List of Alfred Hitchcock Presents episodes
List of episodes from the 1955–1962 television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents and the 1962–1965 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour:
Contents
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | Rank | Rating | |
| 1 | 39 | October 2, 1955 | June 24, 1956 | CBS | |
| 2 | 39 | September 30, 1956 | June 23, 1957 | ||
| 3 | 39 | October 6, 1957 | June 29, 1958 | ||
| 4 | 36 | October 5, 1958 | June 21, 1959 | ||
| 5 | 38 | September 27, 1959 | September 25, 1960 | ||
| 6 | 38 | September 27, 1960 | July 4, 1961 | NBC | |
| 7 | 39[lower-alpha 1] | October 10, 1961 | June 26, 1962 | ||
| 8 | 32 | September 20, 1962 | May 24, 1963 | CBS | |
| 9 | 32 | September 27, 1963 | July 3, 1964 | ||
| 10 | 29 | October 5, 1964 | May 10, 1965 | NBC | |
- ↑ The 39th episode was never broadcast.
Episodes
Season 1 (1955–56)
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| 1 | 1 | "Revenge" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Samuel Blas Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Ralph Meeker as Carl Spann, Vera Miles as Elsa Spann | October 2, 1955 |
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While Carl (Meeker) is at work, his wife Elsa (Miles) is apparently attacked and left traumatized by an intruder in their trailer park home. After reporting it to the police and talking to Elsa's doctor, Carl decides to take Elsa on a vacation. Later, while driving in town, Elsa points out a man as her attacker. Seeking revenge, an enraged Carl follows the man and kills him in his hotel room. But a little later, Elsa, still mentally disturbed, identifies another man as her attacker, leading Carl to realize, too late, that he might have killed an innocent man as the police close in on them. Elsa is taken away to a mental hospital while Carl is tried, convicted and sentenced to prison for taking the law into his own hands. Supporting cast: Frances Bavier as Mrs. Fergusen, Ray Montgomery as Man in Gray Suit, John Gallaudet as Doctor, Ray Teal as Police Lieutenant, Herbert Lytton as Police Lieutenant, Norman Willis as Cop, John Daheim (credited as John Day) as Cop, Lillian O'Malley as Hotel Maid |
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| 2 | 2 | "Premonition" | Robert Stevens | Harold Swanton | John Forsythe as Kim, Warren Stevens as Perry Stanger, Cloris Leachman | October 9, 1955 |
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Kim (Forsythe) returns home to the U.S. after four years in Paris, hoping to reunite with his estranged father. He learns that his father died four years ago, a fact that his brother and sister-in-law did not tell him. Kim suspects foul play, but eventually learns that he is the one who killed his father, and he has been in a mental hospital for four years; his memories of Paris are just a delusion. Supporting cast: George MacReady as Douglas Irwin, Percy Helton as Gerald Eaton, Harry Tyler as Isaiah Dobbs, Paul Brinegar as Mason |
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| 3 | 3 | "Triggers in Leash" | Don Medford | Story by: Allen Vaughn Elston Teleplay by: Dick Carr |
Ellen Corby as Old Maggie Ryan, Gene Barry as Del Delaney, Darren McGavin as Red Hillman | October 16, 1955 |
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Cowboys Red (McGavin) and Dell (Barry) meet in old Maggie (Corby)'s roadhouse and threaten a shoot-out. Maggie does her best to negotiate a peace, eventually convincing them to only shoot each other when the clock strikes. When the clock mysteriously stops, the men take it to be a sign from God and leave peacefully. The light-hearted ending is enhanced by an explanation of why the clock stops. Supporting cast: Casey MacGregor as Ben Morgan |
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| 4 | 4 | "Don't Come Back Alive" | Robert Stevenson | Robert Dennis | Sidney Blackmer as Frank Partridge | October 23, 1955 |
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Financially strapped couple Frank (Blackmer) and Mildred Partridge (Gregg) scheme to have Mildred "disappear" for seven years and declared legally dead in order to collect Frank's insurance pay-off. Insurance investigator Mr. Kettle (Emhardt) suspects that Frank killed Mildred, and his constant hounding of Frank means that the couple cannot be in contact with each other. The night before the seven years is up, Frank is visited by Mildred, who has moved on with life, and she declares that she wants a divorce and an end to the scheme. In a rage, Frank bludgeons her to death with a figurine and buries her in his garden. The next day Kettle apologizes to Frank for his assumption, and offers to help him with his garden. Supporting cast: Virginia Gregg as Mildred Partridge, Robert Emhardt as Mr. Kettle, Irene Tedrow as Lucy the Sister-in-Law, Edna Holland as Librarian |
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| 5 | 5 | "Into Thin Air" "The Vanishing Lady" |
Don Medford | Marian Cockrell | Pat Hitchcock as Diana Winthrop | October 30, 1955 |
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Paris, 1899. British Mrs. Winthrop (Forbes) and her daughter Diana (Hitchcock) are on their way home via France, and check into a Paris hotel. Mrs. Winthrop is suddenly ill, and the hotel doctor (Mylong) sends Diana to his home for medicine. When Diana returns, the front-desk clerk (Marsac) and other hotel employees claim to have no recollection of her, nor is there any record that the Winthrops were ever there. Diana goes to the embassy, where her story is believed only by Basil Farnham (Toone). Diana and Basil demand to see the room, which is very different from Diana's description, but Diana rips off the wallpaper, proving that there is a conspiracy at hand. The cover-up is revealed to have been set in place by the French government, because Mrs. Winthrop, who is now dead, had the bubonic plague. Based on the Legend of the Vanishing Lady. Supporting cast: Geoffrey Toone as Basil Farnham, Alan Napier as Sir Everett, Maurice Marsac as Hotel Clerk, Mary Forbes as Mrs. Herbert Winthrop, Ann Codee as Doctor's Wife, Gerry Gaylor as Maid, John Mylong as the Hotel Doctor, Albert d'Arno as Bellhop, Peter Camlin as Porter, Jack Chefe as Detective, Michael Hadlow as Maris |
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| 6 | 6 | "Salvage" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Fred Freiberger Teleplay by: Fred Freiberger & Dick Carr |
Gene Barry as Dan Varrel, Nancy Gates as Lois Williams | November 6, 1955 |
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Lois (Gates) expects ex-con Dan (Barry) to kill her as revenge for her causing his brother's death. Dan is surprised when Lois refuses to put up a fight. He seemingly has a change of heart and offers her a business deal. Lois sets up a boutique, which after months of hard work is launched successfully. Dan also convinces Lois's ex-boyfriend, Tim, to reconcile with her. Lois, now happy and full of life, expresses her gratitude, but Dan reveals that he did all of it so that Lois would not want to die, and that now he can kill her with satisfaction, which he does by shooting her to death the moment he's done talking. Supporting cast: Maxine Cooper as Mary, Elisha Cook, Jr. as Shorty, Virginia Christine as Model, Peter Adams as Tim Grady, Paul Bryar as Lou Henry, Edit Angold as Hilda, Billy Wayne as Bartender, Ralph Montgomery as Drunk |
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| 7 | 7 | "Breakdown" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Louis Pollock Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell & Louis Pollock |
Joseph Cotten as William Callew | November 13, 1955 |
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Cynical movie producer Mr. Callew (Cotten) fires a long-time employee on the phone and scoffs at his crying. Callew later gets into a car accident and is completely paralyzed. He is robbed and left for dead and ignored by everyone. Just when Callew is about to be declared legally dead, he saves himself at the last minute by getting the mortician's attentions with his tears. Supporting cast: Raymond Bailey as Ed Johnson, Forrest Stanley as Hubka, Harry Shannon as Dr. Harner, Lane Chandler as Sheriff, James Edwards as Convict, Marvin Press as Chessy, Murray Alper as Lloyd, Mike Ragan as Escaped Convict, Aaron Spelling as Road Worker, Harry Landers as Coroner, Elzie Emanuel as Black Escaped Convict, Ralph Peters as Coroner's Assistant, Richard Newton as Ambulance Driver, Jimmy Weldon as Guard |
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| 8 | 8 | "Our Cook's a Treasure" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Dorothy L. Sayers Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Everett Sloane as Ralph Montgomery, Beulah Bondi as Mrs. Sutton | November 20, 1955 |
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With a serial-murderer maid on the loose in the city, Ralph (Sloane) becomes suspicious of his and his wife Ethel (Ward)'s housemaid, Mrs. Sutton (Bondi). When Ralph gets violent cramps at work, he has his home cocoa analyzed, and it turns out to contain arsenic. Ralph initially blames Mrs. Sutton, until he learns that the serial murderer has been caught. However, Mrs. Sutton confesses to him her unhappiness at having had to lie for Ethel, who is having an affair. Ethel, unaware of what Ralph has learned, offers him a cup of cocoa that she made for him. Supporting cast: Janet Ward as Ethel Montgomery, Elliott Reid as Earl Kramer, Gavin Gordon as George Brooks, Doris Singleton as Secretary, Walter Woolf King as Dr. Pritchard, Olan Soulé as Chemist |
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| 9 | 9 | "The Long Shot" | Robert Stevenson | Harold Swanton | Peter Lawford as Charles 'Charlie' Ffolliot Raymond, John Williams as Walker Hendricks/English Jim | November 27, 1955 |
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Heavily indebted Charlie Raymond (Lawford) answers a newspaper ad placed by Walker Hendricks (Williams), who wants a companion for his road trip to San Francisco. During their journey, Charlie learns that Walker is on his way to claim an inheritance from a family that he has never met. Charlie kills Walker and takes his identity to present himself at the lawyer's office. There he is met by a police officer, who informs him that the real Walker Hendricks was killed much earlier, and the man that he had killed was English Jim, another con man who had also been after the inheritance. Supporting cast: Gertrude Hoffman as Margaret Stoddard, Robert Warwick as Matthew Kelson, Frank Gerstle as Police Sergeant Mack, Charlie Cantor as Tommy DeWitt, Tim Graham as Bartender, Virginia Christine as Secretary Previously an episode of Suspense (broadcast 31 January 1946).[1] |
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| 10 | 10 | "The Case of Mr. Pelham" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Anthony Armstrong Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Tom Ewell as Albert Pelham (both real and fake) | December 4, 1955 |
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Albert Pelham (Ewell) is a businessman who has a paranoid suspicion that he has a double who is slowly taking over his life, and is better at it. Pelham varies his schedule and buys a one-of-a-kind neck tie in the hopes of catching his double off-guard. When Pelham returns home, his double is already there, and they are seen together by Pelham's manservant Peterson (Watson). The impassive double points out that Pelham is the imposter by showing that he is wearing an unusual tie, and when Peterson believes him and thinks that Pelham is the impostor, Pelham has a mental breakdown. The impostor Pelham takes over Pelham's life, while the real Pelham is taken away to a lunatic asylum. Supporting cast: Raymond Bailey as Dr. Harley, Justice Watson as Henry Peterson, Kirby Smith as Tom Mason, Kay Stewart as Miss Clement, John Compton as Vincent, Jan Arvan as Harry, Norman Willis as Bartender, Tim Graham as Lawyer, Richard Collier as Tie Salesman, Diane Brewster as Secretary |
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| 11 | 11 | "Guilty Witness" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Morris Hershman Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Judith Evelyn as Amelia Verber, Kathleen Maguire as Dorothy Crane, Joseph Mantell as Stanley Crane | December 11, 1955 |
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Stanley (Mantell) and Dorothy (Maguire) Crane live in the apartment below volatile couple Amelia (Evelyn) and Ben (Kemmer) Verber, and often hear them fighting. After a particularly loud fight, Ben mysteriously vanishes, and Dorothy pushes Stanley to find out more. Despite his skepticism, Stanley helps Sgt. Halloran's (Simon) investigation. They eventually discover that Amelia killed and hid Ben's body in the basement, and the reason the fight got so out of hand was because Ben was about to leave Amelia — for Dorothy. Supporting cast: Robert Simon as Sergeant Halloran, Ed Kemmer as Ben Verber, Grazia Narciso as Mrs. Santini, Laiola Wendorff as Mrs. Glavetsky |
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| 12 | 12 | "Santa Claus and the Tenth Avenue Kid" | Don Weis | Story by: Margaret Cousins Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Barry Fitzgerald as Harold "Stretch" Sears | December 18, 1955 |
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Disgruntled ex-con Harold Sears (Fitzgerald) is hired as a department store Santa thanks to his parole officer, Clementine Webster (Gregg). Sears loathes the job, but his attention is caught by a cynical poor boy who wants an expensive toy and believes that Santa is unable to give it to him. Sears steals the toy to give it to the boy for Christmas. Sears is caught by the police, but Webster understands Sears' intent and has the charges dropped. Supporting cast: Virginia Gregg as Clementine Webster, Bobby Clark as 10th Avenue Kid, Arthur Space as Mr. Chambers the Parole Officer, Justice Watson as Mr. Shaw (the Store Manager), Norman Willis as Man with Toy Plane, Betty Harford as Doris, Alan Reynolds as Police Sergeant, Mimi Gibson as First Girl in line to see Santa, Gary Hunley as Boy, Wendy Winkleman as Girl, Anthony Blankley as Boy, Butch Bernard as Boy, Noel Green, Tyler McVey as Security Guard, Harrison Lewis |
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| 13 | 13 | "The Cheney Vase" | Robert Stevens | Robert Blees | Patricia Collinge as Martha Cheney, Darren McGavin as Lyle Endicott | December 25, 1955 |
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Lyle Endicott (McGavin) worms his way into the good graces of Martha Cheney (Collinge), a rich, invalid woman with a penchant for sculpture. Lyle hopes to obtain her Cheney vase, which will fetch a high price on the market. Lyle methodically cuts Martha off from the world in the hopes that she will die. When Lyle's girlfriend warns the authorities about his plan, Lyle rushes to Martha's gallery to take the vase, but discovers that Martha has been working on dozens of copies of the vase, and now he is unable to identify the correct one. Supporting cast: Carolyn Jones as Pamela Waring, George Macready as Herbert Koether, Kathryn Card as Bella, Ruta Lee as Ruby Boyenton |
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| 14 | 14 | "A Bullet for Baldwin" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Joseph Ruscoll Teleplay by: Eustace and Francis Cockrell |
John Qualen as Mr. Benjamin Stepp | January 1, 1956 |
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When middle-aged Mr. Stepp (Qualen) is suddenly fired, he shoots his boss Baldwin (Cabot). Stepp is surprised when Baldwin is at work the next day as though nothing happened. Baldwin's partner, King (Reed), convinces Stepp that he hallucinated the shooting, but King has actually hired a look-alike actor named Davidson to take Baldwin's place in order to close an important deal. King and Davidson agree to stage Baldwin's "death" later, and in order to close all possible leaks, King forces Stepp to retire. In retaliation, Stepp shoots and kills King. Supporting cast: Sebastian Cabot as Nathaniel Baldwin/Davidson, Philip Reed as Walter King, Ruth Lee as Neighbor, Cheryll Clarke as Miss Abigail Wilson the Secretary, James Adamson as Janitor, Don McArt as Albert, Kate Drain Lawson as Landlady, Robert Patten (credited as Bob Patten) as Detective, David Dwight as Fireman, Arthur Gilmour as Neighbor, Bill Erwin as Fireman (uncredited) |
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| 15 | 15 | "The Big Switch" | Don Weis | Story by: Cornell Woolrich Teleplay by: Richard Carr |
George Mathews as Sam Dunleavy, Beverly Michaels as Goldie | January 8, 1956 |
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Gangster Sam Dunleavy (Mathews) wants to murder his ex-girlfriend, Goldie (Michaels), so he has his friend Barney (Stone) arrange for him the perfect alibi. Barney has it staged as though he and Sam are playing a game of poker in Barney's back room. Sam sneaks out successfully, but is unable to kill Goldie when she claims that she is pregnant. When Sam returns to Barney's backroom, Barney has accidentally shot himself, and Sam is arrested for murder. Supporting cast: George E. Stone as Barney, Joe Downing (credited as Joseph Downing) as Lieutenant Al Hawkshaw, James Edwards as Ed, Mark Dana as Morgan, Napoleon Whiting as Tony |
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| 16 | 16 | "You Got to Have Luck" | Robert Stevens | Story by: S. R. Ross Teleplay by: Eustace & Francis Cockrell |
John Cassavetes as Sam Cobbett, Marisa Pavan as Mary Schaffner | January 15, 1956 |
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Sam Cobbett (Cassavetes) has just broken out of prison and enters the house of Mary Schaffner (Pavan) while her husband is away. Cobbett makes Mary cook for him, dismiss her neighbors when they come by, and pretend that everything is okay over the phone when her mother calls. Cobbett believes that he can take his time, but the police suddenly arrive to arrest him. They were tipped off by Mary's mother — Mary is deaf and should not have answered the phone. Supporting cast: Lamont Johnson, Ray Teal as Warden Jacobs, Vivi Janiss, Hal K. Dawson as Secretary, Bob Patten, Steve Clark, Bill Pullen, Wendy Winkleman as Susie Martin |
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| 17 | 17 | "The Older Sister" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Lillian de la Torre Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Joan Lorring as Emma Borden, Carmen Mathews as Lizzie Borden, Polly Rowles as Nell Cutts | January 22, 1956 |
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Based on the Lizzie Borden murders, and set one year after Lizzie was acquitted for the murder of her parents. Ambitious reporter Nell Cutts (Rowles) barges into the home of the Borden sisters Lizzie (Mathews) and Emma (Lorring) in the hopes of an exclusive interview. Cutts' aggressive questioning causes Emma distress, but it turns out that Emma killed their parents, and Lizzie was merely trying to protect her. Supporting cast: Pat Hitchcock, Wendy Winkleman as Child, Kay Stewart as Grace |
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| 18 | 18 | "Shopping for Death" | Robert Stevens | Ray Bradbury | Jo Van Fleet as Mrs. Shrike | January 29, 1956 |
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Clarence (Harris) and Elmer (Qualen) are retired insurance agents, and hope to use their years of experience to save people that they believe will die soon. Clarence has his sights of Mrs. Shrike (Fleet), a boorish alcoholic who he believes has a death wish. They try to advise her to change her life and fix her house, but this just causes her to lash out. As the pair leave, they see Mrs. Shrike's husband return home, and she is killed soon afterward. Supporting cast: Robert Harris as Clarence Fox, John Qualen as Elmer, Mike Ross as Albert Shrike, Michael Ansara as Butcher, Alfred Linder, Charlotte Knight, Lee Erickson, Jack Tesler, Laiola Wendorff, Ralph Montgomery, Bob Morgan |
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| 19 | 19 | "The Derelicts" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Terence Maples Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Robert Newton as Peter J. Goodfellow | February 5, 1956 |
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Businessman Ralph Cowell (Reed) strangles his silent partner, Alfred Sloane (Delevanti), to death in order to avoid paying what he owes. The murder is witnessed by vagrant Peter J. Goodfellow (Newton), who picks up Sloane's cigarette case with the IOU inside, and uses it to blackmail Cowell. Goodfellow and his friend Fenton Shanks (Silver) move into Cowell's home, much to the disgust of Cowell's wife, Herta (Knudsen). After months of Goodfellow and Fenton living with them and pawning almost everything in the Cowell home, Cowell is able to find the IOU and burn it. Goodfellow and Fenton leave, but soon afterward a police officer arrives with a pawn ticket signed by Cowell for Sloane's cigarette case, tying Cowell to the Sloane murder. Supporting cast: Philip Reed as Ralph Cowell, Peggy Knudsen as Herta Cowell, Johnny Silver as Fenton Shanks, Robert Foulk as the Police Officer, Cyril Delevanti as Alfred Sloane |
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| 20 | 20 | "And So Died Riabouchinska" | Robert Stevenson | Story by: Ray Bradbury Teleplay by: Mel Dinelli |
Claude Rains as John Fabian | February 12, 1956 |
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Detective Krovitch (Bronson) investigates the murder of juggler Luke Ockham in a theatre. His suspicions fall on John Fabian (Rains), a ventriloquist with a fixation on his female dummy, Riabouchinska (voice of Gregg). Riabouchinska, seemingly acting independent of Fabian's control, insists on telling Krovitch the truth that Fabian killed Ockham, because Ockham threatened to expose Fabian and Riabouchinska's love affair to the world. Riabouchinska declares she can no longer love Fabian and stops moving, while Fabian is arrested by Krovitch. Supporting cast: Charles Bronson as Detective Krovitch, Claire Carleton, Lowell Gilmore, Charlie Cantor as Zander, Harry Tyler as Dan Silver, Iris Adrian, Bill Haade, Virginia Gregg as the voice of Riabouchinska |
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| 21 | 21 | "Safe Conduct" | Justus Addiss | Andrew Solt | Claire Trevor as Mary Prescott, Jacques Bergerac as Jan Gubak | February 19, 1956 |
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American journalist Mary Prescott (Trevor) is traveling on a train out of the Iron Curtain when she is befriended by local celebrity Jan Gubak (Bergerac). Mary agrees to carry a luxury watch for Gubak, but during the customs inspection Gubak turns her in to officers for smuggling luxury items. Mary is arrested, but released soon after when the watch is discovered to be fake. Mary learns that Gubak is part of the underground resistance, and the charade was to create a distraction that enabled Gubak to smuggle sensitive microfilm out of the country. Gubak gives Mary the microfilm and urges her to write the truth about his country. Supporting cast: Werner Klemperer, Peter Van Eyck, John Banner, Konstantin Shayne, Ralph Manza |
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| 22 | 22 | "Place of Shadows" | Robert Stevens | Robert C. Dennis | Everett Sloane as Father Vincente | February 26, 1956 |
