Suspense (American TV series)

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Suspense
	Romney Brent in the episode; "A Cask on Amontillado" (1949)
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. 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, Cloris Leachman, Brian Keith, 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 90 of the 260 episodes survive today. The rest were destroyed and no longer exist in any format.^[1]

Episodes

Season 1

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Guest Stars	Original air date
1	1	Goodbye New York	Meg Mundy	January 6, 1949
2	2	Revenge	Eddie Albert Margo	March 1, 1949
3	3	Suspicion	Ernest Truex Sylvia Field Ruth McDevitt	March 15, 1949
4	4	Cabin B-13	Charles Korvin Eleanor Lynn	March 29, 1949
5	5	The Man Upstairs	Mildred Natwick Anthony Ross	April 5, 1949
6	6	After Dinner Story	Otto Kruger	April 12, 1949
7	7	The Creeper	Nina Foch Anthony Ross	April 19, 1949
8	8	A Night at an Inn	Boris Karloff Anthony Ross Jack Manning Barry Macollum Joan Stanley	April 26, 1949
9	9	Dead Ernest	Margaret Phillips Tod Andrews Will Hare Patricia Jenkins	May 3, 1949
10	10	Post Mortem	Sidney Blackmer Peggy Conklin Richard Coogan Julian Noa	May 10 1949
11	11	The Monkey's Paw	Boris Karloff Mildred Natwick	May 17, 1949
12	12	Murder Through the Looking Glass	William Prince Peter von Zerneck	May 24, 1949
13	13	The Doors on the Thirteenth Floor	Louisa Horton Hill Anthony Ross Russell Collins Nell Harrison Douglass Watson	May 31, 1949
14	14	The Yellow Scarf	Boris Karloff Felicia Montealegre Russell Collins Douglass Watson	June 7, 1949
15	15	Help Wanted	Otto Kruger D.A. Clarke-Smith Peggy French George Mathews Ruth McDevitt	June 14, 1949
16	16	Stolen Empire	Audrey Christie Ken Lynch	June 21, 1949
17	17	The Hands of Mr. Ottermole	Ralph Bell	June 28, 1949

References

^ Suspense TV: An Introduction to the Show

External links

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[1] Suspense TV: An Introduction to the Show

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