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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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31:51

Sorry, Wrong Number: A Phone Call, a Panic, and a...

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2025/08/25

Originally Aired: September 6, 1945 In Suspense #157, “Sorry, Wrong Number,” a bedridden woman named Mrs. Elbert Stephenson becomes the accidental eavesdropper on a chilling murder plot when a crossed phone line connects her to two men planning a killing. As she frantically tries to alert the authorities and reconnect with her absent husband, the line between fear and paranoia tightens with each unanswered call. Agnes Moorhead delivers a tour-de-force performance in Lucille Fletcher’s iconic

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29:26

Nobody Loves Me: A Killer’s Confession and the Girl...

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2025/08/24

Originally Aired: August 30, 1945 In Suspense #156, “Nobody Loves Me,” a police precinct is held hostage by an armed man who claims he’s ready to confess. What begins as a chilling standoff quickly transforms into a dark and deeply personal monologue by Joe Reese—a hitman with a trail of bodies and a hole in his soul. But when Joe meets Peggy Stewart, his next intended victim, her unexpected kindness may be the one thing that unravels him. With a haunting performance by Peter Lorre, this is a

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29:32

This Will Kill You: A Workman’s Obsession and a Fatal...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/20

Originally Aired: August 23, 1945In Suspense #155, “This Will Kill You,” factory worker Joe Jordan is fed up with being belittled by his foreman, Charlie Harris. But when workplace slights and romantic jealousy boil over, Joe hatches a chillingly calculated plan—not just for revenge, but to destroy Charlie’s life completely. What follows is a dark, manipulative plot to commit the perfect murder, plant the evidence, and walk away clean… until one fatal oversight unravels it all. A gripping

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29:26

Short Order: A Stranger’s Face and a Diner’s Doom

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/19

Originally Aired: August 16, 1945In Suspense #154, “Short Order,” Bailey, a proud diner owner, finds his business slowly unraveling after a mysterious, disfigured man begins frequenting his establishment. Though the stranger is polite and quiet, his grotesque appearance drives customers away and triggers a downward spiral of paranoia, misfortune, and desperation for Bailey. As events spiral out of control, a shocking twist reveals that not everything—or everyone—is as they seem. A slow-burning

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29:30

Murder for Myra: A Lover’s Desperation and a Killer’s...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/19

Originally Aired: August 9, 1945 In Suspense #153, “Murder for Myra,” Ernie Cobb falls under the spell of the alluring and volatile Myra Blair, a housewife trapped in a loveless marriage. When she confides her dreams of freedom—and hints that murder is the only escape—Ernie finds himself lured into a dark and deadly plot. As a plan to kill her husband unfolds with chilling precision, Ernie’s moral resistance crumbles. But in the shadowy world of deceit and obsession, nothing is quite as it seems

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29:32

A Man in the House: Terror Behind Locked Doors

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2025/08/15

Originally Aired: August 2, 1945In Suspense #152, “A Man in the House,” a dutiful daughter named Emily Barrett finds her quiet, dutiful life overturned when a scarred and dangerous intruder breaks into her home and refuses to leave. Trapped in a decaying house with a domineering invalid mother and a madman with a gun, Emily must maintain a façade of normalcy at work while secretly enduring a terrifying hostage situation at home. As the man grows more unstable and Emily’s mother grows weaker, the

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29:28

Bank Holiday: Love, Loyalty, and a Hostage’s Test

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2025/08/14

Originally Aired: July 19, 1945 In Suspense #150, “Bank Holiday,” junior bank teller Jane Evans thinks the biggest challenge to her engagement with assistant manager Harold Osborne is the bank’s no-romance policy—until a routine Friday morning turns into a harrowing ordeal. When two armed robbers burst in and take her hostage, Jane is plunged into a day of blindfolded getaways, desert chases, and tense standoffs in a remote mountain cabin. As danger closes in, she learns that loyalty can take many

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29:22

Footfalls: A Blind Cobbler’s Vigil and Vengeance

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2025/08/11

Originally Aired: July 12, 1945In Suspense #149, “Footfalls,” blind cobbler Boaz Negro lives a quiet life with his delicate son, Manuel—until a charming bank clerk named Campbell Wood rents a room in their home. When a fire destroys the house, Wood is presumed dead, government funds vanish, and Manuel disappears, accused of murder and theft. Boaz insists his son is innocent and waits nine long years for the true killer to return. When the fateful footsteps finally come, the cobbler’s patient ears

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29:27

The Last Detail: Murder, Movie Sets, and the Cage of...

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2025/08/06

Originally Aired: July 5, 1945In Suspense #148, “The Last Detail,” George Coulouris stars as Professor Leland Moffat, a psychology expert who is lured from his quiet life into a bizarre underworld plot. A mysterious letter from Los Angeles invites him to review a groundbreaking experiment—but the “experiment” becomes a deadly game. Trapped by ruthless gangsters, a fake census taker, and a diabolical crime boss, Moffat finds himself the unwilling star of a frame-up: forced to “murder” a man on a

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29:21

The Dealings of Mr. Markham: Murder, Blackmail, and...

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2025/08/05

Originally Aired: June 28, 1945In Suspense #147, “The Dealings of Mr. Markham,” Henry Daniell stars as the sinister and enigmatic Charles Markham, an antique dealer who has turned blackmail into a fine art. When desperate Judith Ray and her fiancé Ronald Gilbert confront Markham in his shadowy shop to end his threats, the night spirals into murder. But in a world of doubles and hidden motives, the truth is never as simple as it seems. Who really died—and who got away with murder? John Dickson Carr

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29:53

The Story of Ivy: Poison, Ambition, and the Making of...

