Episode 262 - Herbert Marshall (Part 4) | Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) Podcast

Episode 249 - Old Time Radio Halloween 2017 (Suspense): It's alive...it's alive! It's the "Down These Mean Streets" Halloween special, presenting an old time radio chiller guaranteed to get you in the mood for trick or treating. We'll hear Herbert Marshall star in an adaptation of Mary... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

33 min listen

Episode 181 – Herbert Marshall (Part 3): Herbert Marshall returns to the podcast in stories of prewar and postwar Suspense. First, he's a schoolmaster blackmailed by a delinquent student in "The Victoria Cross" (originally aired on CBS on November 2, 1950). Then, he's on the run to avert an... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 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 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 456 – Secret Agent Substitutes (Man Called X): When a medical emergency sidelined Herbert Marshall in May 1951, three of his friends and fellow actors stepped in to record three episodes of Marshall's radio espionage drama The Man Called X. Ken Thurston, the titular agent played by Marshall, was... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

100 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 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 549 - Under the Sea (The Whistler, Man Called X, & This is Your FBI): Crime takes a dive in this week's episode of old time radio mysteries involving submarines, salvage divers, and the mysterious ocean floor. First, a love triangle leads to death at sea in "Dark Voyage" from The Whistler (originally aired on CBS... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

127 min listen

BONUS - No Fooling (Mel Blanc & My Favorite Husband): It's another midweek dose of quarantine comedy from the Golden Age of Radio! We'll hear a pair of shows featuring goofs and gags for April Fool's Day. First, the man of a thousand voices headlines his own series in The Mel Blanc Show (originally... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

53 min listen

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 309 - Stacy Harris: On radio, Stacy Harris chased crooks as a G-man, menaced Jack Webb on Dragnet, and lent his voice to Batman. Harris was a great actor who could be heard all over the dial and - later - seen on the big and small screens. We'll hear him in three old... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

91 min listen

Episode 94 - Claire Trevor (Part 2): Claire Trevor - the "queen of film noir" - returns to the Suspense microphone in two more old time radio thrillers. We'll hear Trevor as a woman scorned out for revenge against a cheating husband in "The Light Switch" (originally aired on CBS on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

66 min listen

Episode 284 - Ray Bradbury (Part 2): The worlds of Ray Bradbury jump from the page to the airwaves with four old time radio adaptations of his stories. First, a ventriloquist's dummy holds the key to a murder case in "Riabouchinska" (originally aired on CBS on November 13, 1947). Next, a... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

118 min listen

Episode 193 - Van Heflin (Part 3): Van Heflin returns to the podcast in two more old time radio thrillers, including a tale pulled from the history books. We'll hear the star of 3:10 to Yuma as a con man plotting a perfect crime in "Murder of Aunt Delia" (originally aired on CBS on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

68 min listen

Episode 109 - Herbert Marshall (Part 2): Dapper British leading man Herbert Marshall returns to the Suspense microphone in two radio thrillers - including a chiller of a Christmas story. The star of Foreign Correspondent and The Little Foxes stars in "My Own Murderer"... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

67 min listen

Episode 387 – Brilliant Deductions (Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): To celebrate Arthur Conan Doyle's birthday, we'll hear radio adaptations of four Sherlock Holmes short stories, each featuring a different actor as the great detective. First, Basil Rathbone stars in "The Speckled Band" (originally aired on Mutual on... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

122 min listen

Episode 157 - And the Winner Is... (Rocky Fortune, Philip Marlowe, & Rex Saunders): Just in time for the Academy Awards, "Down These Mean Streets" presents a bonus episode featuring a trio of Oscar-winning radio detectives. First, Frank Sinatra is Rocky Fortune in “Shipboard Jewel Robbery” (originally... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

86 min listen

Episode 108 - Stan the Man (CBS Radio Workshop & Suspense): In honor of the late Stan Freberg, “Down These Mean Streets” presents a bonus episode showcasing some of the radio work of this legendary comedian. First, he presents “An Analysis of Satire” – featuring several of his signature routines –... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

63 min listen

Episode 373 – She’s Always The Woman to Me (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): In "A Scandal in Bohemia," Arthur Conan Doyle gave Sherlock Holmes an adversary who matched the Great Detective's cunning - actress, singer, and blackmailer Irene Adler. She became one of the most popular and intriguing characters in the Holmes canon,... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

67 min listen

Episode 330 - Dash It All (Adventures of Sam Spade): We're saluting Dashiell Hammett - born May 27, 1894 - with three old time radio adventures of his famous private eye Sam Spade. Spade's adventures made for one of the best radio detective shows of the era - a hard-boiled mystery that poked gentle fun... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

92 min listen

BONUS - Best of Alan Ladd: For this month's bonus show, I'm sharing my three favorite Suspense episodes starring Shane himself - Alan Ladd. First, he's an ex-con framed for murder in "The Defense Rests" (originally aired on CBS on March 9, 1944). Then, Ladd plays a... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

97 min listen

Episode 508 - The Fabulous Holmes Boys (Sherlock Holmes): An older and smarter brother, Mycroft Holmes was the only member of Sherlock's family we ever met in Arthur Conan Doyle's original stories. He appeared in just two stories, but he's been featured in original Holmes adventures in print and on screen... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

94 min listen

Episode 389 – Won’t You Come Home, Bob Bailey (Let George Do It & Johnny Dollar): To celebrate Bob Bailey's birthday, we'll hear the actor in four old time radio detective dramas. First, he's George Valentine in a pair of mysteries from Let George Do It: "Murder and One to Go" (originally aired on Mutual on January 3, 1949)... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

125 min listen

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28 min listen

Episode 526 - Master Class (Mollé Mystery Theatre & Campbell Playhouse): This week, we've got stories from three of the all-time great mystery writers - literary giants who gave us some of the most famous detectives in fiction. We'll hear adaptations of Raymond Chandler's "Murder in the City Hall" and Agatha Christie's... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

130 min listen

Episode 113 - Whistle While You Work (The Whistler): Step into the shoes of the criminal in The Whistler, one of radio’s best mystery anthologies. In tales narrated by the titular sinister storyteller, you’ll follow the culprit as they plot and carry out the perfect crime only to be undone by a... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

68 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 168 – Van Johnson (Part 2): Van Johnson is back in the Suspense spotlight in his final three visits to "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." The star of Battleground and The Caine Mutiny (and a Batman TV villain) stars in "Salvage" (originally aired on CBS on... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

91 min listen

Episode 193 - Seven Percent Solutions (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): The game is afoot with three old time radio mysteries starring the master detective of Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s immortal character made his debut as a radio sleuth on October 20, 1932, and we’re celebrating his... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

92 min listen

Episode 290 - You Can't Con a Conway (Sherlock Holmes & The Saint): With his polished radio presence and his mellifluous British accent, Tom Conway was a natural as a radio detective, and he put his voice to great use as both Sherlock Holmes and Simon Templar. We'll hear him as Holmes - with Nigel Bruce as Watson - in... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

66 min listen

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Episode 262 - Herbert Marshall (Part 4)

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