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Ray Clements (Damon) travels to a monastery to get revenge on a crook who is taking sanctuary there. Father Vincente (Sloane) advises him to choose forgiveness, and Clements is forced to leave. Clements later kills the crook's partner in self-defense and takes sanctuary at the same monastery. He tells Father Vincente that he no longer wants revenge, but the crook has already died. Supporting cast: Sean McClory, Mark Damon as Ray Clements, Claude Akins as Cop, Joe Downing (credited as Joseph Downing) as Floyd Unser, Everett Glass, Harry Tyler as Train Ticket Agent, Steve Mitchell |
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| 23 | 23 | "Back for Christmas" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: John Collier Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
John Williams as Herbert Carpenter | March 4, 1956 |
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Herbert Carpenter (Williams) and his loving but pesky wife Hermione (Elsom) are planning a long holiday in California, all carefully planned by Herbert. On the day of their departure, and after doting good-byes from their friends, Herbert bludgeons his wife to death, as planned, and buries her body in a hole in their basement that he has started digging under the guise of a wine cellar. He then goes off alone on his road trip to California, and a new job there where he gloats in his freedom from marriage. Then one day soon after arriving at his new swanky “digs,” Herbert receives the mail... among the letters to his wife from their friends back home, is a bill from a contractor for work that Hermione had secretly arranged for - excavating the wine cellar as a present for Herbert... meaning his crime will be discovered. Supporting cast: Isabel Elsom as Hermione Carpenter, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Major Sinclair , Lily Kemble-Cooper, Gavin Muir, Katherine Warren, Gerald Hamer as Mr. Hewitt, Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Hewitt, Ross Ford, Theresa Harris, Mollie Glessing as Elsie the Servant |
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| 24 | 24 | "The Perfect Murder" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Stacey Aumonier Teleplay by: Victor Wolfson |
Hurd Hatfield as Paul, Mildred Natwick as Aunt Rosalie | March 11, 1956 |
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Brothers Paul (Hatfield) and Henri (Coolidge) plot to kill their Aunt Rosalie (Natwick) to inherit her fortune. Paul has Henri grind glass into fine powder, and Paul adds it to the egg mixture that is supposed to make a soufflé for Rosalie's dinner. However, that night Rosalie insists on eating something else, and the next morning Paul dies when he eats an omelette made out of the lethal egg mixture. Supporting cast: Philip Coolidge as Henri Tallendier, Gladys Hurlbut as Ernestine, Walter Kingsford as Dr. Poncet, Percy Helton as Lawyer, Hope Summers as Marie Tallendier, Jack Chefe |
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| 25 | 25 | "There Was an Old Woman" | Robert Stevenson | Story by: Jerry Hackady & Harold Hackady Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Estelle Winwood as Monica Laughton | March 18, 1956 |
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Couple Frank (Bronson) and Lorna (Crane) Branwell go to the mansion of eccentric Monica Laughton (Winwood) to rob her. The plan goes awry because Laughton is crazy and wholly unresponsive to their threats. The Bramwells become tired and frustrated, because they cannot find any money and there seems to be no food in the house. In desperation, they eat a batch of freshly-made muffins, not knowing that they are filled with rat poison. Laughton's fortune turns out to be inside a handbag that she carries everywhere with her. Supporting cast: Charles Bronson as Frank Branwell, Norma Crane as Lorna Branwell, Dabbs Greer as Theodore the Milkman, Emerson Treacy as Deli Manager |
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| 26 | 26 | "Whodunit" | Francis Cockrell | Story by: C. B. Gilford Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell & Marian Cockrell |
John Williams as Alexander Penn Arlington | March 25, 1956 |
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Dead mystery writer Alexander Penn Arlington (Williams) is distraught when he arrives in Heaven not knowing who killed him. His angel, Wilfred (Napier), returns Alexander to Earth to repeat his last day to investigate. Alexander's assistant, nephew, wife and her lover all have motives. In his study, he tells them all that one of them is planning his death. His wife's lover turns off the light and Alexander is killed in the dark without seeing who did it. Returning to Heaven, Wilfred points out that the killer must have trusted the person who turned off the light, so it must have been Alexander's wife. Supporting cast: Amanda Blake, Jerry Paris, Philip Coolidge as Talbot, Alan Napier as Wilfred - The Recording Angel, Bill Slack, Ruta Lee as Angel, and Filipino Hollywood actor Rudy Robles. |
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| 27 | 27 | "Help Wanted" | James Neilson | Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis | John Qualen as Mr. Crabtree, Lorne Greene as Mr. X | April 1, 1956 |
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Elderly Mr. Crabtree (Qualen) is ordered by his boss, Mr. X (Greene), to kill a man who will enter his office on a certain day. Crabtree decides not to do the task, but when a man enters his office at the expected time, Crabtree is so upset at the thought of losing his job that he ends up killing him anyway. Shortly afterward another man, the correct target, arrives at Crabtree's office, but Crabtree has already received his payment for the murder and walks out. Supporting cast: Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Laura Crabtree, Ruth Swanson as Miss Brown, John Harmon as Donations Collector, Malcolm Atterbury as the Blackmailer, Parley Baer as Police Detective Gryar, Paul Brinegar as Police Officer Interesting note: Lorne Greene, John Qualen, and Madge Kennedy all died in 1987, with Greene dying (September 11) the day before Qualen (September 12), respectively. |
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| 28 | 28 | "Portrait of Jocelyn" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Edgar Marvin Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Philip Abbott as Mark Halliday, Nancy Gates as Debbie Halliday, John Baragrey as Arthur Clymer | April 8, 1956 |
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Married couple Mark (Abbott) and Debbie (Gates)'s first anniversary is ruined when a portrait they commissioned is revealed to be of Mark's first wife, Jocelyn, who has been missing for five years. Debbie believes that Mark stills loves Jocelyn and urges him to find the truth. With the help of Mark's ex-brother-in-law Jeff (Bailey), Mark tracks down the painter, Arthur Clymer (Baragrey), who claims to have been married to Jocelyn and killed her in a jealous rage. Mark attacks Clymer because he (Clymer) described how Mark, in fact, actually killed Jocelyn five years ago. Clymer is actually a police officer and worked together with Jeff to get a confession out of Mark. Supporting cast: Raymond Bailey as Jeff Harrison, Olan Soule as Art Dealer, Harry Tyler as Real Estate Agent |
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| 29 | 29 | "The Orderly World of Mr. Appleby" | James Neilson | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: Victor Wolfson & Robert C. Dennis |
Robert H. Harris as Laurence Appleby, Meg Mundy as Martha Sturgis-Appleby | April 15, 1956 |
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Antiques dealer Laurence Appleby (Harris) kills his wife, Lena, by deliberately causing her to fall and hit her head, in order to get her inheritance. Since he still has debts, he woos and marries wealthy heiress Martha Sturgis (Mundy). When Martha refuses to give him money, he tries to kill her, but she is prepared for him. Martha and her lawyer have evidence that Appleby killed his first wife, and if anything happens to Martha, her lawyer will go to the police. Appleby is about to comply with Martha's demands, but she accidentally falls and dies the same way as Lena. Supporting cast: Gage Clark as Sidney Gainsborough, Louise Larabee as Lena Appleby, Michael Ansara as Desar, Helen Spring as Mrs. Grant, Edna Holland as Mrs. Murchie, Mollie Glessing as Ella |
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| 30 | 30 | "Never Again" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Adela Rogers St. Johns Teleplay by: Gwen Bagni, Irwin Gielgud and Stirling Silliphant |
Phyllis Thaxter as Karen Stewart, Louise Allbritton as Renee Marlow, Warren Stevens as Jeff Simmons | April 22, 1956 |
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Karen (Thaxter), a recovering alcoholic, wakes up hungover and with no memory of the night before. She slowly recalls attending a party with her lover, Jeff (Stevens). Karen started drinking when she was told that her friend Renee (Allbritton) was trying to seduce Jeff. Her last memory is of breaking a glass in her hand, and Jeff trying to help her. Karen then learns that she is in jail for killing Jeff with a broken glass. Supporting cast: Jack Mullaney as Mr. Marlow, Joan Banks as Margaret, Mason Curry as Mr. Sterling, Karine Nordman as Tipsy Woman, Marion Gray as Party Goer, Jack Mulhall as Bar Patron, Carol Veazie as Nurse, Jack Ramstead as Bartender |
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| 31 | 31 | "The Gentleman from America" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Michael Arlen Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Biff McGuire as Howard Latimer | April 29, 1956 |
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Sir Stephen Hurstwood (Clanton) offers a bet of $1,000 if Howard Latimer (McGuire) can stay the entire night in a supposedly haunted room of the Hurstwood mansion. Latimer is given a gun, one candle, one match, and a book that describes the mysterious beheading of Julia Hurstwood in the room. That night Latimer sees a ghostly headless figure and collapses in fright. The ghost is a trick set up by Hurstwood for money, but Latimer becomes insane from the experience. Supporting cast: Ralph Clanton as Sir Stephen Hurstwood, John Irving as Derek, Eric Snowden (credited as Eric Snowdon) as Hanson, Geoffrey Steele, John Alderson as Attendant, John Dodsworth as Calender, Sonia Torgeson as Geraldine, Jan Chaney as Julia |
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| 32 | 32 | "The Baby Sitter" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Emily Neff Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Thelma Ritter as Lottie Slocum | May 6, 1956 |
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Lottie Slocum (Ritter) is the last person to have seen Clara Nash (Mathews) before she was strangled to death. Lottie, who used to be the Nashes' babysitter, believes that Clara had it coming because she treated her husband Mr. Nash (Newton) badly. Lottie has feelings for Mr. Nash, and hopes to please him by keeping his secret from the police — that he was at home the night that Clara died — but he kills her instead. Supporting cast: Mary Wickes as Blanche Armsteader, Carole Mathews as Clara Nash, Theodore Newton as Mr. Nash, Reba Tassel as Jane 'Janie' Slocum, Michael Ansara as Mr. DeMario, Ray Teal as a Police Detective |
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| 33 | 33 | "The Belfry" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Allan Vaughan Elston Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Jack Mullaney as Clint Ringle, Pat Hitchcock as Ellie Marsh | May 13, 1956 |
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Clint Ringle (Mullaney) wants to marry schoolteacher Ellie Marsh (Hitchcock), but when she refuses him, he kills her fiancé. Clint is hunted by the townsfolk and hides in the belfry of Ellie's school, planning to kill her when he gets the chance. Clint stays in the belfry for a few days and feels smug when everyone assumes that he is long gone. When Ellie's fiancé is buried, a man rings the bell for the funeral, causing Clint to shout in surprise and reveal his whereabouts. Supporting cast: Dabbs Greer as the Sheriff, Horst Ehrhardt, Jim Hayward as Preacher, Ralph Moody as Local Citizen, John Compton as Walter 'Walt' Norton, Norman Leavitt as Elmer, David Saber as Albert Grinstead, Rudy Lee as Luke, Kathleen Hartnagel as Schoolgirl |
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| 34 | 34 | "The Hidden Thing" | Robert Stevens | Story by: A. J. Russell Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Biff McGuire as Dana Edwards, Robert H. Harris as John Hurley | May 20, 1956 |
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Dana Edwards (McGuire)'s fiancée is killed in a hit-and-run, and he is unable to remember any details of the car involved. Dana is approached by a stranger who lost his son in a similar way, John Hurley (Harris), who claims to know how to give Dana Total recall. After many sessions, Dana is successfully able to remember the license plate of the car and tells the police. He is then surprised to learn that John Hurley is crazy and not a memory expert at all. Supporting cast: Judith Ames as Laura, Theodore Newton as Inspector Shea, Katherine Warren as Mother Edwards, Richard Collier as The Counterman |
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| 35 | 35 | "The Legacy" | James Neilson | Story by: Gina Kaus Teleplay by: Gina Kaus & Andrew Solt |
Leora Dana as Irene Cole, Jacques Bergerac as Prince Burhan | May 27, 1956 |
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Wealthy but plain-looking housewife Irene Cole (Dana) is pursued by playboy Prince Burhan (Bergerac), but refuses to leave her neglectful husband (Hewitt) for him. When Burhan dies, Irene and her husband assume that he killed himself over his love for Irene. Some time later, Irene's friend Randolph Burnside (Clanton) learns that Burhan's death was an accident, and that he had pursued Irene for her money. Randolph decides to keep this a secret, however, when he learns that Irene, believing a man killed himself over his love for her, has a newfound confidence that has greatly improved her marriage. Supporting cast: Enid Markey as Cecilia Smithson, Alan Hewitt as Mr. Cole, Walter Kingsford as Colonel Blair, Ralph Clanton as Randolph Burnside, Roxanne Arlen as Donna Dew, Rudolph Anders as Cafe Host, Joan Dixon as Jealous Girl |
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| 36 | 36 | "Mink" | Robert Stevenson | Irwin Gielgud & Gwen Bagni | Ruth Hussey as Paula Hudson | June 3, 1956 |
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Mild-mannered Paula Hudson (Hussey) is apprehended by the police for owning a stolen mink coat. Paula attempts to prove that she bought it, but to her distress the people she bought it from deny ever having sold it to her. Paula is eventually approached by the man who stole the coat, and he steals it back in order to end the investigation, but ends up being arrested. Supporting cast: Vinton Hayworth as Sergeant Delaney, Vivi Janiss as Sergeant Bradford, Sheila Bromley as Lois, Anthony Eustrel as Leslie Ronalds, Paul E. Burns as Furrier Assistant, Eugenia Paul as Dolores Dawn, Veda Ann Borg as Lucille, James McCallion, Mary Jackson as Mrs. Wilson, James McCallion as Charlie Harper |
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| 37 | 37 | "Decoy" | Arnold Laven | Story by: Richard George Pedicini Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Robert Horton as Gil Larkin, Cara Williams as Mona Cameron | June 10, 1956 |
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Gil Larkin (Horton) is upset when he learns that the woman he loves, Mona Cameron (Williams), is being abused by her husband Ben (McDearmon). Gil confronts Ben in his office, but someone knocks Gil unconscious and shoots Ben. Gil is briefly apprehended, but after he is released he goes to Mona and realizes that she set him up so she could be with her lover, Ritchie (Lewis). Mona and Ritchie are arrested. Supporting cast: Jack Mullaney as Dave Packard, Philip Coolidge as Lieutenant Brandt, David Orrick as Ben Cameron, Harry Lewis as Ritchie, Frank Gorshin as Autograph Seeker, Eileen Harley, Mary Jean Yamaji as Mrs. Sasikawa, Edo Mita as Mr. Sasikawa, Harry Tyler as Theater Doorman |
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| 38 | 38 | "The Creeper" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Joseph Ruscoll Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Constance Ford as Ellen Grant, Steve Brodie as Steve Grant, Harry Townes as Ed | June 17, 1956 |
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A murderer has killed two blonde women while they are alone at night. Ellen (Ford) is terrified, but her husband Steve (Brodie) is dismissive of her. While Steve is at work, Ellen is scared and suspicious of various people that she meets. She is only relieved when the locksmith arrives to fix a lock and chain on her door, but the locksmith turns out to be the murderer, and strangles Ellen as a terrified Steve listens to the commotion over the phone. Supporting cast: Reta Shaw as Martha Stone, Percy Helton as George the Janitor, Alfred Linder as Shoemaker |
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| 39 | 39 | "Momentum" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Cornell Woolrich Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Skip Homeier as Richard Paine, Joanne Woodward as Beth Paine | June 24, 1956 |
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Richard (Homeier) and his wife Beth (Woodward) are about to be kicked out of their home. Richard steals the money that his boss, Burroughs (Christy), owes him, and in the process accidentally kills him. Richard becomes paranoid, and he overreacts and is shot when a financier comes to collect his debt. While injured and possibly dying, Richard discovers that Beth met Burroughs the night before and got the money that was owed them. Supporting cast: Ken Christy as A.T. Burroughs, Henry Hunter as Finance Company Agent, Mike Ragan as Cab Driver, William Newell (credited as Billy Newell) as Charlie, Frank Kreig (credited as Frank Krieg) as Martin the Janitor, Harry Tyler as Apartment Hunter, Jack Tesler as Newspaper Man, Dorothy Crehan, Don Dillaway as Policeman, Patricia Knox, John Lehman (credited as John Lehmann), Joe Gilbert (credited as Joseph Gilbert) as Passing Motorist, Myron Cook |
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Season 2 (1956–57)
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| 40 | 1 | "Wet Saturday" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: John Collier Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Mr. Princey, John Williams as Captain Smollet | September 30, 1956 |
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After his daughter Millie kills a man, Mr. Princey (Hardwicke) devises a plan to save his family name. Working together with his wife, son and daughter, Princey methodically sets up the body and crime scene so that family friend Captain Smollet (Williams) will take the blame for the murder. Supporting Cast: Kathryn Givney as Mrs. Princey, Tita Purdom as Millicent "Millie" Princey, Jered Barclay (credited as Jerry Barclay) as George, Irene Lang as Jane |
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| 41 | 2 | "Fog Closing In" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Martin Brooke Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Phyllis Thaxter as Mary Summers, Paul Langton as Arthur Summers | October 7, 1956 |
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Mary (Thaxter) begs her husband Arthur (Langton) not to go away on a business trip, but he refuses. Mary is alone in the house when Ted Lambert (Grizzard), an escapee from a mental institution, breaks in. The two develop a rapport, and Mary confesses that she is always been afraid except for when she lived with her parents, only her husband no longer wants to live with them. After Ted leaves, Arthur returns home and Mary shoots him. Mary then tells her father on the phone that she can return home now. Supporting Cast: George Grizzard as Ted Lambert, Billy Nelson as Cab Driver, Norman Willis as Intern, Carol Veazie as Mrs. Connolly (credited but scenes deleted) In 1957, this episode won an Emmy Award for Best Teleplay Writing.[2] |
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| 42 | 3 | "De Mortuis" | Robert Stevens | Story by: John Collier Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Robert Emhardt as Professor Rankin, Cara Williams as Irene Rankin | October 14, 1956 |
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Aware that their friend Rankin's (Emhardt) wife Irene (Williams) is cheating on him, Wally and Bud draw the same conclusion when they find Irene missing and Rankin sealing up a hole in his basement. Wally and Bud confront Rankin, asking which of Irene's lovers he caught her with, but their assumptions were wrong. When Irene returns home, Rankin kills her for real. Supporting Cast: Henry Jones as Wally Long, Philip Coolidge as Bud |
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| 43 | 4 | "Kill with Kindness" | Herschel Daugherty | A. J. Russell | Hume Cronyn as Fitzhugh Oldham, Carmen Mathews as Katherine Oldham | October 21, 1956 |
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Hoping to profit from life insurance fraud, siblings Katherine (Matthews) and Fitzhugh (Cronyn) plan to torch their house and have a homeless man, Jorgy, die in Fitzhugh's place. The plan backfires when, once they have lit the fire, they are unable to put Fitzhugh's identifying ring on Jorgy. The siblings have no choice but to save themselves and Jorgy, and watch the house burn. Supporting Cast: James Gleason as Mr. Jorgy, Mike Ragan as Fireman, Margie Liszt as Neighbor |
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| 44 | 5 | "None Are So Blind" | Robert Stevens | Story by: John Collier Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Hurd Hatfield as Seymour Johnston, Mildred Dunnock as Aunt Muriel Drummond | October 28, 1956 |
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Egotistical Seymour Johnston (Hatfield) shoots and kills his rich Aunt Muriel (Dunnock) and pins the blame on "Antonio Battani", a fake persona that he has created using make-up and a wig. Seymour's plan fails because his willful blindness of his own faults means that he no longer "sees" his distinctive facial birthmark, which gives his disguise away. Supporting Cast: K.T. Stevens as Liza, Rusty Lane as Police Detective, Lillian Bronson as Neighbor, Dorothy Crehan as Maid |
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| 45 | 6 | "Toby" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Joseph Bates Smith Teleplay by: Victor Wolfson |
Jessica Tandy as Edwina Freel, Robert H. Harris as Albert Birch | November 4, 1956 |
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Albert Birch (Harris) is excited to be reunited with his sweetheart, Edwina (Tandy) after 20 years. Although the reunion is joyful, Edwina has mood swings and refuses to let anyone see her baby nephew, Toby, whom she has brought with her. Eventually it is revealed that Edwina has escaped from a mental asylum, and that Toby is a cat. Supporting Cast: Mary Wickes as Mrs. Foster the Landlady, George Mathews as Mac McGurk, Ellen Corby as Marie McGurk, Penny Santon as Italian Tenant |
