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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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BONUS - The (Almost) Alfred Hitchcock Show(s)

Aug 30, 2026

Before he thrilled television audiences with Alfred Hitchcock Presents, there were attempts to bring the master of suspense to radio in his own anthology series. We’ll hear the three audition shows as we continue our salute to the great director. First, it’s an adaptation of “The Lodger” - the audition show for...

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Episode 464 - Stars of “Lifeboat”

Aug 26, 2026

Alfred Hitchcock put nine people in a Lifeboat in his thrilling wartime drama, and the cramped and crowded conditions are the perfect setting for some suspense. We’ll hear four of the film’s stars - Henry Hull, Hume Cronyn, William Bendix, and John Hodiak - in radio thrillers: “The Pit and the Pendulum”...

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Episode 463 - Stars of "Foreign Correspondent"

Aug 20, 2026

We kick off a series saluting Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, and some of his classic films recreated for radio. First up is his wartime espionage drama Foreign Correspondent. We'll hear two of the film's stars in Suspesnse stories: Herbert Marshall in "The Beast Must Die" (originally aired on CBS on July 13,...

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