Suspense-Classic Mystery Radio-'The Defense Rests'-Alan Ladd

Suspense-"The Defense Rests" from Classic Mystery Radio.
An ex-con trying to go straight is charged with murder.

Original air date: 3-9-44
Starring:
Alan Ladd
John McIntire
Will WRight
Frank Graham
Joe Kearns

NOTE: The star of this episode is legendary film actor Alan Ladd, popular during the 1940's and 50's due in large part to his roles in films noir and westerns, including This Gun for Hire, The Blue Dahlia, The Glass Key and Whispering Smith. Many film critics regard Shane, in which he also starred, to be one of the greatest westerns ever made. Also of interest is his starring role in another classic mystery radio series, Box 13.

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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