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| 46 | 7 | "Alibi Me" | Jules Bricken | Story by: Therd Jefre and Walter Newman Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Lee Philips as Georgie Minnelli, Chick Chandler as Lucky Moore | November 11, 1956 |
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Gangster Georgie Minnelli (Philips) kills his known rival, Lucky Moore (Chandler) and sets up an alibi that he was in his apartment the whole day. When the police question Georgie, a delivery boy arrives with a package, revealing that he had tried to deliver the package five times that day because Georgie was not at home. Supporting Cast: Harvey Stephens as Lieutenant James Larkin, Alan Reed as Uncle Leo, Harry Tyler as Timmy, Argentina Brunetti as Mrs. Salvatore, Shirley Smith as Goldie, Charlie Cantor as Barney, Herb Vigran as Newsman, Eugenia Paul as Viola, Lee Erickson as Messenger Boy |
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| 47 | 8 | "Conversation Over a Corpse" | Jules Bricken | Story by: Norman Daniels Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell and Norman Daniels |
Dorothy Stickney as Cissie Enright, Carmen Mathews as Joanna Enright | November 18, 1956 |
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Mr. Brenner threatens to take sisters Cissie (Stickney) and Joanna (Matthews) to court unless they sell him their home. The domineering Joanna orders Cissie to poison Brenner, but Cissie allows him to live just long enough so that he can kill Joanna before succumbing to the poison, thus leaving Cissie alone with the house. Supporting Cast: Ray Collins as Herbert Brenner, Ted Stanhope as Bank Teller |
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| 48 | 9 | "Crack of Doom" | James Neilson | Story by: Don Marquis Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Robert Horton as Mason Bridges, Robert Middleton as Sam Klinker | November 25, 1956 |
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Company man Mason Bridges (Horton) keeps returning to a high-stakes poker game because he is determined to beat his rich client, Sam Klinker (Middleton). When Mason discovers that his wife has lost all their savings, he steals a portion of Klinker's money from the office to keep playing, intending to return it later. During a crucial hand, Mason thinks he has four queens and bets aggressively, to Klinker's surprise. At the last moment Mason realizes that he had read his cards wrong, but Klinker folds and Mason wins the pot. Supporting Cast: Gail Kobe as Jessie Bridges, Dayton Lummis as Tom Ackley, Kay Stewart as Della the Secretary, Keith Britton as Whitman, Pierre Watkin as Porter, Gavin Gordon as Card Player, Francis DeSales as Card Player, Jess Kirkpatrick as Card Player, Alan Reynolds as Card Player |
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| 49 | 10 | "Jonathan" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by: Fred Levan Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld and Stirling Silliphant |
Georgann Johnson as Rosine Dalliford, Corey Allen as Gil Dalliford | December 2, 1956 |
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Gil (Allen), who had an extremely close relationship with his late father, Jonathan, accuses his stepmother, Rosine (Johnson) of killing him. Gil's investigation uncovers a bottle of poisoned brandy that he had given to Rosine to kill her, except Rosine had guessed that it was poison and gave it to Jonathan, killing him. Supporting Cast: Douglas Kennedy as Jonathan Dalliford, John Wilder as Don |
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| 50 | 11 | "The Better Bargain" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Richard Deming Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Robert Middleton as Louis Koster, Henry Silva as Harry Silver | December 9, 1956 |
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Mobster Louis 'King' Koster (Middleton) learns from a private investigator that his wife, Marian, is cheating on him. Koster hires hit man Harry Silver (Silva) to kill her, but Koster is killed instead, because Silver is the man that Marian is having an affair with. Supporting Cast: Kathleen Hughes as Marian Koster, Don Hanmer as Cutter, Jack Lambert as Baldy |
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| 51 | 12 | "The Rose Garden" | Francis Cockrell | Story by: Vincent Fotre Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
John Williams as Alexander Vinton, Patricia Collinge as Julia Pickering | December 16, 1956 |
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Publisher Alexander Vinton (Williams) suspects that the novel Julia Pickering (Collinge) has written is based on a true story of how Julia's sister, Cordelia, had killed her husband. Vinton encourages Julia to stand up to her dominating sister, eventually drawing out a confession of the murder. Supporting Cast: Evelyn Varden as Cordelia Welles, Ralph Peters as Barney the Cab Driver |
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| 52 | 13 | "Mr. Blanchard's Secret" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Emily Neff Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Mary Scott as Babs Fenton, Robert Horton as Charles Blanchard, Meg Mundy as Ellen Blanchard | December 23, 1956 |
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Kooky mystery writer Babs Fenton (Scott) has an overactive imagination and suspects the worst when their new neighbor Charles Blanchard (Lummis) acts strangely around his wife Ellen (Mundy). However, every time that Babs thinks that she has figured out the truth, she is proven wrong. Supporting Cast: Dayton Lummis as Charles Blanchard, Eloise Hardt as Maid |
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| 53 | 14 | "John Brown's Body" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Thomas Burke Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Hugh Marlowe as Harold Skinner, Russell Collins as John Brown, Leora Dana as Vera Brown | December 30, 1956 |
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Harold Skinner (Marlowe) and Vera Brown (Dana), who are having an affair, oust Vera's husband, John (Collins), from his company by getting him declared mentally unfit and sent to a home. When the company tanks, Vera and Harold need help, but are unable to get John discharged. Supporting Cast: Norman Leavitt as Accountant, Edmon Ryan as Dr. Croatman, Walter Kingsford as Dr. Sam Helck, Marcel Rousseau as Waiter, Jean Hayworth as Ellen (credited as Jean Owens), Madelon Baker as Doctor's Receptionist |
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| 54 | 15 | "Crackpot" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by: Harold Gast Teleplay by: Martin Berkeley |
Biff McGuire as Ray Loomis, Robert Emhardt as Mr. Moon, Mary Scott as Meg | January 6, 1957 |
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Newlyweds Ray (McGuire) and Meg (Scott)'s honeymoon is slightly marred by the recent death of his aunt. At their hotel they are harassed by Mr. Moon (Emhardt), who Ray believes is trying to kill them. Ray orders Meg to leave when he hears what sounds like a time bomb, but rushes back for his bag that contains the jewels that were stolen from his aunt. Moon is a police officer, and set up the ruse to trap Ray. Supporting Cast: Michael Fox as Sergeant Carpenter, Raymond Guth as Room Clerk, Phil Garris as Bellhop |
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| 55 | 16 | "Nightmare in 4-D" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Stuart Jerome Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Henry Jones as Harry Parker, Barbara Baxley as Miss Elliot, Virginia Gregg as Norma Parker | January 13, 1957 |
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Harry Parker (Jones) agrees to help his pretty neighbor, Miss Elliot (Baxley), hide her murdered boyfriend's body. When the police arrive, the investigation uncovers that Harry's wife (Gregg) was having an affair with the dead man, but Harry killed him over envy of Miss Elliot. Supporting Cast: Percy Helton as Charlie the Building Super, Norman Lloyd as Lieutenant Orsatti, Norman Bartold as Police Sergeant, Minerva Urecal as Busybody |
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| 56 | 17 | "My Brother, Richard" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Jay Bennett Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Royal Dano as Martin Ross, Inger Stevens as Laura Ross, Harry Townes as Richard Ross | January 20, 1957 |
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District attorney Martin Ross (Dano) faces a crisis in his campaign for governor when his brother Richard (Townes) kills the competition, Burton Reeves, and threatens to kill Martin's wife, Laura. Martin makes a deal with Tommy, Burton's caddy, to temporarily confess to the murder in order to save Laura's life. Tommy's mother, mistaking Richard for Martin, begs him to release Tommy, and when Richard refuses, she stabs him to death. Supporting Cast: Ray Teal as Sheriff Briggs, Robert Ellis as Tommy Kopeck, Lisa Golm as Mrs. Kopeck |
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| 57 | 18 | "The Manacled" | Robert Stevens | Story by: A. Sanford Wolfe Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Gary Merrill as Sgt. Rockwell, William Redfield as Stephen Fontaine | January 27, 1957 |
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White-collar criminal Stephen Fontaine (Redfield) is being transported via train and tries to bribe his escorting police sergeant, Rockwell (Merrill) for his freedom with $50,000. When they reach their final stop and Rockwell still has not accepted, Fontaine grabs for Rockwell's gun and kills him. Fontaine then discovers that the bullet damaged the key in Rockwell's pocket, and he cannot unlock the manacles. Supporting Cast: Rusty Lane as Train Conductor, Edith Evanson as Lady with Suitcase, Betty Harford as Waitress, Gary Hunley as Billy, Kay Stewart as Billy's Mother |
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| 58 | 19 | "A Bottle of Wine" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Borden Deal Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Herbert Marshall as Judge Connors, Robert Horton as Wallace Donaldson, Jarma Lewis as Grace Connors | February 3, 1957 |
| Wealthy, elderly Judge Connors (Marshall)'s wife, Grace (Lewis), is leaving him for a younger man, Wallace Donaldson (Horton). Connors invites Wallace into his home, pretends to poison him and locks him in a room in an attempt to show Grace what kind of man Wallace is. Wallace shoots the door in order to get out, and accidentally kills Connors. | ||||||
| 59 | 20 | "Malice Domestic" | John Meredyth Lucas | Story by: Philip MacDonald Teleplay by: Victor Wolfson |
Ralph Meeker as Carl Borden, Phyllis Thaxter as Annette Borden | February 10, 1957 |
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When Carl Borden (Meeker) gets severe indigestion twice due to the home cooking prepared by his wife Annette (Thaxter), their friend Ralph has the food tested and finds a large dose of arsenic in it. Carl is angered at Ralph for insinuating that Annette tried to poisoned him, but Annette later dies from arsenic-laced coffee. Carl's friends deduce that Annette gave Carl the wrong cup of coffee, and help keep the circumstances of her death quiet. The entire scheme was a ruse by Carl to kill Annette, so that he could be with his lover. Supporting Cast: Ralph Clanton as Perry Harrison, Vinton Hayworth as Dr. Ralph Wingate, Lili Kardell as Lorna Jenkins |
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| 60 | 21 | "Number Twenty-Two" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Evan Hunter Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Russell Collins as the Skinner #21, Rip Torn as Steve Morgan #22 | February 17, 1957 |
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Steve Morgan (Torn), a young ruffian, is picked up by the police for his first offense after a failed stick-up at a candy store. At first he is cocky about being arrested, but he slowly cracks under the interrogation and learns that the man he robbed has died. Supporting Cast: Ray Teal as Chief of Detectives, James Nolan as Officer Bourne, Paul Picerni as Assissi #19, Hugh Sanders as Booking Officer, Peter Leeds as Custodian, Mike Ross as Jailer, Martin Wilkins as Reporter, Charles Watts as Franklin, Robert Ross, George DeNormand as Reporter (uncredited), Harry Wilson as Prisoner (uncredited) |
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| 61 | 22 | "The End of Indian Summer" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Maurice Baudin Jr. Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Steve Forrest as Joe Rogers, Gladys Cooper as Mrs. Gillespie | February 24, 1957 |
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Insurance investigator Joe Rogers (Forrest) is ordered to re-examine old claims made by Mrs. Gillespie (Cooper), whose previous two husbands died under mysterious circumstances, and is now engaged to a third. Just after Gillespie and her new fiancé Fieldstone, leave for their wedding, Joe discovers that Fieldstone is also being investigated by an insurance company, because he had made claims following the deaths of his four previous wives. Supporting Cast: Kathleen Maguire as Mrs. Rogers, James Gleason as Howard Fieldstone, Philip Coolidge as Sam Henderson, Hope Summers as Housekeeper, Mickey Kuhn as Bellhop, Hal K. Dawson as Graham, Ned Wever as Saunders, Mason Curry as Desk Clerk |
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| 62 | 23 | "One for the Road" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Emily Neff Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
John Baragrey as Charles Hendricks, Georgann Johnson as Beryl Abbott, Louise Platt as Marsha Hendricks | March 3, 1957 |
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When Marsha Hendricks (Platt) learns that her husband Charles (Bagarey) is cheating on her, she tracks down the home of the other woman, Beryl (Johnson), and puts poison in her sugar. Beryl discovers that her sugar is poisoned, and gives it to Charles when he refuses to leave Marsha for her. Supporting Cast: Mickey Kuhn as Ellerbee |
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| 63 | 24 | "The Cream of the Jest" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Fredric Brown Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Claude Rains as Charles Gresham, James Gregory as Wayne Campbell | March 10, 1957 |
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Alcoholic has-been actor Charles Gresham (Rains) tries to blackmail producer Wayne Campbell (Gregory) into casting him in a new play. Campbell gives Gresham the script for a role as a gangster, and advises him to perform it for one of the play's financial backers, Nick Roper. Gresham goes to Roper and performs the monologue, but it turns out to contain details of one of Roper's real crimes, and Roper shoots Gresham. As two of Roper's henchmen take away Gresham's body, Roper learns that Gresham learned about the crime from Wayne Campbell, and it is implied that Roper later killed Campbell. Supporting Cast: Paul Picerni as Nick Roper, Johnny Silver as Jerry the Bartender, Joan Banks as Lee, Don Garrett as Pete, Carol Shannon as Mrs. Campbell, Thomas Martin as Hoodlum, Lillian O'Malley as Library Patron (uncredited) |
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| 64 | 25 | "I Killed The Count Part I" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Alec Coppel Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
John Williams as Inspector Davidson | March 17, 1957 |
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Inspector Davidson (Williams) and his assistant Detective Raines investigate the murder of Count Victor Mattoni in his London flat. They find a great deal of evidence in the flat, and the investigation uncovers Mattoni's links to Lord Sorrington and American businessman Bernard K. Froy. However, both men separately confess to the murder, confusing Davidson. Supporting Cast: Pat Hitchcock as Polly Stephens, Charles Cooper as Bernard K. Froy, Melville Cooper as Mullet, Anthony Dawson as Count Victor Mattoni, Alan Napier as Lord Sorrington, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Clifton, Charles Davis as Detective Raines, Jered Barclay (credited as Jerry Barclay) as Peters, Kendrick Huxham as Mr. Martin, George Pelling as Johnson |
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| 65 | 26 | "I Killed The Count Part II" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Alec Coppel Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
John Williams as Inspector Davidson | March 24, 1957 |
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Continuing from the previous episode, Inspector Davidson is alarmed when the flat's elevator operator, Mullet, becomes the third person to confess to the murder of Mattoni. All three men are linked to the crime scene by physical evidence, have seemingly sound reasons for killing Mattoni, and are able to describe the murder convincingly. Supporting Cast: Charles Cooper as Bernard K. Froy, Rosemary Harris as Louise Rogers, Melville Cooper as Mullet / Pat Lummock, Anthony Dawson as Count Victor Mattoni, Alan Napier as Lord Sorrington, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Mr. Moen, Roxanne Arlen as Miss LaLune, Charles Davis as Detective Raines, Jered Barclay (credited as Jerry Barclay) as Johnson, George Pelling as Clifton |
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| 66 | 27 | "I Killed The Count Part III" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Alec Coppel Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
John Williams as Inspector Davidson, Rosemary Harris as Louise Rogers / Helen Sorrington-Mattoni | March 31, 1957 |
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Concluding the three-episode story, Inspector Davidson arranges so that Sorrington, Froy and Mullet meet each other, and they are joined by Helen (Harris), Mattoni's widow and Sorrington's daughter, who also confesses to the murder. Sorrington, Froy and Mullet are secretly friends and conspired to kill Mattoni together and set up the evidence accordingly; however, Helen killed Mattoni before the others got the chance. Davidson and Raines realize that they will never be able to pinpoint the murderer, so all four will likely end up getting away with it. Supporting Cast: Charles Cooper as Bernard K. Froy, Melville Cooper as Mullet / Pat Lummock, Anthony Dawson as Count Victor Mattoni, Alan Napier as Lord Sorrington, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Mr. Moen, Charles Davis as Detective Raines, Nora Marlowe as Policewoman, Peter Gordon as Harris |
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| 67 | 28 | "One More Mile to Go" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: F. J. Smith Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
David Wayne as Sam Jacoby | April 7, 1957 |
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After murdering his spouse, Sam Jacoby (Wayne) has trouble disposing of the body. He is stopped by a motorcycle cop because of his faulty tail light, and the cop helpfully detours Jacoby to the nearby police headquarters so that their mechanic can open the trunk and fix it. Supporting Cast: Norman Leavitt as Ed the Gas Station Attendant, Steve Brodie as Motorcycle Cop, Louise Larabee as Mrs. Jacoby |
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| 68 | 29 | "Vicious Circle" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Evan Hunter Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Dick York as Manny Coe, Kathleen Maguire as Betty | April 14, 1957 |
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Young gangster Manny Coe (York) kills a man by order of his boss, Vince Williams. Williams promises to take Manny as his protege if he kills his girlfriend Betty (Maguire); Manny is unable to do it, but Betty dies in an accident and Manny claims it as a hit. Some time later, Manny has become rich and successful, but he botches a robbery and is killed by Williams' next young protege. Supporting Cast: Kathleen Hughes as Ann Nash, George Macready as Vincent Williams, Russell Johnson as Turk, Paul Lambert as Gallegher, George Brenlin as Georgie, Mickey Kuhn, Tracey Morgan as Dora, Betty Woods, Roy Darmour |
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| 69 | 30 | "The Three Dreams of Mr. Findlater" | Jules Bricken | Story by: A. A. Milne Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
John Williams as Ernest Findlater, Barbara Baxley as Lalage | April 21, 1957 |
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Ernest Findlater (Williams), who has suffered years of verbal abuse by his wife, fantasizes about her death. He invents Lalage (Baxley), an imaginary exotic lover from the South Seas. Lalage encourages him to murder his wife, and Ernest spends weeks preparing every detail to ensure success without discovery. When Ernest finally returns home to commit the deed, he finds that his wife has died of natural causes. Supporting Cast: Raymond Bailey as Psychiatrist in introduction (uncredited), Walter Kingsford as Dr. Manley, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Rogers, Isobel Elsom as Minnie Findlater, Mollie Glessing as Bridget |
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| 70 | 31 | "The Night the World Ended" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Fredric Brown Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Russell Collins as Johnny, Harold J. Stone as Halloran | April 28, 1957 |
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Practical joker Halloran (Stone) convinces homeless man and drunk Johnny (Collins) at the bar that the world will end at 11:45 that night. With nothing to lose, Johnny steals liquor, unwittingly frightens a well-meaning spinster who was trying to help him, then breaks into a sporting goods store to give presents to homeless children, and kills the security guard who tries to apprehend him with a gun from the store. When Johnny realizes what Halloran did, he returns to the bar and shoots him at 11:45. Supporting Cast: Paul Brinegar as Mr. Stern, Robert Ellis as Reporter, Ned Wever as Joe, Edith Barrett as Felicia Green, Bart Burns as Nick the Bartender, Clark Howat as Jim the Bar Patron, Henry Corden as Boarder, Harry Shearer as Street Kid, Charles Herbert as Street Kid, Billy Miller as Street Kid, Robert Ross as Ned, Mike Ross as Timothy, Joe Marr as Security Guard |
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| 71 | 32 | "The Hands of Mr. Ottermole" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Thomas Burke Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Theodore Bikel as Sgt. Ottermole, Rhys Williams as Summers, Torin Thatcher as Constable Johnson | May 5, 1957 |
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In 1919 London, a serial killer is stalking the streets, killing by strangulation a husband and wife, an elderly flower seller, and a police officer. The city is filled with fear, and the police, led by Sgt. Ottermole (Bikel), are stumped. Journalist Summers (Williams) suspects that the killer has to be someone that people take for granted, and helps trap the true killer: Sgt. Ottermole, who claims that his hands are out of his control. Supporting Cast: Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Herbert Whybrow, Charles Davis as Reporter, Gerald Hamer as Jimmy the Blindman, Hilda Plowright as Mrs. Whybrow, Nora O'Mahoney (credited as Nora O'Mahony) as Flower Lady, James McCallion as Ben the Bartender, John Trayne as Policeman Peterson, Nelson Welch as Neighbor, Barry Harvey as Whybrow's Nephew, Mollie Roden |
