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Suspense presents “Beyond Good and Evil,” listed in this archival source as episode 1, with an original broadcast date of October 1, 1945. Program listings for the Joseph Cotten production identify it as episode 162, originally aired October 11, 1945. Escaped convict Philip Gentry assumes the identity of a young minister in the small town of Carleton, where an ailing pastor senses that something is amiss. Joseph Cotten stars in this tense crime-and-identity drama, adapted by Douglas Whitney from a story by Ben Hecht. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 30:40 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “A Little Piece of Rope,” listed in this archival recording as episode 4, originally broadcast October 1, 1948. Other episode references identify the Lucille Ball drama as a CBS broadcast from October 14, 1948, episode 311. Lucille Ball stars as Isobel, a struggling actress whose youthful appearance fuels a dangerous confidence scheme. When one of her encounters takes an alarming turn, she must weigh the risk of seeking help against the consequences of exposing herself. Written by Virginia Cross and directed by Anton M. Leader, this is a notably dark Suspense role for Ball. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:53 Original Broadcast 30:29 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Statement of Employee Henry Wilson,” episode 6, originally broadcast September 2, 1946. Gene Lockhart stars as longtime office employee Henry Wilson, whose resentment over a colleague’s advancement draws him into a tightening web of suspicion and pressure. Written by John Shaw and produced by William Spier, this psychological office thriller also features Ted Von Eltz and Cathy Lewis. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 30:28 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “The Greatest Thief in the World,” episode 1, originally broadcast June 2, 1951. James Mason stars as Peter Marriott, a polished Englishman suspected of being a master jewel thief known as “the Squire.” As Scotland Yard watches his movements and investigates a fresh country-estate theft, the case becomes a tense game of surveillance, identity, and elusive proof. Written by Antony Ellis and directed by Elliott Lewis. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:39 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “A Thing of Beauty,” listed in this archival recording as episode 8, originally broadcast December 2, 1944. June Duprez stars as Madeleine Tremaine, a reclusive former London stage actress whose visit from two clergymen prompts memories of ambition, rivalry, romance, and the unforgiving world behind the footlights. Based on a story by Elizabeth Hiestand, this atmospheric drama looks back on a theatrical career shadowed by old resentments and troubling accusations. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:50 Original Broadcast 30:45 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “The Ten Grand,” originally broadcast June 22, 1944, and commonly cataloged as episode 97. Local archival metadata identifies this recording as episode 2, dated June 2, 1944. Lucille Ball stars as Gigi Lewis, a struggling Broadway chorus girl whose recovered purse unexpectedly contains ten thousand dollars. A cryptic note and suspicious strangers turn a moment of apparent good fortune into a dangerous journey through wartime New York. Written by Virginia Radcliffe and directed by William Spier. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:48 Original Broadcast 30:30 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “The Clock and the Rope,” episode 5, originally broadcast on CBS on December 5, 1947. Written by Louis Pollock and directed by William Spier, this sustaining-era broadcast stars Jackie Cooper as Henry Gilford, with Cathy Lewis and John McIntire. Convicted murderer Henry Gilford waits on death row as the clock moves toward his execution. Through memories of his former work at a gas station, he recounts the disappearance of a witness who may hold the key to his fate. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 29:56 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Over the Bounding Main,” identified in this archival recording as episode 4, originally broadcast September 1, 1950. Episode records also list a 1950 CBS production starring Dan Dailey, Georgia Ellis, William Conrad, and Tony Barrett, produced and directed by Elliott Lewis. Unemployed Marty Evans and his wife, Claire, take a charter fishing trip in hopes of escaping their financial and marital pressures. But aboard an isolated boat with Captain Moran and deckhand Ignacio, the voyage becomes an increasingly tense struggle amid the dangers of the open water. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:55 Original Broadcast 30:43 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “The Wages of Sin,” episode 9, originally broadcast October 1, 1950. Barbara Stanwyck stars as Ruby Miller, who comes home to find police surrounding the body of a man she claims never to have known. As Captain Doric Salvador probes the troubling evidence around her, Ruby finds herself drawn into a dangerous hard-boiled criminal world. Written by E. Jack Neuman and John Michael Hayes and produced and directed by Elliott Lewis. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:41 Original Broadcast 30:33 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Riabouchinska,” episode 3, originally broadcast November 1, 1947. In a theater cellar, Detective-Lieutenant Krovitch investigates a murder linked to celebrated ventriloquist John Fabian, his troubled personal life, and the unsettlingly lifelike dummy known as Riabouchinska. Joseph Kearns stars in this macabre backstage mystery, adapted by Mel Dinelli from a Ray Bradbury story. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 30:10 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Back for Christmas,” originally broadcast December 23, 1943, as episode 71. The archival source labels this recording as episode 3 with a December 2, 1943 date. Peter Lorre stars in this darkly comic thriller adapted from John Collier’s short story. As British botany professor Hubert Schumacher prepares for a trip to America with his wife, Hermione, his private cellar project and carefully laid plans take on an increasingly uneasy significance. Produced and directed by William Spier for CBS, the broadcast was sponsored by Roma Wines. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:47 Original Broadcast 29:42 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Too Hot to Live,” episode 6, with a supplied original broadcast date of October 2, 1950. In a sweltering small town, unemployed former serviceman Jefferson Casey steps off a freight train for a simple boot repair and finds himself caught in a tense, increasingly desperate situation among strangers. Richard Widmark stars in this heat-soaked thriller, written by Sam Rolfe and directed by Elliott Lewis. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:17 Original Broadcast 30:01 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Break-Up,” listed in this archival source as episode 0, with an original broadcast date of December 3, 1948. William Bendix stars in this tense crime drama, adapted from a Thomas Walsh story. Disgraced former policeman Marty Connors finds work with a narcotics syndicate, only to face a dangerous assignment involving a man from his past. As corruption, loyalty, and the underworld close in, Connors must navigate a perilous test of allegiance. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:42 Original Broadcast 30:22 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “I Won’t Take a Minute,” originally broadcast on December 6, 1945. This local archival recording is episode 6. Lee Bowman stars as Kenny in this CBS production, directed and produced by William Spier. On a dark city street, Kenny waits while his fiancée, Stephanie Riska, makes what should be a quick delivery inside a shabby apartment building. When she fails to return, his search turns into a tense and increasingly baffling effort to find her. The drama adapts Cornell Woolrich’s story “Finger of Doom,” later published under the title “I Won’t Take a Minute.” Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:51 Original Broadcast 29:45 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio

Suspense presents “Blackbeard’s Ace,” episode 9, originally broadcast April 2, 1962. This local archival recording preserves a late-era tale of coastal mystery and mounting unease. At a secluded cottage near Teach’s Cove on the North Carolina coast, a woman troubled by recurring dreams finds herself drawn into legends of Blackbeard, buried treasure, and an unexplained death. A curious planchette discovered on the beach seems to offer a connection to the past. Written by Jack Buttram, the drama features Elaine Rost and John Thomas. Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience. Chapters: 00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction 00:45 Original Broadcast 24:21 Closing Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support. Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio