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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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29:53

The Angel of Death: Genius, Retribution, and a Fatal...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/09/19

Originally Aired: January 3, 1946 In Suspense #174, “The Angel of Death,” John Forsythe (Paul Henreid) believes his intellect makes him untouchable—even as he manipulates fellow prisoners and boasts of his ability to commit the perfect crime. Convicted for the murders of his wife and best friend despite the absence of bodies, Forsythe serves his sentence smugly, conducting chilling psychological experiments behind bars. But upon release, he sets out to finish what he once began—only to discover that

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29:52

Pink Camellias: Poison in the Petals

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/09/18

Originally Aired: December 27, 1945 In Suspense #173, “Pink Camellias,” dutiful niece Martha tends her tyrannical Aunt Abby and falls for smooth-talking cousin Neil—then coolly decides murder is the only path to freedom. Arsenic, teacakes, and greenhouse strawberries become instruments of fate as Martha outmaneuvers Neil and the household…until a final, chilling realization turns her triumph into doom. A sleek, lethal character study with a sting in its tail. Cast: Marsha Hunt Tags: Suspense,

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Double Entry: The Bookkeeper’s Bet Gone Bad

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2025/09/15

Originally Aired: December 20, 1945 In Suspense #172, “Double Entry,” a weary bookkeeper named Sam Crockett discovers that balancing ledgers isn't the only gamble he's made—especially when his friend Eddie tries to bail him out with a bet on a 100-to-1 longshot. As the office audits close in, Sam confesses to years of embezzlement, only to be overshadowed by Eddie’s misguided loyalty and a lucky win that turns everything upside down. But when the windfall vanishes, and the real thief is exposed, the

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30:20

The Argyle Album: Murder, Blackmail, and a Reporter’s...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/09/12

Originally Aired: December 13, 1945In Suspense #171, “The Argyle Album,” hard-nosed reporter Harry Mitchell (Robert Taylor) stumbles into the story of a lifetime when famed columnist Alan Pierce dies under mysterious circumstances. Pierce had been preparing to expose the contents of the so-called Argyle Album—a white leather book filled with incriminating evidence of wartime profiteering and treachery. Soon Mitchell finds himself framed for murder, hunted by police, and entangled with a sultry

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28:53

I Won’t Take a Minute: A Vanishing Fiancée and a...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/09/12

Originally Aired: December 6, 1945 In Suspense #170, “I Won’t Take a Minute,” Kenny waits outside a dingy apartment house while his bride-to-be, Steffie, runs a quick package up to 4B—and never comes back. Minutes turn to terror as the bell rings, the elevator sighs, and a stranger in Steffie’s clothes walks past him without a flicker of recognition. With the police skeptical, Kenny claws through a maze of empty rooms, rooftop chases, and planted clues, uncovering a ruthless plot to erase Steffie’s

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29:39

A Week Ago Wednesday: A Nightmare Lived Twice

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2025/09/07

Originally Aired: November 29, 1945In Suspense #169, “A Week Ago Wednesday,” Maud Haskin is just another working woman—until a rainy night and a quarrel with her husband Harry hurl her into a psychological spiral. After seemingly witnessing a future where she is murdered by Harry, Maud wakes to find herself alive, but haunted. Was it only a dream, or a chilling warning? When a series of eerie coincidences begin to mirror the vision, Maud becomes convinced she must strike first—or become a victim

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29:37

Nineteen Deacon Street: The Ghost of Laverne

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2025/09/05

Originally Aired: November 22, 1945In Suspense #168, “Nineteen Deacon Street,” tie salesman Maury Swartz rents a theatrical rooming house in Chicago, only to find himself haunted by the presence of a vanished blonde named Laverne. Her untouched room, her photograph, and his dreams all lead him deeper into a mystery that stretches back ten years. A key marked “9” and a phone number scrawled in eyebrow pencil drive Maury into the orbit of Jasper Florenz, a powerful producer guarding a dark secret

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29:57

Murder Off Key: The Songbird’s Scales and a Framed...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/09/04

Originally Aired: November 15, 1945In Suspense #167, “Murder Off Key,” Frederick Carlson arrives in New York to stay at a friend’s apartment, only to be tormented by the nightly shrieks of a delusional would-be soprano, Violet Pondecker. But when Violet is found strangled and her jewels stolen, Carlson becomes the prime suspect—trapped by circumstantial evidence, a vanished dog, and a cunning detective with a soft voice. As Carlson fights to clear his name, he discovers that his host Morley has

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29:26

The Bet: A Deadly Wager in the Trinidad Rain

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2025/09/03

Originally Aired: November 8, 1945In Suspense #166, “The Bet,” artist Scott Turner accepts a $50,000 challenge from wealthy sugar magnate Paul Barton: to endure two years of monotonous lab work in Trinidad. But Barton’s wife, Ada—a woman drawn to destruction—soon ensnares Scott in a dangerous triangle of temptation and deceit. As rain pounds endlessly on the cane fields, Scott discovers Ada’s plan to turn their bet into murder, with typhoid and amoebas as her chosen weapons. The tale spirals into

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26:58

The Dunwich Horror: Armitage vs. the Unseen on...

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2025/09/02

Originally Aired: November 1, 1945 In Suspense #165, “The Dunwich Horror,” Dr. Henry Armitage broadcasts from Sentinel Hill as he recounts Wilbur Whateley’s blasphemous origins, a doomed raid on Miskatonic’s Necronomicon, and the ravenous, invisible twin that finally storms loose across Dunwich. As Halloween night peaks, Armitage and Dr. Rice confront the thing with arcane powders and a perilous incantation—forcing the unimaginable into view for one harrowing moment. Cast: Ronald

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29:31

A Shroud for Sarah: A Double Life, a Deadly Scheme,...

