The Argyle Album: A Dead Man’s Secret and a Reporter’s Trap

Originally Aired: September 4, 1947 In Suspense #261, “The Argyle Album,” star reporter Harry Mitchell is summoned to the bedside of dying political columnist Alan Pearce, who promises an explosive exposé contained in a mysterious white-leather dossier known as the Argyle Album. But when Pearce dies suddenly—and a murder weapon appears in his chest—Mitchell is swept into a deadly manhunt involving secret documents, blackmail, and a tangled web of lies. Pursued by killers and the law alike, he must solve the mystery of the album before he joins the body count. A taut political thriller filled with double-crosses, deadly femmes, and a hard-hitting finale. Cast: Edmund O’Brien Tags: Suspense, thriller, political, blackmail, conspiracy, EdmundOBrien, argylealbum, oldtimeradio, murdermystery, vintagecrime, 1940sradio, classicdrama, noir, newspapernoise, suspensepodcast