Fall River Tragedy (Aired January 14, 1952
Suspense was one of the premier programs of the Golden Age of Radio (aka old-time radio), and advertised itself as "radio's outstanding theater of thrills." It was heard in one form or another from 1942 through 1962. There were approximately 945 episodes broadcast during its long run, over 900 of which are extant in mostly high-quality recordings. Suspense went through several major phases, characterized by different hosts, sponsors and director/producers. There were a few rules which were followed for all but a handful of episodes: Protagonists were usually a normal person suddenly dropped into a threatening or bizarre situation. Evildoers must be punished in the end.
THIS EPISODE:
Suspense. January 14, 1952. CBS net. "The Fall River Tragedy". Sponsored by: Auto-Lite. Lizzie Borden tells her side of the story! Agnes Moorehead, Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), Joseph Kearns, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Gil Doud (writer), Peggy Webber, Will Wright, Herb Butterfield, Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor), Rolfe Sedan, Stuffy Singer, Larry Thor (announcer), Bert Holland (commercial spokesman). 29:29.
"Lizzie Borden took an ax, and gave her mother 40 whacks; when she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41. Most of us know the grisly rhyme, but not the whole story. Who was Lizzie Borden? Did she really murder her father and stepmother on that muggy morning in August 1892? Or does she stand wrongly accused"?
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