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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!

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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 authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Suspense Season 3 Episode 1 - Poison
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Poison

    S3:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Suspense Season 3 Episode 2 - A Pocketful of Murder
    6.4/10(41 votes)

    #2 - A Pocketful of Murder

    S3:E2

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Suspense Season 3 Episode 3 - Edge of Panic
    5.7/10(42 votes)

    #3 - Edge of Panic

    S3:E3

    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 ...

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Suspense Season 3 Episode 4 - Dark Shadows
    6.0/10(39 votes)

    #4 - Dark Shadows

    S3:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Suspense Season 3 Episode 5 - Six to One
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    #5 - Six to One

    S3:E5

    A released prisoner seeks to avenge himself on five "friends" who testified falsely against him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Suspense Season 3 Episode 6 - The Monkey's Paw
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #6 - The Monkey's Paw

    S3:E6

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Suspense Season 3 Episode 7 - Criminals Mark
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    #7 - Criminals Mark

    S3:E7

    The story of a wife of an ex-criminal who tries to go straight but gets involved in another hold-up through his "pals."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Suspense Season 3 Episode 8 - The Man Who Would Be King
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    #8 - The Man Who Would Be King

    S3:E8

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Suspense Season 3 Episode 9 - Breakdown
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Breakdown

    S3:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Suspense Season 3 Episode 10 - Halloween Hold Up
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Halloween Hold Up

    S3:E10

    A gang wearing masks finds the perfect opportunity for a hold-up during Halloween.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Suspense Season 3 Episode 11 - Nightmare
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Nightmare

    S3:E11

    A young father gets tragedy in double doses.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Suspense Season 3 Episode 12 - The Brush Off
    6.2/10(55 votes)

    #12 - The Brush Off

    S3:E12

    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

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  13. Suspense Season 3 Episode 13 - The Death Cards
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - The Death Cards

    S3:E13

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Suspense Season 3 Episode 14 - Hands of Mr. Ottermole
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Hands of Mr. Ottermole

    S3:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Suspense Season 3 Episode 15 - The Guy From Nowhere
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - The Guy From Nowhere

    S3:E15

    A young football coach in a small town gets involved with big time gamblers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Suspense Season 3 Episode 16 - The Mallet
    5.7/10(40 votes)

    #16 - The Mallet

    S3:E16

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Suspense Season 3 Episode 17 - Dancing Dan's Christmas
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Dancing Dan's Christmas

    S3:E17

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Suspense Season 3 Episode 18 - The Tip
    5.7/10(41 votes)

    #18 - The Tip

    S3:E18

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Suspense Season 3 Episode 19 - Death in a River
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Death in a River

    S3:E19

    Two drownings, strikingly similar in their details, provide a mystery to investigators.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Suspense Season 3 Episode 20 - Tough Cop
    4.8/10(46 votes)

    #20 - Tough Cop

    S3:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Suspense Season 3 Episode 21 - The Fool's Heart
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Fool's Heart

    S3:E21

    A story depicting a cowboy's idea of the perfect crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Suspense Season 3 Episode 22 - Dead Fall
    6.1/10(35 votes)

    #22 - Dead Fall

    S3:E22

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Suspense Season 3 Episode 23 - The Rose Garden
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - The Rose Garden

    S3:E23

    Two elderly spinsters bury bodies in their rose garden.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Suspense Season 3 Episode 24 - Night Break
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Night Break

    S3:E24

    A killer escapes authorities while being taken to Sing Sing and searches for the person who betrayed him.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Suspense Season 3 Episode 25 - Double Entry
    6.4/10(39 votes)

    #25 - Double Entry

    S3:E25

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Poison" is the best rated episode of "Suspense" season 3. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 8/29/1950. This episode is rated 6.4 points higher than the second-best, "A Pocketful of Murder".