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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 Worst Episode
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    Suspense Season 1 Episode 1 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Cornell Woolrich

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  2. Suspense Season 1 Episode 3 - Suspicion
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    #2 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Suspense Season 1 Episode 5 - The Man Upstairs
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    #3 - The Man Upstairs

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Suspense Season 1 Episode 6 - After Dinner Story
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    #4 - After Dinner Story

    S1:E6

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Suspense Season 1 Episode 11 - The Monkey's Paw
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    #5 - The Monkey's Paw

    S1:E11

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Suspense Season 1 Episode 15 - Help Wanted
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    #6 - 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

    Director:Robert Stevens
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Suspense Season 1 Episode 16 - Stolen Empire
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    #7 - Stolen Empire

    S1:E16

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Suspense Season 1 Episode 17 - The Hands of Mr. Ottermole
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    #8 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Suspense Season 2 Episode 1 - Lunch Box
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    #9 - Lunch Box

    S2:E1

    A man plants a bomb in his son's lunch box at work and tells him to get out in time, but a friend, thinking he has forgotten his lunch box, places it in his car.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Suspense Season 2 Episode 3 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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    #10 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

    S2:E3

    Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Suspense Season 2 Episode 7 - The Serpent Ring
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    #11 - The Serpent Ring

    S2:E7

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Suspense Season 2 Episode 11 - The Thin Edge of Violence
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    #12 - The Thin Edge of Violence

    S2:E11

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Suspense Season 2 Episode 14 - The Scar
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    #13 - The Scar

    S2:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Suspense Season 2 Episode 15 - The Gray Helmet
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    #14 - The Gray Helmet

    S2:E15

    A dramatic story of the Black Hand's operations in New York's Little Italy during the 1890's.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Suspense Season 2 Episode 16 - The Seeker and the Sought
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    #15 - The Seeker and the Sought

    S2:E16

    An elderly man is in a desperate search for a youngster who is in peril of passing evil's point of no return.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Suspense Season 2 Episode 18 - Morning Boat to Africa
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    #16 - Morning Boat to Africa

    S2:E18

    A wayward wife of a jealous husband brings trouble home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Suspense Season 2 Episode 21 - The Horizontal Man
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    #17 - The Horizontal Man

    S2:E21

    The murder of a Professor has undergraduate Kate investigating the case with help from a newspaper reporter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Suspense Season 2 Episode 22 - The Distant Island
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    #18 - The Distant Island

    S2:E22

    The story of an amnesia victim and what happens when he regains his memory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Suspense Season 2 Episode 23 - Escape This Night
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    #19 - Escape This Night

    S2:E23

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Suspense Season 2 Episode 25 - Roman Holiday
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    #20 - Roman Holiday

    S2:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Suspense Season 2 Episode 27 - The Ledge
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    #21 - The Ledge

    S2:E27

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Suspense Season 2 Episode 30 - The Second Class Passenger
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    #22 - The Second Class Passenger

    S2:E30

    A man taking a cruise around the world finds second-class passengers are much more interesting, and by the time things become more complicated he wished that he'd missed the boat.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Suspense Season 2 Episode 32 - Steely, Steely Eyes
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    #23 - Steely, Steely Eyes

    S2:E32

    The notorious criminal Ma Barker and her gang of four sons blaze a murderous path from beginnings in Missouri to their final showdown with FBI agents and their machine guns in Florida.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Suspense Season 2 Episode 34 - The Gentleman from America
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    #24 - The Gentleman from America

    S2:E34

    An American bets two London friends that he can spend the night alone in a "haunted house."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Suspense Season 2 Episode 35 - Death of a Dummy
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    #25 - Death of a Dummy

    S2:E35

    A young man on a scavenger hunt for a department store sales check stumbles into a murderer at midnight in the store.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Goodbye New York" is the worst rated episode of "Suspense". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Cornell Woolrich, it aired on 1/6/1949. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Suspicion".