Episode 91 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 4) | Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) Podcast

Episode 280 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 8): The "first lady of Suspense" returns to the podcast! We'll hear Agnes Moorehead in another production of the series' most famous drama "Sorry, Wrong Number" (originally aired on CBS on September 6, 1945). Then, she stars in an adaptation of... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

69 min listen

Episode 18 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 2): The “first lady of Suspense” returns as Agnes Moorehead stars in two more well-calculated tales. First, we’ll hear her in a production of the most famous play Suspense produced – and one of radio’s all-time best dramas –... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

63 min listen

Episode 349 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 10): The "First Lady of Suspense" is back, and she becomes the inaugural member of our "ten-timer's club." We'll hear her as an artist haunted by the same gruesome image in "Death and Miss Turner" (originally aired on CBS on May 19, 1957). Then she's... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

89 min listen

Episode 141 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 5): The first lady of Suspense is back! Agnes Moorehead returns to the podcast for a pair of old time radio thrillers, including a production of the most famous Suspense play of all time: "Sorry, Wrong Number" (originally aired on CBS on August... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 min listen

Episode 60 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 3): The "first lady of Suspense" returns to the podcast as Agnes Moorehead stars in two more old time radio thrillers. In these two shows - one a blend of comedy and crime and the other a tense psychological drama - Ms. Moorehead demonstrates why she... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

62 min listen

Episode 338 - Ellen Drew: Though her screen career never quite took off, Ellen Drew turned in memorable performances in movies like Christmas in July, Johnny O'Clock, and Isle of the Dead. We'll hear her co-starring with Agnes Moorehead in "Uncle Henry's... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

56 min listen

Episode 104 - Edmund Gwenn: Edmund Gwenn may be best known as Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street, but in his two visits to Suspense no one would mistake him for Santa Claus. We'll hear the Oscar-winning English actor in Dorothy L. Sayers' "The Fountain Plays"... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

68 min listen

Episode 40 - Suspenseful Singers: Some of the twentieth century's best singers made visits to "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" during the twenty year run of Suspense. This week, we'll hear two of them in uncharacteristic dark and dramatic roles. First, Frank Sinatra is a... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

58 min listen

Episode 200 - Five Fifties Favorites: For our 200th episode, I'm sharing five of my favorite "tales well calculated to keep you in Suspense." We'll hear Dana Andrews in Ray Bradbury's "The Crowd" (originally aired on CBS on September 21, 1950); "Murder in G-Flat" starring Jack Benny... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

156 min listen

Episode 185 – Ronald Colman (Part 3): In 1953, Ronald Colman took his final bows on Suspense with a pair of terrific thrillers. We'll hear him in an encore performance of "A Vision of Death" (originally aired on CBS on June 1, 1953). Then, he's an amateur detective on the trail of a... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

97 min listen

Episode 238 – Jeff Chandler (Part 2): Jeff Chandler returns to the podcast in another pair of old time radio thrillers. First, he stars in a story set to the lyrics of a haunting ballad in "My True Love's Hair" (originally aired on CBS on October 19, 1953). Then, Chandler is on trial for... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

95 min listen

Episode 221 – Agnes Moorehead (Part 7): We'll kick off a new year with the "First Lady of Suspense!" Agnes Moorehead returns in a pair of old time radio thrillers, including her very first visit to "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." She co-stars with Ray Collins in the first... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 min listen

Episode 371 - Virginia Gregg: Virginia Gregg was one of the radio era's busiest and best performers. The versatile and talented actress could be heard on everything from detective dramas to westerns, often playing multiple characters in the same episode. We'll hear her as a woman... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

92 min listen

Episode 230 – Vincent Price (Part 6): For his final appearances on Suspense, Vincent Price starred in an encore production of one of the scariest shows of the series, as well as an adaptation of a classic short story. We'll hear him in "Three Skeleton Key" (originally aired on CBS... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

83 min listen

BONUS - Eighty Years of Wrong Numbers: Eighty years ago this week - on May 25, 1943 - listeners first heard "Sorry, Wrong Number" on Suspense. The terrifying tale from Lucille Fletcher starred Agnes Moorehead as a woman who overhears a murder plot over crossed phone lines. It would be... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

