Who’s Who on the Dial
William Spier
Host, Writer, Director, Producer
346 episodes in 3 shows · 1942–1958
William Spier was a radio producer and director who helped steer CBS's Suspense, which earned a Peabody honorable mention. He went on to direct and produce The Adventures of Sam Spade, with Howard Duff as Spade, winning an Edgar Award, and he also produced The Clock. Earlier, while working on The March of Time, he gave Orson Welles his first radio job.
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Suspense 302 · Host, Writer, Director, Producer About Suspense
1942 13
The Cave of Ali Baba August 19, 1942 · producer The Hitch-Hiker September 2, 1942 · producer, director The Kettler Method September 16, 1942 · producer A Passage to Benares September 23, 1942 · producer One Hundred in the Dark September 30, 1942 · producer The Lord of the Witch Doctors October 27, 1942 · producer The Devil in the Summer House November 3, 1942 · producer Will You Make a Bet with Death? November 10, 1942 · producer Menace in Wax November 17, 1942 · producer The Body Snatchers November 24, 1942 · producer The Bride Vanishes December 1, 1942 · producer Till Death Do Us Part December 15, 1942 · producer Two Sharp Knives (1942) December 22, 1942 · producer, director, editor
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Nothing Up My Sleeve January 5, 1943 · producer, director, editor The Pit and the Pendulum (1943) January 12, 1943 · producer, director, editor The Devil's Saint January 19, 1943 · producer The Doctor Prescribed Death February 2, 1943 · producer In Fear and Trembling February 16, 1943 · director The Customers Like Murder March 23, 1943 · producer, director, editor The Dead Sleep Lightly March 30, 1943 · producer, director, editor Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble April 6, 1943 · producer, director, editor Fear Paints a Picture (1943) April 13, 1943 · producer The Moment of Darkness April 20, 1943 · producer The Diary of Sophronia Winters (1943) April 27, 1943 · producer Death Flies Blind May 4, 1943 · producer Mr. Markham, Antique Dealer May 11, 1943 · producer The ABC Murders May 18, 1943 · adaptor, producer Sorry, Wrong Number May 25, 1943 · producer Banquo's Chair (1943) June 1, 1943 · producer Five Canaries in the Room June 8, 1943 · producer Last Night June 15, 1943 · adaptor, producer The Man Without a Body June 22, 1943 · producer Uncle Henry's Rosebush June 29, 1943 · producer The White Rose Murders July 6, 1943 · adaptor, producer Murder Goes for a Swim July 20, 1943 · producer The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson July 27, 1943 · producer A Friend to Alexander (1943) August 3, 1943 · producer The Fountain Plays (1943) August 10, 1943 · producer Sorry, Wrong Number (August 1943) August 21, 1943 · producer The King's Birthday August 28, 1943 · producer The Singing Walls (1943) September 2, 1943 · producer Marry for Murder September 9, 1943 · producer The Cross-Eyed Bear September 16, 1943 · producer The Most Dangerous Game (1943) September 23, 1943 · producer, director The Lost Special September 30, 1943 · producer, director Philomel Cottage October 7, 1943 · producer, director Lazarus Walks October 19, 1943 · producer, director The After Dinner Story October 26, 1943 · producer, director Statement of Employee Henry Wilson November 2, 1943 · producer, director Cabin B-13 November 9, 1943 · producer, director Thieves Fall Out November 16, 1943 · producer, director The Strange Death of Charles Umberstein November 23, 1943 · producer, director The Black Curtain (1943) December 2, 1943 · producer, director The Night Reveals December 9, 1943 · producer, director Wet Saturday (1943) December 16, 1943 · producer, director Back for Christmas December 23, 1943 · adaptor, producer, director Finishing School December 30, 1943 · producer, director
