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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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26:40

A Friend to Alexander: A Duel Beyond the Grave

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/04/27

Originally Aired: June 15, 1944A Friend to Alexander: A Duel Beyond the Grave In this haunting and psychologically rich episode of Suspense, based on the short story by James Thurber, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Richard Whorf star in a tale where history, dreams, and reality fatally collide. Harry Andrews is a happy, easygoing man—until he starts having recurring dreams about Aaron Burr. Night after night, Harry sees Burr insult, provoke, and ultimately murder Alexander Hamilton in a dreamscape that

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29:42

Case History on Edgar Lowndes: The Train That Never...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/04/23

Originally Aired: June 8, 1944 Case History on Edgar Lowndes: The Train That Never Stopped In this darkly psychological episode of Suspense, two of Hollywood’s most iconic actors—Thomas Mitchell and Donald Crisp—deliver powerhouse performances in a tale that unravels the twisted mind of a man haunted by death, guilt, and memory. Edgar Lowndes is a powerful railroad tycoon tormented by debilitating headaches. Seeking help from psychiatrist Dr. Aronson, Lowndes confesses a series of troubling events:

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29:34

Fugue in C Minor: The Pipes That Whispered Murder

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/04/12

Originally Aired: June 1, 1944Fugue in C Minor: The Pipes That Whispered Murder In one of the most haunting and elegantly chilling episodes of Suspense, screen legends Ida Lupino and Vincent Price star in a Victorian tale of madness, music, and murder. Amanda Peabody arrives in the quiet town of Pilotsville to visit her sister, only to become enchanted by Theodore Evans—a cultured widower, music enthusiast, and pipe organ fanatic. Evans lives in a vast mansion outfitted with a cathedral-sized pipe

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29:18

Donovan’s Brain, Part Two: The Final Host

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/04/05

Originally Aired: May 25, 1944Donovan’s Brain, Part Two: The Final Host In the chilling conclusion to Suspense's two-part science fiction saga, Orson Welles returns as Dr. Patrick Cory—a man now fully under the growing influence of the disembodied brain he has kept alive in his laboratory. What began as an ambitious experiment to preserve thought has devolved into a psychological and spiritual nightmare. As the brain of ruthless financier William H. Donovan continues to grow in power, it

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29:27

Donovan’s Brain, Part One: The Living Thought

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/31

In one of the most celebrated episodes of Suspense, Orson Welles stars as Dr. Patrick Cory in a chilling adaptation of Curt Siodmak’s science fiction thriller Donovan’s Brain. This is the first of a two-part drama that explores the terrifying consequences of science without limits—and thought without a body. When a private plane crashes in the mountains, the only survivor is millionaire William H. Donovan—barely clinging to life. Dr. Cory attempts emergency surgery, but it’s already too late to save

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29:35

The Visitor: A Stranger Comes Home

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/25

Originally Aired: May 11, 1944The Visitor: A Stranger Comes Home In this emotionally haunting episode of Suspense, Eddie Bracken stars as Bud Owen, a man returning to the hometown he left twelve years earlier under the shadow of suspicion and heartbreak. Bud isn't just back for nostalgia—he’s come to confront the truth and reclaim his identity. But there’s one problem: no one remembers him. When he visits the house he grew up in, the people inside don't recognize his name—or his face. His mother,

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29:50

The Dark Tower: A Role to Kill For

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/23

Originally Aired: May 4, 1944The Dark Tower: A Role to Kill For: In this richly layered psychological thriller from Suspense, Orson Welles delivers a mesmerizing performance as Damon Wellington, an aging stage actor drawn into a murder mystery that threatens to destroy his family—and career. When Jessica Wellington, Damon’s sister and co-star, begins rehearsals for her return to the stage after a mental breakdown, her former husband, the manipulative and sinister Stanley Vance, unexpectedly returns

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29:37

Death Went Along for the Ride: No Such Thing as...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/21

In this gripping road thriller from Suspense, Gene Kelly plays George Javery, a man trying to make a quiet cross-country drive from California to New York—but fate has other plans. It begins with a strange bellhop warning about a one-armed man, an uninvited hitchhiker with an eerie familiarity, and a series of unsettling “coincidences” that unravel into something far more sinister. Every mile brings a new encounter—a staged accident, a mysterious photograph, an anonymous phone call—all pointing to

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29:52

The Palmer Method: Signed in Blood

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/20

Originally Aired: April 20, 1944The Palmer Method: Signed in Blood: In this darkly clever episode of Suspense, Ed Gardner sheds his comedic persona to deliver a dramatic performance as Joe Palmer—a small-time con man and expert forger who finds himself in way over his head. Down on his luck in New York, Palmer joins the Spanish Loyalist army under the name "George Padway" to escape both poverty and prosecution. But what starts as a clever dodge quickly spirals into a deadly case of mistaken

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29:41

The Marvelous Barastro: A Duel of Illusions

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/17

Originally Aired: April 13, 1944The Marvelous Barastro: A Duel of Illusions: In this spellbinding episode of Suspense, Orson Welles delivers a haunting dual performance as Barastro and Rico Sansoni—two rival magicians locked in a decades-long psychological and supernatural battle. Barastro, a traveling illusionist, shares his eerie tale with producer William Spier: a love story turned nightmare. Twenty years earlier, Barastro fell in love with Anna, a blind girl whose spirit and vision of the world

