NaN/100 votes#1 - Poison
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 8/29/1950
A Britain in India awakens from a nap to discover a poisonous snake on his belly. The slightest movement on his part would mean death. It was placed on him by his hysterical wife.
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- 6.3/1039 votes
#2 - A Pocketful of Murder
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/5/1950
Cocky newspaper reporter Turk Wilson has made it clear in articles and in person that he believes druggist Max Hensig murdered his wife. When Hensig is acquitted, he puts Wilson on notice that there are many undetectable ways to kill a man. Wilson's swagger turns to panic when a fellow reporter who borrowed his coat dies from a drug-resistant strain of flu.
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- 5.7/1041 votes
#3 - Edge of Panic
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/12/1950
Harry Martin is an insurance agent with an alcohol problem. In a drunk stupor he apparently murders a flirty blonde who was trying to buy a large annuity. He returns to his wife Alice a few minutes before the police arrive. Harry hides while his wife is taken to the police station. The police allow Alice to see the scene of the crime since she is desperate to find her husband innocent. Alice talks to the woman's doctor and later finds a note that convinces her it was a frame up. The police arrest Harry as he is trying to board a ship out of the country. Alice becomes ...
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- 5.9/1039 votes
#4 - Dark Shadows
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/19/1950
I. B. Trane lost his sight at the hands of brutal criminal Takama while he was in Japan on military duty. Trane's sixth sense tells him the barbarian is now in New York and that has him panicked for his life. The police and the FBI tell Trane that Takama died in a prison break over a year ago, but his gut tells him otherwise.
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- NaN/100 votes
#5 - Six to One
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 9/26/1950
A released prisoner seeks to avenge himself on five "friends" who testified falsely against him.
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- 6.6/1025 votes
#6 - The Monkey's Paw
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/3/1950
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- NaN/100 votes
#7 - Criminals Mark
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/10/1950
The story of a wife of an ex-criminal who tries to go straight but gets involved in another hold-up through his "pals."
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- NaN/100 votes
#8 - The Man Who Would Be King
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/17/1950
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- NaN/100 votes
#9 - Breakdown
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/24/1950
A cruel and tyrannical office boss breaks his neck in a plane crash and is taken for dead until just before his body is cremated.
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- NaN/100 votes
#10 - Halloween Hold Up
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 10/31/1950
A gang wearing masks finds the perfect opportunity for a hold-up during Halloween.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - Nightmare
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/7/1950
A young father gets tragedy in double doses.
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- 6.2/1054 votes
#12 - The Brush Off
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/14/1950
Ralph Farley, a struggling actor, overhears a plot to kill Roger Sherman, a powerful Hollywood agent. Ralph attempts to prevent the murder, but is thwarted by everyone from the police to Sherman himself.
Director: Robert Stevens
Writer: Sig Herzig
- NaN/100 votes
#13 - The Death Cards
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 11/21/1950
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Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#14 - Hands of Mr. Ottermole
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 11/28/1950
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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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Guy From Nowhere
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/5/1950
A young football coach in a small town gets involved with big time gamblers.
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- 5.6/1038 votes
#16 - The Mallet
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 12/12/1950
A bellicose huckster travels the fairs of England shilling his magic elixir. The "doctor," as he's called, is befriended by a couple in a local tavern who proceed to get him intoxicated. The husband tells Dr. Potteton that he'd love to kill his greedy brother and asks him how he could go about it without being caught. The sideshow charlatan launches into a elaborate step by step instructions on how to get away with murder.
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - Dancing Dan's Christmas
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 12/19/1950
In the days of prohibition, jewel thief "Dancing Dan" is taken with the gorgeous speakeasy hostess. In the holiday spirit, he makes like Santa for the woman's elderly grandmother.
Director: N/A
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- 5.7/1040 votes
#18 - The Tip
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 12/26/1950
Elaine Court recently had a heart attack and needs relaxation, but she's stressed over a strange man she claims has been lurking about. With her husband at work, she walks into the apartment one afternoon to find that stranger waiting for her. Elaine is held hostage by the armed man who says he's just waiting for her husband to get home so that he can kill him.
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- NaN/100 votes
#19 - Death in a River
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/2/1951
Two drownings, strikingly similar in their details, provide a mystery to investigators.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 4.9/1045 votes
#20 - Tough Cop
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 1/9/1951
Rookie cop Eddie Stone takes out his anger on suspects after Ruth, his fiancé, tells him she's fallen for another man. For two years he seethes, just hoping for the day the "other man" is brought into the police station. He finally comes face to face with the scoundrel who stole his girl--right after he's been dismissed from the force for brutal conduct.
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - The Fool's Heart
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 1/16/1951
A story depicting a cowboy's idea of the perfect crime.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 5.9/1034 votes
#22 - Dead Fall
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 1/23/1951
The innocent involvement of a young scientist in a touch-and-go duel between government agents and an espionage ring brings a surprising and thrilling climax.
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- NaN/100 votes
#23 - The Rose Garden
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 1/30/1951
Two elderly spinsters bury bodies in their rose garden.
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Night Break
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 2/6/1951
A killer escapes authorities while being taken to Sing Sing and searches for the person who betrayed him.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.4/1038 votes
#25 - Double Entry
Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 2/13/1951
Bookkeeper Horace Maybee has been skimming money for years from the small finance company where he works. With auditors coming in to examine the books, he's desperate to come up with $25,000 in a hurry. He goes to a bookie, puts $500 on a dog race, and wins. As he's about to get his cash, the police stage a raid and Horace runs off with a huge sack of the criminals' cash.
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The Best Episodes of Suspense Season 3
Every episode of Suspense Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Suspense Season 3!
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...
Genre:Drama
Network:CBS
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Poison" is the best rated episode of "Suspense" season 3. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/29/1950. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "A Pocketful of Murder".