Noted actor Fredric March makes his second appearance on Suspense in this Ben Hecht play based on his short story. Hecht narrates this account of a strange dinner party staged to trap the murderer of a prominent actor’s daughter. It’s almost like Banquo’s Chair and an Agatha Christie novel decided to meet in Tinseltown.
Both east and west network recordings have survived. The close of the east recording mentions “next Thursday” and the close of the west recording mentions “next week.” The east recording is slightly better than the west, but both are good.
March’s first appearance on Suspense was 1943-03-02 in The Night Reveals. Unfortunately, that recording is missing.
Fredric March started his prominent entertainment career in New York in films and on Broadway. He moved to Hollywood and had great success with five Oscar nominations, winning best actor award twice. He would often return to Broadway, and had three Tony nominations. He, and Helen Hayes, are the only actors to win two Oscars and two Tonys.
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THE CAST
FREDRIC MARCH (Maurice Tillihugh), BEN HECHT (Himself, the narrator), John McIntire (Alfred O’Shea / Clerk), Hans Conried (Walter / Fritz Von Klauber), Harry Lang (Morey Stein), Joe Kearns (Man in Black / Butler / Doctor), Jeanette Nolan? (Marsha Tillihugh / Rina)
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