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2025/09/01

Originally Aired: October 25, 1945 In Suspense #164, “A Shroud for Sarah,” Lucille Ball stars as Sarah Martell, a woman whose ambition knows no bounds—not even murder. As her husband Peter campaigns for governor, Sarah secretly plans to betray him, striking deals with a political rival and a corrupt doctor, and rekindling a romance with an ex-con fresh off a heist. But when her manipulations spiral out of control, three men each take justice into their own hands—with fatal consequences. A

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25:23

Summer Storm: A Voice in the Mind and a Death That...

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2025/08/31

Originally Aired: October 18, 1945 In Suspense #163, “Summer Storm,” Eddie, a solitary man who talks to himself, finds his world spiraling after a tense altercation with his slovenly landlord, Mr. Waters. Believing he’s accidentally killed Waters during a scuffle, Eddie hides in the attic as paranoia and inner voices begin to consume him. With a thunderstorm raging outside and a murder he thinks he committed weighing heavily on him, Eddie tries to escape—only to learn that the real cause of death

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29:21

Beyond Good and Evil: A Prisoner’s Masquerade and the...

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2025/08/30

Originally Aired: October 11, 1945In Suspense #162, “Beyond Good and Evil,” an escaped convict named Philip Gentry assumes the identity of a country preacher to hide in plain sight. Taking the name Dr. Howard Pierce, he infiltrates a small-town church, earns the trust of its congregation, and even wins the heart of the paralyzed pastor’s daughter. But Gentry’s plans for a final heist are complicated by unexpected attachments—and a paralyzed man who hears everything. Written by Ben Hecht and Douglas

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24:26

Death on Highway 99: A Letter, a Hit-and-Run, and a...

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2025/08/29

Originally Aired: October 4, 1945 In Suspense #161, “Death on Highway 99,” Morton “Speed” Blake pens a final letter to his high school crush Julie—his last confession before the law catches up to him. What starts as a desperate, reflective monologue quickly turns into a chilling narrative of murder, manipulation, and a failed cover-up. When a hit-and-run accident spirals into blackmail and bloodshed, Morton must choose between surrender and silence. But the past—and one barely surviving

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14:40

Death Went Along for the Ride: A Double Life Unmasked

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2025/08/28

Originally Aired: January 26, 1943 In Suspense #026, “Death Went Along for the Ride,” George Avery finds himself pursued across the country by mysterious figures after agreeing to help a man he barely knows. What begins as a casual encounter turns into a deadly cross-country chase involving shadowy phone calls, a menacing photographer, and a series of near-misses at carnivals, clubs, and hotels. As Avery seeks refuge in Chicago and then New York, he begins to suspect a sinister double is using his

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29:53

The Earth Is Made of Glass: A Journal of Madness and...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/28

Originally Aired: September 27, 1945 In Suspense #160, “The Earth Is Made of Glass,” a brilliant but disturbed intellectual, Richard Steele, attempts to prove Emerson’s concept of karmic justice wrong—by committing a “laboratory murder” without motive, connection, or consequence. But even as he believes he’s escaped detection, his own mind becomes the battlefield, haunted by phantom rhythms, distant voices, and the unshakable image of his supposed victim. Starring Joseph Cotten in a cerebral descent

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30:41

Library Book: A Torn Page, a Ransom Note, and a...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/27

Originally Aired: September 20, 1945 In Suspense #159, “Library Book,” librarian Prudence Roberts discovers more than just overdue fines when a vandalized copy of Gone with the Wind reveals a hidden ransom note. Her amateur sleuthing leads her deep into a kidnapping plot involving a missing girl named Melanie, a string of cryptic clues, and a sinister pair of criminals. Starring Myrna Loy in a rare radio thriller role, this fast-paced, mystery-laced episode unfolds like a blend of detective novel

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29:35

The Devil in the Summer House: A Phonograph...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/27

In Suspense #16, “The Devil in the Summer House,” attorney Joe Parker returns to a shuttered Hudson River home with Captain Burke after receiving a freshly mailed letter—dated 1918—hinting that Major Jerry Kenyon’s long-ago “suicide” was murder. In the vine-choked summer house and lamplit library, they uncover a hidden phonograph record that coolly explains a perfect fake-suicide: a long-range shot from a back window, a duplicate cap scorched with powder, and alibis all around. But the final twist

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14:54

Philomel Cottage (Part 2): A Deceptive Marriage and...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/26

In Suspense #7, “Philomel Cottage (Part 2),” newlywed Alex Martin begins to fear that her charming husband Gerald is hiding a murderous past—until she turns the tables with a chilling confession over evening coffee. As the clock ticks toward six, a tense duel of wits unfolds on the cottage porch, phone calls are cut short, and Alex’s tale of prior “accidents” becomes a weapon in a battle for survival. Based on Agatha Christie’s story, this conclusion twists the knife with a final reveal at Philomel

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31:05

The Furnished Floor: A Haunting Revisited

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/08/26

Originally Aired: September 13, 1945In Suspense #158, “The Furnished Floor,” a grieving widower named Mr. Jennings returns to his former apartment, seeking to restore every detail of his married life with his late wife, Mabel—even down to the canary and the exact placement of the furniture. As the new landlady begins to suspect something is terribly off, Jennings reveals an unnerving truth: he believes he’s brought his wife back from the dead. Written by Lucille Fletcher (Sorry, Wrong Number), this

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