Suspense - Too Little to Live On

In "Too Little to Live On," Ozzie and Harriet star as a husband and wife driven to despair by a crabby invalid.

Dave made a deal with his Uncle Ed that he and wife Myra would take care of him in his old age. In return, Uncle Ed promised to remember them in his will. After three years, that promise has worn thin. Uncle Ed is a constant, whiny burden, and they have no lives of their own.

One morning, Dave and Myra decide they can take no more. They want to be free of Uncle Ed, and the only way to achieve that, is to to make sure that he has an accident with his medications. Will it work? Or, has Uncle Ed been waiting for them to give that a try?

"Too Little to Live On" was written by Robert L. Richards and produced/directed by William Spier. This story was first presented on February 7, 1946 with Nancy Kelley and George Murphy in the starring roles. No recording of the broadcast is known to exist at this time.

This story was presented again on December 26, 1947. Ozzie Nelson and Harriet Hilliard starred in the first of their three appearances on Suspense. Also appearing were Joseph Kearns, Frank Albertson, Jerry Hausner, and Wally Maher.

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Comments

[Daryl]

Awesome episode. I think this was one of the first ones I ever heard. Ozzie and Harriet were quite adept at this too. Great ending.

[Elliot Lear]

Whoa - talk about a flashback! This was one of the first episodes I ever heard of "Suspense" way back when I recieved a cassette tape collection of episodes for my birthday. I've been a fanatic ever since!

One of my favourites!!!

[Minnesotawiz]

I have a copy of the AFRS 02/07/1946 show starring George Murphy and Nancy Colman. Send me a an e-mail address referencing this message and I will reply attaching the mp3 show. I do not want any credit. Just want to contribute. Your site is great.