Sunset Boulevard - Old Time Radio Suspense

About this episode

The episode explores the classic noir radio drama adaptation of Sunset Boulevard.

This week on the Shiver Show, we are doing a deep dive into the classic noir radio drama, Sunset Boulevard. This Lux Radio Theater production is based on the film, which won several academy awards, and ranks as one of the greatest films of all time. The radio production features most of the original cast, including Gloria Swanson and William Holden, and a suspenseful adaptation of the original 'killer' script by Billy Wilder, Charles Brackett and D. M. Marshman Jr. Join Greg and M...

People in this episode

Host: Greg

Topics covered

• noir
• radio drama
• suspense
• film adaptation
• classic cinema

Keywords

• Sunset Boulevard
• radio drama
• noir
• suspense
• Gloria Swanson
• William Holden
• Billy Wilder
• Lux Radio Theater

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lux Radio Theater

Books & works: Sunset Boulevard

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