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Welcome to Stars On Suspense, presenting legends of Hollywood in "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." For twenty years, Suspense presented some of the greatest mysteries and thrillers on radio - legendary plays like "Sorry, Wrong Number," "The Hitch-Hiker," and "The House in Cypress Canyon." During its long radio run, Suspense attracted some of the biggest names in Hollywood to its microphones to play the hunter and the hunted, heroes and villains, and victims and killers. 

Each week, tune in for a new podcast episode spotlighting a star of stage, screen, or radio in old time radio mysteries that are "well calculated to keep you in Suspense!"

Oct 27, 2016

Cary Grant once said "If I ever do any more radio work, I want to do it on Suspense." The legendary leading man made five appearances on "radio's outstanding theater of thrills," and he always gave a wonderful performance. We'll hear him first as an amnesia victim in "The Black Curtain" (originally aired on CBS on...


Oct 20, 2016

Radio’s stingiest would-be violin virtuoso Jack Benny traded puns for peril when he visited Suspense. Benny was the star of one of radio’s most popular comedies, but he proved himself quite adept in the dramatic world when he guested on radio’s outstanding theater of thrills. We’ll hear him in “Murder in...


Oct 13, 2016

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 starred in one of the scariest radio plays of all time. We’ll hear him in...


Oct 6, 2016

Hailed as “the first lady of Suspense,” Agnes Moorehead appeared on radio’s outstanding theater of thrills more than any other star. She is most famous for her performance in “Sorry, Wrong Number,” but this Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress turned in dozens of memorable turns over the years on Suspense....