Suspense – The Rescue

When we began researching this particular show, the audio was not completely available. Approximately 10-minutes at the end of the show were missing from all the available copies. Continuing our research, we came across a script in the collection of the Thousand Oaks Library System in California. An email to them brought us a quick…

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Suspense – Consequence

As outlined in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, Stewart’s first appearance on the popular and long-running CBS dramatic series, Suspense, came on February 21, 1946. The play was titled Consequence. Jimmy starred as Phil Martin and his co-star was Cathy Lewis as his wife, Gwen. Joseph Kearns, later Mr. Wilson of TV’s Dennis the Menace,…

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Silver Theater – Child, Save My Fireman

There seems to be some disagreement over the title of this broadcast. Although almost all online sources refer to it as Child, Save My Fireman, the newspaper previews gave a different title. Here are several newspaper listing for the program from the day of the broadcast, January 5, 1941. The first is from the Morning…

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