Legendary radio collector John Tefteller presents the best of mystery, comedy, horror, and adventure stories, produced by the greatest writers, directors, composers, and stars.
Episodes
Thursday May 02, 2024
Thursday May 02, 2024
It begins with a train wreck, and an unhappy woman who assumes the identity of a burn victim. But how long can she continue this charade? That's the premise of today's story by mystery writer Cornell Woolrich. Our very special guest researcher Dr. Joe Webb is with us again to discuss this episode of the radio series "Suspense" from 1946 which stars Susan Peters, whose own tragic backstory lends a dark undertone to this story.
Joe Webb's Blog Post: https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/1946-12-12-they-call-me-patrice.html
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Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Tuesday Apr 30, 2024
Like last week's Henry Morgan Show, we are again featuring zany East Coast comedians. This week, a "lost" episode of It Pays To Be Ignorant from February 16, 1945. This one is another onslaught, machine-gun round of rapid-fire Dad jokes, some of them hitting so fast, by the time you get it you are halfway through the next one. We are happy to be able to save and resuscitate this weird brand of long-forgotten comedy.
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Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Thursday Apr 25, 2024
Today on the podcast, a woman learns that her husband won a lottery. The only problem is, the ticket is in the pocket of his coat... buried with his body. So begins a story with a darkly comic bent from the pen of Cornell Woolrich, the king of the pulps all throughout the 1940s. Agnes Moorehead (best remembered for her intense performance on "Sorry Wrong Number") stars, and Dr. Joe Webb joins us for this divisive story from 1946.
Joe Webb's Blog Post: https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/07/1946-04-04-post-mortem.html
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Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Today, the second episode of the fully produced half-hour Henry Morgan Show. This episode is a non-stop barrage of wise-cracks, crazy voices, and weird musical interludes. Who cares if one bombed? It was on to the next so fast, it didn't matter. This is before Morgan got a sponsor for the show, so like the later Stan Freberg Show, he gets a chance to invent mock commercials for non-existing products that alone are worth the price of admission.
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Thursday Apr 18, 2024
Thursday Apr 18, 2024
What would you do if you knew your spouse was a wanted criminal? To make matters worse, she was a fire starter and you were an insurance investigator? That's the dilemma of the protagonist in this story by the popular mystery writer we are featuring all this month on the podcast, Cornell Woolrich. We are pleased to be joined once again by radio researcher Dr. Joe Webb to discuss today's story from 1949, which stars Fredric March.
Joe Webb's Blog Post: https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/03/1943-12-09-night-reveals.html
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Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Tuesday Apr 16, 2024
Today we are venturing into the world of 1957 sci-fi. The story is called "The Coffin Cure," by physician turned science fiction writer Alan E. Nourse. A cure for the common cold has been found, but it's pushed out to the public a little too quickly, with unpleasant side effects (sounds like something ripped out of modern day headlines). The whole tone of this story is tongue-in-cheek satire, and the performances push this one even further over-the-top than the original Nourse story.
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Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Thursday Apr 11, 2024
Actor Jack Webb was best known for his persuasive portrayal of police Sergeant Joe Friday. Today we get to hear Jack Webb as a criminal. The story is another in our 10-week tribute to the prolific pulp mystery writer and novelist Cornell Woolrich. Joining us once again to discuss this story is researcher Dr. Joe Webb (no relation to Jack Webb or Joe Friday).
Joe Webb's Blog Post: https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/09/1947-03-13-you-take-ballistics.html
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Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
The following story is true. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. We bring you "Dragnet," the granddaddy of all true crime police procedurals. Jack Webb was the mastermind behind the series that showed the boys in blue in a heroic light after many years of media mockery. This is an early episode of the series, and the first to feature the famous Dragnet theme.
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Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Thursday Apr 04, 2024
Today we have another story of a person seemingly vanishing off the face of the earth. But this time her finance is having none of it! We continue with our 10 episode series devoted to mystery writer Cornell Woolrich, the author of Alfred Hitchcock's "Rear Window." His story "I Won't Take A Minute" is about a man trying desperately to find his sweetheart, who went into a building to run an errand and never comes back out. Joining us to discuss this fast-moving thriller is researcher Dr. Joe Webb.
Joe Webb's Blog Post: https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/07/1945-12-06-i-wont-take-minute.html
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Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Today we present the classic of dystopian fiction, George Orwell's hopeless tale of the future, "1984." There are a few curious things about this adaptation, not least of which is the proximity of this broadcast to the release of the book just a few months prior. It's the story of "Big Brother is Watching You", TV screens with no on/off switches, "thought crimes," and "double-think." It was an edgy script for 1949. The star is also remarkable. David Niven, in one of his few radio appearances.
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