In a previous blog, April 17, 2016, we looked at a similar release which was called Volume 3 rather than Suspense 3. That release was a single cassette; this one is a 4-cassette set. You’ll see some obvious differences in the packaging – the way the titles are laid out and the fact that the…
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Jimmy Stewart Collection
This is a 2-disc set issued by www.goldengooseradio.com. There are more than 80 programs featuring Stewart on the discs, making it well worth the $4.99 asking price. If you’re looking to fill out your private Stewart collection, this one should help. On the first disc you’ll get: Cavalcade of America (11-12-45) A Guy Who had…
Starring: Jimmy Stewart
This 8-CD set is often seen for sale on Ebay. Six of the eight discs feature a show from the Lux Radio Theatre series, while the remaining two are from Cavalcade of American and Suspense. The programs give us a look at Stewart’s radio career from 1937 through 1951. Here’s what you get in order…
Suspense (DWG 0889)
This cassette, issued by DWG, contains three Suspense programs, including one which starred Jimmy Stewart. The Armed Forces Radio Service (AFRS) version of The Rescue, broadcast April 19, 1951, is the Stewart show. The regular broadcast version of this show doesn’t seem to be in general circulation. Clicking on “The Rescue” below will take you…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 3
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. There are seventeen shows (one in two parts) on this set: 1) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby), March 10, 1948 2) Suspense – Mission Completed, December 1, 1949 3) Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Call Northside 777, December 9, 1949…
Tales of Mystery and Suspense Vol. 2
This is a 4-cassette set released by Greatapes in 1991. It featured eight programs originally broadcast on Suspense. The set was issued in a special slipcase box: Stewart’s show was on the a-side of the second cassette: Suspense had first aired Consequence on May 19, 1945. Part 1: Part 2: Other shows included in the…
Suspense – Consequence (Cassette)
Consequence, starring Jimmy Stewart had originally been broadcast on Suspense on May 19, 1949. It was later issued on cassette, along with Claire Trevor’s, The Light Switch, by Radio Spirits (#453). At this time, Suspense was sponsored by Autolite. Part 1: Part 2:…
Listener’s Choice
Listener’s Choice was issued in 2004 on cassette and CD by Radio Spirits (30222). The set features three CDs, each with two half-hour shows. Included are Dragnet, Escape, The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Richard Diamond Private Detective and Suspense. The Suspense show is Mission Completed, which starred Stewart and was originally broadcast on December 1, 1949…
Legends of Radio – The Best of Suspense
Radio Spirits issued this set in 2003 in both cassette (40684) and CD (40682) formats. The one Stewart show included is Mission Completed which was first broadcast on December 1, 1949. On all, a total of forty shows are included in the set, including such stars as Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Fibber McGee and Molly,…
Suspense – Mission Completed (Cassette)
Jimmy Stewart’s Suspense thriller, Mission Completed, was issued as a single cassette by Radio Spirits (#463), along with For Love of Murder, which starred Mickey Rooney. Mission Completed had originally been broadcast on December 1, 1949. Part 1: Part 2:…
