Episode 236 – Brian Donlevy (Part 2) | Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) Podcast

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 283 - Kevin McCarthy: Best known today as humanity's last hope in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Kevin McCarthy lent his voice to a pair of Suspense thrillers in the later years of the program. First, he plays a juror whose wife has been kidnapped to sway... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

106 min listen

Episode 217 - Susan Hayward: Susan Hayward earned five Oscar nominations and one win for her dynamic performances in stories pulled from real life. Hayward took home her Academy Award for her work as a woman sentenced to die for murder in I Want to Live! and she brought that... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

89 min listen

Episode 333 - Gene Lockhart: Gene Lockhart wore many hats in his career: Oscar-nominee, stage star, acting teacher at Julliard, and songwriter. He played everyone from Bob Cratchit to villains to the judge trying to decide Kris Kringle's fate in Miracle on 34th Street. We'll... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

63 min listen

BONUS - Five Favorites: Sleuths from Suspense: In this bonus episode, I'm sharing my five favorite detective stories from Suspense. Over its twenty year run, "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" presented many great mysteries, including these five tales adapted from stories by some of... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

159 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 427 – My Fair Rex (Private Files of Rex Saunders & Academy Award): Before he won a Tony and an Oscar as Professor Henry Higgins in My Fair Lady, Rex Harrison had a brief stint as a radio private eye. We'll hear the star of stage and screen as a debonair detective in a pair of episodes from The Private Files of Rex... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

94 min listen

Episode 340 - Jeff Chandler (Part 3): Silver-haired star Jeff Chandler takes his final bow on Suspense in "A Good Neighbor" (originally aired on CBS on March 31, 1957). Chandler stars as a thief who's trying to lay low after a heist, but a nosy neighbor may discover his secret. Plus... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

90 min listen

Episode 342 - Dane Clark (Part 3): Self-described "Joe Average" Dane Clark plays criminals both amateur and professional in his final appearances on Suspense. First, he's an actor who tries to play a murderer in real life in "Spoils for Victor" (AFRS rebroadcast from May 23,... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

88 min listen

Episode 248 – Joan Lorring (Part 2): After making her first visits to Suspense in 1945, Joan Lorring returned to "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" in 1960. By then, both the series and star had left Hollywood behind. The Oscar-nominee had transitioned to Broadway and... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

77 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 306 - Edgar Barrier: A frequent collaborator of Orson Welles, Edgar Barrier appeared with the Mercury Theatre onstage and on radio and he played Banquo in Welles' film version of Macbeth. Elsewhere, Barrier hunted the Phantom of the Opera on the big screen and... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

115 min listen

Episode 259 - Jack Carson (Part 2): Character actor and comedian Jack Carson closes out his run on Suspense with three old time radio thrillers. First, he's an ambitious circus employee with the gift of gab in "Death Pitch" (originally aired on CBS on March 29, 1951). Then, Carson... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

80 min listen

Episode 312 - Lloyd Nolan (Part 4): Lloyd Nolan makes his final podcast visit in "Vial of Death" - the tale of a missing sample of cholera that threatens a city. This tense and timely thriller originally aired on CBS on May 18, 1953. We'll also hear the character actor in a radio... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

62 min listen

Episode 525 - Gold Statue Gumshoes (Rex Saunders, Johnny Dollar, Defense Attorney, & Rocky Fortune): In honor of the 95th Academy Awards, we'll hear four old time radio detective stars who took home Oscars of their own. First, Rex Harrison stars as a debonair sleuth in "Murder Deep in the Killer's Mind" from The Private Files of Rex Saunders... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

122 min listen

BONUS - Five Favorites: The Fat Man: Created by Dashiell Hammett, The Fat Man was one of radio's most popular mystery shows. It was on the verge of spinning off into a series of movies with radio star J. Scott Smart reprising his role of private eye Brad Runyon. But then Hammett ran... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

150 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 186 – Susan Peters: Susan Peters was one of Hollywood's brightest rising dramatic stars before a tragic hunting accident paralyzed her. But she didn't stop acting, and she turned in a terrific performance in her one and only visit to Suspense. We'll hear her in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

97 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 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

Episode 140 - J. Carrol Naish (Part 2): J. Carrol Naish shows why he was "Hollywood's one-man U.N." in his first and last visits to Suspense. The two-time Oscar nominated actor could convincingly play characters from all over the world, and his knack for accents is put to great use in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

97 min listen

Episode 44 - Joseph Cotten (Part 2): Perennial Suspense favorite Joseph Cotten is back in two more "tales well calculated." The popular star of Shadow of a Doubt appears first as a man tormented by the sight of a corpse that no one else can see in "The Thing in the... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

63 min listen

BONUS - By Hook (Burns and Allen & My Friend Irma): Hans Conried gave us one of the all-time great Disney villains as Captain Hook, and he was a memorable menace as Snidely Whiplash. But the greatest showcase for his versatility was radio, where he could play a cavalcade of characters with unique... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

68 min listen

Episode 92 - The Big Holidays (Rocky Fortune, Tales of the Texas Rangers, & Dragnet): It’s time to deck the halls with three radio detectives in the “Down These Mean Streets” holiday special. First, Frank Sinatra is Rocky Fortune in “The Plot to Murder Santa Claus” (first aired on NBC on December 22, 1953). Then, Ranger Jayce... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

88 min listen

Episode 352 - Whitfield Connor: Whitfield Connor broke out on the Broadway stage in the 1940s, and he returned to the theatre in the 1960s as a manager and producer. In between, he made two starring turns on Suspense. First, he's an editor who finds a perfect murder plot in a... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

88 min listen

Episode 64 - Vincent Price (Part 3): Horror icon Vincent Price is back on Suspense in two more old time radio thrillers - including one of the scariest the medium ever produced. We'll hear Price as an artist with a dangerous muse in "The Name of the Beast" (originally aired on CBS... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

64 min listen

Episode 307 - Charles Dickens: We're digging into the classics with a two-part Suspense adaptation of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the novel left unfinished by Charles Dickens when he passed away in 1870. Herbert Marshall stars in this production (originally aired on CBS... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

95 min listen

Episode 370 - Thank the Academy (Rex Saunders, Rocky Fortune, & Johnny Dollar): With the Academy Awards right around the corner, we've got a bonus episode featuring three radio detectives who took home Oscars. First, Rex Harrison stars in "Worth More Than Its Weight in Murder" from The Private Files of Rex Saunders (originally... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

93 min listen

Episode 255 – Dorothy McGuire: Dorothy McGuire jumped from the Broadway stage to the big screen with acclaimed performances in Claudia and A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. She earned an Oscar nod for her turn as a woman confronting her bigotry in Gentleman's Agreement and... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

69 min listen

Episode 489 - Horses of a Different Color (Bulldog Drummond, Philo Vance, & The Saint): Three old time radio detectives head to the racetrack this week for a trio of mysteries in and out of the stables. First, Ned Wever is Bulldog Drummond in "Death Plays the Races" (originally aired on Mutual on May 20, 1946). Then, as Philo... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

86 min listen

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Episode 236 – Brian Donlevy (Part 2)

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