February 2, 1943

The episode was originally planned with a different title, as noted in the Long Beach CA Independent of 1943-02-02:

"The Boomerang" is the title of the nerve-stirring tale which will star villain Bela Lugosi on KNX tonight at 6:30. Written by J. Donald Wilson, whose psychological studies in crime have long thrilled listeners to his Sunday mystery "The Whistler." The story concerns a half-mad psychologist whose hair-raising theories on suicide and murder get him into a precarious situation.

BELA LUGOSI (Dr. Antonio Basile), Lurene Tuttle (Gladys Tanner), Lou Merrill (Morton Hellman / Lt. Davis), Jeanne Bates? (Myra Basile), Ken Christy (Sergeant Rankin), Joe Kearns (Man in Black)

Keith Scott notes that this was the first of three weeks for Suspense originating from Columbia Square in Hollywood. Joseph Kearns was cast as The Man in Black, and it seemed like he was trying to force his voice to emulate Ted Osborne’s delivery; Kearns would portray the “Man in Black” persona regularly just weeks later in a more natural voice and style.

Bela Lugosi was a horror movie legend, especially for Dracula, but that downplays a career that was more varied than that, especially in the 1920s. He had complicated career and a very complicated personal life.  Lugosi was not on radio often.

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