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One-Way Ride to Nowhere January 6, 1944 · producer, director, editor Dime a Dance January 13, 1944 · adaptor, producer, director, editor A World of Darkness January 20, 1944 · producer, director The Locked Room January 27, 1944 · adaptor, producer, director The Sisters February 3, 1944 · producer, director Suspicion February 10, 1944 · producer, director, editor Life Ends at Midnight (1944) February 17, 1944 · producer, director Sorry, Wrong Number (1944) February 24, 1944 · producer, director, editor Portrait Without a Face March 2, 1944 · producer, director, editor The Defense Rests March 9, 1944 · producer, director, editor Narrative About Clarence March 16, 1944 · producer, director, editor Sneak Preview March 23, 1944 · producer, director, editor Cat and Mouse March 30, 1944 · producer, director The Woman in Red April 6, 1944 · adaptor, producer, director, editor The Marvelous Barastro April 13, 1944 · producer, director, host The Palmer Method April 20, 1944 · producer, director Death Went Along for the Ride April 27, 1944 · producer, director The Dark Tower May 4, 1944 · adaptor, producer, director, editor The Visitor May 11, 1944 · adaptor, producer, director, editor Donovan's Brain, Part One May 18, 1944 · producer, director Donovan's Brain, Part Two May 25, 1944 · producer, director Fugue in C Minor June 1, 1944 · producer, director Case History of Edgar Lowndes June 8, 1944 · producer, director A Friend to Alexander (1944) June 15, 1944 · producer, director The Ten Grand June 22, 1944 · producer, director The Walls Came Tumbling Down June 29, 1944 · producer, director The Search for Henri LeFevre July 6, 1944 · producer, director The Beast Must Die July 13, 1944 · producer, director, editor Of Maestro and Man July 20, 1944 · producer, director The Black Shawl July 27, 1944 · producer, director Banquo's Chair (1944) August 3, 1944 · producer, director The Man Who Knew How August 10, 1944 · producer, director, editor The Diary of Sophronia Winters (1944) August 17, 1944 · producer, director Actor's Blood August 24, 1944 · producer, director Black Path of Fear August 31, 1944 · producer, director Voyage Through Darkness September 7, 1944 · producer, director You'll Never See Me Again September 14, 1944 · adaptor, producer, director The Bluebeard of Bellac September 21, 1944 · producer, director The Man Who Couldn't Lose September 28, 1944 · producer, director Dateline: Lisbon October 5, 1944 · producer, director The Merry Widower October 12, 1944 · producer, director Eve October 19, 1944 · producer, director The Singing Walls (1944) November 2, 1944 · producer, director You Were Wonderful November 9, 1944 · producer, director Dead of Night November 16, 1944 · producer, director The Fountain Plays (1944) November 23, 1944 · producer, director The Black Curtain (1944) November 30, 1944 · producer, director The Lodger December 14, 1944 · producer, director, editor The Brighton Strangler December 21, 1944 · producer, director, editor A Thing of Beauty December 28, 1944 · producer, director, editor
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I Had an Alibi January 4, 1945 · producer, director, editor Drive-In January 11, 1945 · producer, director To Find Help January 18, 1945 · producer, director Drury's Bones January 25, 1945 · producer, director The Most Dangerous Game (1945) February 1, 1945 · producer, editor, director Tale of Two Sisters February 8, 1945 · producer, editor, director Sell Me Your Life February 15, 1945 · producer, director, editor John Barbie and Son February 22, 1945 · producer, director My Wife, Geraldine March 1, 1945 · producer, editor, director Love's Lovely Counterfeit March 8, 1945 · producer, director Cricket March 15, 1945 · producer, director, editor Heart's Desire March 22, 1945 · producer, directror The Taming of the Beast March 29, 1945 · producer, director A Guy Gets Lonely April 5, 1945 · producer, editor, director Pearls Are a Nuisance April 19, 1945 · producer, director Fear Paints a Picture (1945) May 3, 1945 · producer, director, editor Reprieve May 10, 1945 · writer, producer, director Two Birds with One Stone May 17, 1945 · producer, director My Own Murderer May 24, 1945 · producer, editor, director August Heat May 31, 1945 · producer, editor, director Two Sharp Knives (1945) June 7, 1945 · writer, producer, director The Burning Court (1945) June 14, 1945 · editor, producer, director The Story of Ivy June 21, 1945 · producer, director, editor The Dealings of Mr. Markham June 28, 1945 · producer, director The Last Detail