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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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  2. Episode 456 - Stars of “The Absent-Minded Professor” and “Son of Flubber”

Episode 456 - Stars of “The Absent-Minded Professor” and “Son of Flubber”

Jun 18, 2026

Hop in your Model T and fly courtesy of “flubber” with the stars of The Absent-Minded Professor and its sequel Son of Flubber. The Disney classics concern the titular man of science whose new invention is a very hot commodity, but the discovery may cost him the love of his long-suffering fiancee. We’ll hear five of the stars of the film and its sequel in stories from Suspense: Charles Ruggles in “The Burning Court” (originally aired on CBS on June 17, 1942); Keenan Wynn in “I Had an Alibi” (originally aired on CBS on January 4, 1945); Elliot Reid in “Return Trip” (originally aired on CBS on June 27, 1946); Leon Ames in “An Evening’s Diversion” (originally aired on CBS on July 4, 1946); and Fred MacMurray in “The Great Train Robbery” (originally aired on CBS on April 13, 1953).