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2025/08/04

Originally Aired: June 21, 1945 In Suspense #146, “The Story of Ivy,” Anne Richards stars as Ivy Lexton—a dazzling beauty driven by desperation, pride, and an unyielding hunger for luxury. Ivy’s charm masks her cold ambition as she leaps from the poverty of Soho into a marriage of convenience, only to find herself penniless, entangled with lovers, and consumed by envy. When an opportunity presents itself—pure poison, literally—her path turns deadly. A husband’s lingering illness, a scandalous love

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29:15

The Burning Court: Poison, Past Lives, and the Fires...

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2025/08/03

Originally Aired: June 14, 1945 In Suspense #145, “The Burning Court,” Clifton Webb stars in John Dickson Carr’s celebrated mystery, weaving a web of gothic intrigue, murder, and supernatural echoes from centuries past. When Ted Covington discovers a portrait of an infamous poisoner who is the spitting image of his young wife Marie, he’s drawn into a chilling conspiracy after his wealthy uncle dies under suspicious circumstances. As secrets unravel—a vanished body, a hidden ancestry, and ghostly

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29:41

Two Sharp Knives: Murder, Money, and the Fatal Trap

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2025/08/02

Originally Aired: June 7, 1945 In Suspense #144, “Two Sharp Knives,” a late-night poker game leads Chief of Police Scott Anderson and his loyal assistant Wally Shane straight into a tangled web of deceit, murder, and betrayal. When a wanted man from Philadelphia steps off the train in Deerwood, Anderson thinks he’s just doing his job. But the man—Lester Furman—is dead by morning, an apparent suicide in his jail cell, and nothing about his arrest adds up. As the investigation unravels, secrets are

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29:35

August Heat: Premonitions and the Madness of a...

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2025/08/01

Originally Aired: May 31, 1945 In Suspense #143, “August Heat,” Ronald Colman stars as James Clarence Withencroft, a solitary artist who is struck by a sudden, inexplicable urge to sketch the face of a stranger. On an oppressively hot day, Withencroft wanders aimlessly through the city—only to stumble upon a monumental mason whose appearance matches his sketch exactly. When the mason reveals a gravestone with Withencroft’s name and today’s date inscribed, a chain of uncanny coincidences unfolds

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29:16

My Own Murderer: The Lawyer, the Fugitive, and the...

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2025/08/01

Originally Aired: May 24, 1945 In Suspense #142, “My Own Murderer,” Herbert Marshall stars as Richard Sampson, a reserved solicitor whose world is upended when his old acquaintance Alan Rennick confesses to murder and begs for help. As Richard weaves a clever plan to save Alan—hiding him, faking a death, enlisting two women, and risking his own neck—he finds himself drawn deeper into a web of blackmail, betrayal, and cold-blooded calculation. But not everyone can be trusted, and not every murder

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29:34

Two Birds with One Stone: The Playwright, the Dog,...

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2025/07/31

Originally Aired: May 17, 1945 In Suspense #141, “Two Birds with One Stone,” Dana Andrews stars as Walter Faber, a struggling playwright whose marriage has curdled into bitterness, suspicion, and emotional isolation. When his wife Eleanor vanishes during a rainy night after leaving a cryptic recorded message—and her faithful dog Tracy becomes the only silent witness—Walter’s world unravels into a deadly game of guilt, deception, and confessions caught on tape. As police and friends close

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25:27

Reprieve: The Killer’s Confession, the Reporter’s...

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2025/07/30

Originally Aired: May 10, 1945 In Suspense #140, “Reprieve,” John Garfield stars as Steve Hannibal, a convicted killer waiting for execution—his only hope a last-minute legal reprieve. As he writes out his confession, Steve looks back on a life of crime, a fateful payroll heist, and the woman reporter who believed in his innocence and changed the course of his fate. Torn between old loyalties and new love, Steve is forced to choose between his criminal code and a chance at redemption. But when

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29:38

Fear Paints a Picture: A Haunted Heiress, a Moving...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/29

Originally Aired: May 3, 1945 In Suspense #139, “Fear Paints a Picture,” Lana Turner stars as Julia Powell, a young heiress isolated in her family’s dark San Francisco mansion, tormented by strange dreams, sinister guardians, and a chilling portrait that seems to change each night. As her 23rd birthday—and her inheritance—draws near, Julia’s grip on sanity is tested by ghostly footsteps, whispered warnings, and the conviction that she is fated to go mad like her mother. But a deeper conspiracy is at

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29:44

Pearls Are a Nuisance: Chandler’s Comic Caper of...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/28

Originally Aired: April 19, 1945In Suspense #138, “Pearls Are a Nuisance,” William Bendix and Alan Joslyn star in Raymond Chandler’s slyly comic tale of bumbling detectives, fake pearls, and one very inconvenient romance. When Mrs. Penruddock’s “priceless” pearl necklace vanishes, mild-mannered Walter Gage and the tough ex-chauffeur Henry Eichelberger form an unlikely duo to recover the loot. Their hunt through seedy hotels, nightclubs, and the underworld reveals a tangle of mistaken identity,

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29:26

A Guy Gets Lonely: A Con, a Corpse, and a Lonely...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/27

Originally Aired: April 5, 1945 In Suspense #137, “A Guy Gets Lonely,” Dane Clark stars as Eddie Lewis—a lonely, struggling actor who falls for a beautiful stranger named Jolly after a chance meeting in a penny arcade. What starts as a whirlwind romance quickly turns into a nightmare of lies, mistaken identity, and murder. When Jolly disappears and Eddie is told she’s dead, he plunges into a web of deception involving her scheming family, a deadly con, and a dangerous double. As Eddie unravels the

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