Judd, a mind-reader who performs nightclub acts with his wife Rory, discovers that their stage act, long based on a hidden gimmick, has begun to work through real telepathy. Rory begins to have visions, and she senses that their agent, Harry Arnold, intends to kill her. Judd, uneasy and trying to protect her, buys a revolver and watches the situation closely. The episode is part of the CBS series Suspense, first broadcast on June 1, 1953, with Ronald Coleman starring. The story is told through Judd's account to a police lieutenant as he recounts the events leading up to a tense night at the hotel.
Characters: Judd, Rory, Harry Arnold, Stanford, Lieutenant
The transcript of “A Vision of Death”, an episode of Suspense first broadcast June 1, 1953. Press a time to play from that line (a 60-second preview; Potato Plus plays it all). Suspense plays Suspense free, live around the clock. Search inside this transcript.
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Auto-light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Ronald Coleman in tonight's presentation of... SUS-Spence! Auto-light brings you the story of a mind-reader who discovers his nightclub act is not a fake. A vision of death. Our star Mr. Ronald Coleman.
What's the trouble, Oscar Otto? It's my battery, huh? Why, sure. But why not avoid that battery distress, Oscar? Get an auto light stay full, the battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use.
You said a fact, Carlo? The fact that millions of cars and owners have proved for themselves, Oscar, and the auto light stay full gives longer life too. Fiberglass retaining mats protect every positive plate to reduce shedding and flaking, and give the auto light stay full longer life, as proved by tests conducted according to accepted life cycle standards.
Where do I get this all? From your nearest auto light battery dealer, to quickly locate him, phone Western Union by number, and ask for operator 25. I'll tell you the name of your nearest auto-light battery dealer, where you can get an auto-light stayful.
The battery that needs water only three times a year in normal car use. And remember, from bumper to tail light, you're always right with auto-light. And now, auto-light presents a vision of death, starring Mr. Ronald Coleman, hoping once again to keep you in... suspense.
If I speak too rapidly for your stenographer, you'll tell me, won't you, Lieutenant? No offense, but he impresses me as someone who has to sit on the floor to put on his shoes. And stop me if I seem to wander away from the point, won't you?
I mean to say, this is my first, and I hope final appearance in a police precinct, and I should hate to give a sloppy performance. We were always known, or arora, and I for the smoothness and gem-like precision of our act.
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That's next week on Suspense. Suspense is produced and directed by Elliot Lewis, with music composed by Lucian Morowick and conducted by Ludblustken. A vision of death was adapted for suspense by Walter Brown Newman from the original story by Jerry Hausner.
Into night's story, Mary Jane Croft was heard as Aurora. Featured on the cast were High Everback, Benny Rubin, Julie Bennett, and Charles Calvert. Before batteries, auto-light resistor or standard-type spark plugs and... This is the CBS Radio Network.
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