Suspense (American TV series)

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Suspense
Genre	Anthology; drama
Directed by	Robert Mulligan (1952-54); Byron Paul (1953); John Peyser (1950); Robert Stevens (1949-52)
Presented by	Rex Marshall
Composers	Henry (Hank) Sylvern; Bernard Herrmann
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	260
Production
Executive producer	William Dozier (1953)
Producers	Robert Stevens (1949-52); John Peyser (1950); Martin Manulis (1952-54); David Heilweil (1954)
Running time	25 min. (1949 pilot episode) ; 30 min. (March 1, 1949-Aug. 17, 1954)
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	6 January 1949 –; 17 August 1954

Suspense is an American television anthology series that ran on CBS Television from 1949 to 1954. It was adapted from the radio program of the same name which ran from 1942 to 1962.^[1]

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No. in series	No. in season	Title	Writer	Guest Stars	Original air date	Notes
1	1	"Goodbye New York"	Cornell Woolrich	Meg Mundy	January 6, 1949
Departing New York by train, Mary Gardner (Meg Mundy), worries that a mysterious man (Gage Clarke) is following her while she waits for her husband, Ray. In a flashback, Mary returns to her apartment, and runs into the superintendent (Philip Coolidge), who demands the back rent. She manages to stall for time, but smells gas as she enters the apartment. Mary discovers Ray collapsed on the floor, but revives him. Ray cannot find work and has been blacklisted by his former employer. Wondering where Mary has gotten money for groceries, she reveals that she has pawned her wedding ring. Ashamed, Ray hurriedly leaves the apartment. Mary follows him but stops when she sees a suspicious-looking man eyeing her. Ray returns later that evening with $500. The next morning, the couple read about the murder of Ray's boss in the newspaper, and Mary, realizing what has happened, decides that they must leave the city. At Grand Central Station they board the train separately to avoid suspicion. Flashing forward to the present, Ray catches up with Mary on the train. The mysterious man is then revealed to be sitting in front of them, and as the tickets are being collected, he flashes a badge to the conductor.^[7]
2	2	"Revenge"	Cornell Woolrich	Eddie Albert Margo	March 1, 1949	based on the 1943 novel The Black Path of Fear^[8]
3	3	"Suspicion"	Sylvia Berger & Dorothy L. Sayers	Ernest Truex Sylvia Field Ruth McDevitt	March 15, 1949	previously adapted for Suspense radio show on 12 August 1942, 10 February 1944, & 3 April 1948.
A couple has separate health issues. One of them is arsenic.
4	4	"Cabin B-13"	John Dickson Carr	Charles Korvin Eleanor Lynn	March 29, 1949	previously adapted for Suspense radio on 13 March 1943 & 9 November 1943. In 1948 it inspired its own short-lived radio program.^{[citation needed]}
5	5	"The Man Upstairs"	Cornell Woolrich	Mildred Natwick Anthony Ross	April 5, 1949
6	6	"After Dinner Story"	Cornell Woolrich	Otto Kruger	April 12, 1949	previously adapted for Suspense radio on 26 October 1943.^{[citation needed]}
7	7	"The Creeper"	Frank Gabrielson & Joseph Ruscoll	Nina Foch Anthony Ross	April 19, 1949
8	8	"A Night at an Inn"	Lord Dunsany & Halsted Welles	Boris Karloff Anthony Ross Jack Manning Barry Macollum Joan Stanley	April 26, 1949
A pilot flies unknown shipments to a mystery spot in the Arctic.
9	9	"Dead Ernest"	Reginald Denham, Seeleg Lester, & Mary Orr	Margaret Phillips Tod Andrews Will Hare Patricia Jenkins	May 3, 1949	previously performed on Suspense radio on 8 August 1946, 8 May 1947, & 24 March 1949.^{[citation needed]}
Ernest Bowers suffers an attack of catalepsy while crossing the street, lapsing into a coma that resembles death. Believing he was killed by a passing car, his body is sent to the city morgue. His coat, with a note in the pocket describing his medical condition, is taken by the owner of a secondhand clothing store and quickly sold. The couple who purchase the jacket finds the note and begins a race to save Ernest from a premature embalming.
10	10	"Post Mortem"	Cornell Woolrich & Frank Gabrielson	Sidney Blackmer Peggy Conklin Richard Coogan Julian Noa	May 10, 1949	previously performed on Suspense radio program on 4 April 1946.^{[citation needed]}
Following the sudden death of her husband, Josie marries Doc Archer, the man named beneficiary of her husband's life insurance policy. Investigator Westcott is suspicious after learning the doctor has a history of collecting such payouts. Westcott informs Josie that she is in danger of becoming her husband's next heavily insured "accident." She doesn't believe him—until she's almost killed when Doc "accidentally" knocks a sunlamp into the tub while she's bathing.
11	11	"The Monkey's Paw"	Frank Gabrielson & W.W. Jacobs	Boris Karloff Mildred Natwick	May 17, 1949
12	12	"Murder Through the Looking Glass"	Reginald Denham, Mary Orr, & Craig Rice	William Prince Peter von Zerneck	May 24, 1949	performed for Suspense radio program 17 March 1949.^{[citation needed]}
13	13	"The Doors on the Thirteenth Floor"	Edward Mabley & Marie Rodell	Louisa Horton Hill Anthony Ross Russell Collins Nell Harrison Douglass Watson	May 31, 1949
Elderly Agatha Leighton returns from a trip to find her apartment on the thirteenth floor has been robbed. As she attempts to call the police, someone grabs her. Sally, who lives down the hall, attempts to visit the old lady as she'd promised, but finds she's been locked in her apartment and the phone is dead. Through the door's peephole, she sees the building's desk clerk leaving Agatha's apartment. Sally realizes something bad has happened to the old lady.
14	14	"The Yellow Scarf"	Thomas Burke & Halsted Welles	Boris Karloff Felicia Montealegre Russell Collins Douglass Watson	June 7, 1949
15	15	"Help Wanted"	Reginald Denham, Stanley Ellin, & Mary Orr	Otto Kruger D.A. Clarke-Smith Peggy French George Mathews Ruth McDevitt	June 14, 1949	later adapted as an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents on 1 April 1956.^{[citation needed]}
16	16	"Stolen Empire"	James Sheehan & Halsted Welles	Audrey Christie Ken Lynch	June 21, 1949
17	17	"The Hands of Mr. Ottermole"	Thomas Burke & Frank Gabrielson	Ralph Bell	June 28, 1949

Suspense (American TV series)

Series overview

Critical response

Episodes

Season 1 (1948-1949)

Season 2 (1949-1950)

Season 3 (1950-1951)

Season 4 (1951-1952)

Season 5 (1952-1953)

Season 6 (1953-1954)

References

External links

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