| Suspense, Vol. 2 Lib/E Adapted Edition Contributor(s): Hollywood 360 (Author), CBS Radio (Author), Full Cast, A. (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1481519565 ISBN-13: 9781481519564 Publisher: Black Eye Entertainment OUR PRICE: $49.50 Product Type: Compact Disc Published: April 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Thrillers - Suspense |
| Series: Classic Radio Collection |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.8" W x 6.2" (0.55 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Conceived as a potential radio vehicle for Alfred Hitchcock to direct, Suspense was a radio series of epic proportion. It aired on CBS from 1942 to 1962 and is considered by many to be the best mystery drama series of the golden age. Often referred to as Radio's Outstanding Theater of Thrills, it focused on suspenseful thrillers starring the biggest names in Hollywood. Early in the run, the episodes were hosted by the Man in Black who, from an omniscient perch, narrated stories of people thrown into dangerous or bizarre situations with plots that usually had an unseen twist or two at the very end. Hollywood's finest actors jumped at the chance to appear on Suspense, including Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, Alan Ladd, Henry Fonda, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Orson Welles. Scripts were written by John Dickson Carr, Lucille Fletcher, James Poe, Ray Bradbury, and many others. Running more than twenty years, Suspense aired nearly one thousand radio broadcasts. It made the transition to television in 1949, but it was on radio that Suspense enjoyed its glory days. Included are the following episodes: The Man without a Body, starring George ZuccoA Friend to Alexander, starring Robert YoungThe King's Birthday, starring Dolores CostelloMarry for Murder, starring Lillian GishStatement of Employee Henry Wilson, starring Gene LockhartThieves Fall Out, starring Gene KellyDime a Dance, starring Lucille BallA World of Darkness, starring Paul LukasSorry, Wrong Number, starring Agnes MooreheadPortrait without a Face, starring George CoulourisThe Visitor, starring Eddie BrackenThe Ten Grand, starring Lucille Bal |
Contributor Bio(s): CBS Radio: - CBS Radio, Inc. is one of the largest major-market broadcast media operators in the United States and the undisputed leader in news and sports radio. Producing original audio and video content, live events, and exclusive programming broadcast via on-air, online, and mobile platforms, CBS Radio reaches more than 72 million consumers nationwide each week. As a part of CBS Corporation, the division owns and operates 117 radio stations in 26 markets. Full Cast, A.: - Dylan Thomas was born in Swansea, Wales on 27 October 1914. In 1934 his first book of poetry, Eighteen Poems appeared, followed by Twenty-five Poems in 1936, Deaths and Entrances in 1946 and in 1952 his final volume, Collected Poems. He also published many short stories, wrote filmscripts, broadcast stories and talks, did a series of lecture tours in the United States and wrote Under Milkwood, the radio play.During his fourth lecture tour of the United States in 1953, a few days after his 39th birthday, he collapsed in his New York hotel and died on November 9th at St. Vincent's Hospital. His body was sent back to Laugharne, Wales, where his grave is marked by a simple wooden cross. In June 1994, his wife, Caitlin Thomas, died in Italy, where she had spent most of the years of her life after the death of Dylan Thomas. Her body is buried next to his. |