Its also one that is still respected for its high values, in all aspects. At the present time we have over 20,000 episodes of downloadable material available to you, for free. Suspense was a radio series broadcasted on the cbs radio network in the early 1940s that featured many of the eras famous hollywood stars. Call me oldfashioned, but i prefer horrors left to my own imagination. 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. Relic radio features eight podcasts offering old time radio from a. Gunsmoke is one of those longrunning classic oldtime radio shows that everyone knows and remembers. Relive the glory days of old time radio and hear suspense. Radios outstanding theatre of thrills is recognized as one of the finest dramatic series in the history of broadcasting. Suspense single episodes or suspense single episodes 1942.
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Gunsmoke was a longrunning oldtime radio and television western drama program set in dodge city, kansas during the settlement of the american west. Oldtime radio mysteries inner sanctum, suspense, escape. Since 1999, familyrun old time radio catalog has all your favorite old time radio shows from the 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. The show played until 1962 and with suspense was the last shows from golden era. The old time radio researchers group, licensed under cc byncnd 3.
Classic radio shows, golden age radio old time 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. Hear up to 84 episodes of suspense in realplayer on. Old time radio shows we have great shows from the days when radio was king. Now, i have acquired many otr programs from otrcat, and have loaded. Back in the day, all radio shows were broadcast live. At some point, i came to understand that the shadow was an oldtime radio show. We make available thousands of public domain, old time radio shows for your listening enjoyment.
Ernest chappell was the shows announcer and lead actor. The second table is a list of the ten scariest radio episodes. 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. Cbs stopped the airing of all dramatic programs except gunsmoke and yours truly, johnny dollar for over 6 months until popular demand forced it back on 62561 85276a call me at half past 882 062561. Suspense is the premier mysteryhorror radio show with top name talent.
Escape and suspense scariest old time radio episodes. The story is told from the point of view of an american soldier stationed in korea. The voice of the hungry head is wonderfully creepy. Young entertainer awards winner, peabodywebbyvoice arts awards finalist. The adventures of sam spade otr golden age of radio. This collection features programs from the early 1950s as produced and directed by elliott lewis. It wasnt until within the past two years or so that i actually listened to the shadow. The best and the worst of otr the original old time radio. The soldier, feeling down and driving back to camp alone, picks up a soldier on the side of the road. The otrr library is updated on a regular basis, with new series, new episodes, or better encodes.
Revival of the classic oldtime radio anthology series, with allnew stories performed by a crack company of hollywood actors. Part of our over 12,000 show library of old time radio. 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. For example, in 1959, suspense aired a korean christmas carol. Gunsmoke, dragnet, the shadow, fibber mcgee and molly, yours truly johnny dollar, suspense and many, many more.
Stream tracks and playlists from suspense radio drama on your desktop or mobile device. The first table shows what some folks consider to be the best and worst of several parameters associated with otr programs. Gunsmoke first aired on the cbs network on april 26, 1952, billed as the first adult western. Perhaps thats why i find oldtime radio otr, to its fans so efficiently. Escape and suspense list of escape episodes posted on. 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. Escape and suspense list of escape episodes posted on this site. The episodes werent meant to be realistic as much as. On september 30, 1962 a major milestone in radio drama came to an end with the final episode of the long running series, suspense.
Riding on the wave of nostalgia fever, the radio show attracted many younger listeners who would stay up late, hidden under their covers to hear the program on their bedroom radio and many of them. Suspense and horror old time radio christmas christmas. Hanging stockings, tinsel, hanging ornaments, family, friends, and listening to favorite christmas carols and songs all make for great memories. 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. 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 was a dramatic anthology series, and one of the very best otr programmes, with many episodes still fresh and exciting to listen to today. Approximately 945 episodes were broadcast during its long run, and more than 900 still exist. 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. Suspense one hundred in the dark 1942 old time radio shows. Oct 08, 2016 subscribe to our youtube channel for more classic radio shows. Suspense 19421962 is often cited as one of the best series of the golden age of radio. The scariest radio episodes of all time the art of manliness. Still, you might enjoy hearing victor jory, joseph cotten and vincent price try to play the protagonist with varying degrees of success.
Relic radio features eight podcasts offering old time radio from a number of genres. Ironically, the episode was titled devil stone and was the last dramatic radio play from a series that. We dont believe that you should be charged for listening so download as many as youd like and enjoy. It drew upon the talents of many of the leading hollywood stars of the day, such as orson welles, cary grant, peter lorre and agnes moorehead. Listen to 53 episodes of the green hornet for free. Ive only put them in date order, you can decide for yourself which are the scariest. The series starred william conrad as marshal matt dillon, howard mcnear as doc charles adams, georgia ellis as kitty russell, and parley baer as. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes.
Suspense debuted on june 17, 1942 as a sustaining summer replacement, returned that fall and continued in the cbs lineup september 30, 1962. The best and worst and most of otr three tables on this page attempt to list the best, worst and most of otr. Christmas in suspense was an oldtime radio show that excelled at telling a good story. Suspense is significant because it was one of the most diverse, broadbased radio. 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. The wine section came first, then autolite section, followed by a short period of no sponsor, that was followed by the hourlong episodes and then no general sponsorship and finally the last few years when not much was spent on the episodes and general radio actors took the leads unlike the first 3 or 4 where stars took the leads. In the 1920s, 30s, 40s, and 50s families gathered around the radio to listen to the longawaited christmas editions of their favorite shows, making for great memories. As usual, the escape version trumps the later suspense episodes, all of which use truncated, simplified versions of the outstanding 1947 script by william n. This episode originally aired december 11, this week on the horror, well hear the. The best and the worst of otr the original old time.
When i was a kid, we listened to the radio every night until bedtime. Use updown arrow keys to increase or decrease volume. Suspense old time radio otr series 19421962 mp3 dvd 708. Subtitled radios outstanding theater of thrills, suspense provided an anthology of crime tales and occasionally adventure, science fiction, or the supernatural and featured leading hollywood actors and directors. The individual episodes have been broken down into several different pages. The radio show first aired on april 26, 1952 and ran until june 18, 1961 on the cbs radio network. With the khalil gibran passage in it, its one of the few otr tales that can truly be called spiritual. Subscribe to our youtube channel for more classic radio shows. Quiet please otr free old time radio mp3 downloads. The bob baileyjack johnstone era was considered its best run the show went from weekly 30minute show to a 75minute broken into daily 15minute serial episodes. 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. One of the series earliest successes and its single most popular episode is lucille fletchers sorry. Radio spirits is pleased to present 20 classic episodes of suspense, one of radios longest running and best mystery anthology series.
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