Suspense - Two Sharp Knives (#21)
Channel: Old Time Radio Researchers
Date: 2023-02-07

Suspense - 12/22/42, episode 21
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Two Sharp Knives was a 1934 short story by Dashiell Hammett, known for creating the character Sam Spade. Police are tricked into holding an innocent man in jail and he dies under mysterious circumstances.

Stu Erwin starred in this New York production of Suspense. He had just finished appearing in Mr. Sycamore on Broadway, which closed after just 19 performances. He was a fine comedic actor, well-known in films, theater, radio, and television. 

The cast: STU ERWIN (Scott Anderson), Santos Ortega, Mark Smith, Ian Martin, Paul Luther, William Podmore, Berry Kroeger, Mercedes McCambridge?, Ted Osborne (Signature Voice),

This script would be used again on Suspense in 1945.

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