Stars on Suspense (Old Time Radio)

This week, Paul Henreid sheds his “Casablanca” heroics for starring turns in two tales of “Suspense” – “The Angel of Death” (1/3/1946) and “No More Alice” (3/14/1946).

This week, Anne Baxter takes her final bow on the podcast as a tormented murderess in “The Thirteenth Sound” (4/26/1951). Plus, she recreates her big screen role in a radio adaptation of “All About Eve.”

This week, Charles Boyer – four-time Oscar nominee of “Gaslight” – puts his mellifluous and menacing French accent to work in two old time radio thrillers: “The Case of Henri Vibard” (6/8/1950) and “Another Man’s Poison” (5/17/1951).

This week, Fred MacMurray makes his third and final appearance on “Suspense” in “The Great Train Robbery” (4/13/1953). Plus, he co-stars with Irene Dunne in the newspaper comedy-drama “Bright Star.”

This week, Thomas Mitchell – Oscar, Emmy, and Tony winner of “Stagecoach” and “It’s a Wonderful Life” – plays a pair of desperate men in two tales calculated to keep you in “Suspense” – “Case History of Edgar Lowndes” (6/8/1944) and “John Barbie and Son” (2/22/1945).

This week, James Mason returns in two old time radio thrillers – one story ripped from the headlines and an adaptation of one of his classic films: “The Greatest Thief in the World” (originally aired on CBS on 6/21/1951) and “Odd Man Out” (originally aired on CBS on 2/11/1952).

This week, Robert Wagner and DeForest Kelley appear in tales of “Suspense” years before they starred on TV. Wagner stars in the Cold War romantic drama "Listen, Young Lovers" and Kelley plays the lead in the chilling "Flesh Peddler."

This week on “Stars On Suspense,” Ray Milland - Oscar-winner of The Lost Weekend - returns in two old time radio thrillers. He plays a man searching for his kidnapped wife and a British sailor fighting to save his crew from capture and certain death.

This week, Vincent Price chops and shoots his way through two old time radio thrillers. He plays two murderers who each think they’ve gotten away with their crimes in tales well calculated to keep you in “Suspense.”

This week, we’ll hear Barbara Stanwyck - star of “Stella Dallas,” “The Lady Eve,” and “The Big Valley” - in her only visit to “Suspense.” Plus - a radio recreation of her big screen performance in “Sorry, Wrong Number.”

This week, we’ll hear Ronald Colman - switching gears from his comedic radio role as Jack Benny’s neighbor - in a pair of “Suspense” thrillers, including an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Dunwich Horror.”

Better late than never! Today, we’ll hear Keenan Wynn - the superb character actor of “Dr. Strangelove” and “Point Blank” - in two tales well calculated to keep you in “Suspense!”

This week, we’ll hear Charles Laughton in his third visit to the podcast. The star plays an honest man tempted by easy money and the most infamous executioner in English history.

This week, we’ll hear Joan Lorring - Oscar-nominee and former radio child actor - starring as two women in very different but desperate circumstances in a pair of old time radio thrillers.

This week, we’ll hear Richard Widmark - the Oscar-nominated giggling heavy of “Kiss of Death” - in a pair of “Suspense” plays pitting man against nature.