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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 - "Dame Fortune" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

Suspense presents “Dame Fortune,” listed in the supplied archival metadata as episode 4, with an original broadcast date of October 2, 1946. Independent program listings

Oct 16
31 min

Suspense - "Yellow Wall-paper" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

Suspense presents “Yellow Wall-paper,” episode 9, originally broadcast July 2, 1948. Agnes Moorehead stars as a woman sent to an isolated summer house while recovering f

Oct 14
30 min

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

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

Oct 13
30 min

Suspense - "Beyond Reason" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

Suspense presents “Beyond Reason,” originally broadcast on CBS on February 21, 1948. Episode 285 of the series, this hour-long drama stars Robert Ryan and Ruth Warrick an

Oct 12
1 h 00 min

Suspense - "The Long Shot" (Old Time Radio, 1958)

Suspense presents “The Long Shot,” originally broadcast February 9, 1958, and supplied here as episode 9. This CBS thriller is a remake of Harold Swanton’s earlier Suspen

Oct 11
26 min

Suspense - "Deep into Darkness (Douglas Fairbanks, Jr )" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

Suspense presents “Deep into Darkness,” listed in this archival collection as episode 2, with an original broadcast date of July 2, 1948. Episode-level radio logs also id

Oct 10
30 min

Suspense - "Allen in Wonderland" (Old Time Radio, 1952)

Suspense presents “Allen in Wonderland,” identified in this archival recording as episode 7, originally broadcast October 2, 1952. Episode listings also associate the pro

Oct 9
30 min

Suspense - "The Long Wait" (Old Time Radio, 1949)

Suspense presents “The Long Wait,” episode 4, originally broadcast November 2, 1949. This archival recording features a hard-boiled drama of revenge, loyalty, and second

Oct 8
30 min

Suspense - "The Thing in the Window" (Old Time Radio, 1946)

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

Oct 7
30 min

Suspense - "Lazarus Walks" (Old Time Radio, 1943)

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

Oct 6
29 min

Suspense - "Life Ends at Midnight" (Old Time Radio, 1944)

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 befor

Oct 5
30 min

Suspense - "Portrait Without a Face" (Old Time Radio, 1944)

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 Co

Oct 4
30 min

Suspense - "The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G Robinson" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

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.

Oct 3
30 min

Suspense - "Beware the Quiet Man" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

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

Oct 2
30 min

Suspense - "Deadline at Dawn" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

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 hometow

Oct 1
1 h 00 min

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

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 br

Sep 30
30 min

Suspense - "A Vision of Death" (Old Time Radio, 1951)

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

Sep 29
29 min

Suspense - "Song of the Heart" (Old Time Radio, 1948)

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

Sep 28
30 min

Suspense - "Formula for Death" (Old Time Radio, 1962)

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

Sep 27
24 min

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

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