July 5, 1945 · producer, director Footfalls July 12, 1945 · producer, editor, director Bank Holiday July 19, 1945 · producer, editor, director A Man in the House August 2, 1945 · producer, editor, director Murder for Myra August 9, 1945 · producer, editor, director Short Order August 16, 1945 · producer, director, editor This Will Kill You (1945) August 23, 1945 · producer, director, editor Nobody Loves Me August 30, 1945 · producer, director Sorry, Wrong Number (1945) September 6, 1945 · producer, director The Furnished Floor September 13, 1945 · producer, director Library Book September 20, 1945 · adaptor, producer, director, editor The Earth Is Made of Glass September 27, 1945 · producer, director, editor Death on Highway 99 October 4, 1945 · producer, editor, director Beyond Good and Evil October 11, 1945 · producer, director, editor Summer Storm October 18, 1945 · writer A Shroud for Sarah October 25, 1945 · producer, director The Dunwich Horror November 1, 1945 · adaptor, producer, editor, director The Bet November 8, 1945 · producer, director Murder Off Key November 15, 1945 · producer, director, editor Nineteen Deacon Street November 22, 1945 · producer, director A Week Ago Wednesday November 29, 1945 · producer, director I Won't Take a Minute December 6, 1945 · producer, director The Argyle Album December 13, 1945 · producer, director, editor Double Entry December 20, 1945 · producer, director Pink Camellias December 27, 1945 · producer, editor, director
1946 48
The Angel of Death January 3, 1946 · producer, director The Pasteboard Box January 17, 1946 · producer, director My Dear Niece January 24, 1946 · producer, director The Long Shot January 31, 1946 · producer, editor, director The Lucky Lady February 14, 1946 · producer, director Black Path of Fear (1946) March 7, 1946 · producer, director No More Alice March 14, 1946 · producer, director, editor The Lonely Road March 21, 1946 · producer, director Out of Control March 28, 1946 · producer, editor, director Post Mortem April 4, 1946 · producer, editor, director The Name of the Beast April 11, 1946 · producer, editor, director The Night Reveals (1946) April 18, 1946 · producer, director, editor Dark Journey April 25, 1946 · producer, director Crime Without Passion May 2, 1946 · producer, director, editor The Clock and the Rope (1946) May 9, 1946 · producer, editor, director The Plan May 16, 1946 · producer, director, editor Spoils for Victor May 23, 1946 · producer, editor, director The Leading Citizen of Pratt County May 30, 1946 · producer, director, editor The High Wall June 6, 1946 · producer, director, editor Too Many Smiths June 13, 1946 · producer, director, editor Your Devoted Wife June 20, 1946 · producer, director, editor Return Trip June 27, 1946 · producer, director An Evening's Diversion July 4, 1946 · producer, director Feast of the Furies July 11, 1946 · producer, director, editor Photo Finish July 18, 1946 · producer, director, editor Can't We Be Friends? July 25, 1946 · producer, director, editor Commuter's Ticket August 1, 1946 · producer, director Dead Ernest (1946) August 8, 1946 · producer, director The Last Letter of Dr. Bronson (1946) August 15, 1946 · producer, director The Great Horrell August 22, 1946 · producer, director, editor Blue Eyes August 29, 1946 · producer, director, editor You'll Never See Me Again (1946) September 5, 1946 · adaptor, producer, director, editor Hunting Trip September 12, 1946 · producer, director, editor Till the Day I Die September 19, 1946 · producer, director, editor Statement of Employee Henry Wilson (1946) September 26, 1946 · producer, director, editor Three Times Murder October 3, 1946 · producer, director A Plane Case of Murder October 10, 1946 · producer, director The Man Who Thought He Was Edward G. Robinson October 17, 1946 · producer, director Dame Fortune October 24, 1946 · producer, director, editor Lazarus Walks (1946) October 31, 1946 · producer, editor, director Easy Money November 7, 1946 · producer, director, editor The One Who Got Away November 14, 1946 · producer, director Drive-In (1946) November 21, 1946 · producer, director, editor The Strange Death of Gordon Fitzroy November 28, 1946 · producer, director, editor The House in Cypress Canyon December 5, 1946 · producer, director They Call Me Patrice December 12, 1946 · adaptor, producer, director The Thing in the Window December 19, 1946 · producer, director, editor Philomel Cottage (1946) December 26, 1946 · producer, director
