Revival of the classic oldtime radio anthology series, with allnew stories performed by a crack company of hollywood actors. Fred foy, of the lone ranger fame, was an abc staff announcer in the early 60s. Click on one of the above for a different otrr suspense single episodes page. The story is told from the point of view of an american soldier stationed in korea. Not all the programs over 20 years were masterpieces, but many were.
Desperate and angry, he kills his boss and steals some money. You are drifting along the muddy reaches of a south american. Back in the day, all radio shows were broadcast live. Recommended for fans of oldtime radio or noir fiction. See note section below for more information on the otrr. Old time radio shows download for free at zoot radio. This is a compilation i put together of most of vincent prices appearances on suspense radio theater. Suspense one hundred in the dark 1942 old time radio. The suspense anthology marked the end of the golden age of radio drama as the 1960s gave birth to other forms of more colorful entertainment.
Suspense 1944 the individual episodes have been broken down into several different pages. A couple stranded on the road in a storm seek shelter at a remote castle where a mad scientist waits for a human subject on whom to test the destructive potential of his death ray. Listeners may want to sample some and skip the rest. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. Escape and suspense scariest old time radio episodes. Old time radio shows we have great shows from the days when radio was king. Suspense single episodes 1956 suspense single episodes 1957 suspense single episodes 1958 suspense single episodes 1959 suspense single episodes 1960 suspense single episodes 1961 suspense single episodes 1962 this is one of these pages. The opening scene certainly grabs your attention but it unfortunately doesnt go anywhere of interest as the plot chooses to focus on two thoroughly unappealing women who spend most of their time squabbling. Show 25 shows on page show 50 shows on page show 100 shows on page show 200 shows on page. In the show the ghost hunt a disk jockey plans to spend the night in a haunted house in which 4 people committed suicide after loosing their minds. The scariest radio episodes of all time the art of manliness.
I came back to that racio many time to listen to suspense. Internet archive latest otr additions times past old time radio. The best and worst and most of otr three tables on this page attempt to list the best, worst and most of otr. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. Richard diamond, private detective single episodes. Suspense old time radio otr series 19421962 mp3 dvd 708 episodes old time radio on. The otrr library has more than 85,000 individual episodes from nearly 2,000 series for you to download.
Oldtime radio mysteries inner sanctum, suspense, escape, lights out. Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on cbs radio from 1940 through 1962. The otrr library is updated on a regular basis, with new series, new episodes, or better encodes. For being one of the more popular episodes of suspenseit was broadcast three timesit is surprisingly dull. But remember, if sams busy, then call on phillip marlowe, richard diamond or you could let george do it. The last episode, the devil stone, was the last radio drama broadcast with its roots in the golden age of radio or old time radio, otr. From august 1955 which may just be a rebroadcast comes this ray bradbury story that has become one of the single most influential horrorsci fi stories ever written. Download some old time radio shows today and enjoy the wonderful world of radio from half a century ago. Listen to 53 episodes of the green hornet for free. Another episode of suspense with the same title is not the same story. The shadow otr free old time radio mp3 downloads from. Ironically, the episode was titled devil stone and was the last dramatic radio play from a series that had its roots in the golden age of radio. The 260 black and white halfhour episodes of the anthology series suspense were originally broadcast from 194954 on cbs. One of the premier drama programs of the golden age of radio, was subtitled radios outstanding theater of thrills and focused on suspense thriller type scripts, usually featuring leading hollywood actors of the era.
Suspense 1947 the individual episodes have been broken down into several different pages. The sound quality is mostly good, though a few words are lost to sound gaps. I still remember that radio show more than any tv show of my youth, with the possible exception of the twilight zone. There was a good bit of science fiction and some of the plots seem to have been taken from the daily newspaper. Suspense is an american television anthology series that ran on cbs television from 1949 to 1954. Escape was radios leading anthology series of highadventure radio dramas, airing on cbs from july 7, 1947 to september 25, 1954. Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. For example, in 1959, suspense aired a korean christmas carol. Old time radio shows suspense one hundred in the dark original air date. September 30, 1942 this episode consists of a strange series.
A trip up the paraguay river in the jungles of argentina, in search of sunken gold makes for an excellent adventure. Suspense is a radio drama series broadcast on cbs radio from 1940 through 1962 one of the premier drama programs of the golden age of radio, was subtitled radios outstanding theater of thrills and focused on suspense thrillertype scripts, usually featuring leading hollywood actors of the era. Dashiell hammetts ever popular sam spade radio show is brought to life on the air. Since the program did not have a regular sponsor like suspense. Suspense was a highly popular and successful radio program with over twenty years on the air. We dont believe that you should be charged for listening so download as many as youd like and enjoy. Escape and suspense suspense episode logs, reference. Gunsmoke, dragnet, the shadow, fibber mcgee and molly, yours truly johnny dollar, suspense and many, many more. Some fans have special favorites in the thrillerchillermacabre genre, but all will agree that suspense did it best. This time on the horror, creeps by night through the afrs mystery playhouse presents its story from april 25, on the horror this week, macabre brings us their story, the midnight horseman. Suspense was a radio series broadcasted on the cbs radio network in the early 1940s that featured many of the eras famous hollywood stars. Stream tracks and playlists from suspense radio drama on your desktop or mobile device. If you are interested in preserving old time radio otr, you may wish to join the old time radio researchers group at facebook and groups.
