Overdrawn (Aired May 31, 1951)
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. The program made only occasional forays into science fiction and fantasy.
THIS EPISODE:
May 31, 1951. CBS network. "Over Drawn". Sponsored by: Auto-Lite. A bank teller with seventeen years of faithful service embezzles $28,311, but is spotted by a new teller on his first day on the job. Dick Powell, Harlow Wilcox (commercial spokesman), Blake Edwards (adaptor), Edwin Max, Benny Rubin, Joseph Kearns (announcer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Richard Crenna, Mary Jane Croft, Lucien Moraweck (composer), Lud Gluskin (conductor), Norman Field, Robert Platt (possibly Robert Flask, writer). 29:41.
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