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Suspense presents “The Doctor Prescribed Death,” an archival episode originally broadcast on February 2, 1943. This local recording is identified as episode 2; established episode logs also list the broadcast as episode 27. Bela Lugosi stars as psychologist Dr. Antonio Bacile, with Geraldine Fitzgerald and Lurene Tuttle.

Ridiculed for his unsettling theory about the boundary between self-destruction and violence, Dr. Bacile sets out to prove it—drawing his wife, a distressed woman, and a police lieutenant into a mounting psychological thriller. Written by J. Donald Wilson and directed by Ted Bliss, this CBS sustaining broadcast is introduced by Joseph Kearns as the Man in Black.

Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:55 Original Broadcast
30:30 Closing

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Suspense presents “Death Flies Blind,” originally broadcast May 4, 1943. This archival presentation is episode 4 of the series. Written by John Dickson Carr, the CBS wartime thriller stars Richard Dix and Gale Page.

A U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and his fiancée board a commercial flight from New York, joining a handful of uneasy passengers—including a prominent industrialist. As the aircraft’s course and a passenger’s valuable cargo become matters of growing concern, the confined cabin becomes a setting for suspicion and international intrigue.

Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned and mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:45 Original Broadcast
29:56 Closing

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Suspense presents “The White Rose Murders,” originally broadcast July 6, 1943. This local archival recording is identified as episode 6. Starring Maureen O’Hara, the CBS drama adapts Cornell Woolrich’s “The Death Rose.”

A serial killer is targeting young women and leaving a single white rose behind. When police detective Terry Riley faces mounting pressure to solve the case, society girl Ginny Trowbridge volunteers to act as bait in a dangerous effort to draw out the murderer.

Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:44 Original Broadcast
30:08 Closing

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Suspense presents “Death on Highway 99,” originally broadcast on CBS on October 4, 1945. Often listed as episode 161, this archival recording is identified in the source collection as episode 4. The drama stars George Murphy as Morton Blake and Cathy Lewis as Pauline Blake, and was written by Larry Marcus and Robert Light.

Writing from jail about a long-unspoken high-school love, Morton recalls the unhappy marriage that led him and Pauline onto Highway 99. A bitter argument, a roadside accident, and an increasingly intense police inquiry leave the couple facing a frightening moral dilemma.

Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:49 Original Broadcast
26:22 Closing

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Suspense presents “Crime Without Passion,” originally broadcast on May 2, 1946. This archival recording is supplied as episode number 2.

Joseph Cotten stars as Lew Hendricks, a prominent New York criminal lawyer whose volatile relationship with nightclub performer Carmen draws on every bit of his legal knowledge and courtroom instinct. Adapted by Robert Tallman from the 1934 Ben Hecht–Charles MacArthur film, the drama was directed and produced by William Spier.

Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:54 Original Broadcast
29:28 Closing

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Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio