Dead of the Night: A Brother’s Nightmare and a Body on the Beach

Originally Aired: November 16, 1944

In Suspense #118, “Dead of the Night,” young Jimmy Barton returns to Los Angeles to find his sister Helen battered and terrified of her violent new husband. When that husband turns up dead, Jimmy and Helen become fugitives—hauling the corpse through motels, beaches, and a fog of mounting panic as suspicion and guilt threaten to destroy them both. With a nosy landlady, the ever-watchful police, and a deadly misunderstanding, the siblings must untangle a web of fear and fatal mistakes before it’s too late. Robert Cummings stars in this gripping tale of crime, coverup, and family loyalty at the edge of disaster.

Cast:

Robert Cummings

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