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| 72 | 33 | "A Man Greatly Beloved" | James Neilson | Story by: A. A. Milne Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Sir Cedric Hardwicke as "John Anderson", Evelyn Rudie as Hildegard Fell, Hugh Marlowe as Reverend Richard Fell | May 12, 1957 |
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Precocious little girl Hildegard Fell (Rudie) attaches herself to the grumpy, reclusive newcomer in town, John Anderson (Hardwicke). Hildegard's friend Clarence uncovers John Anderson's identity as a retired judge who had put many criminals away. Thanks to Hildegard's friendship, John opens up to the townspeople and is loved by all for his kindness and generosity. After Anderson's death, Clarence discovers that "John Anderson" was a fake name, and that the man he knew was one of the murderers that the real John Anderson had sentenced to prison. Supporting Cast: Robert Culp as Clarence, Ken Christy as Dart Thrower, Rebecca Welles as Mrs. Fell, Edith Barrett as Aggie Whiteford, Marjorie Bennett as Cake Lady (uncredited) |
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| 73 | 34 | "Martha Mason, Movie Star" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Raymond Mason Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Judith Evelyn as Mabel McKay, Robert Emhardt as Henry G. McKay | May 19, 1957 |
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Mabel McKay (Evelyn) believes that her husband Henry (Emhardt) is in the way of her dreams of glamour, so she kills and buries him in their garden. She sets up a story that Henry left her for another woman; the police investigation reveals that there was indeed another woman, but she has no idea where Henry is. This prompts the police to check Mabel's house, and they discover Henry's body. Supporting Cast: Rusty Lane as Police Detective, Vinton Hayworth as Mr. Abernathy, Karen Norris as Cora |
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| 74 | 35 | "The West Warlock Time Capsule" | Justus Addiss | Story by: J. P. Cahn Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Henry Jones as George Tiffany, Mildred Dunnock as Louise Tiffany | May 26, 1957 |
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Taxidermist George Tiffany (Jones) is distressed when his wife Louise (Dunnock) invites her good-for-nothing brother Waldren into their home. Waldren pretends to be sick, refuses to work, and has Louise waiting on him hand and foot. When Louise succumbs to exhaustion, George kills Waldren and stuffs him inside a horse that is being prepared for the town memorial. Supporting Cast: Sam Buffington as Waldren, Russell Thorson as Dr. Rhody, James Philbrook as Horse Mover, Bobby Clark as Charlie, Charles Watts as Mayor Herbert Ayres, James F. Stone as Customer |
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| 75 | 36 | "Father and Son" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Thomas Burke Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Edmund Gwenn as Joe Saunders | June 2, 1957 |
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London, 1912. Shop owner Joe Saunders (Gwenn) refuses to give any more money to his spendthrift son, Sam. Sam spies Joe hiding his friend and wanted fugitive, Gus, in the shop cellar; hoping to collect a reward, Sam calls it in to the police. Gus manages to escape after Sam's lady friend, Mae, calls Joe to warn him. Joe is hurt when he learns what Sam did, but Sam still takes the reward money from the police. Supporting Cast: Frederick Worlock as Gus Harrison, Charles Davis as Sam Saunders, Dan Sheridan as Second Sergeant, George Pelling as Mr. Schiller, John Trayne as First Sergeant, Pamela Light as Mae |
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| 76 | 37 | "The Indestructible Mr. Weems" | Justus Addiss | George F. Slavin | Robert Middleton as Brother Cato Stone, Joe Mantell as Brother Harry, Russell Collins as Clarence Weems | June 9, 1957 |
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Brothers of a Lodge have trouble getting people to buy plots in their cemetery project, which worries their leader, Brother Cato Stone (Middlestone). Brother Harry (Mantell) suggests they ask former member Clarence Weems (Collins), who is elderly and sick, to be their first customer. Weems accepts, but then gets better, having taken the contract as a challenge to rejuvenate his life. After months of Weems not dying, the brothers decide to confront him over the contract, but in the excitement Brother Cato dies of a heart attack. He becomes the first to be buried in their cemetery instead. Supporting Cast: Theodore Newton as Dr. Allen, Rebecca Welles as Laura Weems, Don Keefer as Dr. Elkins, Harry Bellaver as Bronsky, Gladys Hurlbut as Sara Collins, Ferdi Hoffman as Minister, Ted Bliss |
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| 77 | 38 | "A Little Sleep" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Joe Grenzeback Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Barbara Cook as Barbie Hallem, Vic Morrow as Benny Mungo | June 16, 1957 |
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Barbie Hallem (Cook) uses her beauty to play with men's hearts. One night she goes up into the mountains to visit her cabin, where Benny Mungo (Morrow) is hiding out, seemingly unaware that he is being hunted by townsfolk for the murder of the woman he loves. Although Barbie believes that Benny has been framed by his brother, Benny declares that the woman he murdered was just like Barbie, and he snaps her neck. Supporting Cast: Douglas Kennedy as Austin, Robert Karnes as Ed Mungo, George Chandler as Partygoer, Jack Mullaney as Diner Customer, John Carlyle as Chris Kymer |
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| 78 | 39 | "The Dangerous People" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Fredric Brown Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Albert Salmi as Jones, Robert H. Harris as Bellefontaine | June 23, 1957 |
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Lawyer Bellefontaine (Harris) and accountant Jones (Salmi) are waiting for their train in the station's isolated waiting room. When they learn that an inmate has escaped from a nearby criminal asylum, both men suspect the other of being said inmate. They are about to attack each other when the real inmate enters the waiting room. They work together to subdue the inmate, just long enough that the orderlies arrive to take him into custody. Supporting Cast: Ken Clark as Policeman, Harry Tyler as Ticket Agent, David Armstrong as Asylum Intern |
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Season 3 (1957–58)
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| 79 | 1 | "The Glass Eye" | Robert Stevens | Story by: John Keir Cross Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Jessica Tandy as Julia Whitely, Tom Conway as Max Collodi, William Shatner as Jim Whitely | October 6, 1957 |
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Jim Whitely (Shatner) tells his cousin a story about how their late extended cousin Julia (Tandy) fell in love with ventriloquist Max Collodi (Conway). Julia was so devoted that she traveled all over the country to watch Collodi's act with his child-sized dummy. After writing many letters, Julia was finally able to meet Collodi in person, but she discovered that "Collodi" was the dummy, and the puppet was the real man, wearing a mask. Julia took with her "Collodi"'s glass eye as a keepsake of her love. Supporting Cast: Rosemary Harris as Dorothy Whitely, Billy Barty as George, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Hotel Manager, Pat Hitchcock as Saleslady, Nelson Welch as Emcee, Colin Campbell as Old Man, Paul Playdon as Allan, Lillian O'Malley as Theatre Patron (uncredited) |
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| 80 | 2 | "Mail Order Prophet" | James Neilson | Story by: Antony Ferry Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
E. G. Marshall as Ronald J. Grimes, Jack Klugman as George Benedict | October 13, 1957 |
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Ordinary clerk Grimes (Marshall) starts receiving letters from a mysterious Christiani that seemingly predict the future. His friend George (Klugman) advises caution, but Grimes starts investing money to great success. For Christiani's last tip, Grimes steals office funds to invest in the stock market, and earns enough to retire comfortably even after returning the office money and paying Christiani's share. Afterward, George investigates Christiani and discovers that he is a con man, and the letters were sent out to thousands of people using different predictions; Grimes just happened to receive a correct series of predictions. Supporting Cast: Ken Christy as Boss, Judson Pratt as Postmaster, Barbara Townsend as Secretary, Linda Watkins as Customer in Bar, Victor Romito as Tony the Waiter |
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| 81 | 3 | "The Perfect Crime" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Ben Ray Redman Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Vincent Price as Charles Courtney, James Gregory as John Gregory | October 20, 1957 |
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Lawyer John Gregory (Gregory) meets with famous detective Charles Courtney (Price) who prides himself on never being wrong. Gregory has evidence that Courtney convicted the wrong man in a recent case and threatens to expose him. Courtney strangles Gregory to death and uses his body to create a ceramic trophy in tribute of what he considers to be "the perfect crime", but as Hitchcock states in his closing monologue, Courtney was found out and arrested when a cleaning lady accidentally knocked over the trophy and broke it, and bits of gold from a filling in Gregory's teeth helped identify him. Supporting Cast: Gavin Gordon as Ernest West, Marianne Stewart as Alice West, John Zaremba as Photographer, Mark Dana as Harrington, Chuck Webster as Reporter, Nick Nicholson as Reporter, Therese Lyon as West's Housekeeper |
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| 82 | 4 | "Heart of Gold" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Mildred Dunnock as Martha Collins, Darryl Hickman as Jackie Blake, Nehemiah Persoff as Ralph Collins | October 27, 1957 |
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When convicted robber Jackie Blake (Hickman) is released from prison, he is warmly accepted into the home of Martha Collins (Dunnock), mother of Jackie's former cellmate. Jackie has hopes of making a new honest life, but Martha and her other son, Ralph (Persoff), only took Jackie in because they believe that he has the loot from a previous robbery hidden somewhere. Ralph tries to force Jackie to reveal its whereabouts, and Jackie stabs him to death in self-defense. When Jackie tries to defend his actions to Martha, she tells him the truth behind her kindness to him. We last see Martha run screaming for help, and we can presume Jackie was arrested again and returned to prison, whether the self-defense claim he most likely pleaded was accepted or not. Supporting Cast: Edward Binns as Mr. Brown, Len Lesser as Thug, Cheryl Callaway as Little Girl |
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| 83 | 5 | "Silent Witness" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Jeanne Barry Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Don Taylor as Donald "Bob" Mason, Dolores Hart as Claudia Powell, Pat Hitchcock as Nancy Mason | November 3, 1957 |
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Professor Donald "Bob" Mason (Taylor) strangles his student and mistress, Claudia (Hart), to death when she refuses to end their affair. The only witness is Linda, the baby that Claudia was babysitting at the time. Afterward, every time Linda sees Donald she starts crying, which makes Donald fear that she will identify him once she starts talking. Donald ends up confessing to the police, but it turns out that Linda cries whenever she sees any man, as shown when her father returns from the military. Supporting Cast: Harry Bellaver as Police Sergeant Waggoner, William Boyett as Captain Davidson, Mercedes Shirley as Mrs. Davidson, Katherine Warren as Policewoman, Theodora Davitt as College Student |
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| 84 | 6 | "Reward to Finder" | James Neilson | Story by: F.J. Smith Teleplay by: Frank Gabrielson |
Jo Van Fleet as Anna Gaminski, Oskar Homolka as John Gaminski | November 10, 1957 |
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After finding a cash-laden wallet, street cleaner John Gaminski (Homolka) and his wife Anna (Fleet) constantly fight over Anna's lavish spending of the money. The conflict climaxes when John bludgeons Anna to death with a statuette before drinking the cup of poisoned coffee that Anna had prepared for him. Supporting Cast: Claude Akins as Cop, Robert Whiteside (credited as Robert Whitesides) as Boy |
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| 85 | 7 | "Enough Rope for Two" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Clark Howard Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Jean Hagen as Madge Griffin, Steven Hill as Joe Kedzie, Steve Brodie as Maxie | November 17, 1957 |
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Ex-con Joe (Hill) and his former partners Madge (Hagen) and Maxie (Brodie) drive to an abandoned mine in the middle of desert in order to collect hidden robbery loot. Once there, the three turn on each other: Joe shoots and kills Maxie, and Madge traps Joe down in the mine once she has obtained the money. This leaves Madge with the loot, but the keys to the car are in the mine with Joe. Supporting Cast: Don Hix as Storekeeper |
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| 86 | 8 | "Last Request" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Helen Fislar Brooks Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Harry Guardino as Gerry Daniels, Cara Williams as Mona Carstairs, Hugh Marlowe as Bernard Butler | November 24, 1957 |
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While awaiting his execution, inmate Gerry Daniels (Guardino) types a final letter to the newspaper protesting the incompetence of district attorney Bernard Butler (Marlowe). Gerry confesses that he had murdered three other people, but Butler had never suspected him for those incidents; instead Gerry was prosecuted for a murder that he did not commit. The execution is canceled when Butler gets new evidence exonerating Gerry from the incorrect charge, but Gerry's letter is already read for censorship in the warden's office. Supporting Cast: Karin Booth as Sheila Raymond, Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Harry Judson, Mike Ross as Frank Carstairs, Jennifer Lea as Nancy Judson, Fred Kruger as Warden, Robin Morse as Clark |
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| 87 | 9 | "The Young One" | Robert Altman | Story by: Phillip Goodman and Sandy Sax Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Carol Lynley as Janice, Vince Edwards as Tex | December 1, 1957 |
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Teenager Janice (Lynley) befriends Tex (Edward), a drifter through town, to frame him for the murder of her guardian, Aunt Mae. However, Jan's boyfriend, Stan, found Aunt Mae's body and knows that Jan committed the murder. Supporting Cast: Jeanette Nolan as Aunt Mae, Rusty Lane as Sheriff Matt, Frank Marlowe as Bartender, Stephen Joyce as Stan |
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| 88 | 10 | "The Diplomatic Corpse" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Alec Coppel Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Peter Lorre as Detective Thomas Salgado, George Peppard as Evan, Mary Scott as Janet Wallace | December 8, 1957 |
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Married couple Evan (Peppard) and Janet (Scott) are touring Mexico with their aunt Mrs. Tait (Elsom), who dies of a heart attack. While Evan and Janet are searching for a doctor, their car is stolen with Mrs. Tait's corpse in it. They hire detective Thomas Salgado (Lorre) to find the car, and later the body. When Evan and Janet finally return home, they find Salgado has given them the wrong body. Supporting Cast: Isobel Elsom as Mrs. Tait, John Verros as Police Chief Miguel Herrera, Orlando Rodriguez as Rafael, Harrison Lewis as Doctor Elliot, George Navarro as Cantina Proprietor, Sid Cassel as Border Inspector |
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| 89 | 11 | "The Deadly" | Don Taylor | Story by: Lawrence Treat Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Phyllis Thaxter as Margot Brenner, Lee Phillips as Jack Staley, Craig Stevens as Lee Brenner | December 15, 1957 |
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Plumber Jack Staley (Phillips), who has been blackmailing housewives for fabricated dalliances throughout a suburban neighborhood, sets his sights on new target Margot Brenner (Thaxter). In retaliation, Margot gathers all the wives of the neighborhood to confront Jack together. United, the women blackmail Jack into performing housework for them in the value of the money that he has extorted from them and more. Supporting Cast: Frank Gerstle as Police Sergeant Thompson, Anabel Shaw as Rhoda Forbes, Peggy McCay as Myra Herbert, Jacqueline Mayo as Ann Warren, Sally Hughes as Lady, Margaret Muse as Mildred, Deidre Harrison as Lady, Marietta Hayes as Lady |
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| 90 | 12 | "Miss Paisley's Cat" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Roy Vickers Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Dorothy Stickney as Emma Paisley, Orangey as Stanley | December 22, 1957 |
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Emma Paisley (Stickney) is distressed when her neighbor, Rinditch (Graham), kills her pet cat Stanley. Emma blacks out and wakes up four hours later, to find that Rinditch has been murdered and their landlord has been arrested. Emma confesses to the police that she did it, but is unable to convince them as she cannot explain how she did it. She finally does remember, but the landlord has already been executed. Supporting Cast: Fred Graham as Rinditch, Raymond Bailey as Inspector Graun, Harry Tyler as Bob Jenkins, David Armstrong as Man Walking Dog, Joel Smith as Policeman, Mark Sheeler as Shabby Man |
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| 91 | 13 | "Night of the Execution" | Justus Addiss | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Pat Hingle as Warren Selvy, Georgann Johnson as Doreen Selvy | December 29, 1957 |
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Warren Selvy (Hingle), a prosecuting attorney with a long history of acquittals, delivers a guilty verdict in a crucial murder case. Afterward Warren is confronted by a homeless man, Ed, who claims to be the actual murderer. Warren tries to scare him off, but when that fails, Warren tries to grab a clock that Ed attempts to smash, but accidentally hits Ed with it, killing him. Warren then learns that Ed has a history of confessing to crimes that he did not commit. Supporting Cast: Russell Collins as Ed Barnes, Vinton Hayworth as Sidney, Frank Marlowe as Judge, Harry Jackson as Hank Vance, Murray Julian as Bailiff, Edward Schaff as Rodman, Ben McAtee, Ed Spencer, Alfred Tonkel, Jack Perrin as Man Exiting Courtroom (uncredited), Forbes Murray as Juror (uncredited), Oliver Cross as Bar Patron (uncredited), Arthur Tovey as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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| 92 | 14 | "The Percentage" | James Neilson | Story by: David Alexander Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Alex Nicol as Eddie Slovak, Nita Talbot as Louise Williams | January 5, 1958 |
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Successful businessman Eddie Slovak (Nicol) has a good life with his wife, Faye, but is haunted by his past. He once acted cowardly in the Korean War, and seeks out his old Army buddy Pete Williams (Keefer), who knows his secret. Pete repeatedly rebuffs Eddie's attempts to pay him, to Eddie's frustration. Eddie begins an affair with Pete's wife, Louise (Talbot), and one night Eddie, triggered by a picture of Pete in his Army uniform, loses his mind and strangles her. When Pete comes home, Eddie begs him to tell the police that a prowler was responsible, but Pete refuses, and when the officer arrives, he tells them the truth. Eddie is arrested for murder, and this leaves Pete and Faye, who are lovers, to be together. Supporting Cast: Carole Mathews as Faye Slovak, Don Keefer as Pete Williams, Walter Woolf King as Mob Boss, Lillian O'Malley as Neighbor, Frederick Ford as Police Officer, Ralph Barnard as Neighbor |
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| 93 | 15 | "Together" | Robert Altman | Story by: Alec Coppel Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Joseph Cotten as Tony Gould | January 12, 1958 |
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Tony Gould (Cotten) meets with his mistress, Shelley, in her office after hours. When Shelley threatens to expose their relationship to Tony's wife, he stabs her to death, but is unable to leave because the office is locked. The next day the police are called, and they discover the body. Supporting Cast: Sam Buffington as Charlie, Christine White as Shelley, Sanford Gibbons as Party Guest, Gordon Wynn as John Courtney, Bonnie Green (credited as Bonne Green) as Party Guest, Florence MacAfee as Gloria Gould, Frank Logan (credited as Frank Allocca) as Frank the Policeman, George Eldredge as George the Police Lieutenant |
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| 94 | 16 | "Sylvia" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Ira Levin Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Ann Todd as Sylvia Leeds Kent, John McIntire as John Leeds | January 19, 1958 |
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John Leeds (McIntire) is concerned when his daughter, Sylvia (Todd) purchases a handgun. Sylvia's unscrupulous ex-husband, Peter, once left her because of money, and has returned to town at Sylvia's request. John fears that Sylvia wants to kill Peter, so he pays Peter off so that he leaves. Sylvia then shoots and kills John for thwarting her attempt to reunite with Peter. Supporting Cast: Raymond Bailey as Dr. Jason, Philip Reed as Peter Kent, Edit Angold as Bertha |
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| 95 | 17 | "The Motive" | Robert Stevens | Rose Simon Kohn | Skip Homeier as Tommy Greer, William Redfield as Richard | January 26, 1958 |
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Crime-obsessed best friends Tommy (Homeier) and Richard (Redfield) discuss Tommy's theory that motiveless murders cannot be solved. In order to prove this theory, Tommy decides to murder a random person that Richard picks out from a phone book. After the murder is done, Tommy discovers that the victim is the man that Tommy's ex-wife had left him for, thus Tommy does have a motive; Richard picked him on purpose for revenge, as Tommy had once stolen the same woman from Richard. They end up in a fight that is interrupted by the police, who arrest Tommy. Supporting Cast: Ken Clark as Plain Clothes Policeman, Carmen Phillips as Sandra, Kay Stewart as Housekeeper |
