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Suspense | Old Time Radio

Suspense | Old Time Radio

By: Old Time Retro Radio
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Summary
 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.

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Episodes
  • Suspense - "Cat and Mouse" (Old Time Radio, 1944)

    Suspense - "Cat and Mouse" (Old Time Radio, 1944)
    12 Nov 2026
    Suspense presents “Cat and Mouse,” listed in this archival source as episode 0 with an original broadcast date of March 3, 1944. Established episode listings, however, place the drama on March 30, 1944, as episode 85.

    In this wartime thriller, engineer John Guthrie investigates after the suspicious death of a colleague involved in a secret defense invention. The search leads from Boston to a snowbound Vermont hotel, where isolation, shortwave-radio secrets, and uneasy guests heighten the danger. Starring Sonny Tufts, with John McIntire and Lurene Tuttle; originally heard on CBS with Roma Wine.

    Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:50 Original Broadcast
    30:16 Closing

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.


    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    30 min
  • Suspense - "Phobia" (Old Time Radio, 1947)

    Suspense - "Phobia" (Old Time Radio, 1947)
    11 Nov 2026
    Suspense presents “Phobia,” listed in this archival recording as episode 6, with an original broadcast date of June 2, 1947. Surviving-program documentation, however, identifies “Phobia” as episode 251, first broadcast June 26, 1947.

    Eva Le Gallienne stars as wealthy, wheelchair-bound Emily Haven, whose severe fear of touching metal governs life in her New York home. When her sister Grace’s troubles bring department-store assistant manager Henry Lane into their orbit, an unsettling intrusion and growing domestic tension transform Emily’s ordered world into a psychological mystery. Written by Joel Hunt and directed by William Spier.

    Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:55 Original Broadcast
    28:52 Closing

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.


    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    29 min
  • Suspense - "The Burning Court" (Old Time Radio, 1945)

    Suspense - "The Burning Court" (Old Time Radio, 1945)
    10 Nov 2026
    Suspense presents “The Burning Court,” listed as episode 4, originally broadcast June 1, 1945. This atmospheric mystery adapts John Dickson Carr’s novel and stars Clifton Webb.

    A young man becomes unsettled when a historical manuscript about a notorious poisoner—and an uncanny portrait within it—seems connected to his own wife. As a suspicious death raises further questions, old secrets and impossible-seeming circumstances close in. William Spier directed this radio adaptation.

    Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:38 Original Broadcast
    29:54 Closing

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.


    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    30 min
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