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Suspense presents “The Thing in the Window,” episode 9, originally broadcast December 1, 1946. Joseph Cotten stars in this original radio play by Lucille Fletcher. Actor Martin Aimes becomes obsessed with a shadowy figure he sees in a window across the street—though no one else can confirm it is there. As sleepless doubt and suspicion take hold, he must confront the unsettling possibility that the truth lies beyond anything he can explain. 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 30:27 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 “Lazarus Walks,” episode 9, originally broadcast October 1, 1943. After Roger Holcombe survives a period of clinical death during surgery, he seems to possess an unsettling new relationship with truth and lies. Orson Welles stars as psychiatrist Dr. Graham, with Hans Conried as Holcombe, in this early supernatural-tinged psychological mystery adapted for radio by Robert L. Richards from a story by J. Marion Speed. 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 29:22 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 “Life Ends at Midnight,” listed as episode 7, originally broadcast February 1, 1944. When Mrs. Bates’s troubled son Walter arrives needing $1,500 before midnight, a discovery involving her elderly lodger’s insurance policy turns an already strained household into a pressure-cooker of desperation and danger. The drama features Fay Bainter, Dane Clark, and Ralph Morgan, and was written by Robert Tallman. 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 00:49 Original Broadcast 30:37 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 “Portrait Without a Face,” originally broadcast March 2, 1944. This local archival recording is identified as episode 2. The CBS drama was written by Corporal Louis Pelletier and sponsored by Roma Wines. In wartime France, refugee Colette is drawn to an art gallery and a troubling canvas whose blank face seems connected to her past. As she encounters painter Paul Degel and the suspicious Charles Gavenaud, old loyalties and dangerous questions gather around the portrait. Michèle Morgan stars as Colette, with Philip Dorn and George Coulouris. 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 30:18 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 Man Who Thought He Was Edward G. Robinson,” listed in the supplied episode metadata as originally broadcast September 3, 1948. Episode number: 0. Edward G. Robinson stars as meek, put-upon Homer J. Hubbard, a man so captivated by Robinson’s hard-boiled screen persona in Little Caesar that he begins trying to live like a movie gangster. Written by Lesley Raddatz, this darkly comic, self-referential drama finds Robinson playing both Homer and himself. 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 30:30 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 “Beware the Quiet Man,” originally broadcast August 12, 1948, as episode 302. Some archival listings identify this recording as episode 2 with an August 1, 1948 date. In a neighborhood bar, Margie awaits her date when private detective Lem Clewson shares details of a disturbing case involving a quiet bank teller. As the conversation grows more personal, an ordinary evening becomes a tense web of suspicion and fear. Ann Sothern stars as Margie, with William Conrad as Clewson; the drama was written by Toby Hall and directed by Anton M. Leader. 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 00:54 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 “Deadline at Dawn,” episode 5, originally broadcast May 1, 1948. Over one tense night in New York City, taxi dancer Bricky Coleman and troubled hometown acquaintance Quinn Williams find themselves drawn into a dangerous race against time before dawn. Helen Walker and John Beal star in this adaptation of Cornell Woolrich’s novel, written under the name William Irish. 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 00:45 Original Broadcast 01:00:25 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 Moonstone—Part One,” cataloged in this archive as episode 6 with an original date of November 1, 1953. Established episode logs identify the CBS broadcast as November 16, 1953, episode 526. In this first half of Wilkie Collins’s Victorian mystery, Franklin Blake brings a remarkable yellow diamond to Rachel Verinder’s Yorkshire home for her birthday—only to find the jewel’s unsettling history and unfamiliar visitors casting a shadow over the celebration. Peter Lawford stars as Franklin Blake in Richard Chandlee’s adaptation, 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 00:53 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 “A Vision of Death,” originally broadcast March 8, 1951. This archival presentation is identified as episode 8. Ronald Colman stars with Cathy Lewis in a CBS Radio thriller written by Walter Brown Newman from a story by Jerry Hausner. Judd and Aurora are a married nightclub mind-reading team whose apparent telepathy relies on a precise system of signals. When Aurora begins giving answers before Judd can cue her—and seems to anticipate events beyond their rehearsed act—their polished illusion becomes increasingly unsettling. 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 29:27 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 “Song of the Heart,” originally broadcast on CBS on August 26, 1948, as episode 304. This Autolite-sponsored original drama was written by Elliott Lewis and stars Van Heflin, with Lurene Tuttle and Betty Lou Gerson. At a company picnic, a man living under the shadow of his overbearing aunt encounters the possibility of a new romantic connection. The meeting brings long-contained pressures and resentments to the surface in a compact, character-driven tale of psychological tension. 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 00:37 Original Broadcast 30:18 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 “Formula for Death,” originally broadcast on CBS on June 10, 1962, as episode 929. The local archival recording is labeled episode 0 with a June 1, 1962 date. A crucial defense project rests on the work of the brilliant, reclusive Dr. Hoffman, whose complex optical formula must be delivered under tight security. As Colonel Humboldt and Dr. Fernald try to safeguard the handoff, Hoffman's fears of espionage—and his beliefs about psychic phenomena—heighten the tension. Written by Jack Johnstone, the episode stars Luis Van Rooten, Walter Greaza, and Ivor Francis. 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 24:04 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 “Death of an Old Flame,” episode 9, originally broadcast October 2, 1961. Cocktail-lounge pianist Ronnie Warren is pulled back toward Anna, the wife who left him years ago, when a lucrative fur robbery offers money—and a dangerous chance to revive the past. Larry Haines stars as Ronnie, with Teri Keane as Anna, in a script by George Bamber. 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 24:59 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 “Three Times Murder,” originally broadcast October 3, 1946. This archival recording is identified as episode 3. Rita Hayworth stars as Laura Williams, a woman who has rebuilt her life under a new name after being acquitted in the death of her first husband. Her security is shaken when her new family connection brings her face-to-face with Elmer Garner, the prosecutor who once tried to convict her. Hans Conried co-stars in this CBS drama, written by John DeWitt and Robert L. Richards 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 00:46 Original Broadcast 30:24 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 Moonstone - Part Two,” episode 3, originally broadcast November 2, 1953. In the conclusion of this adaptation of Wilkie Collins’s classic detective novel, Franklin Blake and Sergeant Cuff continue their investigation into the disappearance of the fabled yellow diamond known as the Moonstone. As suspicion falls across the Verinder household, loyalties and secrets complicate the search. Peter Lawford stars as Franklin Blake. 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 30:24 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 “Will You Make a Bet with Death,” identified in the supplied archival source as episode 0, originally broadcast November 1, 1942. At Coney Island’s Haunted Mill, Betty Andrews encounters Bob Penderel, a terrified young man racing to survive a deadly wager with his uncle. Written by John Dickson Carr and directed by Marx B. Loeb, this tense thriller features Michael Fitzmaurice, Lesley Woods, and Nicholas Joy. 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 30:41 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