Episode 4 - Vincent Price

10/13/16 • 64 min

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Before he was a big screen horror icon, Vincent Price was a busy actor in Hollywood – both on screen and on the air. In his 13 appearances on “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills,” Price played both heroes and crazed villains, and he starred in one of the scariest radio plays of all time. We’ll hear him in “The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein” (originally aired on CBS on November 23, 1943) and in “Hunting Trip” (originally aired on September 12, 1946).

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Episode 3 - Agnes Moorehead

Hailed as “the first lady of Suspense,” Agnes Moorehead appeared on radio’s outstanding theater of thrills more than any other star. She is most famous for her performance in “Sorry, Wrong Number,” but this Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress turned in dozens of memorable turns over the years on Suspense. We’ll hear Agnes Moorehead in “The Diary of Saphronia Winters” (originally aired on CBS on August 17, 1944) and “The Death Parade” (originally aired on February 12, 1951).

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Episode 5 - Jack Benny

Radio’s stingiest would-be violin virtuoso Jack Benny traded puns for peril when he visited Suspense. Benny was the star of one of radio’s most popular comedies, but he proved himself quite adept in the dramatic world when he guested on radio’s outstanding theater of thrills. We’ll hear him in “Murder in G-Flat” (originally aired on CBS on April 5, 1951) and “A Good and Faithful Servant’ (originally aired on CBS on June 2, 1952).