The Guilty Always Run: Suspense (March 22, 1954)

“The Guilty Always Run” is an episode of Suspense, the old-time radio show, first broadcast March 22, 1954. Listen free on Stupid Potato.

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What happens

Jeff Marlow, a married man vacationing at Zuma Beach, becomes entangled with Karen Lawrence, a tanned young woman who keeps calling him. After a bitter quarrel with her, Karen is found strangled in the kelp, and police begin asking Jeff pointed questions. He turns to his friend Lou Foster, who offers him an alibi, and the pressure on both men grows as suspicion spreads. This is the episode of Suspense titled The Guilty Always Run, broadcast on March 22, 1954, starring Tyrone Power.

Zuma Beach and the Southern California coast near Malibu, Los Angeles

Characters: Jeff Marlow, Janie Marlow, Karen Lawrence, Lou Foster, Phyllis George, Mr. Anders, Norm Sloane

Listen for: Jeff's phone calls and the question of who really killed Karen Lawrence

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.