Suspense ~ Collection 51 ~ Old Time Radio ~ Jackie Cooper ~ Dan Duryea ~ Black Screen

Suspense ~ Collection 51 ~ Old Time Radio ~ Jackie Cooper ~ Dan Duryea ~ Black Screen

SUSPENSE Radio Drama Series
"Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills"

Suspense, one of the premier shows of the golden age of radio, featuring stars like Orson Welles, Agnes Moorehead, and Cary Grant. Thrillers, science-fiction, fantasy and horror stories.

Collection 51
The Clock and the Rope,
The Man Who Couldn't Lose,
Too Little to Live On,
The Black Curtain,
The Kandy Tooth
Black Screen / Dark Screen Radio Show For Sleep, Concentration, Relaxation.

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NOTE: The episode format changes to ONE HOUR on "The Black Curtain"
The on-screen text INCORRECTLY states it's for 19 episodes. There are only 15
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Synopsis by Keith Scott

00:00 THE CLOCK AND THE ROPE (12-5-47)
Author: Louis Pollock
JACKIE COOPER (Henry Gilford), Cathy Lewis (Judy), Elliott Lewis (Joe / Executioner), Wally Maher (Warden Barnes / Trolley driver), John McIntire (District Attorney), Joe Kearns (Signature Voice / McGill), Lester Jay (Foreman / Richards), Jack Kruschen (Detective Lt.), Junius Matthews (Bailey Hall / Minister), Paul McVey (Judge / Governor)
A man is sentenced to hang for a crime he didn’t commit.

29:13 THE MAN WHO COULDN’T LOSE (12-12-47)
Author: Emil C. Tepperman
DAN DURYEA (Leonard Snell) , Lucille Meredith (Celia Snell), Cathy Lewis (Nurse), Jeanette Nolan (Mrs. Mossley / Waitress / Frantic woman) , John McIntire (Police Lieutenant / Man) , Elliott Lewis (Conductor / Debt collector / Bystander), Joe Kearns (Signature Voice / Old Man Mossley / Photographer / Waiter), Jerry Hausner (Floyd Heustis / Bar patron), Frank Albertson (Police Officer), Jack Kruschen (Officer Maloney / Bystander), Dick Ryan (Man in diner), Hans Conried (Charlie the bartender / Syndicate man), Edwin Max (2nd debt collector) , Frank Goss (Radio newsreader), Jack Webb (Bus passenger)
A debt-ridden salesman is the victim of multiple twists of fate, and has also committed a murder.

58:44 TOO LITTLE TO LIVE ON (12-26-47)
Author: Robert L. Richards
OZZIE NELSON (Dr. David O’Connor), HARRIET HILLIARD (NELSON) (Myra), Joe Kearns (Uncle Ed / Signature Voice), Frank Albertson (Mr. Herman the druggist), Jerry Hausner (Eldridge / Willie the dog), Wally Maher (Officer Clancy)
A couple try to do away with their maddeningly irritating Uncle.

1:28:12 THE BLACK CURTAIN (1-3-48)
----- ONE HOUR FORMAT BEGINS -----
Author: Cornell Woolrich
Newly adapted by Jo Eisinger
ROBERT MONTGOMERY (Series host / Frank Townsend alias Danny Nearing), Lurene Tuttle (Ruth Dillon), Cathy Lewis (Ada Dietrich), Jeanette Nolan (Mrs. Hudson the landlady), Sidney Miller (Pop the store-keep / Irish policeman), Conrad Binyon (Boy), Jack Kruschen (Doctor / SP guard), William Conrad (“Gray Eyes” the detective), Jerry Hausner (Elevator operator), Paul Frees (Dengler / Guard), Ira Grossel (Franklin Dietrich / Conductor), Junius Matthews (Mr. April the station master), Harry Lang (Accident bystander), Joe Kearns (Signature Voice / Old man)
A man with amnesia must try to clear
himself of a murder charge while trying to regain his identity.

2:21:53 THE KANDY TOOTH (1-10-48)
Authors: Bob Tallman & Jason James (aka Jo Eisinger)
HOWARD DUFF (Sam Spade), Lurene Tuttle (Effie Perrine), Joe Kearns (Signature Voice / Casper Gutman), Cathy Lewis (Hope Laverne), Wally Maher (Lawrence Laverne), Jay Novello (Joel Cairo), Jeanette Nolan (Mrs. Julius), Jack Edwards, Jr. (Herman Julius / Mortuary attendant), Sidney Miller (Documentary narrator), Hans Conried (Marvin / Don Constantino), Bill Johnstone (Lieutenant Dundy), Robert Montgomery (Series host / Philip Marlowe)
Sam Spade has another visit from his “Maltese Falcon” nemesis, Casper Gutman.

Suspense is a conglomeration of some of the most acclaimed old time radio shows that graced the airwaves from the years 1942 until 1962, featuring thrilling adaptations of classic literature, original works, and Hollywood stars.

These episodes are Public Domain, and fall under Creative Commons.
Quality will vary somewhat from episode to episode.