Suspense | Old Time Radio

Episodes

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  Suspense - "Riabouchinska" (Old Time Radio, 1947) 29.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Riabouchinska,” episode 3, originally broadcast November 1, 1947.In a theater cellar, Detective-Lieutenant Krovitch investigates a murder linked to celebrated ventriloquist John Fabian, his troubled personal life, and the unsettlingly lifelike dummy known as Riabouchinska. Joseph Kearns stars in this macabre backstage mystery, adapted by Mel Dinelli from a Ray Bradbury story.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast30:10 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Back for Christmas" (Old Time Radio, 1943) 28.10.2026 29m

  Suspense presents “Back for Christmas,” originally broadcast December 23, 1943, as episode 71. The archival source labels this recording as episode 3 with a December 2, 1943 date.Peter Lorre stars in this darkly comic thriller adapted from John Collier’s short story. As British botany professor Hubert Schumacher prepares for a trip to America with his wife, Hermione, his private cellar project and carefully laid plans take on an increasingly uneasy significance. Produced and directed by William Spier for CBS, the broadcast was sponsored by Roma Wines.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:47 Original Broadcast29:42 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Too Hot to Live" (Old Time Radio, 1950) 27.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Too Hot to Live,” episode 6, with a supplied original broadcast date of October 2, 1950.In a sweltering small town, unemployed former serviceman Jefferson Casey steps off a freight train for a simple boot repair and finds himself caught in a tense, increasingly desperate situation among strangers. Richard Widmark stars in this heat-soaked thriller, written by Sam Rolfe and directed by Elliott Lewis.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:17 Original Broadcast30:01 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Break-Up" (Old Time Radio, 1948) 26.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Break-Up,” listed in this archival source as episode 0, with an original broadcast date of December 3, 1948. William Bendix stars in this tense crime drama, adapted from a Thomas Walsh story.Disgraced former policeman Marty Connors finds work with a narcotics syndicate, only to face a dangerous assignment involving a man from his past. As corruption, loyalty, and the underworld close in, Connors must navigate a perilous test of allegiance.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:42 Original Broadcast30:22 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "I Won't Take a Minute" (Old Time Radio, 1945) 24.10.2026 29m

  Suspense presents “I Won’t Take a Minute,” originally broadcast on December 6, 1945. This local archival recording is episode 6. Lee Bowman stars as Kenny in this CBS production, directed and produced by William Spier.On a dark city street, Kenny waits while his fiancée, Stephanie Riska, makes what should be a quick delivery inside a shabby apartment building. When she fails to return, his search turns into a tense and increasingly baffling effort to find her. The drama adapts Cornell Woolrich’s story “Finger of Doom,” later published under the title “I Won’t Take a Minute.”Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast29:45 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Blackbeard's Ace" (Old Time Radio, 1962) 23.10.2026 24m

  Suspense presents “Blackbeard’s Ace,” episode 9, originally broadcast April 2, 1962. This local archival recording preserves a late-era tale of coastal mystery and mounting unease.At a secluded cottage near Teach’s Cove on the North Carolina coast, a woman troubled by recurring dreams finds herself drawn into legends of Blackbeard, buried treasure, and an unexplained death. A curious planchette discovered on the beach seems to offer a connection to the past. Written by Jack Buttram, the drama features Elaine Rost and John Thomas.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast24:21 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Wet Saturday" (Old Time Radio, 1942) 22.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Wet Saturday,” episode 4, originally broadcast June 2, 1942. This local archival recording features an early radio adaptation of John Collier’s darkly comic story.A rainbound English country house becomes the setting for a mounting family crisis as the imperious Frederick Princey struggles to keep control of his household and his reputation. Clarence Derwent stars as Princey, with Joan Lorring as Millicent Princey, in a tense domestic drama adapted for radio by Harold Medford.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:52 Original Broadcast30:02 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "The Blue Hour" (Old Time Radio, 1947) 21.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “The Blue Hour,” identified in this archival source as episode 5, originally broadcast September 2, 1947.Claire Trevor stars as dancer Lois LePaul, who arrives at a shadowy nightclub while questions swirl around a recent murder and a valuable diamond. Written by Marty Schwartz, this noir-tinged drama also features Wally Maher and Hans Conried.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:40 Original Broadcast30:31 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "The Night Reveals" (Old Time Radio, 1943) 20.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “The Night Reveals,” originally broadcast December 9, 1943. This local archival recording is identified as episode 9, though established program logs list this Robert Young and Margo production as episode 69.Insurance investigator Harry Jordan is drawn into a troubling series of unexplained fires that begins to feel uncomfortably close to home. Adapted from a Cornell Woolrich story, this psychological domestic thriller stars Robert Young as Harry and Margo as his wife, Marie, and was directed by William Spier.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:45 Original Broadcast30:17 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Three Skeleton Key" (Old Time Radio, 1956) 19.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Three Skeleton Key,” an archival recording labeled Episode 1 with an original broadcast date of November 1, 1956. Episode references identify this production as Suspense episode 673, originally broadcast on CBS on November 11, 1956.On an isolated lighthouse key off French Guiana, three keepers watch a crewless ship drift onto the reef—and find their lonely outpost under threat. Vincent Price stars as Jean in James Poe’s adaptation of Georges-Gustave Toudouze’s short story, directed by William N. Robson.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:51 Original Broadcast30:39 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Murder by the Book" (Old Time Radio, 1947) 18.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Murder by the Book,” listed in the supplied archival metadata as episode 0, with an original broadcast date of July 1, 1947. Multiple episode logs, however, identify it as episode 253, originally aired July 10, 1947.Gloria Swanson stars as mystery novelist Emily Carlyle, whose troubling memory lapses and personal grief shadow her involvement in a psychiatrist’s murder case. As Emily looks beyond the circumstantial evidence against a young woman in custody, the investigation becomes an unnervingly personal mystery. Joseph Kearns co-stars as Lieutenant Hahn in this CBS broadcast, written by Robert L. Richards.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast30:45 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "An Evening's Diversion" (Old Time Radio, 1946) 17.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “An Evening’s Diversion,” originally broadcast July 4, 1946. This archival recording is identified as episode 4, though established series logs list the broadcast as episode 200. Leon Ames stars, with Gerald Mohr also featured, in this CBS presentation sponsored by Roma Wines.Overworked businessman Mr. Edwards follows his doctor’s advice to take an evening off, only to find his quiet visit to a bar or restaurant disrupted by an overheard conversation and a troubling situation that demands his attention.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:46 Original Broadcast30:18 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Dame Fortune" (Old Time Radio, 1946) 16.10.2026 31m

