Suspense - "A Load Of Dynamite" (06-23-57)

A Load Of Dynamite (Aired June 23, 1957)

Suspense was actually spawned from another series called Forecast. The 1940 horror show was entitled Suspense and it was based on the Marie Belloc Lowndes' short Jack-the-Ripper novella, The Lodger. It was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who had made a 1926 silent film based on the same story (Grams, 1997, 3). Its subtle ending generated a large volume of mail which convinced CBS executives that they had a strong market. Two years later, Suspense was aired. It became one of radio's longest lasting shows, surviving twenty years of consistent success. It had numerous announcers during those two decades, ranging from the early Berry Kroeger to the veteran announcers, Paul Frees and George Walsh. But it was Joseph Kearns who evolved into "The Man in Black" host in 1943. Show Notes From Radio Horror Hosts

THIS EPISODE:

June 23, 1957. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "A Load Of Dynamite". A good story about a dynamite truck driver, his beautiful wife, and his ex-convict brother. Bartlett Robinson, Ellen Morgan, Paul Dubov, Barney Phillips, George Walsh (announcer), Richard Wilde (writer), William N. Robson (producer, director). 27:53. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.