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| 96 | 18 | "Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Stacy Aumonier Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Mildred Natwick as Millicent Bracegirdle | February 2, 1958 |
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Traveling in France, elderly Englishwoman Millicent Bracegirdle (Natwick) accidentally locks herself in the wrong hotel room with a corpse. She eventually manages to escape, and learns that the dead man is an accused murderer who had died of a heart attack. Supporting Cast: Tita Purdom as Maude |
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| 97 | 19 | "The Equalizer" | James Neilson | Story by: C.B. Gilford Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Leif Erickson as Wayne Phillips, Martin Balsam as Eldon Marsh, Norma Crane as Louise Marsh | February 9, 1958 |
| Wayne Phillips (Erickson) has an affair with Louise Marsh (Crane) to spite her husband Eldon Marsh (Balsam). When Eldon publicly confronts Wayne over this, Eldon loses his wife and his job. With nothing to lose, Eldon challenges the much stronger Wayne to a gun duel. Wayne agrees, but shoots Eldon without warning. When the police investigate, they find that Eldon wasn't carrying a gun, and Wayne is charged with murder. | ||||||
| 98 | 20 | "On the Nose" | James Neilson | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Irving Elman |
Jan Sterling as Fran Holland | February 16, 1958 |
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Gambling-addicted housewife Fran Holland (Sterling) rushes to raise $25 to pay a bookie before her husband Ed (Karl Swenson) comes home. Fran uses various tactics that nearly get her in trouble with the police, but just manages to pay off the debt in time. She promises to never gamble again, but soon after succumbs to temptation and places a new bet. Supporting Cast: Linda Watkins as Lila Shank, Mike Ragan as Detective |
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| 99 | 21 | "Guest for Breakfast" | Paul Henreid | Story by: C.B. Gilford Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Joan Tetzel as Eve Ross, Scott McKay as Jordan Ross, Richard Shepard as Chester Lacey | February 23, 1958 |
| Eve (Tetzel) and Jordan (McKay) Ross's marriage is on the rocks, and their morning argument is interrupted when gun-wielding Chester Lacey (Shepard) breaks into their home. Lacey is on the run for murder and needs a hostage; Eve and Jordan try to convince Lacey to kill the other. When Lacey is about to kill Eve, Jordan intervenes and Eve helps her husband. After Lacey is arrested, the couple is open to reconciliation. | ||||||
| 100 | 22 | "The Return of the Hero" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Andrew Solt Teleplay by: Andrew Solt and Stirling Silliphant |
Jacques Bergerac as Sgt. Andre Doniere, Susan Kohner as Mrs. Doniere | March 2, 1958 |
| Sgt. Andre Doniere (Bergerac) is a veteran traveling home with his friend Corp. Marcel Marchand, who saved his life. Doniere makes a phone call to his aristocratic family, asking if they will accommodate his friend, who lost his leg. Doniere's mother, stepfather and fiancée are uninterested in welcoming a cripple, so Doniere decides to never return home, because he is the one who lost his leg. | ||||||
| 101 | 23 | "The Right Kind of House" | Don Taylor | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Robert Emhardt as Mr. Waterbury, Jeanette Nolan as Sadie Grimes | March 9, 1958 |
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Waterbury (Emhardt) wants to buy the house owned by elderly Sadie Grimes (Nolan), despite her demanding a price five times the house's worth. Grimes tells Waterbury how her son was killed by an unseen figure in that house over stolen loot, and the loot was never found. Grimes put the house on the market to trap the killer, because only they would agree to the exorbitant price for the sake of the loot. Waterbury confirms her suspicion, but he dies because Grimes has poisoned his drink. Supporting Cast: Harry Tyler (credited as Harry O. Tyler) as Aaron Hacker, Charles Watts as Police Chief Joe Taylor |
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| 102 | 24 | "The Foghorn" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Gertrude Atherton Teleplay by: Frank Gabrielson |
Barbara Bel Geddes as Lucia Clay, Michael Rennie as Allen Bliss | March 16, 1958 |
| Lucia Clay (Bel Geddes) is haunted by the sound of a foghorn, and cannot recall why. She pieces together memories of her falling in love with Allen Bliss (Rennie), a married man. Allen was killed in a boat trip, when a liner crashed into them in the fog. To Lucia this happened only a few days ago, but in actuality 50 years have passed. | ||||||
| 103 | 25 | "Flight to the East" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Bevil Charles Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Gary Merrill as Ted Franklin, Patricia Cutts as Barbara Denim | March 23, 1958 |
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While traveling on a plane, war correspondent Ted Franklin (Merrill) strikes up a conversation with fellow passenger Barbara Denim (Cutts). Franklin is under arrest, and is traveling with a police inspector on the way home to be tried for a murder. Once he has told her his story, Franklin learns that Denim is a witness who is going to testify against him. Supporting Cast: Harvey Stephens as European Bureau Manager, Ralph Clanton as Sir Robert Walton |
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| 104 | 26 | "Bull in a China Shop" | James Neilson | Story by: C.B. Gilford Teleplay by: Sarett Rudley |
Dennis Morgan as Detective Dennis O'Finn, Estelle Winwood as Miss Hildy-Lou | March 30, 1958 |
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Homicide detective Dennis O'Finn (Morgan) lives next door to a group of elderly women who are smitten with him. Miss Hildy-Lou (Winwood) murders two of the other ladies solely so that O'Finn will visit them for the murder investigation. O'Finn, horrified to learn of their motive, transfers to the arson department, only for the remaining ladies to set their house on fire. Supporting Cast: Ellen Corby as Miss Samantha, Joe Downing (credited as Joseph Downing) as Detective Kramer |
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| 105 | 27 | "Disappearing Trick" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Victor Canning Teleplay by: Kathleen Hite |
Robert Horton as Walter Richmond, Betsy von Furstenberg as Laura Gild | April 6, 1958 |
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Bookie Walter Richmond (Horton) develops a relationship with Laura Gild (von Furstenberg), the widow of former client Herbert Gild. Walter discovers that Herbert had faked his death to get away from Laura, and blackmails him for money. When Herbert confronts the pair with a gun, Walter is shot non-fatally, and Laura absconds from both men with the money. Supporting Cast: Raymond Bailey as Herbert Gild, Percy Helton as Newspaperman |
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| 106 | 28 | "Lamb to the Slaughter" | Alfred Hitchcock | Roald Dahl | Barbara Bel Geddes as Mary Maloney | April 13, 1958 |
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Pregnant housewife Mary Maloney (Barbara Bel Geddes) bludgeons her husband (Allan Lane) to death with a frozen leg of lamb when he says that he is going leave her for another woman. Mary sets the scene to look like a struggle and puts the leg of lamb in the oven to cook. When the police arrive to investigate, they are unable to find the murder weapon, and Mary gives them the cooked leg of lamb to eat for supper. Supporting Cast: Harold J. Stone as Lieutenant Jack Noonan, Ken Clark as Mike the Policeman Assistant In 2009, TV Guide ranked this episode #59 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[3] |
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| 107 | 29 | "Fatal Figures" | Don Taylor | Story by: Rick Edelstein Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
John McGiver as Harold Goames, Vivian Nathan as Margaret Goames | April 20, 1958 |
| Statistics-obsessed Harold Goames (McGiver) feels unimportant in the world and starts committing crimes in order to become "significant". After committing auto-theft and robbery, he murders his sister Margaret (Nathan) and confesses to the disbelieving police officer his reasons. For his last statistically-significant act, Harold commits suicide. | ||||||
| 108 | 30 | "Death Sentence" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Miriam Allen deFord Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
James Best as Norman Frayne, Katherine Bard as Paula Frayne, Steve Brodie as Al Revnel | April 27, 1958 |
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Norman Frayne (Best) grew up in an orphanage and feels undeserving of his wife Paula (Bard). Al (Brodie), a man from Norman's past, arrives and blackmails Norman over a crime that they committed 12 years earlier. Norman believes that Al is having an affair with Paula and plans to blow them up with dynamite. When Paula insists that it is untrue, Norman lets himself be blown up so that Paula will be free from Al's threats and Norman's past. Supporting Cast: Frank Gerstle as Police Chief Walt Haney |
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| 109 | 31 | "The Festive Season" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: James Cavanaugh |
Carmen Mathews as Celia Boerum, Edmon Ryan as Attorney John, Richard Waring as Charlie | May 4, 1958 |
| On Christmas Eve, attorney John (Ryan) visits the home of his estranged siblings Celia (Mathews) and Charlie (Waring). Charlie wants to kill Celia, whom he believes murdered his wife, but Celia protests her innocence and is determined to care for Charlie regardless of his feelings. John leaves after making them promise not to hurt each other. John has been doing this every Christmas Eve since Charlie's wife's death 20 years ago. | ||||||
| 110 | 32 | "Listen, Listen...!" | Don Taylor | Story by: R.E. Kendall Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Edgar Stehli as Herbert Johnson | May 11, 1958 |
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Herbert Johnson (Stehli) tries to convince the authorities that the final murder of the Stockings Murders was committed by a copycat, but no one takes him seriously. A priest, Father Rafferty, finally listens to Herbert's story about how the victim, Helen Jameson, left her controlling, religious parents for a life of "sin", and her death was a "punishment". Herbert is Helen's father, and his wife is the copycat who killed Helen, but Herbert is unable to accuse his wife openly. Supporting Cast: Rusty Lane as Father Rafferty, Dayton Lummis as Police Sergeant Oliver, Edith Evanson as Mrs. Johnson |
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| 111 | 33 | "Post Mortem" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Cornell Woolrich Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Steve Forrest as Steve Archer, Joanna Moore as Judy, James Gregory as Wescott | May 18, 1958 |
| Judy (Moore) exhumes her first husband Harry's body because a winning sweepstakes ticket was buried with him. Insurance investigator Wescott (Gregory) takes advantage of this to perform an autopsy on Harry, proving that he was poisoned. Judy's second husband, Steve (Forrest) murdered Harry before marrying Judy so that they could live on Harry's insurance money. Wescott helps Judy catch Steve in a failed act of trying to murder her, and Steve is arrested. | ||||||
| 112 | 34 | "The Crocodile Case" | Don Taylor | Story by: Roy Vickers Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Denholm Elliott as Jack Lyons, Hazel Court as Phyllis Chaundry-Lyons | May 25, 1958 |
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Jack Lyons (Elliot) and Phyllis Chaundry (Court) are married after Jack kills Phyllis' first husband, but Phyllis is unhappy because Jack lost the crocodile dressing case that her late husband was returning to her on the night of his murder. When the police finally find the case, Jack identifies it based on the initials, but that gives away his guilt, because the initials were only placed on the case just before the murder. Supporting Cast: John Alderson as Inspector Karsiak, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Arthur Chaundry, Frederick Worlock as Dan Mintz, Dan Sheridan as Sergeant Rason |
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| 113 | 35 | "Dip in the Pool" | Alfred Hitchcock | Roald Dahl | Keenan Wynn as William Botibol, Doreen Lang as Emily | June 1, 1958 |
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While traveling on a cruise ship, William Botibol (Wynn) bets heavily in a betting pool on how many miles the ship travels every day. When the ship goes faster than William expected, he decides to jump off the ship to force it to stop. He makes sure that a young woman, Emily, is there to see him jump, assuming that she will call for help. Emily is intellectually disabled, and does not react after he goes over. Supporting Cast: Ralph Clanton as Ship's Purser, Louise Platt as Ethel Botibol, Barry Harvey as Steward |
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| 114 | 36 | "The Safe Place" | James Neilson | Story by: Jay Wilson Teleplay by: Michael Hogan |
Robert H. Harris as George Piper, Joanne Linville as Millie Manners | June 8, 1958 |
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Bank teller George Piper (Harris) murders one of the bank's dubious clients, Victor Mannett, to steal his money, which Piper then hides in plain sight inside his teller drawer. The next day, Piper is dressed down by his boss for keeping the Mannett account, as the murder will ruin the bank's reputation. Piper is fired on the spot and ordered to give up his teller drawer keys immediately. Supporting Cast: Robert Karnes as Police Sergeant Henderson |
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| 115 | 37 | "The Canary Sedan" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Ann Bridge Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Jessica Tandy Laura Bowlby, Murray Matheson as James Bowlby | June 15, 1958 |
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Laura Bowlby (Tandy) arrives in Hong Kong to join her husband, James (Matheson), who has been living there for a while. Laura has psychic abilities; when she is inside her second-hand sedan she can hear the disembodied voice of a French woman talking to her lover. Laura, envious of the woman's passionate affair, investigates her story and discovers that she was having an affair with Laura's husband, James. Supporting Cast: Barry Harvey as Steward |
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| 116 | 38 | "The Impromptu Murder" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Roy Vickers Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
Hume Cronyn as Henry Daw, Robert Douglas as Inspector Charles Tarrant | June 22, 1958 |
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England, 1916. Solicitor Henry Daw (Cronyn) kills a client, Miss Wilkinson, and buries her under a slab of stone next to the river. A body is found floating in the river a few days later, but Daw refuses to identify it properly, igniting Inspector Charles Tarrant's (Douglas) suspicions. Placed under pressure, Daw confesses to the murder, but it turns out that the body belongs to someone else. Supporting Cast: Frederick Worlock as Barclay, George Pelling as Train Ticket Inspector, Molly Glessing as Lucy |
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| 117 | 39 | "Little White Frock" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Stacy Aumonier Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Herbert Marshall as Colin Bragner, Julie Adams as Carol Longsworth, Tom Helmore as Adam Longsworth | June 29, 1958 |
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Elderly out-of-work actor Colin Bragner (Marshall) invites playwright Adam Longsworth (Helmore) and his wife Carol (Adams) for dinner. He tells them a story about the love of his life, Lila Gordon, who turned him down and died tragically. Adam and Carol are deeply touched by the story, but it turns out to be complete fiction — Colin was showing off his acting skills in the hope of getting work. Adam is impressed and offers him a job on the spot. Supporting Cast: Jacqueline Mayo as Lila Gordon, Olan Soule as Stagehand (uncredited) |
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Season 4 (1958–59)
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| 118 | 1 | "Poison" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Roald Dahl Teleplay by: Casey Robinson |
Wendell Corey as Timber Woods, James Donald as Harry Pope | October 5, 1958 |
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Harry Pope (Donald) has been stuck in bed for hours because there is a venomous snake on his stomach. His friend Timber Woods (Corey) calls a doctor, but is flippant about the danger and makes fun of Harry. When the doctor arrives, they help Harry stand up and there is no snake to be seen. Timber mocks Harry for his fear, but as soon as the doctor is gone, Timber gets bitten and killed by the snake which really did exist. Supporting Cast: Arnold Moss as Dr. Ganderbay |
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| 119 | 2 | "Don't Interrupt" | Robert Stevens | Sidney Carroll | Chill Wills as Mr. Kilmer, Cloris Leachman as Mary Templeton, Biff McGuire as Larry Templeton, Peter Lazer as Johnny Templeton, Scatman Crothers as Timothy | October 12, 1958 |
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The Templetons (McGuire and Leachman) are on a train with their young son, Johnny, who they have trouble controlling. The Templetons offer Johnny one silver dollar if he can be quiet for 10 minutes while elderly cowboy Mr. Kilmer (Wills) tells a story. When the train stops, Johnny sees a man outside the window, caught in the blizzard and begging for help, but Johnny cannot speak up, having promised not to. Supporting Cast: Jack Mulhall as Conductor |
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| 120 | 3 | "The Jokester" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Robert Arthur Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Albert Salmi as Bradley, Roscoe Ates as Pop Henderson, James Coburn as Andrews | October 19, 1958 |
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Practical joker Bradley (Salmi) pulls a prank on easily-confused morgue attendant Pop Henderson (Ates) by pretending to be a corpse and "coming alive". When Bradley is later brought to the morgue presumed dead (but only actually paralyzed), Pop refuses to believe that Bradley's moaning is real and puts him inside the freezer. Supporting Cast: Charles Watts as Police Captain |
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| 121 | 4 | "The Crooked Road" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Alex Gaby Teleplay by: William Fay |
Richard Kiley as Harry Adams, Walter Matthau as Officer Chandler, Patricia Breslin as Mrs. Adams | October 26, 1958 |
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Harry Adams (Kiley) and his wife (Breslin) are traveling on a rural road near a small town when they are waylaid and arrested by crooked police officer named Officer Chandler (Matthau), who is running an extortion racket with the assistance of the local auto mechanic and the equally corrupt town judge by arresting passing tourists and forcing them to pay large meaningless fines. The Adamses leave after paying the fees, but it turns out that they are undercover agents of the State Commission, and have recorded everything on tape for the state and federal authorities to investigate the corrupt town. Supporting Cast: Charles Watts as Judge |
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| 122 | 5 | "The $2,000,000 Defense" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Harold Q. Masur Teleplay by: William Fay |
Barry Sullivan as Mark Robeson, Leslie Nielsen as Lloyd Ashley, Herbert Anderson as the judge | November 2, 1958 |
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Lloyd Ashley (Nielsen) is accused of killing his wife Eve's lover, and offers his lawyer Mark Robeson (Sullivan) 2 million dollars if he can get him an acquittal. Mark succeeds, but as soon as Ashley is released, he shoots Mark for also having an affair with Eve. Supporting Cast: Herbert Lytton as Doctor |
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| 123 | 6 | "Design for Loving" | Robert Stevens | Ray Bradbury | Norman Lloyd as Charles Brailing/Robot, Marian Seldes as Lydia Brailing, Elliott Reid as Tom Smith, Barbara Baxley as Anne Smith | November 9, 1958 |
| Charles Brailing (Lloyd) is tired of his wife, Lydia (Seldes), so he has a robot double of himself made by Marionettes, Inc. to take his place when he wants to get away. Charles' robot double develops feelings for Lydia and turns on Charles, taking his place permanently. | ||||||
| 124 | 7 | "Man with a Problem" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Donald Martin Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Gary Merrill as Carl Adams, Mark Richman as Steve Barrett, Elizabeth Montgomery as Karen Adams | November 16, 1958 |
| Carl (Merill) climbs out a window onto the ledge of a high rise Chicago hotel. He is disconsolate over his wife Karen (Montgomery)'s recent death; she committed suicide by overdosing on pills when her lover abandoned her. After some banter, the patrolman on duty (Richman), joins Carl on the ledge to rescue him, but this turns out to fulfill Carl's plot: this police officer is Steve, Karen's lover; he had recently spurned her precipitating her suicide. Once Carl is secured by a rope lasso, he tells Steve of the plot and who he really is, then pushes Steve off the ledge to his death. | ||||||
| 125 | 8 | "Safety for the Witness" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: John De Meyer Teleplay by: William Fay |
Art Carney as Cyril T. Jones | November 23, 1958 |
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1927. Mild-mannered gun shop owner Cyril T. Jones (Carney) witnesses a murder by a pair of highly-wanted gangsters. Distrustful of the police's ability to protect him, Jones kills the gangsters with a rifle and turns himself in. The police, fearful that their reputation will be ruined by Jones' accomplishment, refuse to arrest him. Supporting Cast: Mary Scott as Nurse Copeland |
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| 126 | 9 | "Murder Me Twice" | David Swift | Story by: Lawrence Treat Teleplay by: Irving Elman |
Phyllis Thaxter as Lucy Pryor, Tom Helmore as Miles Farnham | December 7, 1958 |
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At a dinner party, hypnotist Miles Farnham (Helmore) demonstrates his skills on Lucy Pryor (Thaxter). She speaks in old-fashioned English, claims to be "Dora Evans", and kills her husband with a pair of scissors. During the inquest, Farnham insists that Lucy was inhabited by the spirit of Dora Evans, a real woman who killed her husband in 1853. Farnham hypnotizes Lucy to prove this, but during the testimony "Dora" stabs Farnham, killing him. Lucy is set free, and when a journalist questions her if she planned it all, she replies, "Wouldst not thee like to know." Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Mr. Carson |
