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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, including

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29:45

Dead of Night: A Brother’s Terror and a Beachside Corpse

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2025/12/18

Originally Aired: June 19, 1947In Suspense #250, “Dead of Night,” Jimmy Barton returns home to find his sister Helen bruised, terrified, and desperate to flee her violent new husband, Phil. When Phil ends up dead, Jimmy and Helen go on the run—dragging a body through motels, hiding it in the bathroom, and ultimately staging it on a sunlit California beach. But as nosy neighbors, ball-playing kids, and a well-meaning beat cop close in, the mystery of how Phil died begins to unravel. A tightly wound

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26:27

Stand-In: A Star’s Shadow and a Killer’s Role

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2025/12/15

Originally Aired: June 12, 1947In Suspense #249, “Stand-In,” Diana Burke is used to living in the shadows—after all, she’s just the stand-in for Hollywood’s reigning screen diva, “Madame.” But when Diana falls for the star’s new husband, a charming but violent ex-lifeguard named Dennis, her off-screen role becomes a deadly performance. As tension mounts on the set and behind the scenes, a perfect plan for murder unfolds under the klieg lights. In the ruthless world of fame and ambition, who’s

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28:22

Make Mad the Guilty: A Floorwalker's Revenge and a...

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2025/12/13

Originally Aired: June 5, 1947In Suspense #248, “Make Mad the Guilty,” Hume Cronin stars as Bertram Matthews, a failed Shakespearean actor turned meek department store floorwalker—until he uncovers his wife's affair and plots a theatrical revenge worthy of the Bard himself. Feigning suicide, Bertram orchestrates a chilling frame-up that sends his wife to death row. But as the clock ticks down to her execution, Bertram becomes desperate for recognition of his “performance,” spiraling into madness in

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29:37

A Thing of Beauty: The Ghosts Behind the Glamour

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2025/12/09

Originally Aired: May 29, 1947In Suspense #247, “A Thing of Beauty,” Angela Lansbury stars as Madeline Tremaine, a reclusive former stage actress whose legend lives on long after the curtain has fallen. When a young curate visits her remote estate during a storm, she begins to unravel the haunting tale of her rise to stardom, a backstage rivalry turned deadly, and the terrible secrets that led to her permanent seclusion. A chilling narrative unfolds, involving murder, betrayal, and a face

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28:44

Night Comes Riding: A Woman Torn, a Killer Reborn

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2025/12/08

Originally Aired: May 22, 1947 In Suspense #246, “Night Comes Riding,” Mildred Anderson endures a loveless, oppressive marriage, haunted by the mysterious death of her nephew. When a soft-spoken stranger named Duncan Shaw appears, offering comfort and kindness, she sees a chance at escape—and perhaps at love. But Duncan has secrets of his own, and a buried vendetta against her husband. As the shadows deepen and tensions mount, betrayal, murder, and madness converge in a tale that gallops toward a

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29:59

Death at Live Oak: A Parachute Plan, a Dead Ringer,...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: May 15, 1947In Suspense #245, “Death at Live Oak,” down-on-his-luck David Sutherland meets a mysterious woman who mistakes him for her estranged husband—and suddenly finds himself the centerpiece of a deadly scheme. When the husband turns out to be his doppelgänger, a chilling plan unfolds: impersonate him, kill him in a faked plane crash, and take his identity. But even the best-laid murder plots can unravel under the weight of guilt, missteps, and a single elevator boy’s memory

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29:48

Dead Ernest: A Dropped Jacket, a Lost Bracelet, and a...

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2025/12/07

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 condition that mimics death—and he carries a letter and bracelet warning against embalming. When both go missing, his body is taken to the morgue with no one the wiser. As kids melt his ID bracelet for scrap and a secondhand shop sells his blood-stained jacket, Bowers inches closer to being embalmed alive. Only a nosy housewife, a smudged pair of

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27:22

Lady in Distress: A Rainy Road, a Loaded Gun, and a...

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2025/12/07

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 convict with a vendetta against her husband, police officer Ralph Harris. But Evelyn’s not so innocent herself. As she manipulates her dangerous passenger into carrying out her own deadly plan, the stakes spiral toward an explosive finale in a darkened garage. Ava Gardner and Howard Duff star in this twist-laden tale of betrayal, seduction, and

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30:35

Win, Place and Murder: A Dead Bookie, a Bag of Cash,...

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2025/12/07

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 racket when a mysterious client named Pilsen pays him to retrieve a black bag. But Pilsen is no ordinary accountant—he’s just murdered a bookie and is on the run with the payroll. As Draper navigates crooked cops, jealous lovers, and one unforgettable filly named Mosquito, he finds that every lead comes with a catch and every favor costs more than

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29:49

Green-Eyed Monster: A Letter Opener, a Wedding Night,...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: April 17, 1947 In Suspense #241, “Green-Eyed Monster,” Michael Dawson seems like the perfect grieving widower—until he remarries, and his second wife begins to stir old obsessions. Haunted by jealousy and guilt, Michael spirals into paranoia, suspecting Judy of being a serial killer. But when she turns up dead in the same trunk where he once hid his first wife’s body, the twist cuts both ways. Lloyd Nolan delivers a riveting performance in this psychological shocker, where

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29:32

Community Property: A Spiteful Marriage, a Fatal...