I was always carried away to a state of intense introspection and raging imagination. In 1974 longtime radio producer himan brown convinced cbs to greenlight a new anthology of radio dramas, cbs radio mystery theater cbsrmt. Subscribe to our youtube channel for more classic radio shows. Welcome to the old time radio feature at tangent online. Oldtime radio mysteries inner sanctum, suspense, escape. The adventures of sam spade was a radio series based loosely on the private detective character sam spade, created by writer dashiell hammett for the maltese falcon. Suspense old time radio otr series 19421962 mp3 dvd. One of the premier drama programs of the golden age of radio, was subtitled radios outstanding theater of thrills, and focused on suspense thrillertype scripts, usually featuring leading hollywood actors of the era. Laugh along with amos n andy, enjoy life with luigi, or have some edge of the seat thrills with dragnet, box or i love a mystery. Inner sanctum mysteries single episodes audio book.
The trial of qwerty frys english delight series 3 episode 1 of 4 all rise for judge stephen fry. This episode originally aired december 11, this week on the horror, well hear the. Historic radio commercials can be amusing, but the ads in suspense are irritating and break up the mood. Ray gardner is deep in debt and cant find work due to his ruthless exboss. Suspense was a radio drama series broadcast on cbs from 1942 through 1962. Scariest old time radio episodes in the old time radio community, the episodes listed below are usually regarded as some of the finest examples of how horror was achieved on radio. Christmas in suspense was an oldtime radio show that excelled at telling a good story. Autolite for suspense presents the true story of a world of t. Network library beta my account site map search help. You are invited to listen to and download old time radio shows here. The old time radio researchers group, licensed under cc byncnd 3. His loyal wife mary stands by him and the two make plans to flee new york. Youll find science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy, horror, suspense, and tales of mystery, all from the golden age of radio.
Otrr, old time radio researchers group, old time radio, otrr single episodes, theater five. So crank up your radio, find your magnifying glass, don your sleuths hat because its time to enter the radio underworld of crime, dastardly deeds and spine tingling suspense. And theres even more detective action where that came from including the saint, boston blackie, and the falcon. The guiding light of this show was william spier, who developed the formula into a human drama that attracted the finest of hollywoods elite as well as the cream of radios. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962. A location number of 111 indicates i have the show in my collection, but they havent yet been assigned a location number. Most of the novels published have been reprinted in paperback and the shadow adventures remain popular today, with shadow comic books, magazines, toys, games, cds and cassettes of oldtime radio shows, and books bringing top dollar among collectors the world over. The best and the worst of otr the original old time. Scripts were performed more than once over the years, often with different hollywood actors. Suspense the lodger first episode suspense the television show 19491954. Suspense, radios outstanding theater of thrills was one of the true highlights of the golden age of radios final two decades. We offer 3 different ways for you to listen to our old time radio shows so that no matter what device you are using pc, laptop, android phone, iphone, ipad, kindle, tablet, etc. Suspense 1947 the individual episodes have been broken. The adventures of sam spade otr golden age of radio.
The show ran for episodes on abc in 1946, for 157 episodes on cbs in 19461949, and finally for 51 episodes on nbc in 19491951. Young entertainer awards winner, peabodywebbyvoice arts awards finalist. X minus one single episodes old time radio researchers group x minus one aired on nbc from 24 april 55 until 9 january 58 for a total of 124 episodes with one pilot or audition story. The best of suspense collection will take you on a magic.
Suspense, was initially produced and directed by william spier. The second table is a list of the ten scariest radio episodes. Suspense was a dramatic anthology series, and one of the very best otr programmes, with many episodes still fresh and exciting to listen to today. We make available thousands of public domain, old time radio shows for your listening enjoyment. About old time radio the buzzterm for old time radio is otr. The soldier, feeling down and driving back to camp alone, picks up a soldier on the side of the road. Suspense online using any of the 3 radio players below. Suspense old time radio otr series 19421962 mp3 dvd 708. Listen to the continuing adventures of the private eye from the maltese falcon. Suspense the lodger first episode suspense the television show 19491954 suspense episode logs, reference. On september 30, 1962 a major milestone in radio drama came to an end with the final episode of the long running series, suspense. Ironically, the episode was titled devil stone and was the last dramatic radio play from a series that. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 still exist.
Suspense, old time radio, 421124 the body snatchers. Radio drama had been declared dead twelve years before. Cbs radio mystery theater was meant to appeal to an audience that remembered when old time radio drama was a popular form of family entertainment. Ive only put them in date order, you can decide for yourself which are the scariest. One of the premier drama programs of the golden age of radio. Escape and suspense list of escape episodes posted on this site. Inner sanctum mysteries single episodes old time radio researchers group 4. The first table shows what some folks consider to be the best and worst of several parameters associated with otr programs. At the present time we have over 20,000 episodes of downloadable material available to you, for free. Relive the glory days of old time radio and hear suspense. The best and the worst of otr the original old time radio. The walking skull stars berry kroeger and aired on april 15, 1944 on inner sanctum.
Baby boomers may confuse the original with the 23 episodes from the networks 1964 attempt to revive the series, which was hosted by sebastian cabot and was rather mild in comparison with the original. Listen to 486 episodes of yours truly, johnny dollar for free. The show is widely considered to be the best radio program in the mystery and horror genre this collection includes otrcats handpicked suspense favorites. Suspense single episodes or suspense single episodes. Hear episodes online for free hear up to 84 episodes of suspense in realplayer on otr. Realplayer allows you to continue to browse other sites while you listen. Suspense and horror old time radio christmas christmas. Every saturday youll see classic radio dramas posted here for your listening pleasure. This site may not work well with older web browsers.
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