61 min listen

Episode 370 - Joseph Cotten (Part 8): We bid farewell to Joseph Cotten - an institution on Suspense. The star of The Third Man made 18 appearances on "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and we'll hear his final shows, including an adaptation of Ambrose Bierce's "An Occurence at... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

113 min listen

Episode 291 - Nancy Coleman: Nancy Coleman got her start in the casts of radio soap operas before she hit the Broadway stage and the big screen. We'll hear her as a young woman who may be losing her mind in "Fear Paints a Picture" (originally aired on CBS on April 13, 1943).... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

91 min listen

Episode 353 - Joseph Kearns (Part 3): Joseph Kearns - the longtime voice of "The Man in Black" - makes his final starring appearance on Suspense as a trigger-happy store owner who learns a tragic lesson in vigilante justice in "Hold-Up" (originally aired on CBS on August 29, 1956).... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

99 min listen

Episode 205 - Eddie Bracken (Part 2): In his final visit to Suspense, Eddie Bracken sheds his lovable and dopey screen persona honed in comedies from Preston Sturges. We'll hear him in "Nightmare," a sixty-minute story from Cornell Woolrich (originally aired on CBS on March 13,... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

99 min listen

Episode 37 - Cary Grant (Part 2): Cary Grant returns to the podcast for one last “tale well calculated to keep you in Suspense.” We’ll hear the legendary leading man in “The Black Path of Fear” (an Armed Forces Radio Service broadcast of an episode originally aired on CBS on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

59 min listen

Episode 497 - Batter Up (Ellery Queen, Bulldog Drummond, & Boston Blackie): Take me out to the ballgame for these three radio mysteries set in and around the ballpark. First, Ellery Queen's plans for a relaxing Sunday afternoon are thwarted when a movie star drops dead in "The Adventure of the Foul Tip" (AFRS rebroadcast;... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

88 min listen

Episode 3 - Agnes Moorehead: Hailed as “the first lady of Suspense,” Agnes Moorehead appeared on radio’s outstanding theater of thrills more than any other star. She is most famous for her performance in “Sorry, Wrong Number,” but this Emmy and Golden Globe-winning... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

64 min listen

Episode 6 - Cary Grant: Cary Grant once said "If I ever do any more radio work, I want to do it on Suspense." The legendary leading man made five appearances on "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and he always gave a wonderful performance. We'll hear him first as... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

64 min listen

Episode 4 - Vincent Price: Before he was a big screen horror icon, Vincent Price was a busy actor in Hollywood – both on screen and on the air. In his 13 appearances on “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills,” Price played both heroes and crazed villains, and he... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

64 min listen

BONUS - When Irish Stars Are On Suspense: To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we've got a line-up of Irish-American stars making appearances on "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." Maureen O'Hara is an amateur sleuth hunting a killer in "The White Rose Murders" (originally aired on CBS on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

174 min listen

Episode 172 - Remembering Kirk Douglas: We're saluting the late Kirk Douglas with all three of the legendary actor's performances on Suspense. The star of Spartacus and Paths of Glory headlines "Community Property" (originally aired on CBS on April 10, 1947); "The Story of... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

94 min listen

Episode 302 - Cathy Lewis (Part 2): Whether she was in a supporting role opposite Cary Grant or Gregory Peck or in the lead, Cathy Lewis' performances on Suspense were always top notch. We'll hear her on a desperate mission to save a man's life in "Dead Ernest" (originally aired on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

92 min listen

Episode 367 – I’m Just a Poe Boy (Weird Circle, Suspense, & NBC University Theatre): We're celebrating the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe - the master of the macabre and the father of the modern detective story. Poe's super sleuth C. Auguste Dupin and his methods of solving crimes through logic and observation inspired a genre and... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

95 min listen

Episode 327 - Joan Lorring (Part 3): Academy Award-nominated actress Joan Lorring returns in two more Suspense thrillers from the early 1960s. First, it's "The Luck of the Tiger Eye," a tale of greed and graverobbing set in a mansion on a dark and stormy night (originally aired on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

79 min listen

Episode 415 - Ever-Greenstreet (Nero Wolfe, Fred Allen, & Screen Guild Theatre): Sydney Greenstreet was 61 years old when he made his screen debut as Kasper Gutman in The Maltese Falcon, and his larger than life villainous performance earned him an Oscar nod and it kicked off a second career in films. Greenstreet appeared in... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

98 min listen

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Episode 91 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 4)

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