SUSPENSE Mystery Theatre - Old Time Radio Dramas - Volume 4: Part 2 of 2
36. (0:00:14) “Uncle Henry's Rosebush” - Written by Larry Roman - Starring: Ellen Drew, Bernard Herrmann (conductor), Agnes Moorehead, Ted Reid - June 29, 1943.
In this episode, Carol and her husband Paul decide to take a trip and visit Carol’s aunt and uncle on their farm. When the couple arrive at the farm unexpectedly, they find that Uncle Henry has mysteriously disappeared and Aunt Julie is not only acting very strange…but also wants them to leave.
37. (0:28:34) “The White Rose Murders” - Written by Cornell Woolrich - Starring: Maureen O’Hara - July 6, 1943.
In this episode, a story about a detective assigned to solve the case of the “White Rose Murderer,” a serial killer that targets young girls and who’s signature is to leave behind a white rosebud. The detective’s girlfriend Ginny decides to secretly try to help catch the killer.
38. (0:57:04) “Murder Goes For A Swim” - Written by Louis Joseph Vance - Starring: Eric Blore, Ted Osborne, Warren William - July 20, 1943.
In this episode, the first radio appearance of the famous jewel thief turned private detective Michael Lanyard, known as “The Lone Wolf.” A beauty pageant contestant turns up dead in a swimming pool after contacting The Lone Wolf and informing him that she believes someone is out to kill her.
39. (1:27:02) “The Last Letter Of Dr. Bronson” - Written by Richard Kreyke (adapted by Leonard St Clair) - Starring: Laird Cregar, Theodore Von Eltz, Harold Huber, Walter Kingsford, Ted Osborne, Helen Vinson, Ian Wolfe - July 27, 1943.
In this episode, Dr. Bronson is obsessed with proving his theory about five basic checks that prevent someone from killing another human. So convinced that his theory is beyond reproach, the good doctor devises an experiment involving goading five people to kill an innocent man…and he will be that man.
40. (1:56:47) “A Friend To Alexander” - Written by James Thurber (adapted by Fraya Howard) - Starring: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Bernard Herrmann (conductor), Ted Osborne, Robert Young - August 3, 1943.
In this episode, Harry Andrews has a recurring dream that he was involved in the Hamilton-Burr duel in 1804. In his dream Aaron Burr would be disrespectful to his friend Alexander Hamilton. The nightly dreams turn into nightmares and have his wife concerned so she urges him to see a doctor.
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SUSPENSE was broadcast on CBS Radio from 1940 through 1962 and was one of the premier programs during the Golden Age of Radio. The show was subtitled “Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills” and focused on suspense thriller-type scripts, usually featuring leading Hollywood actors of the era. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast and more than 900 are known to still exist.
The program’s heyday was in the early 1950s, when radio actor, producer and director Elliott Lewis took over. Here the material reached new levels of sophistication. The writing was taut, and the casts featured stars such as Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Judy Garland, Ronald Colman, Marlene Dietrich, Lena Horne, and Cary Grant.
The series expanded to television with the Suspense series on CBS from 1949 to 1954, and again in 1962. The radio series had a tie-in with Suspense magazine which published four 1946-47 issues edited by Leslie Charteris.
The final broadcasts of Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar and Suspense, ending at 7:00 pm Eastern Time on September 30, 1962, are often cited as the end of the Golden Age of Radio. The final episode of Suspense was “Devilstone,” starring Christopher Carey and Neal Fitzgerald.
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