Episode 326 - Herbert Marshall (Part 5) | Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio) Podcast

Episode 216 - Richard Basehart: Before he spent four seasons on a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Richard Basehart was a rising Hollywood star and made a visit to the Suspense microphone. His performance elevates "The Perfectionist," a far-fetched episode about a killer... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

69 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

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 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 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 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 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 317 - William Conrad (Part 3): Radio legend, TV detective, and Rocky and Bullwinkle narrator William Conrad returns in a pair of thrillers well calculated to keep you in Suspense. First, he plays a man who confesses to murders he never committed. Charlotte Lawrence co-stars in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

106 min listen

Episode 350 – Long Goodbyes (Adventures of Philip Marlowe): It's the 350th episode of Down These Mean Streets, and to mark the occasion I'm celebrating with Gerald Mohr as Raymond Chandler's celebrated shamus Philip Marlowe. One of radio's best actors brings vibrant life to one of literature's greatest... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

127 min listen

Episode 42 - Herbert Marshall: A real-life hero in Hollywood, Herbert Marshall lost a leg in World War I before he went on to a long career on the stage and screen. The handsome, debonair actor made a name for himself as a romantic lead and later as a character actor. In addition... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

63 min listen

Episode 399: To Be or Not To Be (1942): We conclude our discussion about Ernst Lubitsch with a discussion of his 1942 film To Be or Not To Be, the story of Joseph and Maria Tura (Jack Benny and Carole Lombard), two actors in Poland who are in a current run of Shakespeare’s Hamlet though... by The Projection Booth Podcast

131 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 281 - Paul Douglas: Paul Douglas came out of the world of announcing and sportscasting to a successful career on the stage and screen. He went from announcing a World Series to starring in movies like It Happens Every Spring and Angels in the Outfield before... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

69 min listen

Episode 198 - Peter Lawford: Peter Lawford broke out in Hollywood in British war stories at the outset of World War II, and the English-born actor appeared in The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Canterville Ghost, and The White Cliffs of Dover. But he may be better... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

70 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 227 - One Mohr for the Road (Philip Marlowe & Nero Wolfe): From 1948 to 1951, Gerald Mohr turned in a star performance as Raymond Chandler's L.A. private eye Philip Marlowe and gave us one of the best detectives of the radio era. But there was more to Mohr than his celebrated turn as "crime's most deadly... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

124 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 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 441 – No One Else Could Love You Mohr (Philip Marlowe & The Whistler): Gerald Mohr's voice blasted like a .45 automatic when he starred as Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe in one of radio's best hard-boiled detective dramas. But the actor could also be heard as the glib gumshoe Archie Goodwin and an amorous French... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

97 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

Job: The Story of a Simple Man by Joseph Roth: Joseph Roth's Job: The Story of a Simple Man (193… by Backlisted

81 min listen

Episode 302 - New Carr Smell (Suspense & Cabin B-13): Master mystery writer John Dickson Carr embraced radio in a big way. He wrote scripts for Suspense and his own anthology show Cabin B-13. Carr also acted as master of ceremonies for Murder by Experts. In honor of his birthday on... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

69 min listen

Episode 126 - Charles Boyer: Over the course of a nearly sixty-year career that spanned two continents, Charles Boyer was one of the screen’s most popular stars. The French actor was acclaimed for his romantic leading roles, but he could also be a memorable villain – like... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

65 min listen

Episode 464 – Dear John (The Judge, Frontier Gentleman, Have Gun - Will Travel, & The Whistler): We're saluting John Dehner - the Disney animator and award-winning radio news editor who became one of the radio era's best actors and a great big and small screen character actor from the 50s to the 80s. He found his biggest radio fame in a pair of... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

116 min listen

Episode 250 - The X Factor (Man Called X): Herbert Marshall travels the globe as the dashing and debonair Man Called X. Dispatched on international adventures, the Man Called X is really secret agent Ken Thurston, enemy to spies, saboteurs, and insurgents wherever they may lurk. Marshall gave... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

58 min listen

Episode 478 - Spies Like Them (Cloak and Dagger, Silent Men, & Cavalcade of America): Real-life exploits of government agents come to radio life in these three adventures. First, an OSS agent parachutes into Germany in "Direct Line to Bombers" from Cloak and Dagger (originally aired on NBC on June 25, 1950). Then, Douglas Fairbanks,... by Down These Mean Streets (Old Time Radio Detectives)

99 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 305 - Van Heflin (Part 4): Van Heflin bids goodbye to the podcast with his final three appearances on Suspense. First, he's a man who waits years to finish a duel in "The Shot" (AFRS rebroadcast from October 12, 1953). Then, Heflin plays the infamous Public Enemy #1 in "The... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

117 min listen

Project Audion Episode 54: The Man Called X(041424): The incredible old time radio recreations headed by Larry Groebe and featured visually on YouTube! by The Mutual Audio Network

43 min listen

Episode 347 - John Dehner (Part 2): Veteran radio actor and superb character actor John Dehner returns to the podcast to star in a pair of thrillers. First, he's a doctor who arrogantly believes he cannot be murdered and devises an experiment to put his theories to the ultimate test in... by Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

85 min listen

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Episode 326 - Herbert Marshall (Part 5)

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