Suspense - A Good Neighbor

In "A Good Neighbor," a man is menaced by the helpfulness of the old lady who lives next door.

Andrew Burt is a thief who has stolen a fortune in diamonds from his employer. Having fled New York, he travels to Maine and the house on the coast where he intends to hide. Although the house is in an isolated area, he soon discovers that he has a neighbor nearby. Mrs. Poe is an elderly lady with vivid premonitions about the dangers that surround them, and she insists on discussing her visions with him.

Mr. Burt wants to be alone so he can execute the next stage of his get-a-way plan, but Mrs. Poe wants to share everything with her new neighbor. Will she kill him with her kindness, or will he kill her to keep her quiet?

"A Good Neighbor" was written by David Riehl and produced/directed by William N. Robson. Jeff Chandler and Virginia Gregg starred. This episode aired on March 31, 1957.

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[Mike Newton]

Jeff Chandler had already been in several radio series before this appearance on Suspense: He was radio's Michael Shayne, hardboiled detective; Mr. Boyton on Our Miss Brooks and Chad Remington, the Old West lawyer on Frontier Town. Virginia Gregg, who played Mrs. Poe, was Gunsmoke's saloon gal, Kitty Russel.