Suspense-"The Signalman" from Classic Mystery Radio.
Strange goings-on at a lonely English railway station.
Original air date: 3-23-53
Starring:
Agnes Moorehead
Joe Kearns
Larry Thor
SPECIAL NOTE: This episode features Agnes Moorehead, a beloved American actress best known for her versatile career in film, television, theater and radio.
Today she's probably best-known for her role as Endora on the hit TV series Bewitched, although she'd previously enjoyed a rich film career, earning four Oscar nominations for Johnny Belinda, Mrs. Parkington, The Magnificent Ambersons and Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte.
She also had a very successful run on radio during its Golden Age, starring in dozens of episodes of varying genres. On Suspense alone she was featured in at least 28 episodes (by my count), including 8 different broadcasts of Sorry Wrong Number, earning her the title 'The First Lady of Suspense'.
Moorehead's career spanned more than four decades, during which she became known for her ability to portray a wide range of characters, from dramatic to comedic, and earned her a vaunted position in American entertainment history.
BONUS: Just for fun (and a little extra mystery-solving challenge), there is a secret message embedded in the artwork panels of this video. Can you figure it out?
Suspense, "radio's outstanding theater of thrills", was one of the premiere programs of the Golden Age of Radio, featuring a who's who of Hollywood stars spread out over its 900+ episodes. Scripts focused on suspense/thriller/mystery plots, typically involving a normal person being thrown into a bizarre or dangerous situation, with the solution withheld until the last moment--often with a surprising twist.
Guest stars included Cary Grant, Orson Welles, Frank Sinatra, Agnes Moorehead, Humphrey Bogart, Lucille Ball and Marlene Dietrich. The show ran from 1942 to 1962.
Its haunting theme music was written by Academy Award winner Bernard Herrmann, who scored many of Hollywood's most memorable movies, including Psycho, The Birds, Vertigo, Cape Fear, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Citizen Kane and The Man Who Knew Too Much.
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