Apr 27, 2017
Before she was a TV star, and even before she kept audiences smiling with her radio comedy series, Lucille Ball delivered tough noir performances in episodes of Suspense. She was as talented in the world of drama and thrills as she was with slapstick and a punchline. The red-headed legend returns for two more “tales...
Apr 20, 2017
Two comedy legends trade jokes and laughs for thrills and chills when they visit “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills.” First, Bob Hope plays a man who has an appointment with a murderer in “Death Has a Shadow” (originally aired on CBS on May 5, 1949). Then, Milton Berle is an actor whose greatest role...
Happy Birthday, John Hodiak
Apr 16, 2017
Actor John Hodiak was born April 16, 1914. After working in radio (where he voiced the comic strip character Lil' Abner), Hodiak got his big break in movies when he was cast opposite Tallulah Bankhead in Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat. Despite some ups and downs (including a stretch in the late 1940s when he was...
Apr 13, 2017
Whether he was singing and dancing, breaking the law, or wielding a grapefruit, James Cagney never failed to deliver energetic, compelling performances on the big screen. The Oscar-winner gave audiences a series of memorable roles that are still admired – and imitated – today. For his first appearance on Suspense,...
Apr 6, 2017
Bette Davis made only one appearance on Suspense, but it was a doozy. The two-time Oscar winner and ten-time nominee stands as one of the biggest legends of old Hollywood with a career and tumultuous personal life that continues to fascinate fans today. We’ll hear her in “Goodnight Mrs. Russell,” originally aired...