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2025/12/07

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 ailing uncle promises him a $500,000 inheritance, George finally sees a future without his bitter wife Lois—and begins planning a way to cut her out entirely. Under California’s community property laws, divorce would mean splitting the windfall. So George goes another route: he fakes reconciliation, spikes her warm milk, and waits for the drugs

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29:39

The Swift Rise of Eddie Albright: A Uniform Swapped,...

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2025/12/07

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 impress a manicurist snowballs into a deadly misadventure. When Eddie recognizes a fugitive gangster from his days running the penthouse car, he tries to play hero—only to find himself framed, stripped of his uniform, and mistaken for the very killer he sought to expose. A body in a carpet, a swapped jacket, and a last-second shootout form

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29:56

Suspicion: A Sick Feeling, a Wicked Cook, and the...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: August 12, 1942 In Suspense #9, “Suspicion,” respectable Englishman Hubert Mummery starts to feel unwell after breakfast—and can’t shake a creeping unease. His new young wife, Ethel, seems fine. The new housekeeper, Sutton, is all kindness. But then a neighbor mentions a notorious poisoner, Carolyn Andrews, still at large and possibly posing as a domestic servant. When Mummery finds newspaper clippings cut out and weed killer stored beside the soup, his stomach pain takes on a new

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29:56

You Take Ballistics: A Cigarette Trick, a .32 Slug,...

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2025/12/07

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 the case nearly collapses when ballistics reveals that Coleman’s gun doesn’t match the murder slug. While others are ready to let Coleman walk, Harvey’s instincts scream otherwise. When a cheap book of cigarette papers in Coleman’s suit sparks a wild theory, Harvey reconstructs the murder weapon with a sleight-of-hand bullet switch that stuns

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28:52

Sorry, Wrong Number: A Crossed Line, a Helpless Call,...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: August 21, 1943 In Suspense #54, “Sorry, Wrong Number,” bedridden and increasingly frantic, Mrs. Elbert Stevenson tries to reach her husband’s office—only to overhear a chilling phone conversation between two men planning a murder at 11:15 that night. As she desperately tries to get help from uncaring operators, indifferent police, and even a nurses’ registry, her calls descend into terror and futility. With the sound of every ring, her isolation deepens—until the horror strikes

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29:45

Elwood: A Collector’s Mind and a Killer’s Hands

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: March 6, 1947 In Suspense #235, “Elwood,” mild-mannered gas station attendant Elwood Parsons lives quietly with his mother and sister—until the town is shaken by a series of strangulations. As suspicion falls on outsiders and local eccentrics, Elwood spirals inward, obsessed with stolen trinkets and a fantasy world built on respect and recognition he never received. His twisted logic, rooted in childhood trauma and repression, leads him to murder—again and again. Eddie Bracken

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28:27

Banquo’s Chair: A Dead Woman’s Return and a...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: June 1, 1943 In Suspense #44, “Banquo’s Chair,” retired criminal investigator Sir William Brent lures an arrogant suspect back to the scene of the crime—an old Victorian mansion where an heiress was strangled two years earlier. Though the case went cold due to the suspect’s airtight alibi, Brent believes a ghost may succeed where logic failed. With two dinner guests as witnesses, Brent orchestrates a chilling hoax involving a “spirit” at the dining table. But when the woman they

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The ABC Murders: A Salesman, a Scheme, and the...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: May 18, 1943 In Suspense #42, “The ABC Murders,” a timid hosiery salesman named Alexander Bonaparte Cust believes he may be going mad—or worse, that he’s responsible for a string of killings. Each murder follows the alphabet: Andover, Bexhill, Churston. But the real twist lies in the typewritten notes sent to the police and the railway guide left at each scene. As the case unfolds, suspicion falls squarely on Cust—until one small inconsistency unravels the entire plot. Based on the

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28:44

The Customers Like Murder: A Writer’s Plot and a...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: March 23, 1943 In Suspense #34, “The Customers Like Murder,” mystery writer Gerald Hockstone gets more than he bargained for when he’s mistaken for a doctor and kidnapped by two gangsters hiding out in the English countryside. Alongside his quick-witted secretary, Patricia, Hockstone is dragged into a bizarre blackmail plot involving the kidnapping of the Lord Chief Justice. With bombs falling overhead and thugs demanding medical assistance for their hostage, the author must use

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Will You Walk Into My Parlor?: Fortune’s Tent, a...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/12/07

Originally Aired: February 23, 1943 In Suspense #30, “Will You Walk Into My Parlor?” an English garden party turns sinister when American visitor Philip Lester’s fiancée insists on visiting the fortune teller’s tent. But the turbaned “seer” is no mystic—he’s a Scotland Yard inspector investigating a string of poison murders tied to a mysterious woman. When Mary Sherwood enters the tent, the inspector recognizes her face... and her pattern: three husbands, all dead. What follows is a tightly coiled

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