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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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27:22

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

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

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...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

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,...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

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...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

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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30:05

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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15:03

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

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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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29:37

The Night Reveals: A Husband’s Doubt and a...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: March 2, 1943 In Suspense #31, “The Night Reveals,” fire insurance investigator Harry Jordan begins to suspect his wife Marie of sneaking out at night—coinciding eerily with a series of arson fires across the city. As inconsistencies in her alibis mount, Harry uncovers chilling clues: matchbooks hidden in her purse, suspicious newspaper clippings, and a scorched family locket found at a fire scene. But the truth proves more twisted than he imagines. Is Marie the arsonist—or is

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28:00

The Hangman Won’t Wait: Memory Lost, Justice Delayed,...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: February 9, 1943 In Suspense #28, “The Hangman Won’t Wait,” a young woman named Helen Barton awakens in a prison cell with no memory—only to discover she’s been convicted of murder and scheduled for execution at dawn. Dr. Gideon Fell is called to investigate and slowly unravels a web of deceit, emotional trauma, and circumstantial evidence. With mere minutes to spare, Fell uncovers a critical forensic flaw involving a bullet's trajectory and a telltale waistcoat, turning the case

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30:22

Three Faces at Midnight: A Bribe, a Setup, and a...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: February 27, 1947 In Suspense #234, “Three Faces at Midnight,” Brooklyn bruiser Sylvester "Muscles" Walters stumbles into a “job” that lands him in the middle of a political blackmail plot involving a governor, a suitcase stuffed with cash, and a setup that smells like week-old fish. Muscles must impersonate a man named John to frame a crooked official, while a mysterious woman films the deal from the shadows. But when bullets fly and bodies fall, Muscles and his reluctant partner

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30:00

Always Room at the Top: Ambition, Blackmail, and the...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: February 20, 1947 In Suspense #233, “Always Room at the Top,” Helen Brandt is a sharp, determined advertising artist who claws her way into a top position after the sudden death of her predecessor in a mysterious fall from a skyscraper. But Helen's ascent is shadowed by whispers, hauntings, and a tightly wound secretary named Marie who knows far too much. When Helen discovers that her boss and new lover is entangled in an insurance fraud scheme involving the supposedly dead woman,

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28:53

The Thirteenth Sound: A Widow’s Alibi and the Noise...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/12/07

Originally Aired: February 13, 1947 In Suspense #232, “The Thirteenth Sound,” Mrs. Sally Skinner is the perfect widow: poised, respected, and seemingly heartbroken after her husband's mysterious shooting. But behind her calm demeanor is a cold-blooded killer—whose perfect murder begins to unravel not from evidence, but from a sound. At the coroner's inquest and again during a concert, a specific noise—a blackboard scratch, a dissonant tone—triggers a violent response in Sally, revealing cracks in

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29:40

End of the Road: A Salesman’s Passion and a Killer’s...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/12/07

Originally Aired: February 6, 1947 In Suspense #231, “End of the Road,” automobile salesman Speed Evans falls for a mysterious, alluring woman named Sylvia—who happens to be married to a wealthy, limping older man named Ganlon. As Speed becomes entangled in a reckless affair, he’s drawn into Sylvia’s haunting past, where childhood trauma and a deadly mine explosion shape a dark destiny. Sylvia’s fractured psyche, laced with vengeance and violence, turns their romance into a nightmare. A chilling

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29:59

Three Blind Mice: A Publisher’s Plot and a Fatal...

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2025/12/07

Originally Aired: January 30, 1947 In Suspense #230, “Three Blind Mice,” embittered publisher Arthur Lockwood hatches a ruthless scheme to reclaim control of his firm—and the affections of a colleague—by exploiting a partner’s terminal illness and framing another for murder. With timing, trickery, and a tampered suicide, Lockwood clears his path to power. But when his new bride turns out to be far more cunning than he anticipated, the manipulator becomes the manipulated. Starring Van Heflin, this

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