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Obsession

27 episodes · 1950–1952 · CBS · Thriller

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Stories of people driven by an obsession, with love, greed, jealousy or revenge, from killers and con men to Poe and Napoleon. Heard on CBS in 1950-52 and syndicated by C. P. MacGregor.

Sources: RadioGOLDINdex

Episodes

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1950

• Paranoia October 23, 1950 · CBS · 25 min
  A killer on his way to execution murders his escort and makes a run for it.
• The Blackout Killer October 30, 1950 · CBS · 28 min
  A woman on an ocean liner fears the Blackout Killer may be aboard.
• Second Best November 13, 1950 · CBS · 30 min
  A wealthy executive becomes obsessed when the woman who helped him turns down his proposal.
• Holiday House November 20, 1950 · CBS · 24 min
  A woman seems to be losing her mind after accidentally shooting her husband on a hunting trip.
• Cousin Charlie November 27, 1950 · CBS · 25 min
  A greedy couple plots to kill their rich, eccentric cousin Charlie.
• The North Wind December 4, 1950 · CBS · 25 min
  A gruff sailor is accused of murder, and the woman who loves him overcomes her fear of the sea to reach him.
• A Question of Personality December 11, 1950 · CBS · 24 min
  A detective back from a breakdown kills the chief of police, and then is assigned to solve the murder.
• The Silver Cord December 18, 1950 · CBS · 24 min
  Sarah plans to leave her controlling grandmother, until Granny tells her the "truth" about Uncle Robert.

1951

• The Hangman January 15, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
  A penniless artist marries a rich girl for her money, and finds she's as broke as he is.
• A Summer Evening January 22, 1951 · CBS · 23 min
  An artist in New York remembers his one great love.
• Surrender Is Farewell January 29, 1951 · CBS · 25 min
  A man's sister tries every trick to break up his new marriage.
• Wind Song February 12, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
  A woman bored with small-town life meets Brad, and romance comes and goes with him.
• Amnesia February 19, 1951 · CBS · 25 min
  A man with amnesia is paid $5000 to pretend to be a different man with amnesia.
• Tailored for Murder February 26, 1951 · CBS · 27 min
  A meek husband, a borrowed car, a flat tire and a hitchhiker's coat.
• David and Laura April 30, 1951 · CBS · 29 min
  A widow brings her husband's body home to New London, and the story comes out in flashback.
• Clinging Hate May 14, 1951 · CBS · 23 min
  A hotheaded pilot's life falls apart when his kid brother is killed in a crash.
• Raised from the Dead May 28, 1951 · CBS · 23 min
  A tale told in an insane asylum: a killer is brought back from the dead to find his $400,000.
• On the Wild Sea June 5, 1951 · CBS · 25 min
  An envious woman murders her rich, newly widowed sister, and then her own husband.
• The Solitary Genius July 30, 1951 · CBS · 24 min
  The story of how Poe came to write "The Raven," with a visit to Roderick Usher. The closing is missing.
• Ebb Tide October 1, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
  A doctor loses a patient, then leaves his practice and his wife for the South Seas and the bottle.
• Napoleon Bonaparte October 8, 1951 · CBS · 30 min
  Napoleon and his obsession.
• The Peacock Screen October 29, 1951 · CBS · 26 min
  A man's best man turns out to be his bride's old lover.
• Blood Bath" ("Marie Antoinette") November 12, 1951 · CBS · 23 min
  A story of the French Revolution.
• Erternal Spring December 3, 1951 · CBS · 24 min

1952

• Cry Vengeance May 5, 1952 · CBS · 29 min
  Two crooks in the Belgian Congo kill a kindly old Dutchman whom everyone loves, especially the animals.
• Faith Is the Evidence May 12, 1952 · CBS · 29 min
  The last show of the series: a hobo staying with a kind minister gets a chance to preach his own sermon.
• The Kiss of Kismet November 5, 1952 · CBS · 22 min
  A lama appears in the high mountains of India with a strange message.