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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!"

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Episode 10 - Orson Welles (Part 2)

Nov 23, 2016

The man himself – Orson Welles – is back at the microphone in two “tales well calculated to keep you in Suspense.” First, he’s the dastardly General Zaroff, the master hunter who has his eye set on “The Most Dangerous Game” (originally aired on CBS on September 23, 1943). Then we’ll hear Welles as an...

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Episode 9 - Joseph Cotten

Nov 17, 2016

One of Hollywood’s top stars of the 1940s, Joseph Cotten was practically a member of the family on Suspense, making 18 appearances between 1944 and 1959. The star of Shadow of a Doubt and The Third Man excelled at playing both noble heroes and charming villains, and he got to do both frequently on “radio’s...

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Episode 8 - Gregory Peck

Nov 11, 2016

Before he was Atticus Finch, Oscar-winner Gregory Peck made five trips to Suspense. On “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills,” Peck was frequently cast as an everyman in over his head in dangerous situations, trying to keep his cool as events unraveled around him. We’ll hear him as a husband...

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Episode 7 - Lucille Ball

Nov 4, 2016

Before I Love Lucy, Lucille Ball delighted audiences on radio in comedies and dramas, including six appearances on Suspense. The red-headed comedienne took a break from her radio sitcom My Favorite Husband to visit “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills.” We’ll hear her in “Dime a Dance” (originally aired...

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