Suspense (radio series)
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Suspense was a long-running American radio drama anthology series, especially popular in the 1940s and 1950s, known for its tense, thriller-style stories and appearances by major Hollywood stars.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sorry, Wrong Number (radio play) | 1 |
| Under Western Eyes (radio dramatizations) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | radio drama anthology series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | CBS Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| executiveProducer | William Spier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredStar |
Agnes Moorehead
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bette Davis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cary Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Edward G. Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Gregory Peck NERFINISHED ⓘ Humphrey Bogart NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Stewart NERFINISHED ⓘ Joan Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Cotten NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucille Ball NERFINISHED ⓘ Marlene Dietrich NERFINISHED ⓘ Orson Welles NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lorre NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1942-06-17 ⓘ |
| format | anthology ⓘ |
| genre |
mystery
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suspense ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1962-09-30 ⓘ |
| laterBroadcastFrom | Hollywood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrator | The Man in Black NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | Columbia Broadcasting System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEpisode |
"On a Country Road"
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"Sorry, Wrong Number" NERFINISHED ⓘ "The Hitch-Hiker" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWriter |
John Dickson Carr
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Lucille Fletcher NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert L. Richards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 900+ ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 20 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | "Suspense" theme by Bernard Herrmann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | sustaining program ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastFrom | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Anton M. Leader
NERFINISHED
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Elliott Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman Macdonnell NERFINISHED ⓘ William Spier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| slogan | Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOffOrRelatedWork | Suspense (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Auto-Lite
NERFINISHED
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Harlow Wilcox for Auto-Lite NERFINISHED ⓘ Roma Wines NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 30 minutes ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sorry, Wrong Number (radio play)
this entity surface form:
Under Western Eyes (radio dramatizations)