Monday, October 13, 2025

Comedy Stars on Suspense, Day 13: Michael O'Shea!

Today's Suspense episode is "The Twist" (September 11, 1947) starring Michael O'Shea! By the 1940s, O'Shea had been primarily working in feature films in comedic roles. This was O'Shea's 2nd appearance on Suspense.

Gus Green (O'Shea) is a taxi driver who happens to pick up a comedy writer one day. This chance encounter leads to a him being hired to write gags for the radio. When the writer wants to call it quits and gets married, Gus comes up with a "twist" of an idea-- murder the fiancee and they won't break up the act!

O'Shea's character has a very light, breezy sitcom-like demeanor, which makes the dramatic turn all the more effective; O'Shea's very good in this episode.

Tomorrow: Milton Berle!

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