Episode 439 - Stars of “Casablanca”
Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)
Here’s looking at you, kid. In honor of Valentine’s Day, here’s one of Hollywood’s all-time great romantic dramas - one of the all-time great movies, period - Casablanca. The tale of a love triangle set against an exotic wartime backdrop is dramatized for radio with its stars Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henried. Plus, Mr. Henreid and two of his fellow cast members - Peter Lorre and Claude Rains - make appearances on Suspense. Mr. Lorre headlines “Of Maestro and Man” (originally aired on CBS on July 20, 1944); Mr. Henreid stars in “The Angel of Death” (originally...
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Episode 438 - Stars of “His Girl Friday”
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A month of classic Hollywood romances kicks off with Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell trading quips at a mile a minute in His Girl Friday. Howard Hawks’ adaptation of the newspaper comedy The Front Page changes the two battling newspaper men into a divorced husband and wife - an editor and his star reporter he doesn’t want to let go off to a life of domestic bliss with a dud of a new husband. We’ll hear Grant in “The Black Curtain” (originally aired on CBS on December 2, 1943) and Ms. Russell in “Consideration” (originally aired on CBS on February 3, 1950). Then, they recreate...
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Episode 437 - Stars of "Winchester '73"
Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)
We ride off into the sunset for our winter out west series with Winchester ‘73, Anthony Mann’s engrossing western drama starring James Stewart. It’s the story of a man who loses his rifle and who travels the west to get it back. We’ll hear Stewart, along with his co-stars Dan Duryea and John McIntire, in episodes of Suspense - Dan Duryea in “The Will to Power” (originally aired on CBS on January 9, 1947); James Stewart in “Mission: Completed” (originally aired on CBS on December 1, 1949); and John McIntire in “The Big Day” (originally aired on CBS on May 26, 1957). Finally,...
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Episode 436 - Stars of "My Darling Clementine"
Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)
Guns are drawn at the OK Corral and a legend of the west is born in My Darling Clementine, John Ford’s classic dramatization of the life and times of Wyatt Earp. We’ll hear three of the film’s stars - Henry Fonda, who played Earp; Victor Mature, who co-starred as gambler and gunslinger Doc Holliday; and Linda Darnell, the old flame of Holliday’s who gets in the middle of a feud that will turn bloody on the streets of Tombstone - in episodes of Suspense, plus a radio recreation of the film. Fonda stars in “Summer Storm” (originally aired on CBS on October 18, 1945); Mature headlines...
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Encore - Wild West Suspense
Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)
No new episode this week due to some unexpected conflicts, but since we're celebrating classic western movies, here's a collection of western tales from "radio's outstanding theater of thrills!" Alan Ladd hunts for his brother's murderer in "A Killing in Abilene" (originally aired on CBS on December 14, 1950). Then, Richard Widmark fights a bloody feud in "The Hunting of Bob Lee" (originally aired on CBS on October 29, 1951) and he tracks a deadly panther through the snow in "The Track of the Cat" (originally aired on CBS on February 18, 1952). Frank Lovejoy stars as one of the west's most...
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Episode 435 - Stars of “Shane”
Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)
We’re spending the winter out west with classic western movies and their stars in January. First up is Shane, the story of a gunfighter who tries to turn over a new leaf but has to fall back on his trade when his newfound family is threatened. We’ll hear the two lead actors - Alan Ladd and Van Heflin - in Suspense shows as well as a radio recreation of the movie. First, Heflin is a reporter who receives an invitation from a murderer in “The Lady in the Red Hat” (originally aired on CBS on November 30, 1950). Then, Ladd stars in a tale of revenge from the old west in “A Killing in...
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Episode 434 - Stars of "'Til We Meet Again"
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We bid goodbye to the old year and ring in the new with ‘Til We Meet Again, a tale of star-crossed lovers on an ocean liner with plans for a New Year’s Eve rendezvous…if the fates don’t conspire against them. We’ll hear three of the film’s stars - Merle Oberon, Pat O’Brien, and Geraldine Fitzgerald - in episodes of Suspense plus a Lux Radio Theatre recreation of the movie. Ms. Fitzgerald tries to comfort her husband through his unusual nightmares in “A Friend to Alexander” (originally aired on CBS on June 15, 1944). Ms. Oberon stars in a story set in Nazi-occupied...
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Episode 433 - Stars of “It’s a Wonderful Life”
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We wrap up our series of classic holiday films with It’s a Wonderful Life - the timeless tale from Frank Capra that proves no man is a failure who has friends. We’ll hear three of its stars - Jimmy Stewart, Sheldon Leonard, and Thomas Mitchell - in Suspense thrillers, an old time radio recreation of the movie, and a bonus spoof courtesy of The Jack Benny Program. Thomas Mitchell is a tycoon with more than business on his mind in “Case History on Edgar Lowndes” (originally aired on CBS on June 8, 1944). Sheldon Leonard is a professional killer in “Feast of the Furies” (originally...
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Episode 432 - Stars of “The Bishop’s Wife”
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Our December series of classic holiday films continues with the cast of The Bishop’s Wife - the heavenly comedy about a beleaguered bishop, his supportive wife, and the angel who pays a visit to lend a hand. We’ll hear its three stars - Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven - recreate their roles in a radio adaptation of the film and we’ll also hear them in three old time radio thrillers. First, Ms. Young fears for her life in “Lady Killer” (originally aired on CBS on March 2, 1950). Then, Cary Grant runs out of gas in “On a Country Road” (originally aired on CBS on November...
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Episode 431 - Stars of “It Happened on Fifth Avenue”
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A tycoon’s vacant mansion hosts holiday hijinks in the classic comedy It Happened on Fifth Avenue. It’s the story of a vagrant who makes himself at home in the house when the owner heads south for the winter, and of how the true owner and his family end up as invited Christmas “guests” of their tenant. We’ll hear two of the film’s stars in radio thrillers - Charles Ruggles in “Suspicion” (originally aired on CBS on February 10, 1944) and Don DeFore in “The Furnished Floor” (originally aired on CBS on September 13, 1945). Then, we’ll hear Messrs Ruggles and DeFore - along...
info_outlineBest known today as humanity's last hope in Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Kevin McCarthy lent his voice to a pair of Suspense thrillers in the later years of the program. First, he plays a juror whose wife has been kidnapped to sway his vote in "After the Movies" (AFRS rebroadcast from September 6, 1959). Then, he fights for his life in a sinking ship in "Dead Man's Story" (AFRS rebroadcast from May 15, 1960). Finally, we'll hear him in the dual role of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in a production of The CBS Radio Mystery Theatre, part of the brief revival of network radio dramas (originally aired on CBS on June 18, 1974).