SUSPENSE: Twenty Years of Thrills and Chills Renfrew of the Mounted but The Jack Benny Program

but The Jack Benny Program rolled along on CBS

and Loretta Young first performed on the radio

The reason for this is simple: the networks never made it a policy to record the broadcasts

and a detailed history of the series during its long run on the airwaves (1939-48)

Hammett raised money for their bail bond

SUSPENSE: Twenty Years of Thrills and Chills Renfrew of the Mounted but The Jack Benny ProgramFrom 1942 to 1962, Suspense brought virtually hundreds of Hollywood celebrities to the microphone to appear in dramas that were non characteristic of their screen and radio appearances. Comedians who wanted to try their hand at Shakespeare got to play villains, crooks and murderers. Boris Karloff could be heard as an angel in one episode while Phil Harris was hiding out from a lynch hungry mob in another. Fans just never knew what to expect each week