these old radio show...I'm not old and not young these are all way before my time..But I can say hats off to these shows and the actors and writers..THANK YOU otrr for such golden age radio shows...

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It took a while, but I finally made it through this fantastic collection. I admit that there were quite a few episodes that I didn't love, but the number of absolute classic OTR episodes found in this series more than make up for the ones I didn't care for. My top 15 episodes (not in order): The Hitchhiker (09.02.42) The Sin Eater (07.08.62) Momentum (10.27.49) Donovan's Brain (05.18.44) The Man Who Knew How to Hate (07.16.61) Three Skeleton Key (11.11.56) The House in Cypress Canyon (12.05.46) The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein (11.23.43) The Yellow Wallpaper (07.29.48) Kaleidoscope (07.12.55) Dark Journey (04.25.46) Sorry, Wrong Number (11.18.48) Never Steal a Butcher's Wife (12.29.57) Carnival (01.28.52) Deep, Deep is My Love (04.26.59) Some more good episodes: The Lost Special (09.30.43) Lunch Kit (04.12.55) Consequence (05.19.49) Cricket (03.15.45) Crime Without Passion (05.02.46) The Waxwork (03.01.59) Three Blind Mice (01.30.47) Blood Sacrifice (03.30.50) Love, Honor, or Murder (06.29.50) The Long Wait (11.24.49) The Day I Died (06.30.49) The Perfectionist (01.21.52) A Vision of Death (03.08.51)) Remember Me (05.03.55) Variations on a Theme (02.07.56) Quiet Night (03.06.56) A Case of Identity (09.25.56) The Digger (10.09.56) The Black Door (11.19.61) Some episodes that I liked but that I think were a bit flawed: Eve (10.19.44) John Barbey and Son (2.22.45) The Pasteboard Box (01.17.46) The Too Perfect Alibi (01.13.49) On a Country Road (11.16.50) Final Payment (01.13.55) Classified Secret (11.22.55) Present Tense (03.03.57) Fly By Night (09.28.50) Murder Strikes Three Times (02.16.50) A few random thoughts: Orson Welles is a genius. William Conrad is the king of OTR voice actors. "The Yellow Wallpaper" is probably the best audio horror story I've ever heard. Agnes Moorehead is rightfully famed for her fantastic performance in "Sorry, Wrong Number" but I think she tops herself with "The Yellow Wallpaper." "Kaleidoscope" is a phenomenal ensemble piece by the veteran character actors who worked for CBS at the time. I really like this one. For some reason, I am constantly surprised by just how good Joseph Cotten was as an actor. His work on Suspence (and on Alfred Hitchcock Presents) was really something special. Cathy Lewis deserves some accolades for her contributions too. She added a lot to the show, imo.

Practically the best radio mystery show ever


(5 stars)

I enjoy this series very much and I much prefer Suspense over some of the other radio mysteries like Inner Sanctum, The Whistler, and Lights Out. I have been listening to Suspense since I was in middle school and high school. I would listen to this show while riding the city bus, or walk around, or while I was out at the malls. These tales are chilling, exciting, and of course suspenseful. The film stars who appeared in them gave it an extra boost of excellent entertainment. Where else could you hear Lucille Ball playing a scheming villianess who will do anything to acheive her ambitions, or Peter Lorre playing a hen-pecked husband who finally murders his shrewish wife and buries her in the cellar, or Danny Kaye playing a ex-con who is suspected in a murder, or Charles Laughton playing a infamous Victorian poisoner who has baffled the police for many years. Suspense is great to listen to for all those who enjoy mysteries or hearing the fabulous stars of the 30's and 40's who has made this series a radio hit.

The Longest Running Favorite


(4 stars)

If your program runs long enough you're bound to get a classic or two but Suspense has more than it's fair share. Some of my Favorites are not the most popular but they are worth a listen. They include: * Pigeon In A Cage * The Man Who Wanted to be Edward G Robinson (a comedy of sorts starring the man of course) *Ghost Story (a great Halloween episode) *The Thing in the Window *Hitch Hike Poker *On A Country Road *Backseat Driver (starring Fibber McGee & Molly- they even introduce them as this instead of their real names Marion & Jim Jordan) *Christmas for Carole (great Christmas story starring Dennis Day from Jack Benny) *The Screaming Woman (great Thanksgiving story) *Too Hot To Live Try these out and you will stick around for about 500 more.

suspense


(5 stars)

What a treasure trove! A fantastic show with many, many justly acclaimed episodes. This collection is in excellent sound - and, speaking personally, I was absolutely delighted to find the Robert Montgomery version of In A Lonely Place (which, starring Humphrey Bogart, has long been my favourite film) that I've been after for ages now. A tight show, Suspense features uniformly first rate performances, music and direction. Dig in!

Devil Stone 'irony' for FlickFanshow


(5 stars)

referring to the title of the last ep being 'ironically' devil stone...it appears to be an editing artifact because you are right, it is an apparent non sequitur. In other words there its n ironic about devil stone because that phrase has no meaning to the average english speaker. I realize I am way out on a limb here taking it in myself latin and obscure occult references believe mr I'm no expert on these things. I just feel for the fellow reader who is so bugged by this. I find it touching that s/he cares so much what another stranger is trying to say. That's one of the things to love about librivox: ' stranger' loses its meaning in this new dimension I find, don't you? I really do care what you think. Update: the writer of Devilstone (apparently correct sp) real surname is Johnstone...could this be the answer? It's not quite as non sequitirish, but I still think it's an editing glitch or typo to go all otr.

Suspense performed and broadcast twice?


(5 stars)

The sound of these is good, very good. Kudos to the uploader. It is a somewhat odd sensation to recognize differences in the way lines are read between these recordings and the particular versions I have heard for years now. This was so for all the episodes in this group I sampled. Is it a matter of West Coast vs. East Coast versions? It seems to me I read this explanation somewhere on this site a few years back, but I can't find it. Thanks.