In a previous blog, April 17, 2016, we looked at a similar release which was called Volume 3 rather than Suspense 3. That release was a single cassette; this one is a 4-cassette set. You’ll see some obvious differences in the packaging – the way the titles are laid out and the fact that the…
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Starring: Jimmy Stewart
This 8-CD set is often seen for sale on Ebay. Six of the eight discs feature a show from the Lux Radio Theatre series, while the remaining two are from Cavalcade of American and Suspense. The programs give us a look at Stewart’s radio career from 1937 through 1951. Here’s what you get in order…
Jimmy Stewart – The Ultimate Radio Collection Vol. 3
This digital only set was issued for download and streaming by Master Classics Records in 2011. There are seventeen shows (one in two parts) on this set: 1) Philco Radio Time (Bing Crosby), March 10, 1948 2) Suspense – Mission Completed, December 1, 1949 3) Screen Directors’ Playhouse – Call Northside 777, December 9, 1949…
Listener’s Choice
Listener’s Choice was issued in 2004 on cassette and CD by Radio Spirits (30222). The set features three CDs, each with two half-hour shows. Included are Dragnet, Escape, The Lone Ranger, Gunsmoke, Richard Diamond Private Detective and Suspense. The Suspense show is Mission Completed, which starred Stewart and was originally broadcast on December 1, 1949…
Legends of Radio – The Best of Suspense
Radio Spirits issued this set in 2003 in both cassette (40684) and CD (40682) formats. The one Stewart show included is Mission Completed which was first broadcast on December 1, 1949. On all, a total of forty shows are included in the set, including such stars as Lucille Ball, Agnes Moorehead, Fibber McGee and Molly,…
Suspense – Mission Completed (Cassette)
Jimmy Stewart’s Suspense thriller, Mission Completed, was issued as a single cassette by Radio Spirits (#463), along with For Love of Murder, which starred Mickey Rooney. Mission Completed had originally been broadcast on December 1, 1949. Part 1: Part 2:…
Tales of Mystery and Suspense Volume 3
This single cassette, featuring two Suspense programs was issued by Greatapes in 1994. One of the two shows included is Jimmy Stewart’s December 1, 1949, broadcast of Mission Completed…
More Tales of Suspense
This 12-cassete set was issued in 1991 by Greatapes and featured 24 Suspense programs. One Stewart show, Mission Completed, originally broadcast on December 1, 1949, was included…
Suspense – Mission Completed
For Mr. Stewart’s third appearance on Suspense (December 1, 1949) a real psychological thriller was chosen. This preview from the San Antonio Express, San Antonio, TX, describes it very well. Stewart’s hometown newspaper, The Indiana Gazette, also announced the show to their readers. Joining Stewart in the cast were John Dehner as Dr. Benson, Herb…
