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"The House by the River" • SUSPENSE Radio's One Hour

"The House by the River" • SUSPENSE Radio's One Hour

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 A poet lives in a home on the Thames, which makes it a convenient place to try to dispose of the body of the maid... until he learns that the body has floated to the surface and will inevitably be discovered.

The cast: John McIntire (Steven Burns), Dan O’Herlihy (John Burns), Eric Snowdon (Police Inspector), Raymond Lawrence (Henry Dimple / Police phone operator), Bill Johnstone (Signature Voice / Club member), Jeanette Nolan (Mrs. Ambrose), Berry Kroeger (Coroner), unknown actors as Marjorie / Emily Gaunt / Muriel / Mrs. Beech / Jury foreman)

The episode was adapted from the 1921 novel of the same name by A. P. Herbert. He was an English humorist, playwright, and writer, but was also a member of Parliament for Oxford University from 1935 to 1950. He served in both WW1 and WW2. He was also a writer for the famous humor magazine Punch in the early 1900s. The story was adapted by Irving Ravetch. The story also became a 1950 movie directed by Fritz Lang and is considered a neglected classic of film noir. The adapter for the film was Suspense regular contributor Mel Dinelli.
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