A classic thriller from the golden age of radio — plus bonus commentary and trivia after the show.

Suspense – “Drive-In” (1946)

Step back into the golden age of radio with Suspense, the long-running CBS series that made “radio’s outstanding theater of thrills” a household phrase. In this 1946 classic, “Drive-In,” Hollywood legend Judy Garland stars as a young car-hop who offers a customer a lift home — only to discover she’s not alone in the dark.

After the broadcast, stay tuned for bonus commentary and behind-the-scenes trivia — including why this was Garland’s only appearance on Suspense, how the series used movie-star casting to boost ratings, and why this episode’s quiet menace still works nearly eighty years later.

Originally aired: November 21, 1946

Approx. runtime: 32 minutes