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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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29:44

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

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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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29:36

The Taming of the Beast: A Fatal Diagnosis, a Cruel...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/26

Originally Aired: March 29, 1945In Suspense #136, “The Taming of the Beast,” Nancy Kelly stars as Nora Van Ostrand, a beautiful and volatile heiress locked in a toxic marriage with Mark—and later, with the scheming Dr. Paul Ferrari (Helmut Dantine). When a violent argument leads to Mark’s supposed suicide, Nora quickly remarries her new lover, only to discover a fatal medical diagnosis is driving her toward the grave. But as betrayal, resentment, and secrets come to a boil, both Nora and Paul learn

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29:34

Heart’s Desire: A Life Missed, a Fortune Lost, a Name...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/25

Originally Aired: March 22, 1945In Suspense #135, “Heart’s Desire,” Lloyd Nolan stars as Henry Doyle, a man who spends his life chasing success and respectability, only to find himself lost in mediocrity and regret. After twenty years as a bank messenger, Henry’s dreams collapse—along with $50,000 in bank money that mysteriously disappears. Imprisoned for the crime, Henry clings to the memory of a secret he left behind: the location of the missing fortune, sealed away under a name he can no longer

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29:30

Cricket: The Ghost Dog, the Little Girl, and a Night...

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2025/07/24

Originally Aired: March 15, 1945In Suspense #134, “Cricket,” Margaret O’Brien stars as Florence, a lonely young girl haunted by memories of her brave dog Cricket, who gave his life to save her during a wartime bombing. Now living in a house rumored to be cursed, Florence refuses to leave—even as mysterious noises, burning smells, and the howls of an unseen dog unsettle everyone around her. Dame May Whitty co-stars as her loving but worried grandmother, determined to keep Florence safe. On a stormy

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29:48

Love’s Lovely Counterfeit: The Grifter, the Girl, and...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/23

Originally Aired: March 8, 1945In Suspense #133, “Love’s Lovely Counterfeit,” Humphrey Bogart stars as Ben Grace—a tough, streetwise operator caught between rival gangsters, a crooked political machine, and a woman whose love might be his only hope for redemption. Adapted from the hardboiled novel by James M. Cain, this tale plunges deep into the seedy world of Lake City, where betrayal lurks behind every promise and love comes with a price. When Ben hatches a scheme to bring down the city’s top

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29:27

My Wife Geraldine: The Husband, the Phantom Bride,...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/22

Originally Aired: March 1, 1945 In Suspense #132, “My Wife Geraldine,” Edward G. Robinson stars as Mr. Graham—a mild-mannered bachelor whose imaginary wife, Geraldine, becomes a full-blown presence in his life and in the minds of everyone around him. When a series of innocent lies about his marital bliss snowball into a web of suspicion, Graham finds himself accused of being the notorious “Black Widower,” a serial wife-killer. As reality blurs and the truth about Geraldine is revealed, the story

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29:10

John Barbie and Son: A Father's Promise, a Fugitive's...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/21

Originally Aired: February 22, 1945 In Suspense #131, “John Barbie and Son,” Thomas Mitchell stars as John Barbie, a grief-stricken father determined to keep a heartbreaking promise to his late wife: never to let their troubled son, Carl, be taken away to an institution. When a tragic accident brings authorities to their door, John and Carl go on the run, desperate to escape a system that neither understands nor forgives. As the two flee through the night—dodging suspicion, hiding in hotel rooms,

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29:29

Sell Me Your Life: A Washed-Up Man, a Fatal Offer,...

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2025/07/20

Originally Aired: February 15, 1945In Suspense #130, “Sell Me Your Life,” Lee Bowman stars as Joe Bland, a desperate ex-con standing on the brink of suicide—until a mysterious woman intervenes, offering him a second chance… for a price. But when Bland is swept into the mansion of a wealthy banker, he soon finds himself at the center of a murder, a missing fortune, and a web of lies involving the enigmatic Mrs. Bodine and her secretive household. Accused of a crime he didn’t commit, Joe must fight

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29:13

Tale of Two Sisters: A Promise Never Broken

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2025/07/19

Originally Aired: February 8, 1945 In Suspense #129, “Tale of Two Sisters,” Claire Trevor and Nancy Kelly star as Clara and Adele, siblings bound by a childhood promise of eternal togetherness. As adults, jealousy and tragedy twist their lives—when Clara’s marriage drives a wedge between them, and a murder trial leaves Adele isolated and unstable. Years later, the sisters’ final, fevered confrontation spirals into madness and fire, as the line between love and destruction blurs forever. A dark,

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29:08

The Most Dangerous Game: Hunted on Ship-Trap Island

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2025/07/18

Originally Aired: February 1, 1945In Suspense #128, “The Most Dangerous Game,” Joseph Cotten stars as Sanger Rainsford, a renowned hunter shipwrecked on the infamous Ship-Trap Island—where he discovers his host, the urbane General Zaroff (J. Carrol Naish), has devised the ultimate sport: hunting human beings. With every trick and trap at his disposal, Rainsford must survive a harrowing three-day manhunt through jungle, swamp, and terror, matching wits against a predator who calls murder a “game.” A

