Hitchcock Chronology: Suspense (radio series)

Entries in the Hitchcock Chronology relating to Suspense (radio series)...

1940

July

• 22nd - An adaptation of The Lodger is broadcast on US radio, apparently featuring Hitchcock (his voice was actually provided by actor Joseph Kearns), with actors Herbert Marshall and Edmund Gwenn starring as the lodger and landlord respectively. Although well received, David O. Selznick rules out Hitchcock having any further involvement with a proposed radio series. Revived in 1942, Suspense ran for 20 years and included a radio adaptation of The 39 Steps in 1952.

1953

November

• 16th - Patricia Hitchcock plays a supporting role in the first part of two-part radio adaptation of Wilkie Collins' novel "The Moonstone", broadcast as part of the Suspense series.