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| 127 | 10 | "Tea Time" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Margaret Manners Teleplay by: Kathleen Hite |
Margaret Leighton as Iris Teleton, Marsha Hunt as Blanche Herbert, Murray Matheson as Oliver Teleton | December 14, 1958 |
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Iris Teleton (Leighton) is threatened with blackmail by her husband Oliver's mistress, Blanche Herbert (Hunt), who wants them to divorce. In retaliation, Iris kills Blanche, hoping to frame Oliver for the murder. However, Iris was seen by a private detective hired by Oliver (Matheson), and he is still planning to divorce Iris for another younger mistress. Supporting Cast: George Navarro as Waiter |
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| 128 | 11 | "And the Desert Shall Blossom" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Loren D. Good Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
William Demarest as Tom Akins, Roscoe Ates as Ben White, Ben Johnson as Sheriff Jeff | December 21, 1958 |
| Elderly cowboys Tom Akins (Demarest) and Ben White (Ates) are in danger of being taken away from their desert property by the town council. One night, a criminal barges into their cabin and threatens them with a gun, but the cowboys manage to kill him. A month later, when Sheriff Jeff (Johnson) arrives to inspect the property, Akins and White proudly show off a lush rosebush, secretly grown using the criminal's body as fertilizer, thus proving the fertility of their land and allowing them to stay. | ||||||
| 129 | 12 | "Mrs. Herman and Mrs. Fenimore" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Donald Honig Teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis |
Mary Astor as Mrs. Fenimore, Russell Collins as Bill Finley, Doro Merande as Mrs. Herman | December 28, 1958 |
| Mrs. Herman (Merande) has a plan to kill her wealthy but paranoid uncle Bill Finley (Collins), but needs a conspirator. She picks former actress Mrs. Fenimore (Astor) who agrees to the plan for a fee. After the murder is done, Mrs. Fenimore reveals that she secretly married Finley before his death, and that she will inherit his fortune instead of Mrs. Herman. | ||||||
| 130 | 13 | "Six People, No Music" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Garson Kanin Teleplay by: Richard Berg |
John McGiver as Arthur Motherwell, Peggy Cass as Mrs. Motherwell | January 4, 1959 |
| Undertaker Arthur Motherwell (McGiver) is shocked when recently-deceased businessman Stanton C. Barryvale briefly wakes up in the funeral parlor to demand that his funeral be simple and cheap. After discussing the matter with his wife, Motherwell decides to follow the instructions of Barryvale's lawyer for a lavish funeral instead. | ||||||
| 131 | 14 | "The Morning After" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Rose Simon Kohn |
Robert Alda as Ben Nelson, Jeanette Nolan as Mrs. Trotter, Dorothy Provine as Sharon Trotter, Fay Wray as Mrs. Nelson | January 11, 1959 |
| Mrs. Trotter (Nolan) is unhappy that her daughter Sharon (Provine) is having an affair with married businessman Ben Nelson (Alda). Mrs. Trotter appeals to Ben's wife, Mrs. Nelson (Wray), revealing the affair to her. That night Ben kills his wife and calls Sharon to set his alibi, but Mrs. Trotter takes the phone call and deliberately gives Sharon the wrong information so that Ben will go to jail. | ||||||
| 132 | 15 | "A Personal Matter" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Brett Halliday Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Wayne Morris as Bret Johnson, Joe Maross as Joe Philips | January 18, 1959 |
| Joe Philips (Maross) is lead engineer on a tunneling project in Mexico, and Bret Johnson (Morris) mysteriously arrives to be his assistant for the project's last six weeks. One night Philips hears a radio newscast about an ongoing manhunt of an engineer who murdered his colleague; this prompts Philips to search through Johnson's things to find his true identity, but he is stopped when Johnson pulls a gun on him. Since there is no way to leave the site for six weeks, the men work together to finish the job, despite their suspicions of each other. The tunnel is completed one day before the deadline, and it is revealed that Philips is the murderer, and Johnson is the police officer who traveled there to arrest him. | ||||||
| 133 | 16 | "Out There – Darkness" | Paul Henreid | Story by: William O'Farrell Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Bette Davis as Miss Fox | January 25, 1959 |
| Elderly widow Miss Fox (Davis) mistakenly accuses her dog walker, Eddie, of having robbed her. She learns her error after a year, during which Eddie has been in prison and his lover has died in the hospital. Miss Fox tries to make it up to Eddie when he is released, but he strangles her as revenge. | ||||||
| 134 | 17 | "Total Loss" | Don Taylor | J.E. Selby | Nancy Olson as Jan Manning, Ralph Meeker as Mel Reeves | February 1, 1959 |
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When Jan Manning (Olson) hits financial problems with her dress shop, her friend Mel Reeves (Meeker) offers to set the shop on fire so that she can collect the insurance. After the shop burns down, Jan confesses to the insurance investigator about the plan with her friend. However, the investigator has found that the fire source was Jan's overheated kettle. Jan realizes that it truly was an accident, but the investigator does not believe her. Supporting Cast: Ray Teal as Fire Chief |
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| 135 | 18 | "The Last Dark Step" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Margaret Manners Teleplay by: William Fay |
Robert Horton as Brad Taylor, Fay Spain as Leslie Lenox | February 8, 1959 |
| Brad Taylor (Horton) wants to marry his new girlfriend Janice Wright, but his other girlfriend, Leslie Lenox (Spain), refuses to let him go. Brad takes Leslie swimming and drowns her in the ocean, but when he returns home he is arrested for the murder of Janice, whom Leslie has stabbed to death. | ||||||
| 136 | 19 | "The Morning of the Bride" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Neil S. Broadman Teleplay by: Kathleen Hite |
Barbara Bel Geddes as Helen Brewster, Don Dubbins as Philip Pryor | February 15, 1959 |
| Helen Brewster (Bel Geddes) is frustrated that her boyfriend Philip Pryor (Dubbins) has been stalling their wedding for years on the excuse that his mother is unwell. When they finally get married, Helen learns that Philip's mother has been dead for years, but Philip in his insanity believes that she is still alive. | ||||||
| 137 | 20 | "The Diamond Necklace" | Herschel Daugherty | Sarett Rudley | Claude Rains as Andrew Thurgood, Betsy von Furstenberg as Thelma Thurgood | February 22, 1959 |
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Elderly Andrew Thurgood (Rains) is let go from a jewelry firm after almost 30 years of loyal service. On his last day, a diamond necklace is stolen by a thief (von Furstenberg). Andrew is "distressed" at the breaking of his perfect record, but the thief is secretly Andrew's daughter, Thelma, and they worked together to carry out the theft. Supporting Cast: Alan Hewitt as George Maynard |
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| 138 | 21 | "Relative Value" | Paul Almond | Story by: Milward Kennedy Teleplay by: Frances Cockrell |
Denholm Elliott as John Manbridge, Torin Thatcher as Felix Manbridge | March 1, 1959 |
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John Manbridge (Elliot) plots to murder his cousin Felix (Thatcher) in the hopes of inheriting his fortune. Felix, who is secretly terminally ill, commits suicide by poisoned whiskey first, and John unwittingly drinks the poisoned whiskey as well, also killing himself. Supporting Cast: Frederick Worlock as Mr. Betts, Tom Conway as Inspector, Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Police Sergeant, Molly Glessing as Mrs. Simpson, John Trayne as Tom Crockett, Barry Harvey as Constable Longdon |
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| 139 | 22 | "The Right Price" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Eddie Foy Jr. as "the Cat", Allyn Joslyn as Mort | March 8, 1959 |
| Burglar "the Cat" (Foy Jr.) breaks into the home of couple Mort (Joslyn) and Jocelyn, who are also business partners and constantly fight about money. Mort offers the Cat $3,500 to kill Jocelyn, but Jocelyn makes a counteroffer of $5,000, so the Cat kills Mort instead. | ||||||
| 140 | 23 | "I'll Take Care of You" | Robert Stevens | Story by: George Johnson Teleplay by: William Fay |
Ralph Meeker as John Forbes, Russell Collins as "Dad", Elisabeth Fraser as Mrs. Forbes | March 15, 1959 |
| John Forbes (Meeker) runs his wife (Fraser) over with his car, and covers up the murder with the help of his loyal assistant, Dad (Collins). Dad hopes that John will take care of him, but John frames him for the murder. | ||||||
| 141 | 24 | "The Avon Emeralds" | Bretaigne Windust | Story by: Joe Pidcock Teleplay by: William Fay |
Roger Moore as Inspector Benson, Hazel Court as Lady Gwendolyn Avon, Alan Napier as Sir Charles Harrington | March 22, 1959 |
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Inspector Benson (Moore) is tasked with preventing Lady Gwendolyn Avon (Court) from smuggling her emerald necklace out of the country. Lady Avon thwarts Benson and his officers at every turn and manages to leave the country without the necklace on her. However, Benson and Avon are secretly lovers, and Benson carried the necklace for her. Supporting Cast: Ralph Clanton as Mr. Saunders, Barry Harvey as Police Sergeant Hodges |
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| 142 | 25 | "The Kind Waitress" | Paul Henreid | Henry Slesar | Olive Deering as Thelma, Celia Lovsky as Sara Mannerheim, Rick Jason as Arthur | March 29, 1959 |
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Hotel waitress Thelma (Deering) learns that she is in the will of her wealthy regular customer, Sara Mannerheim (Lovsky), who has stopped taking her medicine in expectation of death. Thelma's boyfriend Arthur (Jason) suggests that they speed things up by slow-poisoning Sara with anatine, a leaf extract. After half a year of no change, Thelma strangles Sara to death one night in frustration. At the inquest, it is revealed that Sara's doctor prescribed anatine for her heart condition, and Thelma had been inadvertently keeping her alive. Supporting Cast: John Zaremba as Dr. Maxwell, Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Grand Jury Foreman, Barry Harvey as Man in Club (uncredited) |
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| 143 | 26 | "Cheap Is Cheap" | Bretaigne Windust | Albert E. Lewin and Burt Styler | Dennis Day as Alexander Gifford | April 5, 1959 |
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Miserly Alexander Gifford (Day) decides to kill his wife, Jennifer, when she starts spending money on herself. Alex explores various options, most of which he considers to be too expensive. He ends up giving her food poisoning and selling her cadaver to a medical university. Supporting Cast: Gage Clarke as Doctor, Jack Lambert as Hitman |
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| 144 | 27 | "The Waxwork" | Robert Stevens | Story by: A. M. Burrage Teleplay by: Casey Robinson |
Barry Nelson as Raymond Houston, Everett Sloane as the Haunted Wax Figure | April 12, 1959 |
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Reporter Raymond Houston (Nelson) stays overnight in a wax museum in order to write an important article. Raymond, who is claustrophobic, hallucinates that one of the wax figures is alive, and is found dead the next morning. Supporting Cast: Charles Davis as Museum Guard |
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| 145 | 28 | "The Impossible Dream" | Robert Stevens | John Lindsey | Franchot Tone as Oliver Mathews, Carmen Mathews as Miss Hall, Mary Astor as Grace Dolan | April 19, 1959 |
| Has-been actor Oliver Mathews (Tone) is being blackmailed by Grace Dolan (Astor) for an affair he had with Grace's late daughter. Having had enough, Oliver murders Grace. Oliver's assistant, Miss Hall (Mathews), who is in love with Oliver but has been rebuffed for years, learns about the murder and asks him to have a relationship with her in order to keep her from going to the authorities. | ||||||
| 146 | 29 | "Banquo's Chair" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Rupert Croft-Cooke Teleplay by: Francis Cockrell |
John Williams Inspector Brent, Kenneth Haigh as John Bedford, Reginald Gardiner | May 3, 1959 |
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Blackheath, 1903. Former Inspector Brent (Williams) conspires with his friends to stage a fake haunting in the hopes of scaring John Bedford (Haigh) into confessing to the murder of his aunt, Ms. Ferguson. Brent arranges for an actress, Mae Thorpe, to sneak into the house dressed as Ms. Ferguson and walk past their dinner room. The plan is successful and Bedford confesses when he sees the menacing figure of his aunt. After Bedford is arrested, Brent is shocked when he learns that Mae Thorpe was late and missed the dinner entirely. Supporting Cast: Hilda Plowright as Mae Thorpe, George Pelling as Lane |
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| 147 | 30 | "A Night with the Boys" | John Brahm | Story by: Henry Slesar and Jay Fob Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
John Smith as Irving Randall, Joyce Meadows as Frances Randall | May 10, 1959 |
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Irving Randall (Smith) loses his money in a poker game to his unsympathetic boss Smalley, and lies to his pregnant wife Frances (Meadows) that he was mugged. Irving makes a police report at Frances' insistence, and is surprised when the police arrest a teenage boy named Whitey as a suspect. Irving reluctantly takes Whitey's money, but feels guilty and conflicted. The next day, Irving learns that Whitey had mugged Smalley, and the money that he had was Smalley's poker winnings. Supporting Cast: Sam Buffington as Smalley |
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| 148 | 31 | "Your Witness" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Helen Nielsen Teleplay by: William Fay |
Brian Keith as Arnold Shawn, Leora Dana as Naomi Shawn | May 17, 1959 |
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Arnold Shawn (Keith) is a ruthless defense lawyer who uses his arguing skills to put down his wife, Naomi (Dana) and defend his cheating on her. When Arnold refuses to divorce Naomi, she hits him with her car, killing him. The only witness of the "accident" is Henry Babcock, a man that Arnold had just destroyed the credibility of as an eyewitness in court. Supporting Cast: John Harmon as Al Carmody, Gordon Wynn as George Vogel |
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| 149 | 32 | "Human Interest Story" | Norman Lloyd | Fredric Brown | Clint Eastwood as Newsman, Steve McQueen as Bill Everett, Arthur Hill as Yangan Dall | May 24, 1959 |
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Reporter Bill Everett (McQueen) interviews a distressed man (Hill) who claims to be a Martian named Yangan Dall. Yangan tells Bill how all the other Martians just vanished one day, and when he investigated, found a machine that transported him to Earth, inside a human body. When the kind-hearted Yangan suggests telling everyone his story, Bill kills him. Bill is also a Martian, but part of an invasion force trying to take over Earth.[4] Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Cargan |
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| 150 | 33 | "The Dusty Drawer" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Harry Muheim Teleplay by: Halstead Welles |
Dick York as Norman Logan | May 31, 1959 |
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Norman Logan (York) has for months been pestering William Tritt, a banker, to return $200 that Tritt mistakenly took from Logan's account, but to no avail. Frustrated, Logan carries out a series of pranks to make Tritt lose his credibility at the bank. Logan's final act is to rob the bank of $10,000, which Tritt is blamed for. Afterward, Logan returns the money in Tritt's name, except for $200 to replace the money that Tritt took from him. Supporting Cast: Philip Coolidge as William Tritt, Charity Grace as Mrs. Bradford |
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| 151 | 34 | "A True Account" "Curtains for Me" |
Leonard Horn | Rupert Croft-Cooke | Jane Greer as Mrs. Cannon-Hughes, Kent Smith as Gilbert Hughes, Robert Webber as Paul Brett, Jocelyn Brando | June 7, 1959 |
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Mrs. Cannon-Hughes (Greer) visits a lawyer, Paul Brett (Webber), to tell him of her suspicions that her husband Gilbert Hughes (Smith) murdered his first wife. Soon afterward, Gilbert dies, supposedly of suicide. Ms. Cannon and Brett begin a relationship and get married, but when Brett accidentally discovers that Ms. Cannon killed both Gilbert and his first wife, Ms. Cannon kills him as well. Supporting Cast: Lillian O'Malley as Housekeeper |
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| 152 | 35 | "Touché" | John Brahm | Story by: Bryce Walton Teleplay by: William Fay |
Paul Douglas as Bill Fleming, Robert Morse as Phil | June 14, 1959 |
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Bill Fleming (Douglas) is upset that his wife, Laura, is cheating on him with a man named Baxter. Bill's new friend, Phil (Morse), points out a Californian law on duels that could work in his favor, so Bill challenges Baxter to a duel and kills him. Bill is acquitted, but has to pay a hefty allowance to Baxter's only child for life. Bill then learns that Phil is Baxter's son, and is also Laura's lover; Phil and Laura plotted together to gain Bill's money and get Baxter out of the way. Supporting Cast: Hugh Marlowe as Baxter, Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Judge |
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| 153 | 36 | "Invitation to an Accident" | Don Taylor | Wade Miller | Gary Merrill as Joseph Pond, Joanna Moore as Virginia Pond | June 21, 1959 |
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Albert Martin fears that his good friend, Virginia Pond (Moore), is going to be killed by her jealous husband, Joseph Pond (Merrill) due to her affair with her ex. Albert goes on a fishing trip with Joseph to warn him off, but Joseph confronts Albert first, revealing that Albert has been poisoned. As Albert is dying, he weeps and tells Joseph that he has the wrong man. Supporting Cast: Alan Hewitt as Albert Martin, Lillian O'Malley as Flora |
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Season 5 (1959–60)
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| 154 | 1 | "Arthur" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Arthur Williams Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Laurence Harvey as Arthur Williams, Hazel Court as Helen Braithwaite, Patrick Macnee as Sgt. John Theron | September 27, 1959 |
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Chicken farmer Arthur Williams (Harvey) strangles his ex-fiancée (Court) to death when she returns to him a year after leaving him for another man. Sgt. John Theron (Macnee) investigates Arthur, but is unable to find the body because Arthur has ground it up in his hammer mill into chicken feed. Supporting Cast: Barry Harvey as Constable Barry |
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| 155 | 2 | "The Crystal Trench" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: A. E. W. Mason Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
James Donald as Mark Cavendish, Patricia Owens as Stella Ballister | October 4, 1959 |
| Mountaineer Mark Cavendish (Donald) falls in love with Stella Ballister (Owens), a young widow. Stella is devoted to her late husband, who died on a mountain and fell into a glacier, and refuses to move on until she sees his body. After 40 years they find the body, but there is a locket on him with a picture of another woman. | ||||||
| 156 | 3 | "Appointment at Eleven" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Robert Turner Teleplay by: Evan Hunter |
Clint Kimbrough as David Logan, Norma Crane as the Blonde, Clu Gulager as the Sailor, Sean McClory as the Irish Patron | October 11, 1959 |
| Seventeen-year-old David Logan (Kimbrough) spends a night on the town talking to various sympathetic people: a blonde in a bar (Crane), a sailor (Gulager) and an Irish pub patron (McClory), all of whom are disconcerted by David's virulent hatred of his father. However, David's father is a serial killer, and his execution is that night at 11:00. | ||||||
| 157 | 4 | "Coyote Moon" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Kenneth B. Perkins Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Macdonald Carey as the professor, Collin Wilcox as Julie, Edgar Buchanan as Pops | October 18, 1959 |
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While driving across the desert to California, a professor (Carey) agrees to take on a hitchhiker Julie (Wilcox). However, Julie brings along her father, Pops (Buchanan) and her "brother" Harry, and the three of them take the Professor's belongings. The Professor tricks them into abandoning him and his car, and follows them to a gas station where he calls the police and reports them. Supporting Cast: Jack Lambert as Garage Mechanic |
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| 158 | 5 | "No Pain" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Talmage Powell Teleplay by: William Fay |
Brian Keith as Dave Rainey, Joanna Moore as Cindy Rainey | October 25, 1959 |
| Millionaire Dave Rainey (Keith) is paralyzed from the neck down and needs a respirator to breathe. He accuses his wife Cindy (Moore) of having an affair with her new friend, Arnold, and that they are planning to kill him; Cindy admits that they are both true. That night, Arnold drowns Cindy in the ocean, because he is a contract killer hired by Dave. | ||||||
| 159 | 6 | "Anniversary Gift" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: John Collier Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Harry Morgan as Hermie Jenkins, Barbara Baxley as Myra Jenkins, Jackie Coogan as George Bay | November 1, 1959 |
| Hermie Jenkins (Morgan) buys a coral snake for his animal-loving wife Myra (Baxley), in the hopes that it will bite and kill her. The snake, which is actually a harmless kingsnake, bites Hermie instead and he dies of a heart attack. | ||||||
| 160 | 7 | "Dry Run" | John Brahm | Story by: Norman Struber Teleplay by: Bill S. Ballinger |
Walter Matthau as Moran, Robert Vaughn as Art, David White as Barberosa | November 8, 1959 |
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Young gangster Art (Vaughn) is ordered by his new boss Barberosa (White) to prove himself by killing a man named Moran (Matthau). Art goes to do the deed, but Moran suggests that Art kill Barberosa instead and take over the organization. When Art agrees, Moran kills him; the counteroffer was a test set by Barberosa. Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Prentiss |
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| 161 | 8 | "The Blessington Method" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: Halsted Welles |
