Radio Drama This Week: Frank Lovejoy in ‘Win, Place or Die’

Frank Lovejoy stars in Monday night’s “Suspense” play, “Win, Place or Die.”

Frank Lovejoy and his real-life wife, Joan Banks, star in the 1958 “Suspense” thriller, “Win, Place or Die,” Monday night.

Lovejoy plays Joe, who embezzles money from his job to cover gambling debts. The episode is heard at 10 p.m., Monday, and repeated at 1 a.m., over 97.9 WHAV FM.

He began his career in the 1930s as a radio actor. By 1950, he starred as a newspaper reporter in the NBC radio series, “Night Beat.” In the movies, he is best known for his 1953 performance in “The Hitch-Hiker, “directed by Ida Lupino.

Tonight, Saturday, May 25

Gunsmoke: “Custer,” 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Sunday

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: “Twins of Tahoe Matter,” 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Monday

Suspense: “Win, Place or Die,” 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Tuesday

Dimension X: “The Vital Factor,” 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Wednesday

Great Gildersleeve: Gift for Miss Tuttle, 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Thursday

Our Miss Brooks: Marriage Madness, 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Friday

Couple Next Door: Last Night of the Tour, 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Saturday, June 1

Gunsmoke: “Kick Me,” 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

Sunday

Yours Truly Johnny Dollar: “Unworthy Kin Matter,” 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.

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