Suspense (1942-62) aired “The Thing in the Window” on December 19, 1946 as its 224th episode out of over 900. As mentioned in the many previous episodes of Suspense presented here, it was one of the most well produced, written, acted, and critically acclaimed of all radio shows during the Gold Age of Radio, many …

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“No… No… stay where you are. Do not break the stillness of this moment. For this is a time of mystery. A time when imagination is free, and moves forward swiftly, silently…. This is — The Haunting Hour!” The Haunting Hour (1945-46) aired “The Old, Old Man” on April 7, 1945 as the third episode …

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Escape (1947-54) aired “Wild Jack Rhett” on December 17, 1950 as the 150th of its approximately (depending on how historians count) 235 unique broadcasts. A spinoff and sister show of the highly popular radio program Suspense (1942-62), Escape produced (according to one source) 251 episodes of which 241 were unique stories, plots, or scripts (the …

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