1947 46
Tree of Life January 2, 1947 · producer, director, editor The Will to Power January 9, 1947 · producer, director Overture in Two Keys January 16, 1947 · producer, director, editor One Way Street January 23, 1947 · producer, director Three Blind Mice January 30, 1947 · producer, director End of the Road February 6, 1947 · producer, director, editor The Thirteenth Sound February 13, 1947 · producer, director Always Room at the Top February 20, 1947 · producer, director Three Faces at Midnight February 27, 1947 · producer, director, editor Elwood March 6, 1947 · producer, director You Take Ballistics March 13, 1947 · producer, director, editor The Swift Rise of Eddie Albright April 3, 1947 · producer, director Community Property April 10, 1947 · producer, director Win, Place and Murder April 24, 1947 · producer, director, editor Lady in Distress May 1, 1947 · producer, director, editor Dead Ernest (1947) May 8, 1947 · producer, director, editor Death at Live Oak May 15, 1947 · producer, director, editor Knight Comes Riding May 22, 1947 · producer, director A Thing of Beauty (1947) May 29, 1947 · producer, director, editor Make Mad the Guilty June 5, 1947 · producer, director, editor Stand-In June 12, 1947 · producer, director, editor Dead of Night (1947) June 19, 1947 · producer Phobia June 26, 1947 · producer, director, editor Money Talks July 3, 1947 · producer, director, editor Murder by the Book July 10, 1947 · producer, director, editor Murder by an Expert July 24, 1947 · producer, director, editor Mortmain July 31, 1947 · producer, editor, director Quiet Desperation August 7, 1947 · producer, director, editor Smiley August 14, 1947 · producer, director, editor Murder Aboard the Alphabet August 21, 1947 · producer, director, editor Double Ugly August 28, 1947 · producer, director The Argyle Album (1947) September 4, 1947 · producer, director The Twist September 11, 1947 · producer, director The Visitor (1947) September 18, 1947 · adaptor, producer, director, editor The Blue Hour September 25, 1947 · producer, director The Story of Markham's Death October 2, 1947 · producer, director, editor The Man Who Liked Dickens October 9, 1947 · producer, director, editor Self Defense October 16, 1947 · producer, director The X-Ray Camera October 23, 1947 · producer, director Subway October 30, 1947 · producer, director Dream Song November 6, 1947 · producer, director Riabouchinska November 13, 1947 · producer, editor, director One Hundred in the Dark (1947) November 20, 1947 · producer, director, editor The Clock and the Rope (1947) December 5, 1947 · producer, editor, director The Man Who Couldn't Lose (1947) December 12, 1947 · producer, director, editor Too Little to Live On December 26, 1947 · producer, director, editor
1948 5
The Black Curtain (1948) January 3, 1948 · producer, director The Kandy Tooth January 10, 1948 · producer, editor, director Love's Lovely Counterfeit (1948) January 17, 1948 · producer, director The Black Angel January 24, 1948 · producer, director Donovan's Brain February 7, 1948 · producer, director, editor
1949 18
Nightmare (1949) September 1, 1949 · producer Chicken Feed September 8, 1949 · producer, editor Last Confession September 15, 1949 · producer Experiment 6-R September 22, 1949 · producer, editor Blind Date September 29, 1949 · producer The Defense Rests (1949) October 6, 1949 · producer Account Payable October 13, 1949 · producer Good Night, Mrs. Russell October 20, 1949 · writer, editor Momentum October 27, 1949 · producer, editor The Search for Isabel November 3, 1949 · producer The Murder of Aunt Delia November 10, 1949 · writer, editor The Red-Headed Woman November 17, 1949 · producer, editor The Long Wait November 24, 1949 · producer Mission Completed December 1, 1949 · produced For Love or Murder December 8, 1949 · producer The Flame Blue Glove December 15, 1949 · producer, editor Double Entry (1949) December 22, 1949 · writer, editor The Bullet December 29, 1949 · producer, editor