Henry Jones as John Treadwell, Dick York as J.J. Bunce | November 15, 1959 |
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In the advanced future of 1980, life expectancy has improved dramatically. J.J. Bunce (York) works for the Society of Gerology, which provides the discreet service of killing the healthy elderly. John Treadwell (Jones) agrees to have his tiresome mother-in-law "dealt with", but once it is done, Treadwell then realizes that it is only a matter of time before his own children have him "dealt with" as well. Supporting Cast: Paul E. Burns as Fisherman |
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| 162 | 9 | "Dead Weight" | Stuart Rosenberg | Story by: Herb Golden Teleplay by: Jerry Sohl |
Joseph Cotten as Courtney Masterson, Julie Adams as Peg, Don Gordon as the thug | November 22, 1959 |
| Courtney Masterson (Cotten) and his secret lover Peg (Adams) are robbed in Lover's Lane by a thug (Gordon). Unwilling to go to the police, Courtney kills the thug so that he will not reveal their affair. Afterward, Courtney learns that his wife has had a private detective following him for the past week, and he saw everything. | ||||||
| 163 | 10 | "Special Delivery" | Norman Lloyd | Ray Bradbury | Steve Dunne as Bill Fortnam, Beatrice Straight as Cynthia Fortnam | November 29, 1959 |
| Boys all over the country are buying mail-order mushrooms to grow in their cellars. Bill and Cynthia Fortnam (Dunne and Straight) are worried when their neighbor mysteriously disappears after warning them that something catastrophic is going to happen. Bill posits an alien invasion by space spores that grow into mushrooms and possess human bodies after being eaten. This is confirmed when Bill's son, Tom, acts strangely, and demands that Bill eat some of his mail-order mushrooms. | ||||||
| 164 | 11 | "Road Hog" | Stuart Rosenberg | Story by: Harold Daniels Teleplay by: Bill S. Ballinger |
Raymond Massey as Sam Pine, Robert Emhardt as Ed Fratus, Richard Chamberlain | December 6, 1959 |
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Sam Pine (Massey) and his elder sons rush to get his youngest son, Davey, to a doctor after being gored by a bull. They are deliberately blocked on the road by inconsiderate salesman Ed Fratus (Emhardt), and Davey dies. With his remaining sons' help, Sam confronts Fratus and seemingly poisons him; Fratus rushes to the doctor, and in his panic crashes his car and dies. However, the drink was just water, not poison. Supporting Cast: Ray Teal as Ben Tulip, Gordon Wynn as Doctor |
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| 165 | 12 | "Specialty of the House" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: Victor Wolfson & Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
Robert Morley as Mr. Laffler, Kenneth Haigh as Mr. Costain | December 13, 1959 |
| Mr. Laffler (Morley) introduces his colleague Mr. Costain (Haigh) to Spirro's, an exclusive gentleman's club. The Specialty of the House is a rare but popular lamb dish. When Laffler is about to leave the country for a business trip, he is invited by Spirro, the owner, into the kitchen to meet the chef. Afterward, Spirro tells the other members that the Specialty of the House will be served soon. | ||||||
| 166 | 13 | "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" | Robert Stevenson | Story by: Ambrose Bierce Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Ronald Howard as Peyton Farquhar, Juano Hernandez as Josh, James Coburn as Union Sergeant | December 20, 1959 |
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1862, during the Civil War. Recently-widowed Confederate Peyton Farquhar (Howard) decides to blow up a bridge that the Yankees plan to use to cross, but is caught. Peyton is hanged, but the rope breaks and he seemingly escapes. With the help of slave Josh (Hernandez), Peyton travels past various Union soldiers safely and returns home to his wife Melissa. Right before the two can embrace, however, Peyton collapses with a sharp pain to his neck. Peyton is actually dead; he never escaped from the hanging. The doomed man imagined the whole escape. Supporting Cast: Douglas Kennedy as Union Officer |
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| 167 | 14 | "Graduating Class" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Edouard Sandoz Teleplay by: Stirling Silliphant |
Wendy Hiller as Laura Siddons, Gigi Perreau as Gloria Barnes, Jocelyn Brando | December 27, 1959 |
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Laura Siddons (Hiller), a teacher at a girl's college, is fond of her brightest student, Gloria Barnes (Perreau). While out with her neighbor Ben Prowdy, Siddons sees Barnes with a man and assumes that they are having an affair. Siddons later learns that Barnes is actually secretly married to the man and plans to tell her parents at the right time, but Prowdy blackmails Barnes' parents, causing her mother to collapse. Prowdy is arrested, and accuses Siddons of masterminding the blackmail. Supporting Cast: Robert H. Harris as Ben Prowdy, Olan Soule as Bookstore Clerk (uncredited) |
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| 168 | 15 | "Man from the South" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Roald Dahl Teleplay by: William Fay |
Steve McQueen as the gambler, Peter Lorre as Carlos, Neile Adams as the woman | January 3, 1960 |
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In Las Vegas, a gambler (McQueen) and a woman (Adams) are approached by Carlos (Lorre), who proposes a bet on whether Gambler's lighter can light up ten times in a row. If Gambler wins, he gets Carlos' convertible; if Gambler loses, Carlos will cut off Gambler's small finger. The lighter works seven times in a row when Carlos's wife interrupts, revealing that Carlos is penniless. Carlos's entire fortune belongs to his wife, who lost three fingers to win it from him. Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Referee In 1997, TV Guide ranked this episode #41 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.[5] |
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| 169 | 16 | "The Ikon of Elijah" | Paul Almond | Story by: Avram Davidson Teleplay by: Norah Perez & Victor Wolfson |
Oskar Homolka as Carpius, Sam Jaffe as the abbot | January 10, 1960 |
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Antiques dealer Carpius (Homolka) visits a monastery in order to steal a valuable icon. When Carpius kills the monk who is guarding the icon, the abbot (Jaffe) forgives him, but says that he must stay with the icon for the rest of his life, praying for absolution. Supporting Cast: Arthur Gould-Porter (credited as A.E. Gould-Porter) as Major Parslow |
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| 170 | 17 | "The Cure" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Robert Bloch Teleplay by: Michael Pertwee |
Nehemiah Persoff as Jeff Jensen, Mark Richman as Mike, Cara Williams as Marie Jensen | January 24, 1960 |
| When Jeff Jensen (Persoff) is non-fatally attacked by his wife, Marie (Williams), he assumes that Marie is suffering from tropical fever that affects the brain. Jeff arranges for his friend Mike (Richman) and native manservant Luiz to take Marie to a shrink. Mike and Marie are having an affair and attempt to kill Luiz; Luiz kills Mike and follows Jeff's orders to the letter by sending Marie to a native "head doctor" who shrinks her head. | ||||||
| 171 | 18 | "Backward, Turn Backward" | Stuart Rosenberg | Story by: Dorothy Salisbury Davis Teleplay by: Charles Beaumont |
Tom Tully as Phil Canby, Phyllis Love as Sue Thompson, Alan Baxter as Matt Thompson | January 31, 1960 |
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Phil Canby (Tully) is accused of murdering Matt Thompson during an argument over 59-year-old Canby's romantic relationship with Matt's teenage daughter Sue (Love). Canby's alibi is that he was babysitting his grandson, but a neighbor insists that she heard hysterical crying around the time of the murder. When Canby is arrested, Sue has a manic fit and begins crying, revealing that she is the one who killed her father. Supporting Cast: Raymond Bailey as Mr. Harris, Rebecca Welles as Betty Murray |
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| 172 | 19 | "Not the Running Type" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Jerry Sohl |
Paul Hartman as Milton Potter, Robert Bray | February 7, 1960 |
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Mild-mannered Milton Potter (Hartman) steals $200,000 from his place of work and surrenders to the police. After 13 years in prison, Potter is released and returns the money to the police, ending his parole. However, Potter has earned $150,000 from investing the stolen money, and uses the profits to travel the world in luxury. Supporting Cast: Murray Alper as Sergeant Ed Carmody |
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| 173 | 20 | "The Day of the Bullet" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: Bill S. Ballinger |
Barry Gordon as Iggy, Glenn Walken as Clete | February 14, 1960 |
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Young best friends Iggy (Gordon) and Clete (Walken) witness mobster Mr. Rose beating up a frightened man. Iggy insists on reporting the incident to the police, but is heartbroken when the police refuse to take him seriously, and his father is too frightened to stand up for him. 35 years later, Iggy has become a mobster himself, and Clete sees a newspaper article of his death by gunshot. Supporting Cast: Norman Lloyd as Narrator, Harry Landers as Joe, Sam Gilman as Policeman |
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| 174 | 21 | "Hitch Hike" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Ed Lacy Teleplay by: Bernard C. Schoenfeld |
John McIntire as Charles Underhill, Robert Morse as Len, Suzanne Pleshette as Anne Underhill | February 21, 1960 |
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Charles Underhill (McIntire) and his niece Anne (Pleshette) pick up teenager Len (Morse) as a hitchhiker. Underhill learns that Len is a juvenile delinquent and, believing that Len is going to hurt him, speeds to get the attention of a police officer. Len is revealed to be unarmed, and Underhill receives a ticket instead. Underhill is distressed at destroying his crime-free record, but Len pickpockets the officer's book, saving him. Supporting Cast: Paul E. Burns as Proprietor |
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| 175 | 22 | "Across the Threshold" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: L. B. Gordon Teleplay by: Charlotte Armstrong |
Patricia Collinge as Sofie, George Grizzard as Hubert Winter, Barbara Baxley as Irma Coulette | February 28, 1960 |
| Hubert (Grizzard) learns that his controlling mother Sofie (Collinge) has been thinking of taking poison to join her late husband, Arthur. Hubert has his girlfriend Irma (Baxley) pretend to be a medium and convince Sofie that Arthur is lonely. Hubert expects Sofie to take the poison alone, but she secretly poisons his drink as well. | ||||||
| 176 | 23 | "Craig's Will" | Gene Reynolds | Story by: Valerie Dyke Teleplay by: Burt Styler & Albert E. Lewin |
Dick Van Dyke as Thomas Craig, Stella Stevens as Judy, Paul Stewart | March 6, 1960 |
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Thomas Craig (Van Dyke) is disappointed when his late uncle leaves his fortune to his dog Casper. Thomas' girlfriend Judy (Stevens) tries to have Casper killed, but fails repeatedly. Judy concludes that the only way to get the Craig fortune is to marry Casper herself. Supporting Cast: Harry Tyler (credited as Harry O. Tyler) as Sam Loomis |
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| 177 | 24 | "Madame Mystery" | John Brahm | Story by: Robert Bloch Teleplay by: William Fay |
Audrey Totter as Betsy Blake, Joby Baker as Jimmy Dolan | March 27, 1960 |
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When aged movie star Betsy Blake (Totter) dies in a boat accident, young Hollywood PR man Jimmy Dolan (Baker) exploits her death to create a massive publicity campaign and advance his career. Three months later Betsy returns, alive and ready to take advantage of her new "legend", but Jimmy, distraught at having his success overshadowed, kills her. It is then revealed that Betsy was Jimmy's mother. Supporting Cast: Mike Ragan as Alfredo |
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| 178 | 25 | "The Little Man Who Was There" | George Stevens, Jr. | Gordon Russell & Larry Ward | Norman Lloyd as the Little Man, Arch Johnson as Jaime McMahon, Read Morgan as Ben McMahon | April 3, 1960 |
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Newcomers Jamie and Ben McMahon (Johnson and Morgan) have civilized the unruly community of Copperpocket and gained everyone's respect. One night a mysterious man (Lloyd) shows seemingly demonic powers to defeat the brothers, and takes everyone's money. However, it was a con, performed by the man and the brothers together. Supporting Cast: Mike Ragan as Pete |
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| 179 | 26 | "Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Q. Patrick Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
William Shatner as John Crane, Jessie Royce Landis as Claire, Gia Scala as Lottie | April 10, 1960 |
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John (Shatner) has an unnaturally close relationship with his mother, Claire (Landis), which worries John's new lover Lottie (Scala). Lottie suggests taking Claire to their favorite spot by a waterfall; John understands this as Lottie's suggestion that they kill Claire, but John pushes Lottie off the cliff instead. Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Inquest Board Chairman |
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| 180 | 27 | "The Cuckoo Clock" | John Brahm | Story by: Frank Mace Teleplay by: Robert Bloch |
Beatrice Straight as Ida Blythe, Fay Spain as Madeleine, Donald Buka as the mental patient | April 17, 1960 |
| Ida Blythe (Straight) is staying alone at her cottage while a patient has recently escaped from a nearby mental institution. A woman named Madeleine (Spain) sneaks into Ida's cottage, claiming that she was followed by the patient. Madeleine's rambling scares Ida, and when a man (Buka) knocks on the door to tell her about the female runaway patient, Ida opens the door. However, the man is the real patient. | ||||||
| 181 | 28 | "Forty Detectives Later" | Arthur Hiller | Henry Slesar | James Franciscus as William Tyre, Jack Weston as Otto | April 24, 1960 |
| Private investigator William Tyre (Franciscus) is hired by Munro Dean to lure a man named Otto (Weston) to a hotel room so that Dean can meet him. Dean believes that Otto killed his wife, and wants revenge. Tyre does his job, but has a change of heart and goes to the room just as Dean and Otto have shot each other. While dying, Otto admits to Tyre that he killed Dean's wife, but that he was hired by Dean to do it. | ||||||
| 182 | 29 | "The Hero" | John Brahm | Story by: Henry De Vere Stacpoole Teleplay by: Bill S. Ballinger |
Eric Portman as Sir Richard Musgrave, Oskar Homolka as Jan Vander Klaue | May 1, 1960 |
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While on a cruise ship Sir Richard Musgrave (Portman) sees a former business partner, Jan Vander Klaue (Homolka), whom Richard thought that he had killed years ago, but is now living under a new name. Upon learning that he was also responsible for the death of Jan's wife, Richard jumps overboard. Jan seemingly tries to save Richard, but in actuality drowns him, though he is afterward hailed as a hero for his "attempt". Supporting Cast: Ralph Clanton as Ship's Purser, Irene Tedrow as Mrs. Musgrave, Barry Harvey as Steward |
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| 183 | 30 | "Insomnia" | John Brahm | Henry Slesar | Dennis Weaver as Charles Cavender | May 8, 1960 |
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Charles Cavender (Weaver) suffers from insomnia, caused by his fear of his brother-in-law, Jack Fletcher. Charles' wife was killed in a house fire and her brother, Jack, believes that Charles let her die. Charles confronts Jack at his apartment and, after a struggle, Jack is killed. That night Charles sleeps peacefully, and does not wake up when his heater catches aflame and burns his apartment building down. Supporting Cast: Ken Clark as Fireman, Sam Gilman as Fire Captain |
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| 184 | 31 | "I Can Take Care of Myself" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Story by: Fred McMorrow Teleplay by: Thomas Grant |
Myron McCormick as Bert Haber, Linda Lawson as Georgia | May 15, 1960 |
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Bert Haber (McCormick) is a piano player in a club, and friends with singer Georgia (Lawson). When gangster "Little Dandy" harasses Georgia, she pours a drink over his head, humiliating him. The next day a detective informs Bert that Georgia has been killed and questions him, discovering that Bert knows enough to have Little Dandy arrested. However, the "detective" is one of Little Dandy's goons, and takes Bert away. Supporting Cast: Edmon Ryan as Jack Simpson |
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| 185 | 32 | "One Grave Too Many" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Eli Jerome |
Neile Adams as Irene Helmer, Jeremy Slate as Joe Helmer, Biff Elliot, Howard McNear | May 22, 1960 |
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Irene and Joe Helmer (Adams and Slate) are in dire financial straits. One night Joe sees a man collapse and, thinking him dead, steals his wallet. Later Joe finds a card in the man's wallet stating that the man suffered from a cataleptic illness that only looks like death. Joe goes to the police to confess and save the man, only to learn that the dead man is a pickpocket and that the wallet was stolen from someone else. Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Desk Sergeant |
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| 186 | 33 | "Party Line" | Hilton A. Green | Story by: Henry Slesar Teleplay by: Eli Jerome |
Judy Canova as Helen Parch, Royal Dano as Mr. Atkins, Arch Johnson as Heywood Miller | May 29, 1960 |
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Helen Parch (Canova) enjoys abusing the party line. One day she is warned by police officer Mr. Atkins (Dano) that a man named Heywood Miller (Johnson) escaped prison and may come after her. Years ago, Helen refused to let Heywood use the party line to call the doctor, which led to the death of Miller's wife. That night Heywood breaks into Helen's house, and when she tries to call the sheriff's office, the party line is busy. Supporting Cast: Ellen Corby as Emma, Charity Grace as Gertrude Anderson |
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| 187 | 34 | "Cell 227" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Bryce Walton Teleplay by: Bill S. Ballinger |
Brian Keith as Herbert Morrison, James Best as the warden | June 5, 1960 |
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Herbert Morrison (Keith) is on death row for murder and wants to die with dignity, refusing his lawyer's attempt for a stay of execution. When Herbert is taken to the gas chamber, he kills a guard and is taken away. Afterward the warden tells Herbert that his lawyer obtained a stay and found a witness to clear his name, but since Herbert killed the guard, he will never be pardoned. Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Warden Elvery |
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| 188 | 35 | "The Schartz-Metterklume Method" | Richard Dunlap | Story by: Saki Teleplay by: Marian Cockrell |
Hermione Gingold as Miss Hope | June 12, 1960 |
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Mrs. Wellington picks up the new governess Miss Hope (Gingold) from the train station, and is quickly thrown by Miss Hope's outspokenness. For the next few days Miss Hope teaches the Wellington children with enthusiasm, but Mr. and Mrs. Wellington are appalled by her unorthodox methods and fire her. Miss Hope leaves in good spirits, because she is actually wealthy aristocrat Lady Charlotte; Mrs. Wellington mistook her for Miss Hope, and Charlotte enjoyed the distraction. Supporting Cast: Tom Conway as John Wellington (uncredited) |
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| 189 | 36 | "Letter of Credit" | Paul Henreid | Helen Nielsen | Bob Sweeney as William Spengler, Robert Bray as Henry Taylor | June 19, 1960 |
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Henry Taylor (Bray) visits Kirkland Bank to question its president, William Spengler (Sweeney). Three years ago a bank employee, Arnold Mathias, was convicted of stealing money from the bank, and Arnold recently died in a prison escape attempt, though his cellmate made it out. Henry questions William aggressively, believing that Arnold was framed and that William stole the money. William, believing that Henry is Arnold's escaped cellmate, tries to make a deal with him, but Henry is actually the police officer who killed Arnold and is trying to make amends by arresting the true culprit. Supporting Cast: Theodore Newton as Sam Kern |
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| 190 | 37 | "Escape to Sonoita" | Stuart Rosenberg | Story by: James A. Howard Teleplay by: James A. Howard & Bill S. Ballinger |
Burt Reynolds as Bill Davis, Murray Hamilton as Marsh, Harry Dean Stanton as Lemon, James Bell as Andy Davis | June 26, 1960 |
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When their car breaks down in the desert, criminals Marsh and Lemon (Hamilton and Stanton) steal a tanker from Andy and Bill Davis (Bell and Reynolds), unaware that Andy and Bill know how to survive in the desert. The next day the police find the tanker, also broken down, along with Marsh and Lemon's bodies. The kidnappers turned on each other when their water ran out, not realizing that the Davises' tanker was carrying water. Supporting Cast: Robert Karnes as Patrolman |
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| 191 | 38 | "Hooked" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Robert Turner Teleplay by: Thomas Grant |
Robert Horton as Ray Marchand, Vivienne Segal as Gladys, Anne Francis as Nyla Foster | September 25, 1960 |
| Ray (Horton) is married to an older woman, Gladys (Segal), but has dalliances with younger women. Ray's latest love is Nyla Foster (Francis), who resists his attentions and inspires him to kill Gladys so they can be together. One day Ray takes Gladys fishing, hoping to drown her, but Gladys knocks him out first and throws him overboard. It was all planned by Gladys, Nyla and her father, because Gladys and Mr. Foster are lovers. | ||||||
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| 192 | 1 | "Mrs. Bixby and the Colonel's Coat" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Roald Dahl Teleplay by: Halsted Welles |
Audrey Meadows as Mrs. Bixby, Les Tremayne as Dr. Bixby | September 27, 1960 |
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Married Mrs. Bixby (Meadows) receives an expensive coat from her lover and wants to keep it without arousing her husband, Dr. Bixby's (Tremayne) suspicion. She has the coat pawned and pretends to find the pawn ticket, which she gives to her husband to retrieve the item. However, Mrs. Bixby is dismayed when her husband gives her a small mink stole; Dr. Bixby's nurse has the coat, thus implying that he is having an affair with her. Supporting Cast: Sally Hughes as Miss Putney |
