A Guy Gets Lonely: A Con, a Corpse, and a Lonely Heart’s Gamble

Originally Aired: April 5, 1945 In Suspense #137, “A Guy Gets Lonely,” Dane Clark stars as Eddie Lewis—a lonely, struggling actor who falls for a beautiful stranger named Jolly after a chance meeting in a penny arcade. What starts as a whirlwind romance quickly turns into a nightmare of lies, mistaken identity, and murder. When Jolly disappears and Eddie is told she’s dead, he plunges into a web of deception involving her scheming family, a deadly con, and a dangerous double. As Eddie unravels the truth, he must fight to clear his name and find out who he can trust before it’s too late. A gripping noir of heartbreak, betrayal, and second chances. Cast: Dane Clark Tags: Suspense, noir, DaneClark, oldtimeradio, conartist, mistakenidentity, murder, loneliness, romance, deception, pennyarcade, 1940sradio, classicdrama, suspensepodcast