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Suspense - "Dead Ernest" (Old Time Radio, 1949)
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Suspense presents “Dead Ernest,” listed in this archive as episode 4 with an original broadcast date of March 2, 1949. Contemporary listings and surviving documentation identify the CBS broadcast as March 24, 1949, episode 333; it stars Pat O’Brien and Alan Reed and was written by Selig Lester and Mervyn Gerard.
After Ernest Bowers is struck by a car at a busy city intersection, an unusual medical condition makes it urgently difficult to determine what has happened to him. A tense, race-against-time thriller set amid police, hospital, and morgue procedures, “Dead Ernest” was sponsored by Autolite.
Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing
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After Ernest Bowers is struck by a car at a busy city intersection, an unusual medical condition makes it urgently difficult to determine what has happened to him. A tense, race-against-time thriller set amid police, hospital, and morgue procedures, “Dead Ernest” was sponsored by Autolite.
Suspense presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.
Chapters:
00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
00:39 Original Broadcast
30:18 Closing
Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suspense-old-time-radio--7218827/support.
Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio