Every Sunday night, Vintage Classic Radio presents the Sunday Night Playhouse, where we bring to life timeless classics from the golden age of radio between the 1930s and the 1960s. Episode description: Suspicion, an Academy Award Theatre production starring Cary Grant and Ann Todd, is a radio play inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s 1941 film of the same name. It aired on October 27th, 1946. The plot follows a young woman named Lina who becomes increasingly suspicious of her wealthy new husband, Johnny, when she discovers he has a shady past. She fears that he may be a murderer and goes to great lengths to uncover the truth. Original release: October 27th, 1946 Home station: NBC Radio Cast: Cary Grant as Johnnie Aysgarth Ann Todd as Lina McLaidlaw Donald Stuart as Inspector Tanty Clifford Mollison as General McLaidlaw Marjorie Westbury as Mrs. McGinty Hugh Burden as Mr. Stewart

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