Episode 199 - Alfred Hitchcock (Part 3) | Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) Podcast

Episode 375 - Herbert Marshall (Part 6): Herbert Marshall puts his English accent to great use in this pair of radio thrillers - two of the twenty-one appearances he logged on Suspense. First, he's the crown prosecutor out to convict a wily wife killer in "Murder by Jury" (originally aired... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

92 min listen

Episode 374 - Hans Conried: Possessing one of the all-time great voices of the radio era, Hans Conried was equally effective in comedies and dramas as characters both old and young from all parts of the world. We'll hear him as the king's executioner in "The Groom of the Ladder"... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

126 min listen

Episode 373 - John Lund (Part 5): John Lund joins our five-timer's club as he makes his final four appearances on Suspense. First, he's a Marine who may have discovered paradise in the middle of the war in the Pacific in "The Island" (originally aired on CBS on January 12, 1958).... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

119 min listen

Episode 372 - Barbara Whiting: Though she never found the fame of her sister Margaret, Barbara Whiting had a run in Hollywood as a Fox contract player. We'll hear her in "The Rim of Terror" (originally aired on CBS on December 2, 1956) as a woman who picks up a hitchhiking defector... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

93 min listen

BONUS - Best Two-Handers: We've got two stars for the price of one in each of these Suspense shows! For this bonus episode, I'm sharing my favorite installments of "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" that featured a pair of big name stars at the microphone. J. Carrol... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

185 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

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 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 369 - Martha Scott: Though never considered a bankable star by the studios, Martha Scott worked steadily on the big and small screens for fifty years. She earned an Oscar nomination for her performance in the film version of Our Town and she set baby Moses in the... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

98 min listen

BONUS - Suspense Goes West: For this bonus episode, we're saddling up with the best Suspense stories of the old west. Alan Ladd hunts for his brother's murderer in "A Killing in Abilene" (originally aired on CBS on December 14, 1950). Then, Richard Widmark fights a bloody feud... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

182 min listen

Episode 368 - William Conrad (Part 4): Whether he was keeping the peace in Dodge City or playing a villain on Suspense, William Conrad was one of radio's all-time greatest performers. We'll hear the man with one of Hollywood's best voices in three old time radio thrillers. First, he's... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

114 min listen

BONUS - Romance Gone Wrong: In this bonus podcast episode, a collection of characters makes the St. Valentine's Day massacre look like a picnic. We'll hear five Suspense stories about romances gone wrong with husbands and wives at each other's throats. Peter Lorre... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

154 min listen

BONUS - Best of Van Heflin: In this bonus episode, I'm sharing my favorite installments of Suspense starring Oscar-winner Van Heflin. First, he's an executive with a murderous plan to climb the corporate ladder in "Three Blind Mice" (originally aired on CBS on January... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

153 min listen

Episode 367 - Parley Baer: Parley Baer may be best known to old time radio fans for his many years in Dodge City as Deputy Chester Proudfoot on Gunsmoke, but he lent his voice to hundreds of radio shows across nearly every genre on the air. We'll hear him in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

96 min listen

Episode 366 - Dan Dailey: Dan Dailey shed his musical comedy persona for his two appearances on Suspense. The Oscar nominee and Golden Globe winner starred as a pair of men caught in deadly love triangles, First, he's a carnival performer who spends his days buried alive... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

70 min listen

Episode 365 - Lillian Gish: In addition to being an amazing actress, Lillian Gish pioneered the craft of film acting - the more nuanced performance choices that a camera could capture vs. the broad techniques designed to reach the back of a theatre. Her career stretched from the... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

102 min listen

BONUS - Silver Bells, Silver Screen 2023: We close out 2023 with a break from radio thrillers. Instead, it's our annual showcase of a classic Christmas film recreated for radio. This year, it's one of the best as James Stewart and Donna read recreate their roles as George and Mary Bailey in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

65 min listen

Episode 364 - Jack Kruschen: Jack Kruschen earned an Oscar nod for his performance as Jack Lemmon's kindly and concerned neighbor in The Apartment, but before that he was a busy and very versatile radio performer. With a knack for accents and dialects, it wasn't uncommon for... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

91 min listen

BONUS - Season's Greetings from Suspense: We're back! And with Christmas right around the corner, I'm sharing my favorite holiday stories from "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." Peter Lorre has a killer idea for a present for his wife in "Back for Christmas" (originally aired on CBS on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

144 min listen

Episode 363 - Frank Lovejoy (Part 5): Frank Lovejoy joins our five-timer's club and flies the unfriendly skies in a pair of thrillers involving pilots and their dangerous flight plants. First, he's overseeing the first flight of an experimental plane whose pilot returns with a warning... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

88 min listen

Episode 362 - Alan Baxter: Alan Baxter made a name for himself playing dangerous characters on screen - moody men on the wrong side of the law. He turned to television as film roles dried up in the postwar years, and he was busy on the small screen up through the 1970s. In his... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

88 min listen

Episode 361 - John McIntire (Part 2): Veteran character actor John McIntire is back in the spotlight in two episodes of Suspense. First, he's a promising poet who suddenly becomes a killer in the sixty-minute production of "House by the River" (originally aired on CBS on February 28,... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

93 min listen

Episode 360 - Ray Bradbury (Part 3): It's a radio short story collection with four tales from the great Ray Bradbury - including one of his terrifying tales that became one of the scariest episodes of Suspense. Agnes Moorehead stars in "The Whole Town's Sleeping" (originally aired... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

109 min listen

Episode 359 - Antony Ellis: Antony Ellis wrote and starred in episodes of Suspense before he became the show's director. From 1954 to 1958, Ellis had the reins of "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" and steered the program into the realm of science fiction with... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

89 min listen

BONUS - Halloween Haunts: Three Tales of Terror: It's been a crazy month, and the Halloween Haunts countdown of bonus episodes suffered as a result. To make it up to you after a lengthy delay, I'm sharing a trilogy of terror - three scary old time radio shows to enjoy in the days before Halloween.... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

93 min listen

Episode 358 - Paula Winslowe (Part 2): Paula Winslowe, aka the long-suffering Mrs. Riley on The Life of Riley, returns to the podcast in two more radio thrillers. First, she's in a frantic race against the clock to find a woman in danger in "The Death Parade" (originally aired on CBS... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

97 min listen

BONUS - Halloween Haunts: Death Robbery: Our annual countdown to Halloween kicks off with one of the biggest names in Hollywood horror. Boris Karloff plays a scientist who thinks he can bring the dead back to life, and he wants to test his theories on his late wife. Lurene Tuttle co-stars in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

35 min listen

Episode 357 - Ben Wright: British actor Ben Wright's natural voice made him a perfect fit for characters like Sherlock Holmes and Scotland Yard men, but his affinity for accents and dialects allowed him to play all sorts of parts - sometimes even multiple characters in the... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

83 min listen

Episode 356 - Sheldon Leonard: Big screen tough guy Sheldon Leonard went from cutting a menacing figure in To Have and Have Not and It's a Wonderful Life to producing classic TV sitcoms like The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show. In three old time... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

128 min listen

Episode 355 - Mr. and Mrs. Radio: Cathy and Elliott Lewis were two of the busiest - and best - performers of the radio era. Both could get laughs (Cathy on My Friend Irma and Elliott on The Phil Harris-Alice Faye Show) and could be heard on mysteries, including "radio's... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

94 min listen

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Episode 199 - Alfred Hitchcock (Part 3)

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