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Suspense | Old Time Radio

by Old Time Retro Radio

Suspense | Old Time Radio brings you classic mystery, crime, psychological thrillers, and suspense from the golden age of radio. Enter gripping stories of murder, danger, deception, desperate choices, and unexpected twists performed by some of the era’s greatest stars. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Suspense became one of radio’s most celebrated dramatic anthologies, known for exceptional performances, acclaimed writers, and unforgettable stories designed to keep listeners guessing until the end. Rediscover classic old time radio suspense, mystery, crime drama, psychological thrillers, horror, and vintage radio. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.

Latest episodes

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Suspense - "Death of an Old Flame" (Old Time Radio, 1961)

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 wh

Sep 26
25 min

Suspense - "Three Times Murder" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

Suspense presents “Three Times Murder,” originally broadcast October 3, 1946. This archival recording is identified as episode 3. Rita Hayworth stars as Laura Williams,

Sep 25
30 min

Suspense - "The Moonstone - Part Two" (Old Time Radio, 1953)

Suspense presents “The Moonstone - Part Two,” episode 3, originally broadcast November 2, 1953. In the conclusion of this adaptation of Wilkie Collins’s classic detectiv

Sep 24
30 min

Suspense - "Will You Make a Bet with Death" (Old Time Radio, 1942)

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 Hau

Sep 23
30 min

Suspense - "The Death Parade" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

Suspense presents “The Death Parade,” episode 5, originally broadcast February 1, 1951. Amid the noise and crowds of a downtown parade, Ellen Johnson finds an alarming l

Sep 22
29 min

Suspense - "Dead of Night" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

Suspense presents “Dead of Night,” episode 9, originally broadcast on June 1, 1947. This archival edition is drawn from a local surviving recording of the classic radio s

Sep 21
30 min

Suspense - "Death on My Hands" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

Suspense presents “Death on My Hands,” an archival episode listed with an original broadcast date of May 1, 1951, and episode number 0. Phil Harris and Alice Faye, better

Sep 20
30 min

Suspense - "Dead of the Night" (Old Time Radio, 1944)

Suspense presents “Dead of the Night,” documented as episode 118, originally broadcast on November 16, 1944. Local archival metadata lists the recording as episode 6, dat

Sep 19
30 min

Suspense - "The Story of Markham's Death" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

Suspense presents “The Story of Markham’s Death,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 2, 1947. This local archival recording is identified as episode 2. Kirk Douglas s

Sep 18
30 min

Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

Suspense presents “Dead Ernest,” originally broadcast May 8, 1947. This local archival recording is identified as episode 8. Written by Seeleg Lester and Merwin Gerard, t

Sep 17
30 min

Suspense - "Report on the Jolly Death Riders" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

Suspense presents “Report on the Jolly Death Riders,” identified in this archival source as episode 7, with an original broadcast date of August 2, 1951. Other episode li

Sep 16
30 min

Suspense - "The Strange Death of Gordon Fitzroy" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

Suspense presents “The Strange Death of Gordon Fitzroy,” originally broadcast November 2, 1946, as episode 8. Chester Morris stars as Johnny Malone, a recently released

Sep 15
31 min

Suspense - "The Dead Sleep Lightly" (Old Time Radio, 1943)

Suspense presents “The Dead Sleep Lightly,” identified in this archival recording as episode 0, originally broadcast March 3, 1943. In John Dickson Carr’s supernatural-t

Sep 14
30 min

Suspense - "Death Went Along for the Ride" (Old Time Radio, 1944)

Suspense presents “Death Went Along for the Ride,” listed in this archival collection as episode 7, with an original broadcast date of April 2, 1944. On a cross-country

Sep 13
30 min

Suspense - "The Doctor Prescribed Death" (Old Time Radio, 1943)

Suspense presents “The Doctor Prescribed Death,” an archival episode originally broadcast on February 2, 1943. This local recording is identified as episode 2; establishe

Sep 12
30 min

Suspense - "Death Flies Blind" (Old Time Radio, 1943)

Suspense presents “Death Flies Blind,” originally broadcast May 4, 1943. This archival presentation is episode 4 of the series. Written by John Dickson Carr, the CBS wart

Sep 11
30 min

Suspense - "The White Rose Murders" (Old Time Radio, 1943)

Suspense presents “The White Rose Murders,” originally broadcast July 6, 1943. This local archival recording is identified as episode 6. Starring Maureen O’Hara, the CBS

Sep 10
30 min

Suspense - "Death on Highway 99" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

Suspense presents “Death on Highway 99,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 4, 1945. Often listed as episode 161, this archival recording is identified in the source

Sep 9
26 min

Suspense - "Crime Without Passion" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

Suspense presents “Crime Without Passion,” originally broadcast on May 2, 1946. This archival recording is supplied as episode number 2. Joseph Cotten stars as Lew Hendr

Sep 8
29 min

Suspense - "Death at Live Oak" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

Suspense presents “Death at Live Oak,” listed in this archival recording as episode 5, originally broadcast May 1, 1947. Financially ruined David Sutherland meets the fr

Sep 7
30 min

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