Suspense (1949)
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Suspense (1949)
Plot.
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. Like many early television programs, the show was broadcast live from New York City. It was sponsored by the Auto-Lite corporation, and each episode was introduced by host Rex Marshall, who promoted Auto-Lite spark plugs, car batteries, headlights, and other car parts.
Some of the early scripts were adapted from Suspense radio scripts, while others were original for television. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed. Many notable actors appeared on the program, including Bela Lugosi, Boris Karloff, Franchot Tone, Robert Emhardt, Leslie Nielsen, Lloyd Bridges, and many more.
The program was a live television series, but most episodes were recorded on kinescope. However, only about 90 of the 260 episodes survive today.
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Cast & Crew.
John Baragrey
Charles Kincaid / John Jasper
Edgar Stehli
Philippe Deligeard / Premiere Marcord / Stupinski
Robert Stevens
Director
Robert Mulligan
Director
Sig Herzig
Writer
Ben Radin
Screenplay
Max Simon Ehrlich
Writer
Lord Dunsany
Theatre Play
Rod Serling
Writer
Halsted Welles
Screenplay
Susan Douglas
Zita Bradford
Douglass Watson
Charlie
Joshua Shelley
Tony
Felicia Montealegre
Elaine
Lilli Palmer
Julia
Frankie Thomas
Art
Bela Lugosi
Gen. Fortunato
John McQuade
Roy Clade
Peter Fernandez
Miguel
Warren Stevens
Bernard Frank
Richard Boone
Mercer
Alan Baxter
The Intruder
Richard Fraser
Club President
Paul Stewart
Sam Cragg
Otto Preminger
Captain von Weissenborn
William Prince
Cunningham
Paul Ford
Allison
Virginia Gilmore
Cora Maybee
Arlene Francis
Eva
Joan Blondell
Clara
Judith Evelyn
Mrs. Collins
Nigel Green
Mr. Williams
Beatrice Straight
Claire Trent
O. Z. Whitehead
George Vance
Dorothy Peterson
Mrs. Morgan
Mary Sinclair
Danielle
Robert Middleton
Bill West
Fay Bainter
Natalie MacLaird
Murray Hamilton
Snow Pearson
Richard Waring
Tim Matthews
Peter Mark Richman
Young Officer
Martin Kosleck
Hagen
George Mitchell
Granby Mardis
Otto Kruger
Chester Crabtree
Anthony Ross
Albert / Andy Barnes / Cruze
Peter Capell
Gunner
Royal Dano
Marvin the Push / Lucky / Policeman
Edith Atwater
Louise Lord
Wally Cox
Ace McCoy
Marjorie Gateson
Florence Hackett
Ernest Truex
George Thomas
Leslie Nielsen
Serge Soudekine
Signe Hasso
Marilyn Roth
James Gregory
Jerry
Eva Marie Saint
Francie
Walter Matthau
Lawrence Stevens
Romney Brent
Count Montressor
George Reeves
Roger Sherman / Bill Reed / D.P. Bradford
Neva Patterson
Kelly Davis / Mrs. Haley
Kim Hunter
Emily
Rusty Lane
Jesse
Luis van Rooten
Monsieur Vidocq / Police Inspector Jules Maigret
Basil Rathbone
Sherlock Holmes / Dr. Jekyll / Mr. Hyde
Mildred Natwick
Nadia Demarest / Suspicious Woman
Rita Lynn
Randi Sloan
Claude Dauphin
Redl
Lloyd Bridges
James
Chester Morris
Edwards
Herbert Berghof
Durand
Hugh Reilly
Burt Hastings
Sidney Blackmer
Dr. Steven Archer
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Anna
Dorothy Hart
Miss Barry
Paul Langton
