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Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

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Presenting the biggest legends of Hollywood starring in "Suspense," radio's outstanding theater of thrills! Each week, we'll hear two chillers from this old time radio classic featuring one of the all-time great stars of stage and screen.Stars On Suspense Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
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  • Episode 411 - Frank Lovejoy (Part 8)
    May 8 2025

    Radio and big screen star Frank Lovejoy makes his final appearances on Suspense in a pair of shows where he plays characters both scary and sympathetic. First, he's a man with an unhealthy fixation on his Army buddy's wife in "Friend of Daddy's" (AFRS rebroadcast from May 17, 1959). Then, his wife is going into labor when their car breaks down on the Hollywood Freeway in "Ivy is a Lovely Name" (originally aired on CBS on June 21, 1959). Plus, we'll hear him as a con man in "Windfall" from The Whistler (originally aired on CBS on May 5, 1947) and as Chicago reporter Randy Stone in "The Night is a Weapon" from Night Beat (originally aired on NBC on February 13, 1950).

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • Episode 410 - Jackie Kelk
    Apr 24 2025

    For seven years on radio, Jackie Kelk portrayed cub reporter and Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen, and he helped to define the character for generations of depictions in comics, cartoons, and films. We'll hear him in a pair of Suspense thrillers - first as a man who murders his brother to preserve their childhood home in "Shadow on the Wall" (originally aired on CBS on September 22, 1957), and then in a western drama as a young gunfighter out for revenge in "Sundown" (originally aired on CBS on May 4, 1958). Plus we'll hear him as Jimmy in "The Mystery of the Flying Monster" from The Adventures of Superman (originally aired on ABC on March 7, 1949).

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Episode 409 - Elsa Lanchester
    Apr 18 2025

    Elsa Lanchester achieved cinematic immortality with her iconic portrayal of the Bride of Frankenstein in the Universal horror classic. But her work in the realm of monsters was just a part of her long career on the stage and screen - a career that included two Oscar nominations and a dozen films where she co-starred with her husband Charles Laughton. We'll hear the couple in a Suspense adaptation of "The ABC Murders" (originally aired on CBS on May 18, 1943) and in a true crime historical drama from Columbia Presents Corwin ("The Moat Farm Murder," originally aired on CBS on July 18, 1944). Plus, Elsa Lanchester leads an all-female cast in a Suspense thriller set at a girls schoool - "Finishing School" (originally aired on CBS on December 30, 1943).

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    1 hr and 39 mins
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The "STARS ON SUSPENSE," put on by "Mean Streets Podcast," features suspenseful radio plays that feature the stars from Hollywood's Golden Age. These radio broadcasts were made back in the day before TV, Internet, etc., and are intriguing and fun to listen to. Some will even have you sitting at the edge of your seat!

If you never heard one of these radio plays, they're basically a movie without the picture. Different actors/actresses will voice the characters, you'll hear sound effects like cars, doors opening, footsteps, gunshots, etc., musical scores, and you get to hear the sponsors of the show (usually one sponsor), which are the commercial spots -- but they're so much better than today's commercials -- and that gives it a nostalgic feel, so I'm glad they weren't edited out.

"Suspense" was the name of the show that carried these radio plays, and you can purchase them in 7-15 hour broadcasts here on Audible, which is what I was doing originally, and then I stumbled upon the "STARS ON SUSPENSE" podcast! This is much better because the wonderful host chooses the episodes and provides info, trivia, and behind-the-scenes stuff on them. He also arranges them (grouping one celebrity's episodes together when there's a "spotlight" feature, whereas buying the shows are normally presented in broadcast order) so you can listen back-to-back shows that might have your favorite actor/actress.

I didn't realize that this podcast is active and so a new "Suspense" show is presented each week. You can also go back and listen to the earlier podcasts, so you've got lots to choose from. I have the Audible Premium Plus membership, so I get to listen to these shows without having to purchase any additional material.

I can't remember the host's name, but he has a nice speaking voice and sets each episode up and explains why he chose that particular show. I listen at night before I go to sleep and it's like having a bedtime story read to you every night.

Highly recommend it.

Excellent Podcast Of Radio Plays

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Am so happy to discover this well-curated podcast. I wish I could recall the name of the producer/narrator; he has a pleasant voice and does a great job setting up the episodes with background lore and context. It has been a delight to accompany my spring gardening chores by listening via my phone to these carefully selected episodes.

It's also nice to be able to scroll the episodes for favoite stars like Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead, Raymond Burr, etc., as well as to discover actors that were new to me but clearly contributed lots of talent to Suspense. I also love the old radio commercials for Roma Wines, Signal, etc., that are included in the podcasts.

Thank you so much for your efforts and expertise!

Really appreciate this gold mine of classic radio

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Excellent narrator Sounds informed and suspenseful Best cast professional! commercials are are classic! News briefs are facsinatinq

Best curated suspense program

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