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Suspense. Tonight Columbia brings you as a guest our Peter Lorre, one of the screen's past masters of the art of suspense. Suspense is compounded of mystery and intrigue and dangerous adventure. In this series, our story is calculated to intrigue you, to stir your nerves, to offer you a precarious situation, and then withhold the solution until the last possible moment. Tonight, for instance, Mr. Lorre plays for us a doctor, a husband, with something dark and terrible on his…

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Synopsis

In the chilling episode Till Death Do Us Part, the story unfolds in a remote English cottage during a cold December night in 1941. Professor Irwin Kraft, a middle-aged mathematics professor, is enjoying a seemingly cozy evening with his young wife, Cynthia. However, beneath the surface of their domestic tranquility lies a growing tension, fueled by Kraft's deepening suspicions about his wife's fidelity. He believes that she may be involved with a young American doctor named Dr. Craig, who has been visiting their village. As the wind howls outside, rattling the windows and creating an ominous atmosphere, Kraft's paranoia begins to consume him.

Host

Joseph Kearns

Cast›

Alice Frost

David Gothard

Mercedes McCambridge

Peter Lorre

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This story returned to the dial 2 more times · Till Death Do Us Part

  • Dec151942

    Suspense

    Till Death Do Us Part

    Dec 15 · Ep 21

  • Nov51961

    Suspense

    Till Death Do Us Part

    Nov 5 · Ep 899

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Suspense 421215 021 Till Death Do Us Part (128-44) 28352 29m33s.mp3

Suspense, Episode 21

Till Death Do Us Part

Tuesday, December 15, 1942 · 29:54

Suspense, Episode 21

Till Death Do Us Part

Tuesday, December 15, 1942 · 29:54

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A professor grapples with dark thoughts of murder and betrayal as he suspects his wife may be involved with a young American. The stakes rise in their isolated cottage as tensions escalate.

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