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Episode 364 - Jack Kruschen

Episode 364 - Jack Kruschen

FromStars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)


Episode 364 - Jack Kruschen

FromStars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

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Length:
91 minutes
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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 Kruschen to play multiple roles in the same thirty minutes. We'll hear him as a gangster who prepares an explosive Christmas gift for a rival in "A Present for Benny" (originally aired on CBS on December 14, 1955). Then, he's a nightclub mind reader who tries to use his powers to find the man who killed his wife in "With Murder in Mind" (originally aired on CBS on June 24, 1962). Plus, as a holiday bonus, we'll hear an adaptation of "Back for Christmas" from Escape (originally aired on CBS on December 24, 1947).
Released:
Dec 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Presenting the biggest legends of Hollywood starring in "Suspense," radio's outstanding theater of thrills! Each week, we'll hear two chillers from this old time radio classic featuring one of the all-time great stars of stage and screen.