HITCHCOCK FILMS ON THE AIR

Originally broadcast on WNIB
Saturday, July 22nd, 2000

SUSPENSE (3-3-52) “The Thirty-nine Steps” starring Herbert Marshall as a London tourist who tries to prove that he is not guilty of murder. This story was used by Alfred Hitchcock in his 1935 film of the same name. AutoLite, CBS. (29 min)

ACADEMY AWARD (10-30-46) “Suspicion” starring Cary Grant and Ann Todd in a radio version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 mystery-drama about a wife who believes her husband is trying to kill her for the insurance money. House of Squibb, CBS. (28 min)

HOLLYWOOD SOUND STAGE (1-10-52) “Shadow of a Doubt” starring Joseph Cotten and Ann Blyth in a radio version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1943 film. A young girl begins to suspect her uncle is a murderer. Cast in­cludes Virginia Gregg, Jane Morgan, Jerry Hausner. Sustaining, CBS. (30 min)

LUX RADIO THEATRE (1-26-48) “Notorious” starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten in a radio version of Alfred Hitchcock’s 1946 film, a story of espionage set in post-WW II South America as the daughter of a Nazi spy be­comes an agent for the U. S. government. Cast includes Joseph Kearns, Gerald Mohr, Bill Johnstone, Jack Kruschen. William Keighley is host. Lux Soap, CBS. (23 min & 12 min & 15 min)

ESCAPE (7-10-54) “The Birds” with Ben Wright, Virginia Gregg and John Dehner. “You are in a farmhouse on the southern coast of England. The autumn countryside around you is desolate and bleak, and you know that in the dusk outside — waiting patiently for you, silently watching for you— in an enemy from whom there may be no escape!” This story was used by Alfred Hitchcock in his 1963 film of the same name. Sustaining, CBS. (28 min)