Suspense - Last Letter of Dr. Bronson (#50)
Channel: Old Time Radio Researchers
Date: 2023-02-26

Suspense - 07/27/43, episode 50
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A doctor runs an interesting experiment: he tries to convince people to murder him and figure out what stops them. He ponders why they didn’t do it and develops guidelines for five checks that explain their reluctance to murder: fear of being punished, religious belief, gratitude for their lives, the loss of reputation by being considered a killer, and the squeamishness of it all. The letter in the story is what Bronson is writing to a friend to explain the experiment. Is the experiment successful if he finds one of these does not stop someone? What happens when he meets an insane subject? Creepy.

The cast: LAIRD CREGAR (Dr. Bronson), Walter Kingsford (Dr. Mosher), George Coulouris (Laderne), Helen Vinson (Nurse Ainsley), Harold Huber (Doyle), Ian Wolfe (Mr. Totten), Jim Bannon (Man in Black)

There are two recordings available; the full network recording is the best. An aircheck from WHAS in Kentucky has survived but is only the first half of the program.

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