In "The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein," Vincent Price stars as a spy who assumes the identity of a Nazi.
Charles Umberstein holds an important position in the Third Reich, but what his superiors don't suspect is that he is a spy. His mission seems to be going well, but he knows that one person has discovered him. He is being followed by someone...someone who knows.
Could it be his landlady who had reason to doubt him? Could it be that one of the other spies gave him away? Who is following him and why?
"The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein" was written by E. Jack Neuman. William Spier produced and directed. Vincent Price starred. This episode aired on November 23, 1943.
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Sweet. This is one of my all time favorite episodes. I've almst emailed you a few times to suggest posting it.
Thanks. This episode enthralled me the first time I heard it and many, many times since.
Posted by: Daryl | May 23, 2009 at 06:39 PM
Of the Suspense episodes, this ranks in my favorite top 20!
Posted by: Ralph | May 24, 2009 at 04:14 AM
Correction: the air date for this episode is November 23, 1943.
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Posted by: R. Carlson | May 25, 2009 at 07:09 AM
Price had a great voice for the radio. I've been listening to his version of THE SAINT lately and it's pretty amazing. Very suave.
Posted by: Shonokin | May 26, 2009 at 04:41 PM
Oops, you are right. I did get the date wrong on the file. Thanks!
This was one of the first episodes of Suspense that I ever listened to, and honestly, I don't know why it took me so long to post it.
Posted by: Cmillinsf | May 31, 2009 at 10:12 PM