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29:19

The Woman in Red: Identity for Sale

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/12

Originally Aired: April 6, 1944The Woman in Red: Identity for Sale: In this harrowing tale from Suspense, Academy Award-winner Katina Paxinou stars as Miss Crabo, a seemingly kind yet deeply sinister woman who traps a young, vulnerable woman in a deadly scheme of espionage and impersonation. Julia Ross, desperate for work and with no close ties, answers an ad for a secretary and is lured into a luxurious but isolated home by Miss Crabo and her nephew, Carl. What begins as a strange but

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29:26

Cat and Mouse: A Deadly Game

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/08

Originally Aired: March 30, 1944Cat and Mouse: A Deadly Game: In this tense episode of Suspense, engineer John Guthrie (Sonny Tufts) finds himself entangled in a deadly game of espionage, deception, and survival. When his friend and research partner, Howard Lockwood, is mysteriously murdered, Guthrie realizes that their top-secret invention—a wartime technological breakthrough—has made them the targets of an unseen enemy. Using shortwave radio, Lockwood sends Guthrie a cryptic message just before

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29:45

Sneak Preview: The Reel and the Real

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/03/02

Originally Aired: March 23, 1944Sneak Preview: The Reel and the Real: In this suspenseful tale starring Joseph Cotten, reality and fiction blur as Hollywood director Frank Henderson stumbles into a real-life crime more thrilling than any film he's ever made. While in New York preparing for the release of his latest motion picture, Escape to Destiny, Henderson finds himself drawn into the mystery surrounding the murder of notorious criminal Gregory Sarko. After viewing Sarko’s body at police

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29:33

Narrative About Clarence: A Mind Unraveled

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2025/02/24

Originally Aired: March 16, 1944 Narrative About Clarence: A Mind Unraveled: This haunting episode of Suspense stars Laird Cregar as Clarence, a man whose eerie presence slowly unravels the mind of his unsuspecting brother-in-law, Bill. When Bill’s wife, Lillian, unexpectedly receives a letter from her estranged half-brother Clarence, she is surprised—he’s been gone for years, living in India, dabbling in what he calls "mental science." But upon his arrival at their home, it becomes clear that

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29:55

The Defense Rests: A Lawyer’s Betrayal

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2025/02/20

Originally Aired: March 9, 1944 The Defense Rests: A Lawyer’s Betrayal: In this gripping courtroom drama from Suspense, Alan Ladd stars as Robert Tasker, a young man on trial for murder. But as the evidence unfolds, it becomes clear that the real culprit may be the very man defending him—renowned criminal attorney Max Crager. Tasker, an ex-convict trying to rebuild his life, lands a job in Crager’s law office thanks to the lawyer’s seemingly generous support. But when Tasker stumbles upon a web of

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29:46

Portrait Without a Face: A Painted Confession

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/02/17

Originally Aired: March 2, 1944 Portrait Without a Face: A Painted Confession: In this gripping episode of Suspense, a mysterious painting serves as both a trap and a confession, drawing a woman back into a deadly past. When Colette, a woman with a shadowy history, arrives at a New York art gallery desperate to see a particular painting, her reaction is one of fear rather than admiration. The painting, titled Portrait Without a Face, was created by Paul Degel, a man who knows far more about Colette

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29:37

Sorry, Wrong Number: A Desperate Call for Help

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/02/14

Originally Aired: February 24, 1944Sorry, Wrong Number: A Desperate Call for Help: One of the most famous radio dramas of all time, Sorry, Wrong Number is a chilling masterpiece of suspense starring Agnes Moorehead in a tour-de-force performance. Mrs. Elbert Stevenson, a bedridden woman plagued by nerves, frantically tries to reach her husband’s office but is accidentally connected to a conversation between two men plotting a murder. As she listens in horror, she realizes the crime is set to occur

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29:48

Life Ends at Midnight: A Fatal Deadline

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/02/10

Originally Aired: February 17, 1944Life Ends at Midnight: A Fatal Deadline: In this nerve-wracking episode of Suspense, Dane Clark stars as Walter Bates, a desperate man with only a few hours left to raise $1,500—or face certain death. His only hope? His aging mother, Mrs. Bates (Faye Bainter), who has already sacrificed everything for him. As Walter pressures her to come up with the money, he realizes there’s another way: Mr. Chalmers (Ralph Morgan), an elderly lodger with a life insurance policy

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29:37

Suspicion: A Deadly Houseguest

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/02/07

In this chilling episode of Suspense, Charles Ruggles delivers a gripping performance as Hubert Mummery, a mild-mannered businessman whose life takes a terrifying turn when he begins to suspect his new housekeeper might be a killer. What begins as casual gossip about a notorious poisoner named Carolyn Andrews soon becomes a waking nightmare when Hubert realizes that his own cook, Sutton, may not be who she claims to be.As mysterious illnesses, missing newspaper clippings, and unsettling

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29:57

The Sisters: A Deadly Bond

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/01/29

Originally Aired: February 3, 1944The Sisters: A Deadly Bond: This eerie episode of Suspense stars Ida Lupino as Lydia Haskell and Agnes Moorehead as her mentally fragile sister, Ellie. When Lydia visits an undertaker to purchase an expensive casket—one she requests be held for three weeks—the request raises suspicions. But when asked who the casket is for, her chilling answer is: “It’s for me.” As Ellie’s paranoia grows, she begins to suspect Lydia has sinister plans—not just for herself, but for

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