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The Best Episodes of Suspense Season 1

Every episode of Suspense Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Suspense Season 1!

The Best Episodes of Suspense Season 1

An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known...

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  1. Background image for Goodbye New York
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    #1 - Goodbye New York

    S1:E1

    Ray Gardner is deep in debt and can't find work due to his ruthless ex-boss. Desperate and angry, he kills his boss and steals some money. His loyal wife Mary stands by him and the two make plans to flee New York. They spend a day filled with paranoia before leaving on the train without being noticed.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Revenge
    6.4/10(71 votes)

    #2 - Revenge

    S1:E2

    A woman tries to escape her gangster husband by running away to Cuba with her new love.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #3 - Suspicion

    S1:E3

    Everyone's in a tizzy over the arsenic poisoner who's still at large; police think the murder might be a woman. In the Thomas household, doting old George acts surprised to find his weed poison (with arsenic) under the kitchen sink. His wife, a delicate woman with bad nerves, defends their cook, a woman they hired who came with no references. George becomes suspicious of their employee and has the hot cocoa she left for him analyzed. When the results come back positive, he races home to save his wife before it's too late.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Cabin 3-B
    8.2/10(9 votes)

    #4 - Cabin 3-B

    S1:E4

    Shortly after a newlywed couple board a luxury liner for their honeymoon cruise, the man vanishes along with the fortune his wife game him as a wedding present. She reports his disappearance to the captain and is told that there is no record of either herself or her husband as passengers and that what she claims to have been their cabin doesn't exist.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #5 - The Man Upstairs

    S1:E5

    A woman complains about the man upstairs, but no one has ever seen him.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #6 - After Dinner Story

    S1:E6

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for The Creeper
    5.7/10(131 votes)

    #7 - The Creeper

    S1:E7

    A woman who works the night shift begs her husband to quit her job, because she fits the description of a maniacal killer's type of victim.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for A Night at the Inn
    6.6/10(63 votes)

    #8 - A Night at the Inn

    S1:E8

    Three merchant sailors and their enigmatic leader hide out at a British inn. They've been followed from India after stealing the priceless ruby eye from a holy statue. The grimy sailors ambush and kill the men who've come to retrieve the gem, unaware of how badly the statue wants its eye back. It arrives at the inn and, one by one, makes the thieves pay for their offense.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    6.7/10(54 votes)

    #9 - Dead Ernest

    S1:E9

    Ernest Bowers suffers an attack of catalepsy while crossing the street, lapsing into a coma that resembles death. Believing he was killed by a passing car, his body is sent to the city morgue. His coat, with a note in the pocket describing his medical condition, is taken by the owner of a secondhand clothing store and quickly sold. The couple who purchase the jacket finds the note and begins a race to save Ernest from a premature embalming.

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    Writer:Unknown
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    6.7/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Post Mortem

    S1:E10

    Following the sudden death of her husband, Josie marries Doc Archer, the man named beneficiary of her husband's life insurance policy. Investigator Westcott is suspicious after learning the doctor has a history of collecting such payouts. Westcott informs Josie that she is in danger of becoming her husband's next heavily insured "accident." She doesn't believe him--until she's almost killed when Doc "accidentally" knocks a sunlamp into the tub while she's bathing.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #11 - The Monkey's Paw

    S1:E11

    A talisman of great power can grant three wishes to its owner.

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    Director:Unknown
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    6.1/10(53 votes)

    #12 - Murder Through the Looking Glass

    S1:E12

    A man awakens on a train with no memory of recent events. To make matters worse, a newspaper reveals he is wanted for murder.

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    Director:Unknown
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    6.8/10(69 votes)

    #13 - The Doors on the 13th Floor

    S1:E13

    Elderly Agatha Leighton returns from a trip to find her apartment on the thirteenth floor has been robbed. As she attempts to call the police, someone grabs her. Sally, who lives down the hall, attempts to visit the old lady as she'd promised, but finds she's been locked in her apartment and the phone is dead. Through the door's peephole, she sees the building's desk clerk leaving Agatha's apartment. Sally realizes something bad has happened to the old lady.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for The Yellow Scarf
    6.5/10(56 votes)

    #14 - The Yellow Scarf

    S1:E14

    In 1897 London, mysterious Mr. Bronson gives boarding to an attractive young woman from the streets. Hettie's purpose is to do housework and distract attention from his odd medical work. Bronson has two demands: she must not go out alone and must stay out of his laboratory. Restlessshe strikes up a romance with Tom, a handsome young mission worker. Suddenly, the cold Bronson turns jealous.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #15 - Help Wanted

    S1:E15

    An elderly man who's barely getting by looks for employment to continue giving his daughter the institutional help she requires. He receives an offer from a "Mr. X" that turns things around for him. That is, until he finds out that he must kill "Mr. X"'s wife's first husband who is blackmailing them

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    Writer:Unknown
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    #16 - Stolen Empire

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
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    #17 - The Hands of Mr. Ottermole

    S1:E17

    London is being plagued by a strangler who baffles police. Sgt. Ottermole investigates, but has a difficult time when an obnoxious reporter constantly gets in his way.

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    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Goodbye New York" is the best rated episode of "Suspense" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/6/1949. This episode is rated 6.4 points higher than the second-best, "Revenge".