Episode 320 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 9) | Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) Podcast

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 351 - Lucille Fletcher: Lucille Fletcher penned some of the best old time radio thrillers of all time - stories that can still keep listeners on the edge of their seats over eighty years later. She wrote "Sorry, Wrong Number," "The Hitch-hiker," and many more episodes that... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

130 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 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 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

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 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

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 250 – Charles Laughton (Part 4): Charles Laughton stars in a pair of stories pulled from the pages of two great English writers. These tales of murder have plenty of dark comedy mixed in along with the corpses and crimes. First, a garden party results in an accidental homicide in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

68 min listen

Episode 295 - Fabulous Baker Street Boys (New Adventures of Sherlock Holmes): It didn't take a brilliant detective to bring one of fiction's greatest sleuths to radio, but it did take a talented writer and devoted fan. Edith Meiser penned the very first Sherlock Holmes radio show on October 20, 1930, and her efforts behind the... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

99 min listen

Episode 524 - Everybody Loves a Clown (Casebook of Gregory Hood, Sherlock Holmes, & Lives of Harry Lime): Okay, maybe not everybody loves clowns, but I bet you'll enjoy these three old time radio mysteries featuring the circus' most colorful performers. First, Gregory Hood solves the murder of "The Sad Clown" (originally aired on Mutual on October 7,... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

95 min listen

Episode 381 – Members Only (Crime Club): Murder and mayhem leap from the printed page to the airwaves in The Crime Club. This anthology show blended adaptations of mystery novels with original radio plays to deliver tales of mystery emceed by the eerie tones of the club's Librarian. We'll... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

66 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 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

"My First Two Thousand Years," by George Sylvester Viereck: My First Two Thousand Years by Sylvester Viereck by The Hermetic Hour

34 min listen

Episode 278 - Victor Mature (Part 2): In his final appearances on Suspense, Victor Mature played an infamous Mexican outlaw and an undercover cop who falls for a gangster's girlfriend. We'll hear the star of My Darling Clementine and Kiss of Death in "The Love and Death of... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

69 min listen

Ep.113 CBS Crime Classics: The Checkered Life and Sudden Death of Colonel James Fisk Jr. by Nostalgic Mystery Radio

32 min listen

Episode 568 - My Felonious Valentine (Philip Morris Playhouse, Tales of the Texas Rangers, & Crime Classics): Love is in the air, but in these old time radio mysteries romance leads to violence. First, Marlene Dietrich's boyfriend takes the rap for a murder she committed in "The Lady from the Sea" from The Philip Morris Playhouse (originally aired on CBS... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

96 min listen

Episode 541 - American History Mysteries (Crime Classics & The Whistler): Happy Fourth of July! We're celebrating America's birthday with some tales of murder and mystery pulled from the history books and dramatized on the outstanding anthology series Crime Classics. We'll hear "The Crime of Bathsheba Spooner" - the... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

128 min listen

Episode 121 - Ray Milland (Part 2): Oscar-winner Ray Milland makes two more visits to “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” as two men in two very different but equally desperate situations. First, the star of The Lost Weekend is a man whose wife has been kidnapped in “After... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

70 min listen

Episode 209 - Cornel Wilde (Part 2): Hungarian-born actor and director Cornel Wilde displays his versatility at the microphone in a pair of old time radio thrillers. First, he's a pyromaniac fighting his fascination with fire in "The Flame" (originally aired on CBS on October 15, 1951).... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

69 min listen

Episode 484 - Don’t Know Much About History (Crime Classics, Frontier Gentleman, & Suspense): We're going back in time this week for tales of murder and mystery from the 19th and early 20th centuries. First, Crime Classics dramatizes the sensational true story "The Terrible Deed of John White Webster" (originally aired on CBS on July 13,... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

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 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

BONUS - Best of Richard Widmark: For this month's bonus episode, I'm sharing my favorite Suspense shows starring Oscar-nominee Richard Widmark. First, he's an innocent man on the run in his bare feet in "Too Hot to Live" (originally aired on CBS on October 26, 1950). Next,... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

125 min listen

BONUS - Best of Vincent Price: In this bonus show, I'm sharing my four favorite episodes of Suspense starring the great Vincent Price. First, he co-stars with Ida Lupino in "Fugue in C Minor," a Victorian-era chiller from Lucille Fletcher (originally aired on CBS on June 1,... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

126 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

BONUS - Five Favorites: Nero Wolfe: In this month's bonus episode, I'm serving up my five favorite episodes of The New Adventures of Nero Wolfe - the single season series starring Oscar-nominee Sydney Greenstreet as Rex Stout's gargantuan gourmet, orchid fancier, and brilliant... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

156 min listen

Episode 97 - William Conrad: The great William Conrad lends his booming voice to two outstanding "tales well calculated to keep you in Suspense." One of the all-time legends of the medium, Conrad was best known as US Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke, and he made these... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

66 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

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Episode 320 - Agnes Moorehead (Part 9)

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