Episodes

  • Suspense: Deadline at Dawn

    Suspense: Deadline at Dawn
    May 8 2026
    Release Date: November 17, 2012

    A couple has until dawn to find out who killed a rich socialite or one of them will have to answer to the police.

    Original Air Date: May 15, 1948

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 50th Anniversary of the End of the Golden Age of Radio

    50th Anniversary of the End of the Golden Age of Radio
    Apr 24 2026
    Release Date: September 30, 2012

    The golden age of radio came to an end with episodes of Yours Truly Johnny Dollar and Suspense. In the “Tip-Off Matter,” an ex-con tells Johnny the location of his loot. In “Devilstone,” a rich young Irishman is having trouble renting a house that is rumored to be haunted.

    On September 30th 1962


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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Proudly We Hail: Follow that Man

    Proudly We Hail: Follow that Man
    Apr 12 2026
    Today's Mystery: A private detective is hired to located a woman's brother who is tied into underworld activity.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 29, 1950

    Originating in New York

    Starring: Lee Tracy as Clint Flint, Miriam Wolfe, Bill Lipton, Joe DeSantis

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    34 mins
  • Lux Radio Theater: Captain Carey USA

    Lux Radio Theater: Captain Carey USA
    Apr 3 2026
    Release Date: June 30, 2012

    A former O.S.S. Officer returns to Italy to locate the person who betrayed him and his compatriots to the Nazis.

    Original Air Date: February 2, 1953

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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Suspense: The Crowd

    Suspense: The Crowd
    Mar 27 2026
    Original Release Date: June 16, 2012

    A police lieutenant hunts a murderer whose crimes are always accompanied by a crowd. Original Air Date: September 27, 1950

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    33 mins
  • The Silent Men: The Big Kill and Night Beat: Ellen (Twice-Told Tale)

    The Silent Men: The Big Kill and Night Beat: Ellen (Twice-Told Tale)
    Mar 8 2026
    Today's 1st Mystery: An investigator for the Civil Aviation Administration gets a call warning of a bomb on a plane.

    Original Radio Broadcast: February 3, 1952

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

    Today's 2nd Mystery: Randy receives a tip that there’s a bomb on a plane to Denver.

    Original Air Date: September 4, 1952

    Originating in Hollywood

    Starring Frank Lovejoy as Randy Stone

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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key

    Screen Guild Theater: The Glass Key
    Mar 1 2026
    Today's Story: The best friend and top lieutenant of a political boss finds himself in the midst of a murder that threatens his boss's career.

    Original Air Date: July 22, 1946

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Alan Ladd; Marjorie Reynolds; Ward Bond

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    36 mins
  • Screen Guild Theater: My Favorite Brunette

    Screen Guild Theater: My Favorite Brunette
    Feb 8 2026
    Today's Mystery: A baby photographer impersonates an out-of-town private investigator and gets mixed up with a beautiful woman who wants him to find her missing uncle.

    Original Radio Broadcast Date: October 13, 1947

    Originating from Hollywood

    Starring: Bob Hope as Ronny Jackson; Dorothy Lamour; Frank Nelson

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    Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.
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    34 mins