Episodi

  • Suspense - "Murder by the Book" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    Suspense - "Murder by the Book" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
    Oct 18 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:50 Original Broadcast
    30:45 Closing

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    31 min
  • Suspense - "An Evening's Diversion" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

    Suspense - "An Evening's Diversion" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
    Oct 17 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:46 Original Broadcast
    30:18 Closing

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    31 min
  • Suspense - "Dame Fortune" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

    Suspense - "Dame Fortune" (Old Time Radio, 1946)
    Oct 16 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:53 Original Broadcast
    31:08 Closing

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    31 min
  • Suspense - "Yellow Wall-paper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Suspense - "Yellow Wall-paper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    Oct 14 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:53 Original Broadcast
    30:30 Closing

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    31 min
  • Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
    Oct 13 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:50 Original Broadcast
    30:39 Closing

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    31 min
  • Suspense - "Beyond Reason" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Suspense - "Beyond Reason" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    Oct 12 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:55 Original Broadcast
    01:00:47 Closing

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    1 ora e 1 min
  • Suspense - "The Long Shot" (Old Time Radio, 1958)

    Suspense - "The Long Shot" (Old Time Radio, 1958)
    Oct 11 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:55 Original Broadcast
    25:58 Closing

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    26 min
  • Suspense - "Deep into Darkness (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr )" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

    Suspense - "Deep into Darkness (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr )" (Old Time Radio, 1948)
    Oct 10 2026
    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 Introduction
    00:44 Original Broadcast
    30:22 Closing

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    30 min