1950 25
I Never Met the Dead Man January 5, 1950 · producer, editor Four Hours to Kill January 12, 1950 · producer, editor The Escape of Lacey Abbott January 19, 1950 · producer, editor Mr. Diogenes January 26, 1950 · producer, editor Consideration February 2, 1950 · producer, editor The Butcher's Wife February 9, 1950 · producer, editor Murder Strikes Three Times February 16, 1950 · producer, editor Slow Burn February 23, 1950 · producer, editor Lady Killer March 2, 1950 · producer, editor Banquo's Chair (1950) March 9, 1950 · producer Motive for Murder March 16, 1950 · producer, editor One and One's a Lonesome March 23, 1950 · producer Blood Sacrifice March 30, 1950 · producer Salvage April 6, 1950 · producer Six Feet Under April 13, 1950 · producer, editor Pearls Are a Nuisance (1950) April 20, 1950 · producer, editor The Chain April 27, 1950 · producer, editor Statement of Mary Blake May 4, 1950 · writer, editor The Man in the Room May 11, 1950 · producer, editor Angel Face May 18, 1950 · adaptor, producer, editor Very Much Like a Nightmare May 25, 1950 · producer A Case of Nerves June 1, 1950 · producer, editor The Case of Henri Vibard June 8, 1950 · producer, editor The One Millionth Joe June 22, 1950 · producer, editor Love, Honor, or Murder June 29, 1950 · producer, editor
1952 2
1957 1
1958 1
The Adventures of Sam Spade 40 · Writer, Director, Producer About The Adventures of Sam Spade
Sam and Psyche August 2, 1946 · producer, director The Adam Figg Caper October 5, 1947 · producer, director The Deathbed Caper June 20, 1948 · producer, director The Rushlight Diamond Caper July 4, 1948 · producer The Wheel of Life Caper July 11, 1948 · producer, director The Mad Scientist Caper July 25, 1948 · producer The Bluebeard Caper August 8, 1948 · producer, director The Critical Author Case August 15, 1948 · producer, director The Vaphio Murder Cup Caper August 22, 1948 · producer, director, editor The Lawless Caper August 29, 1948 · producer, director The Lazarus Caper September 12, 1948 · producer, director The Hot One-Hundred-Grand Caper September 19, 1948 · producer, director The Sugar Kane Caper October 3, 1948 · producer, director, editor The Bouncing Betty Caper December 12, 1948 · producer, director, editor The Love Letter Caper March 27, 1949 · producer, director The Stopped Watch Caper April 10, 1949 · producer, director, editor The Overjord Caper June 5, 1949 · producer, director The Apple of Eve Caper June 19, 1949 · producer, director, editor The Chargogogogmanchogagogchobunamungamog Caper September 25, 1949 · producer, director The Farmer's Daughter Caper September 3, 1950 · producer, director, editor Caper Over My Dead Body November 17, 1950 · producer, director, editor The Terrified Turkey Caper November 24, 1950 · producer, director The Dog Bed Caper December 1, 1950 · producer, director, editor The Wild West Caper December 8, 1950 · producer, director, editor The 25-12345679 Caper December 15, 1950 · producer, director, editor, writer The Prodigal Panda Caper December 29, 1950 · producer, editor, director The Biddle Riddle Caper January 5, 1951 · producer, director, editor The Chateau McLeod Caper January 26, 1951 · producer, editor, director The String of Death Caper February 2, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Sure Thing Caper February 9, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Soap Opera Caper February 16, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Shot in the Dark Caper February 23, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Crab Louie Caper March 2, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Spanish Prisoner Caper March 9, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Sinister Siren Caper March 16, 1951 · producer, director The Vendetta Caper March 30, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Denny Shane Caper April 6, 1951 · producer, director, editor The Civic Pride Caper April 13, 1951 · producer, editor, director The Rowdy Dowser Caper April 20, 1951 · producer, director, editor The Hail and Farewell Caper April 27, 1951 · writer, director
The Clock 4 · Director, Producer About The Clock
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