Wet Saturday (Suspense!)
On a quiet, rain-soaked Saturday afternoon, a respectable family’s routine is shattered when their daughter accidentally kills a man during a confrontation. Rather than report the shocking event, her quick-thinking father calmly begins orchestrating a cover-up. As the storm rages outside, he manipulates neighbors, invents alibis, and carefully rearranges the facts—determined to protect his daughter at any cost. What follows is a chilling study of family loyalty, deception, and how easily ordinary people can justify extraordinary wrongdoing when the stakes become personal. Darkly witty and increasingly tense, “Wet Saturday” turns a simple domestic crisis into a masterclass in psychological suspense.
Wet Saturday is a darkly ironic episode of Suspense based on the short story by John Collier.
The June 2, 1951 broadcast of Wet Saturday on the radio series Suspense featured the following principal cast:
Wet Saturday is a darkly ironic episode of Suspense based on the short story by John Collier.
The June 2, 1951 broadcast of Wet Saturday on the radio series Suspense featured the following principal cast:
- Herbert Marshall — Mr. Princey (the calculating father)
- Bonita Granville — Millicent Princey (his daughter)
- Joseph Kearns — The Inspector
- Parley Baer — Neighbor / supporting role
- Lillian Buyeff — Mrs. Princey
- Harry Bartell — Additional supporting role
- Director: William Spier