End of the Road: A Salesman’s Passion and a Killer’s Past

Originally Aired: February 6, 1947

In Suspense #231, “End of the Road,” automobile salesman Speed Evans falls for a mysterious, alluring woman named Sylvia—who happens to be married to a wealthy, limping older man named Ganlon. As Speed becomes entangled in a reckless affair, he’s drawn into Sylvia’s haunting past, where childhood trauma and a deadly mine explosion shape a dark destiny. Sylvia’s fractured psyche, laced with vengeance and violence, turns their romance into a nightmare. A chilling noir anchored by Glenn Ford’s intense performance, this tale unspools a twisted journey toward truth, love, and a fatal reckoning.

Cast:
Glenn Ford, Cathy Lewis

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