Three Faces at Midnight: A Bribe, a Setup, and a Pretzel-Twisting Patsy

Originally Aired: February 27, 1947 In Suspense #234, “Three Faces at Midnight,” Brooklyn bruiser Sylvester "Muscles" Walters stumbles into a “job” that lands him in the middle of a political blackmail plot involving a governor, a suitcase stuffed with cash, and a setup that smells like week-old fish. Muscles must impersonate a man named John to frame a crooked official, while a mysterious woman films the deal from the shadows. But when bullets fly and bodies fall, Muscles and his reluctant partner find themselves fugitives with a briefcase full of danger—and a roll of film that could clear their names or doom them. William Bendix shines in this hard-boiled noir caper laced with comedy and chaos. Cast: William Bendix, Sandra Gould Tags: Suspense, thriller, WilliamBendix, noir, politicalcorruption, mistakenidentity, setup, blackmail, oldtimeradio, 1940sradio, classicdrama, suspensepodcast, bribe, darkcomedy, doublecross