Burlington Public Library MA

Suspense, v. 1

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Suspense

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860981756

A Hollywood 360 collection

Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962, and is considered by many to be the best mystery/drama series of the golden age. Often referred to as "Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills" it focused on suspenseful thrillers starring the biggest names in Hollywood. Early in the run, the episodes were hosted by the "Man in Black" who, from an omniscient perch, narrated stories of people thrown into dangerous or bizarre situations with plots that, at the very end, usually had an unseen twist or two. Hollywood's finest actors jumped at the chance to appear on Suspense, including Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Alan Ladd, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Orson Welles. Scripts were written by John Dickson Carr, Lucille Fletcher, James Poe, Ray Bradbury, and many others. Running more than twenty years, Suspense aired nearly one thousand radio broadcasts. It made the transition to television in 1949, but it was on radio that Suspense enjoyed its glory days

CD 1. The cave of Ali Baba (8/19/42) ; The hitch-hiker (9/2/42) -- CD 2. The Kettler Method (9/16/42) ; A passage to Benares (9/23/42) -- CD 3. One hundred in the dark (9/30/42) ; The lord of the witch doctors (10/27/42) -- CD 4. Will you make a bet with death? (11/10/42) ; Menace in wax (11/17/42) -- CD 5. The body snatchers (11/24/42) ; The doctor prescribed death (2/2/43) -- CD 6. In fear and trembling (2/16/43) ; Fire burn and cauldron bubble (4/6/43)

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