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29:02

Drury’s Bones: A Past Buried Deep

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2025/07/17

Originally Aired: January 25, 1945In Suspense #127, “Drury’s Bones,” Boris Karloff stars as a Scotland Yard inspector who awakes in a London alley with no memory of his past—only to be reborn as “Terence Drury” and given a new life in law enforcement. Twenty years later, Drury is dispatched to a Devon village to investigate a skeleton unearthed in a garden, stirring half-buried memories and old mysteries. As he uncovers the truth about the vanished Ashley Nortons and his own lost identity, Drury is

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24:34

To Find Help: A Knock at the Door

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2025/07/16

Originally Aired: January 18, 1945In Suspense #126, “To Find Help,” Frank Sinatra and Agnes Moorehead deliver haunting performances in a taut tale of psychological terror. When a frail-seeming young man shows up at Mrs. Gillis’s door looking for work, she thinks her prayers for help have been answered. But as the day unfolds, the “help” becomes a nightmare—her new handyman is disturbed, unpredictable, and soon becomes menacingly violent. Alone and trapped, Mrs. Gillis must match wits with a mind on

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29:30

Drive-In: Rain, Fear, and a Midnight Escape

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2025/07/15

Originally Aired: January 11, 1945 In Suspense #125, “Drive-In,” Nancy Kelly stars as Mildred, a Hollywood carhop whose late-night act of kindness turns into a nightmare. After serving one last customer on a rainy night, Mildred accepts a ride from the stranger—only to realize she’s trapped with a desperate fugitive. As the pair careen into the dark hills above Los Angeles, Mildred must summon her courage and wits to escape with her life. A tense, atmospheric thriller of chance, terror, and

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29:31

I Had an Alibi: The Perfect Crime Unravels

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2025/07/14

Originally Aired: January 4, 1945 In Suspense #124, “I Had an Alibi,” Keenan Wynn stars as Joe Eichner, a cynical newspaperman-turned-mystery writer who dreams up the “perfect” crime—then tries to live it. When Joe marries a dying heiress for her fortune and crafts a seemingly airtight alibi for her murder, everything seems to go according to plan. But fate, and a deadly twist, reveal that no alibi is ever truly perfect. A taut, ironic thriller about greed, guilt, and the art of the double

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29:55

A Thing of Beauty: The Curse of Madeline Tremaine

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2025/07/13

Originally Aired: December 28, 1944In Suspense #123, “A Thing of Beauty,” June Duprez stars as Madeline Tremaine, a legendary actress whose career was shadowed by scandal, jealousy, and murder. From the heights of fame to a life of isolation, Madeline recounts her rise and fall to two visiting clergymen during a stormy night. As the truth of her past is slowly revealed—including a deadly rivalry, a ruined marriage, and a disfiguring tragedy—her beauty proves both a blessing and a curse. A gothic

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29:10

The Brighton Strangler: Curtain Call for a Killer

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/12

Originally Aired: December 21, 1944 In Suspense #122, “The Brighton Strangler,” John Loder stars as Reginald Parker, a famed stage actor celebrated for his chilling role as a strangler—until a bomb-blast-induced head injury blurs the line between actor and character. Wandering into the fog-bound streets of wartime England, Parker slips into the role of his murderous alter ego, targeting those he believes betrayed him years before. Drawn into his world is April Manby (June Duprez), who must stop the

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31:27

The Lodger: Terror Stalks Whitechapel

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/11

Originally Aired: December 14, 1944In Suspense #121, “The Lodger,” Robert Montgomery stars in a chilling adaptation of the classic tale inspired by the Jack the Ripper legend. In 1888 London, Ellen and Robert Bunting, desperate for income, take in a mysterious new lodger, Mr. Sleuth—an intense, reclusive man obsessed with scripture and secrecy. As “The Avenger” murders young women in the foggy streets outside, Ellen’s suspicions grow: is her gentle but peculiar boarder really the killer? With her

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29:43

The Black Curtain: Lost Years and a Murderer’s Shadow

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2025/07/10

Originally Aired: November 30, 1944In Suspense #120, “The Black Curtain,” Cary Grant stars as Frank Townsend, a man who awakens on a snowy street with no memory of the past three years—and no clue why a stranger is hunting him with a gun. As Townsend pieces together a new identity, he uncovers a murder for which he is the prime suspect, a lost love, and a trail of betrayal that stretches back to a vanished life under the name Daniel Nearing. In a desperate quest for the truth, he must confront

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29:45

The Fountain Plays: Blackmail, Murder, and the...

Suspense - Radio’s Outstanding Theater of Thrills ·

2025/07/09

Originally Aired: November 23, 1944In Suspense #119, “The Fountain Plays,” Charles Laughton stars as Mr. Spiller, a mild-mannered Englishman whose tranquil country life hides a dark secret. When an old “friend” turns up demanding hush money—and threatening to expose Spiller’s criminal past—an impulsive act of violence leads to a cunning coverup by the garden fountain. As the investigation closes in and a silent witness emerges, Spiller discovers that even the gentlest streams can carry the

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