Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

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Episode 132 - Jeff Chandler May 23, 2019

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Before he was an Oscar nominee, Jeff Chandler was a busy radio actor. He played a western lawyer, private eye Michael Shayne, and bashful biology teacher Mr. Boynton in Our Miss Brooks. He also played supporting roles on "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." But after his breakout film role and his rise to leading man status, Chandler moved into starring roles on Suspense. We'll hear him in "The Steel River Prison Break" (originally aired on CBS on September 3, 1951) and "The Case Against Loo Doc" (originally aired on CBS on January 7, 1952).

Episode 131 - Kirk Douglas (Part 2) May 16, 2019

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For his final visit to Suspense, three-time Academy Award nominee Kirk Douglas starred as a man whose wandering eye lands him and his new love in danger. The star of Spartacus and Ace in the Hole brings his trademark explosive style of acting to "The Butcher's Wife" (originally aired on CBS on February 9, 1950). Then, he recreates his role from William Wyler's Detective Story in an April 26, 1954 broadcast from The Lux Radio Theatre.

Episode 130 - Doris Day May 14, 2019

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We take a break from "radio's outstanding theater of thrills" to salute the late legend of Hollywood, Doris Day. The Oscar-nominee, box office star, recording sensation, and animal activist passed away at age 97. We'll hear a pair of episodes from The Doris Day Show, her musical radio program. Ms. Day sings along with special guests Danny Thomas (in an episode originally aired on CBS on March 28, 1952) and Gordon MacRae and Mary Wickes (originally aired on CBS on May 9, 1952).

Episode 129 - Marie Wilson May 09, 2019

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Marie Wilson was best known for her radio, TV, and film work as the ditzy, scatterbrained sweetheart Irma Peterson in My Friend Irma. She played to her comedy strengths in her only appearance on Suspense – the lighthearted caper "Star Over Hong Kong" (originally aired on CBS on February 22, 1959). We'll also hear her in her signature role in an episode of My Friend Irma (originally aired on CBS on May 3, 1948).

Episode 128 - Paul Henreid May 02, 2019

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In Casablanca as resistance leader Victor Lazlo, Paul Henreid rallies a crowd to drown out the Nazis with a spirited rendition of "La Marseillaise." But in his two visits to Suspense, he played a pair of men with murder on their minds and diabolical plans. We'll hear him in "The Angel of Death" (originally aired on CBS on January 3, 1946) and "No More Alice" (originally aired on CBS on March 14, 1946).

Episode 127 - Anne Baxter (Part 2) Apr 25, 2019

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Oscar-winning star and Batman villain Anne Baxter makes her final visit to the podcast in "The Thirteenth Sound," a Suspense story from April 26, 1951. We'll also hear her as she recreates her big screen, award-nominated performance from All About Eve on the Lux Radio Theatre (originally aired on CBS on October 1, 1951).

Episode 126 - Charles Boyer Apr 18, 2019

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Over the course of a nearly sixty-year career that spanned two continents, Charles Boyer was one of the screen's most popular stars. The French actor was acclaimed for his romantic leading roles, but he could also be a memorable villain – like when he played Ingrid Bergman's manipulative husband in Gaslight. We'll hear the four-time Oscar nominee in a pair of tales from Suspense: "The Case of Henri Vibard" (originally aired on CBS on June 8, 1950) and "Another Man's Poison" (originally aired on CBS on May 17, 1951).

Episode 125 - Fred MacMurray (Part 2) Apr 11, 2019

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Fred MacMurray leaves flying cars and Flubber behind for his third and final appearance on Suspense. We'll hear the star in "The Great Train Robbery" (originally aired on CBS on April 13, 1953) – a story that finds MacMurray more in Double Indemnity than Disney territory. Then, MacMurray co-stars with Irene Dunne in an episode from Bright Star, their syndicated newspaper comedy-drama series.

Episode 124 - Thomas Mitchell Apr 04, 2019

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One of the earliest winners of the "Triple Crown" of acting, Thomas Mitchell was an always-welcome presence in some of the greatest movies of old Hollywood. Whether he was the bumbling but lovable Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life or the drunk Doc Boone in Stagecoach, Mitchell is always a treat to watch with an impish charm to his performances. He sheds that friendly nature for his two visits to Suspense: "Case History of Edgar Lowndes" (originally aired on CBS on June 8, 1944) and "John Barbie and Son" (originally aired on CBS on February 22, 1945).

Episode 123 - James Mason (Part 2) Mar 28, 2019

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For his third and fourth visits to Suspense, James Mason played two criminals who feel the pressure of the law closing in on them. In two different tales, the star of North by Northwest and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea proves once again that the wages of sin is death. First, he's "The Greatest Thief in the World" (originally aired on CBS on June 21, 1951). Then, he recreates his film role in an adaptation of Carol Reed's 1947 classic noir film Odd Man Out (originally aired on CBS on February 11, 1952).

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