  Suspense presents “Dame Fortune,” listed in the supplied archival metadata as episode 4, with an original broadcast date of October 2, 1946. Independent program listings identify it as episode 216, broadcast October 24, 1946.Susan Hayward stars as Jean Nicholson, a successful singer whose comfortable life is shaken by a call from Charlie Prescott, a man connected to her past. As old secrets resurface, Jean and her husband are drawn into a tense blackmail threat. The noir-tinged drama was written by Max Wilk and Ed Murkland and directed by William Spier.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:53 Original Broadcast31:08 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Yellow Wall-paper" (Old Time Radio, 1948) 14.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Yellow Wall-paper,” episode 9, originally broadcast July 2, 1948.Agnes Moorehead stars as a woman sent to an isolated summer house while recovering from what her physician husband calls a temporary nervous depression. Adapted from Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s classic short story, this intimate psychological drama follows her growing fixation on the unsettling wallpaper in her upstairs room. Produced by Anton M. Leder for CBS’s Autolite-sponsored Suspense.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:53 Original Broadcast30:30 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1947) 13.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Dead Ernest,” originally broadcast May 8, 1947. This archival recording is listed as episode 8. Written by Seeleg Lester and Merwin Gerard and directed by William Spier, the CBS Radio Network drama features Junius Matthews, Wally Maher, Howard Duff, and Cathy Lewis.After an automobile accident, Ernest Bowers is presumed dead despite a condition that can make him appear otherwise. As Lieutenant Steve Healey and the authorities follow the trail through police and coroner procedures, a misplaced warning may be the only safeguard against a terrible mistake.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast30:39 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Beyond Reason" (Old Time Radio, 1948) 12.10.2026 1h

  Suspense presents “Beyond Reason,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 21, 1948. Episode 285 of the series, this hour-long drama stars Robert Ryan and Ruth Warrick and was written by Devery Freeman.After businessman Payton Carr is killed in a hit-and-run, his estate passes to his three daughters. Eldest daughter Vangie grows uneasy when an unknown business partner, Harry Newton, shows an interest in both the family’s undeveloped land and Vangie herself. As tensions mount at the Carr estate, she struggles to tell grief and coincidence from a more troubling threat.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:55 Original Broadcast01:00:47 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "The Long Shot" (Old Time Radio, 1958) 11.10.2026 26m

  Suspense presents “The Long Shot,” originally broadcast February 9, 1958, and supplied here as episode 9. This CBS thriller is a remake of Harold Swanton’s earlier Suspense story, with Herbert Marshall starring as financially pressed gambler Kelly Raymond.Raymond answers an Englishman’s newspaper advertisement seeking a companion for a drive from New York to San Francisco. But as the miles pass, the increasingly talkative Walker Hendricks, played by Ben Wright, gives Raymond reason to question the true purpose of their cross-country journey.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:55 Original Broadcast25:58 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Deep into Darkness (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr )" (Old Time Radio, 1948) 10.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Deep into Darkness,” listed in this archival collection as episode 2, with an original broadcast date of July 2, 1948. Episode-level radio logs also identify the Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. production as Suspense #299, originally broadcast July 22, 1948.After seven years in prison for manslaughter, Ken Matthews is released and makes an impossible discovery: the man he believed dead appears to be alive. Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., with Joseph Kearns and Lurene Tuttle, this tense CBS Radio mystery was written by Edward James and directed by Anton M. Leader.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:44 Original Broadcast30:22 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "Allen in Wonderland" (Old Time Radio, 1952) 09.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “Allen in Wonderland,” identified in this archival recording as episode 7, originally broadcast October 2, 1952. Episode listings also associate the production with CBS’s Suspense broadcast of October 27, 1952, starring Cornell Wilde.Stranded in New York’s Pennsylvania Station, South Carolina attorney Mr. Stone is mistaken for someone else by a mysterious young woman who leaves him with an Alice in Wonderland quotation and a cryptic instruction. His attempt to follow the clue leads to West 15th Street and a troubling chain of coincidences. Written by Richard Chandlee and directed by Elliott Lewis.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:50 Original Broadcast30:41 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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  Suspense - "The Long Wait" (Old Time Radio, 1949) 08.10.2026 30m

  Suspense presents “The Long Wait,” episode 4, originally broadcast November 2, 1949. This archival recording features a hard-boiled drama of revenge, loyalty, and second chances.Recently released from prison, Dan Varrell returns to Manhattan still haunted by his brother’s death. His search leads him to Lois Williams and the dangerous world surrounding her, while a police lieutenant keeps a close watch. Burt Lancaster stars as Dan Varrell in an original play by Fred Freiberger.Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.Chapters:00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction00:48 Original Broadcast30:42 ClosingBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio