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Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Herbert Marshall in tonight's presentation of Suspense. Tonight, Auto Light presents part two of one of the most famous of all literary puzzles, Charles Dickens' unfinished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Groove, our star, Mr. Herbert Marshall. Hello, Senator. How's our legislative leader? Harlow, what's this I hear about you being up for assault and battery? Now, that's a stay full battery, Senator. The Auto Light stay full. That…

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Synopsis

In the gripping conclusion of The Mystery of Edwin Drood, the atmosphere is thick with tension as John Jasper searches for his missing nephew, Edwin. After a stormy Christmas Eve, Edwin and Neville Landless ventured to the river, but only Neville returns, raising suspicions about his involvement in Edwin's disappearance.

Host

Larry Thor

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B

Ben Wright

B

Betty Harford

Herbert Marshall

Joseph Kearns

R

Ramsay Hill

W

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Suspense 530112 495 The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two (64-44) 14459 29m28s.mp3

Suspense, Episode 495

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two

Monday, January 12, 1953 · 30:09

Suspense, Episode 495

The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Part Two

Monday, January 12, 1953 · 30:09

Summary

In the conclusion of 'The Mystery of Edwin Drood,' the search for Edwin intensifies as suspicions arise around Neville Landless. The stakes are high as John Jasper grapples with his dark past and the truth behind Edwin's disappearance.

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