The Barking Death: Suspense (March 1, 1954)

“The Barking Death” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 1, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

A rabid dog is stolen from a town health center, and Dr. Miller must find it before anyone is bitten. A petty thief named Cliff Loomis, along with his roommate, takes the animal and tries to get rid of it, while the town is alerted and searching parties are organized. Dr. Miller works through the police and local leaders to track the trail, questioning suspects and visiting a pawn shop. The episode of Suspense aired on March 1, 1954, starring William Powell.

A small town with a health center, its laboratory, a rooming house, municipal buildings and a pawn shop on Main Street.

Characters: Dr. Miller, Dr. Kramer, Cliff Loomis, Harry Wood, Mrs. Stone, Mrs. Rokey, Peter Barrett, Mr. Garrison

Listen for: The gradual search for the stolen rabid dog and the race to find it before someone is bitten.

Written from the episode itself; it never gives away the ending. Every recording is remastered for the stream: cleaned of rumble, hiss and mains hum (and the old TV whine where we found it), then levelled in two passes to steady broadcast loudness, so one show is never quieter than the next.