Rosalind Russell stars in a repeat performance of a George Wells story about two strange sisters whose needs and desires compete and intertwine. One is a crazy sister who lives in the attic; the other is just nefarious. The original production starred Agnes Moorehead and Ida Lupino, but this pairs Russell with one of radio’s greatest actors, Lurene Tuttle. She is better known as “Effie” on The Adventures of Sam Spade, but her talents were much wider than that role demanded. Details about the script and the prior production are at:
https://suspenseproject.blogspot.com/2023/03/1944-02-03-sisters.html
https://archive.org/details/TSP440203 which is where the recordings may be accessed
This is Rosalind Russell’s first appearance on Suspense. Russell was multi-talented and had a very long career. She was nominated for four best actress Oscars for My Sister Eileen (1942), Sister Kenny (1946), Mourning Becomes Electra (1947), and Auntie Mame (1958). Her movie career started in 1934 and came to a close in 1971. Details about her career and life can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosalind_Russell
LISTEN
TO THE PROGRAM or download in FLAC or
mp3
https://archive.org/details/TSP481209
THE CAST
ROSALIND RUSSELL (Lydia Haskell), Lurene Tuttle (Ellie Haskell), Joe Kearns (Undertaker), Ira Grossel [aka Jeff Chandler] (Police Officer), Byron Kane (Assistant undertaker), Paul Frees (Signature Voice)
COMMERCIAL: Bill Johnstone (Hap), Harlow Wilcox (Announcer)
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