Very few shows are as fondly remembered as one that left listeners sitting on the edge of their seats, biting their nails and even a bit afraid at times. Suspense provided its audience with not only chills, thrills, action and adventure, but also expertly written stories and some of the finest performances given by radio’s best actors, as you will hear in Suspense, Volume 4 from Radio Archives.
After an initial debut in 1940, On June 17, 1942, Suspense restarted as a weekly anthology series on CBS in June, 1942. A few weeks after the debut, William Spier, considered an up-and-comer by CBS, became the show’s producer. Recognizing the opportunity that Suspense presented, Spier proceeded to mold the show into the radio classic that we know today.
A man of both taste and ambition, William Spier aspired to make Suspense the success it would become. With his actors, including names like Orson Welles, he expected nothing less than perfection, but was also willing to risk on-air disaster by often throwing them a curve at the last minute. Spier wanted a tense, edge-of-your-seat kind of show—and the best way to get this, in his opinion, was by keeping his entire cast and crew as tense and on-edge as the audience would be.
Suspense, Volume 4 presents hours of this radio classic restored to the finest audio quality possible! Tremendous storytelling coupled with finely crafted action and production value is what awaits you on Suspense, Volume 4 from Radio Archives.
Two Sharp Knives
Tuesday, December 22, 1942 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
The Pit and the Pendelum
Tuesday, January 12, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
The Customers Like Murder
Tuesday, March 23, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
The Dead Sleep Lightly
Tuesday, March 30, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
Fear Paints A Picture
Tuesday, April 13, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
The Moment of Darkness
Tuesday, April 20, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
The Diary of Saphronia Winters
Tuesday, April 27, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
Death Flies Blind
Tuesday, May 4, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
Mr. Markheim, Antique Dealer
Tuesday, May 11, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
The ABC Murders
Tuesday, May 18, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
Banquo’s Chair
Tuesday, June 1, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
Five Canaries in the Room
Tuesday, June 8, 1943 - 30:00 - CBS, sustaining