Winters
James Daly
Gorden
Jack Palance
Tom Walker / Count Alessandro di Cagliostro
Peter Hobbs
Cooper
Ann Rutherford
Sally Hastings
Logan Ramsey
Rivera
John Dall
Jim
Stella Adler
Mother / Lady Sannox
Everett Sloane
Nikolayev
Mike Kellin
Policeman / Mr. Wohler
Mark Roberts
Dr. Joseph Parker / Ned Bassett
Philip Sterling
Ciro
Henry Brandon
Dr. Douglas Stone
Olive Deering
Muriel Torres
Eva Gabor
Madeleine De Rochefort
Steven Hill
Dolph Romano
Isobel Elsom
Mme. Constancia
Cloris Leachman
Ruth Shaw / Margaret Sou
Anne Sargent
Mary
Walter Slezak
Frank Cadwallader / Dr. Potterton / Richard Morley
Stephen Elliott
Sam
Robert Webber
James Forsythe
Lilia Skala
Countess Larisch
Darren McGavin
Ted Larson
Patty Jenkins
Margaret Bowers
Joseph Anthony
Zevich
Anne Francis
Lois
John Marriott
Tom
Will Hare
Ernest Bowers / Tony Grisalla
Joan Copeland
Louisa Hackett
Thomas Mitchell
Dr. Paul Morgan / Henry Brown
Paul Newman
Captain Radetski
Henry Jones
Mr. Matches / Man at Train Station
Don Kennedy
First Cop
Jackie Cooper
Williams / Dan Crowley / Murderer
Eddie Albert
Danny Maguire
Jayne Meadows
Helen Brady
Connie Clausen
Martha
Louisa Horton Hill
Sally Turner / Alice Martin
Franchot Tone
Markheim
Betty Garde
Mamie Kelly / Eve
Edmon Ryan
District Attorney
Rod Steiger
Leo Whaley
Tom Drake
Dan Bedell
Eileen Heckart
Mrs. Haskell / Mollie / Margaret Quartermain
Ruth McDevitt
Mrs. Griffin / Jenny / Mrs. Waters / Mrs. Barret
Russell Collins
Everett Kelsey
Eberhard Krumschmidt
Mr. Ploss
Boris Karloff
Toff / Bronson / Rasputin
Tod Andrews
Henry Prince
Clement Fowler
Kremer
John Kerr
Derek Howard
Ward Bond
Bill Meeker
Richard Kiley
Webb Wilson
Gaby Rodgers
Joanie Lennox / Alexia
Robert H. Harris
Takama / Dr. Tabor
Frank Marth
Lt. Captain Richter
Richard Coogan
Investigator Westcott
Hume Cronyn
Dr. Violet / Sig
Brian Keith
Kip Caley / Johnny / Lt. Jim Connor / Idaho
Conrad Janis
Sprad / Tommy / Richard
Berry Kroeger
Lord Sannox / Fulco
John Forsythe
David / Wiltshire
Patrick McVey
Harry Martin / Whitey
George Mathews
Police Detective
Martin E. Brooks
Harry Raymond / Meros Leckow
Henry Hull
Sheriff
Morton Stevens
Higgins / Mr. O'Farrell / Padre
Dana Wynter
Patricia Richter
Lee Marvin
Barrow
E.G. Marshall
Gavin Stevens / Abner Snopes / Eddie Hunt
Jeffrey Lynn
John Bantreagh / Don Ashley
Robert Emhardt
Arnold Sachs
Cara Williams
Myra Wilson / Nellie / Babe / Betty Marshall
Barry Nelson
Turk Wilson
Elliott Sullivan
Senator Burke
Len Lesser
Man at Baseball Game (uncredited)
Joe Mantell
Happy (uncredited)
Harold J. Stone
Eagle Moran / Max
Ray Walston
Herbert the Hook
James Doohan
Peters
Jacqueline Susann
Jack Lord
Phyllis Kirk
Kay Medford
Lenka Peterson
Margaret Hayes
Ruth Ford
Joe Downing
Grace Valentine
John Archer
Charlton Heston
John Emery
Joseph Wiseman
Cedric Hardwicke
Robert Sterling
Helmut Dantine
Pat Crowley
Peter Lorre
Harry Townes
Christopher Plummer
Robin Morgan
Nancy Kelly
Media.
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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.
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