Comedy Stars on Suspense, Day 18: Jackie Cooper!

Today's Suspense episode is "The Clock and the Rope" (May 9, 1946) starring Jackie Cooper! Cooper was famous as a child star, earning an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for the 1931 film Skippy. Like most child stars, he struggled at proving himself as an adult performer; ergo, why not appear on Suspense to demonstrate his range?

In the story, Cooper portrays a man who was wrongfully accused of murder; as the tale unfolds, it's not clear whether you're hearing the story of how a man avoided execution... or a dead man telling you how he was executed.

Cooper came back to Suspense on December 5, 1947 to reprise "The Clock and the Rope." I think he's good in this story - he's comes across as guileless.

Tomorrow: William Bendix!