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| 193 | 2 | "The Doubtful Doctor" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Louis Paul Teleplay by: Jerry Sohl |
Dick York as Ralph Jones, Gena Rowlands as Lucille Jones | October 4, 1960 |
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One stressful day, Ralph Jones (York) argues with his wife, Lucille (Rowlands), and then mysteriously travels two years back in time, to when he was still a bachelor. Ralph finds Lucille, but what should have been their first date is a disaster. Broken-hearted, Ralph jumps into the river and wakes up back in his regular "present". Later, Ralph's psychiatrist tells him that the episode was just a dream, but Ralph has a set of baseball cards that he brought back from his travel. Supporting Cast: John Zaremba as Psychiatrist |
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| 194 | 3 | "Very Moral Theft" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Jack Dillon Teleplay by: Allan Gordon |
Betty Field as Helen, Walter Matthau as Harry Wade | October 11, 1960 |
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Spinster Helen (Field) is dating Harry Wade (Matthau), a rude lumber yard owner who Helen's brother, John, believes is a crook. When Harry is about to lose his business, Helen "borrows" $8,000 from her office in order to help Harry. When Harry learns about this, he pays her back the money by borrowing from his "friends". A week later, Helen learns that Harry died to get the money for her. Supporting Cast: William Newell as Mr. Fescue, Rusty Lane as Mr. Ivers, Sam Gilman as Charlie |
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| 195 | 4 | "The Contest for Aaron Gold" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Philip Roth Teleplay by: William Fay |
Barry Gordon as Aaron Gold, Sydney Pollack as Bernie, Frank Maxwell as Stern | October 18, 1960 |
| Bernie (Pollack) is a ceramics teacher at a summer camp, and is protective of Aaron Gold (Gordon), a boy who dislikes athletics but loves sculpture. As Aaron has no other accomplishments, the camp's performance-driven owner Stern (Maxwell) orders that Bernie "finish" Aaron's sculpture of a one-armed knight to show off to Aaron's father. Bernie adds the arm, which upsets Aaron deeply, because the statue is a tribute to Aaron's father, who only has one arm. | ||||||
| 196 | 5 | "The Five-Forty-Eight" | John Brahm | Story by: John Cheever Teleplay by: Charlotte Armstrong |
Phyllis Thaxter as Miss Dent, Zachary Scott as Mr. Blake | October 25, 1960 |
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Miss Dent (Thaxter) was secretary to married Mr. Blake (Scott), but was fired on the day after they had a liaison. After weeks of being avoided, Miss Dent finally corners Mr. Blake at gunpoint and holds him hostage through his train commute in order to talk to him so that she can move on. Supporting Cast: Raymond Bailey as Mr. Watkins, Charles Davis as Mr. Johnson |
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| 197 | 6 | "Pen Pal" | John Brahm | Story by: Henry Slesar & Jay Folb Teleplay by: Hilary Murray |
Katherine Squire as Miss Lowen, Clu Gulager as Rod Collins | November 1, 1960 |
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Elderly Miss Lowen (Squire) learns from Detective Berger that her niece Margie has been exchanging romantic letters with convict Rod Collins (Gulager) for the past two years, and Collins has just escaped prison and may come for her. When Collins breaks into Miss Lowen's house in search of Margie, Miss Lowen knocks Collins out and calls the police, who capture him. Unknown to all, Miss Lowen is the one who has been writing to Collins all along, using her niece's name. Supporting Cast: Ray Montgomery as Doctor |
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| 198 | 7 | "Outlaw in Town" | Herschel Daugherty | Michael Fessier | Ricardo Montalbán as Tony Lorca, Constance Ford as Shasta Cooney | November 15, 1960 |
| Tony Lorca (Montalbán) is an outlaw who arrives at a small town during a blizzard. The townsfolk learn that there is a reward of $5,000 to turn Tony in, so various people bid for his custody. However, "Tony" is actually Pepe, the real Tony's brother. Tony died a year prior and Pepe has been pretending to be Tony in order to swindle people out of their money. | ||||||
| 199 | 8 | "O Youth and Beauty!" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: John Cheever Teleplay by: Halsted Welles |
Gary Merrill as Cash Bentley, Patricia Breslin as Louise Bentley | November 22, 1960 |
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Cash Bentley (Merrill) is a former champion hurdler who is bitter that his glory days have passed. Despite his wife Louise (Breslin)'s protests and Cash's physical limitations, Cash keeps racing whenever he is taunted by others. One night, Cash gives Louise his gun and asks her to fire it so he can race one more time. Louise, unfamiliar with guns, accidentally shoots him. Supporting Cast: Theodore Newton as Physician |
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| 200 | 9 | "The Money" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Henry Slesar | Robert Loggia as Larry, Doris Dowling as Angie, Will Kuluva as Stefan Bregornick | November 29, 1960 |
| Small-time crook Larry (Loggia) gets a job with wealthy Stefan Bregornick (Kuluva), who knew Larry's father and is an importer of stolen goods. Four months into the job, Larry steals $30,000 from Bregornick, but returns it a few hours later, apologizing for his moment of weakness. Larry's girlfriend Angie (Dowling) is angered at Larry's giving back the money, but Larry explains that he now has Bregornick's trust, and a bigger opportunity to steal will come his way soon. | ||||||
| 201 | 10 | "Sybilla" | Ida Lupino | Story by: Margaret Manners Teleplay by: Charlotte Armstrong |
Barbara Bel Geddes as Sybilla Meade, Alexander Scourby as Horace Meade | December 6, 1960 |
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Horace Meade's (Scourby) new wife Sybilla (Bel Geddes) is perfectly obedient and agrees to all his unconventional demands. Despite this, Horace grows uncomfortable with her and tries to poison her, but is mysteriously thwarted. Horace concludes that Sybilla knew about the poison and has made contingencies with her lawyer in case she dies, and his only choice is to keep her alive and healthy. After 10 years of marriage, Sybilla dies of natural causes. Horace learns that there was no contingency plan, and he realizes that he truly loved her in the end. Supporting Cast: Gordon Wynn as Doctor |
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| 202 | 11 | "The Man with Two Faces" | Stuart Rosenberg | Henry Slesar | Spring Byington as Alice Wagner, Steve Dunne as Lt. Meade, Bethel Leslie | December 13, 1960 |
| While browsing mugshots, elderly Alice Wagner (Byington) finds a photo of a man who looks like her beloved daughter's husband. She is assured by police officer Lt. Meade (Dunne) that it is a coincidence, but she is later shocked when both her daughter and son-in-law are revealed to be wanted criminals. | ||||||
| 203 | 12 | "The Baby-Blue Expression" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Mary Stolz Teleplay by: Helen Nielsen |
Sarah Marshall as Mrs. Barrett | December 20, 1960 |
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Scatterbrained Mrs. Barrett (Marshall) conspires with her lover Philip to kill her husband James while he is away on a business trip. She mistakenly mails an incriminating letter about the murder plan to James, and frantically tries to get it back, but fails. Supporting Cast: Edit Angold as Helen |
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| 204 | 13 | "The Man Who Found the Money" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Story by: James E. Cronin Teleplay by: Allan Gordon |
Arthur Hill as William Benson | December 27, 1960 |
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While on holiday in Las Vegas, William Benson (Hill) stumbles on a clip containing $92,000. Despite being tempted, he reports it in so that it can be returned to its owner, casino mogul Mr. Newsome. However, the clip is supposed to contain $102,000 and Mr. Newsome kidnaps Benson's wife, demanding that Benson "return" the missing money. Supporting Cast: R.G. Armstrong as Captain Bone |
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| 205 | 14 | "The Changing Heart" | Robert Florey | Robert Bloch | Nicholas Pryor as Dane Rosse, Anne Helm as Lisa Klemm, Abraham Sofaer as Ulrich Klemm | January 3, 1961 |
| Dane Rosse (Pryor) falls in love with Lisa Klemm (Helm), granddaughter of clockmaker Ulrich Klemm (Sofaer). Ulrich is highly protective of Lisa and refuses to let the pair marry. Dane leaves town heartbroken, and learns through a friend that Lisa has fallen seriously ill. When Dane returns, Ulrich has died of exhaustion from his work of "saving" Lisa by turning her into a clockwork automaton. | ||||||
| 206 | 15 | "Summer Shade" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Nora H. Caplan Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Julie Adams as Phyllis Kendall, James Franciscus as Ben Kendall | January 10, 1961 |
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Not long after Phyllis and Ben Kendall (Adams and Franciscus) move into the house that they have bought from elderly Amelia Gastell, their daughter Katie claims that she has made a new friend, "Lettie", whom her parents never see. Phyllis suspects that Lettie is Lauretta Bishop, a Puritan girl who died in 1694. When Ben asks Amelia to find a new friend for Katie, Amelia brings "Judy" to their house, but Judy is actually Lettie, who is also Lauretta Bishop. Supporting Cast: Charity Grace as Amelia Gastell |
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| 207 | 16 | "A Crime for Mothers" | Ida Lupino | Henry Slesar | Claire Trevor as Mrs. Meade, Biff Elliot as Phil Ames | January 24, 1961 |
| Mrs. Meade (Trevor) wants to extort money from Jane and Ralph Birdwell, the couple who raised Mrs. Meade's abandoned daughter Eileen as their own. Meade teams up with private investigator Phil Ames (Elliot) to kidnap Eileen, but it turns out to be a trap, as Phil is a friend of the Birdwells. | ||||||
| 208 | 17 | "The Last Escape" | Paul Henreid | Henry Slesar | Keenan Wynn as Joe Ferlini, Jan Sterling as Wanda Ferlini | January 31, 1961 |
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Joe and Wanda Ferlini (Wynn and Sterling) are a husband-and-wife escape artist act, though their marital relationship is strained. When Joe performs a dangerous water escape, Wanda switches his keys, causing him to drown. However, at the funeral a coroner opens the coffin, revealing to the public that it is empty. Joe's agent privately arranged that Joe be buried somewhere secret as a final "escape", but due to the stunt, Wanda goes insane. Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Police Chief Wallace |
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| 209 | 18 | "The Greatest Monster of Them All" | Robert Stevens | Story by: Bryce Walton Teleplay by: Robert Bloch |
William Redfield as Fred Logan, Richard Hale as Ernst von Croft, Sam Jaffe, Robert H. Harris as Morty Lenton | February 14, 1961 |
| Screenwriter Fred Logan (Redfield) asks his director Morty Lenton (Harris) to cast veteran horror actor Ernst von Croft (Hale) in their latest film in a comeback role. Although Fred and von Croft believe that it is a regular horror film, Morty has reworked it as a horror parody, which embarrasses von Croft. In revenge, von Croft dresses as a vampire and kills Morty before committing suicide. | ||||||
| 210 | 19 | "The Landlady" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Roald Dahl Teleplay by: Robert Bloch |
Dean Stockwell as Billy Weaver, Patricia Collinge as the landlady | February 21, 1961 |
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Billy Weaver (Stockwell) finds accommodations in the house of a friendly landlady (Collinge). The landlady keeps referring to two other tenants, but Weaver never sees them. One day Weaver drinks a cup of tea prepared by his landlady and becomes completely immobile. The landlady has a hobby of collecting and stuffing her "pets", which include the tenants that she likes. Supporting Cast: George Pelling as Bert, Barry Harvey as Tom |
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| 211 | 20 | "The Throwback" | John Brahm | Henry Slesar | Scott Marlowe as Eliot Gray, Murray Matheson as Cyril Hardeen, Joyce Meadows as Enid | February 28, 1961 |
| Enid (Meadows) has two lovers, Eliot Gray (Marlowe) and Cyril Hardeen (Matheson). The two men meet, and the older and more sophisticated Cyril frames Eliot for beating Cyril up. Enid refuses to believe the truth and leaves Eliot for Cyril. | ||||||
| 212 | 21 | "The Kiss-Off" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Story by: John P. Foran Teleplay by: Talmage Powell |
Rip Torn as Ernie Walters | March 7, 1961 |
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Ernie Walters (Torn) is newly released from prison after serving six years for a crime that he was only just proven to be innocent of. In order to get back at the detective and district attorney who convicted him, Ernie robs the tax office and leaves just enough "flaws" in his plan that the detective and DA suspect that he is the culprit, but are unable to pursue a case against him. Supporting Cast: Don Keefer as Tax Clerk |
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| 213 | 22 | "The Horseplayer" | Alfred Hitchcock | Henry Slesar | Claude Rains as Father Amion, Ed Gardner as Sheridan | March 14, 1961 |
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The newest arrival at Father Amion's (Rains) church is Sheridan (Gardner), a gambler who believes that prayer has caused his recent success at the horse races. Father Amion disapproves of gambling but, due to shortage of funds to fix the church, gives Sheridan his life savings on a "sure" winning horse. Father Amion is quickly remorseful and prays that the horse lose instead. Sheridan returns with news that the horse just missed winning, and declares that he will stop gambling, which pleases Father Amion. However, Father Amion is surprised to get his money back with a little extra, because Sheridan put his bet on the horse to place, not to win. Supporting Cast: Percy Helton as Morton, William Newell as Second Bank Teller, Mike Ragan as Mr. Cheever, Lillian O'Malley as Ailing Parishioner (uncredited) |
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| 214 | 23 | "Incident in a Small Jail" | Norman Lloyd | Henry Slesar | John Fiedler as Leon Gorwald, Richard Jaeckel as the suspect, Ron Nicholas as the sheriff | March 21, 1961 |
| Traveling salesman Leon Gorwald (Fiedler) is arrested for jaywalking in a small town and placed in jail with a suspected serial killer (Jaeckel). The suspect escapes just before a lynch mob storms the prison, and Gorwald is mistakenly taken to be hanged, but is saved by the sheriff at the last moment. However, the escaped suspect was an innocent man, and Gorwald is the real killer. | ||||||
| 215 | 24 | "A Woman's Help" | Arthur Hiller | Henry Slesar | Geraldine Fitzgerald as Elizabeth, Scott McKay as Arnold, Antoinette Bower as Miss Greco | March 28, 1961 |
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Arnold (McKay) is controlled by his domineering but invalid wife, Elizabeth (Fitzgerald). When the attractive Miss Greco (Bower) is hired as Elizabeth's nurse, she and Arnold begin an affair and slowly poison Elizabeth by overdosing her medicine. Before she can die, Elizabeth catches them kissing and fires Miss Greco. Elizabeth then hires an older woman to be her nurse, not knowing that the woman is Arnold's mother, who helps him continue to poison Elizabeth. Supporting Cast: Lillian O'Malley as Last Nurse |
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| 216 | 25 | "Museum Piece" | Paul Henreid | Story by: William C. Morrison Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Larry Gates as Mr. Hollister, Myron McCormick as Newton B. Clovis | April 4, 1961 |
| Mr. Hollister (Gates) is curator of a small museum that displays trinkets and human remains. He is visited by Newton B. Clovis (McCormick) who claims to be an archaeo-psychologist. Hollister tells him that the museum's collection was made by his son, Ben, who died after being erroneously convicted of first degree murder. It is revealed that the modern skeleton in the museum belongs to the district attorney who convicted Ben, and Clovis is investigating that murder. | ||||||
| 217 | 26 | "Coming, Mama" | George Stevens, Jr. | Story by: Henriette McClelland Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Eileen Heckart as Lucy, Don DeFore as Arthur | April 11, 1961 |
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Lucy (Heckart) has waited on her malingering mother her whole life, to the point where she is not allowed to get married. When Lucy's lover Arthur (DeFore) proposes for the last time, Lucy overdoses her mother's sleeping medicine successfully. However, after Lucy marries Arthur, she discovers that Arthur's mother is exactly the same kind of demanding, malingering woman that her mother had been. Supporting Cast: Madge Kennedy as Mrs. Baldwin, Robert Karnes as Mr. Simon |
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| 218 | 27 | "Deathmate" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Story by: James Causey Teleplay by: Bill S. Ballinger |
Lee Philips as Fred Sheldon, Gia Scala as Lisa Talbot, Russell Collins as Alvin Moss | April 18, 1961 |
| Fred Sheldon (Philips) is a con artist who targets wealthy married women. His current con on Lisa Talbot (Scala) is threatened by private detective Alvin Moss (Collins), who knows about his past. Fred murders Lisa's husband, but then learns that Moss was hired by Lisa, who used Fred to kill her husband. | ||||||
| 219 | 28 | "Gratitude" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Story by: Donne Byrne Teleplay by: William Fay |
Peter Falk as Meyer Fine, Paul Hartman as John | April 25, 1961 |
| New York, 1916. Meyer Fine (Falk) is a casino owner with a crippling fear of death. When he makes a mistake that threatens his business, his former partners put a hit out on him. Meyer is terrified of waiting for them to act, so he begs his loyal valet, John (Hartman) to help kill him first. | ||||||
| 220 | 29 | "The Pearl Necklace" "A Pearl Weeps" |
Don Weis | Peggy and Lou Shaw | Hazel Court as Charlotte Rutherford, Ernest Truex as Howard Rutherford, Jack Cassidy as Mark | May 2, 1961 |
| Wealthy 65-year-old Howard Rutherford (Truex) proposes to 25-year-old Charlotte (Court). Charlotte's current lover, Mark (Cassidy), makes Charlotte accept so they can live on Howard's fortune when he dies. However, Howard lives on for years, and Mark marries someone else and has a son. Howard finally dies at 90, and to Mark's dismay, Charlotte begins a new love affair with his son, Billy, who is 20 years old. | ||||||
| 221 | 30 | "You Can't Trust a Man" | Paul Henreid | Helen Nielsen | Polly Bergen as Crystal Coe, Joe Maross as Tony Coe | May 9, 1961 |
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Successful singer Crystal Coe (Bergen) tried to erase all evidence of her sordid past, and the only person who knows the truth is Tony, her husband, who spent seven years in prison after taking the fall for Crystal's petty theft. Crystal shoots Tony and makes it seem as though she was protecting herself from a random stalker. However, she learns that Tony filed for an invention patent and the police are tracking down his beneficiaries. Supporting Cast: Keith Britton as Policeman |
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| 222 | 31 | "The Gloating Place" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Robert Bloch | Susan Harrison as Susan Harper, Henry Brandt as the police detective | May 16, 1961 |
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Lonely high school student Susan Harper (Harrison) pretends that she was attacked by a masked man in order to get attention. She is successful, but when the community moves on to the next big news, she strangles the school's most popular girl to make it seem as though the "masked man" is responsible. Susan is pleased to be relevant again, but her actions have inspired a copycat masked man, who attacks and strangles her. Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Sergeant Martin |
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| 223 | 32 | "Self Defense" | Paul Henreid | John T. Kelley | George Nader as Gerald Clark, Audrey Totter as Mrs. Philips | May 23, 1961 |
| Gerald Clark (Nader) is a former soldier with PTSD. When he is held at gunpoint by a young robber, he shoots the boy, killing him. Although Gerald is exonerated by the police, the boy's mother, Mrs. Philips (Trotter), confronts Gerald with a gun, demanding to know why he made three killing shots in a row. After a stand-off, Mrs. Philips puts the gun away, but Gerald is triggered by her gun and shoots her repeatedly. | ||||||
| 224 | 33 | "A Secret Life" | Don Weis | Story by: Nicholas Monsarrat Teleplay by: Jerry Sohl |
Ronald Howard as James, Mary Murphy, Patricia Donahue as Marjorie | May 31, 1961 |
| James (Howard) wants to divorce his wife Marjorie (Donahue), but has no grounds for it. He reluctantly hires a private investigator who tails after Marjorie, and is shocked to hear that his wife has been throwing parties and has an actor as her lover. James is jealous and reconciles with Marjorie, but later learns that the PI had been following the wrong woman, an actress who looks very similar to Marjorie. | ||||||
| 225 | 34 | "Servant Problem" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Henry Slesar | Jo Van Fleet as Molly Drake, John Emery as Kerwin Drake | June 6, 1961 |
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Successful author Kerwin Drake (Emery) receives a surprise visit from Molly (Fleet), the wife he walked out on 22 years ago. Kerwin has made a new life for himself and refuses to acknowledge Molly; instead he tells his friends that she is his cook. Later, Kerwin visits Molly at her apartment and, after an argument, strangles her to death. The murder is witnessed by one of Kerwin's friends, who was at the apartment to hire Molly as a cook. Supporting Cast: Kathryn Givney as Mrs. Colton |
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| 226 | 35 | "Coming Home" | Alf Kjellin | Henry Slesar | Crahan Denton as Harry Beggs, Jeanette Nolan as Edith Beggs | June 13, 1961 |
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Harry Beggs (Denton) leaves prison with over $1,600 of back pay from 20 years of working in the prison work camps. He stops at a bar and is tricked by a young woman named Angela into getting drunk, and all of his money is stolen. Later Harry goes to his estranged wife Edith's (Nolan) house for a reunion, and is dismayed to meet Angela there — she is his daughter. Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Warden |
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| 227 | 36 | "Final Arrangements" | Gordon Hessler | Story by: Lawrence A. Page Teleplay by: Robert Arthur |
Martin Balsam as Leonard Thompson, Vivian Nathan as Elise Thompson, Slim Pickens | June 20, 1961 |
| Leonard Thompson (Balsam) is tired of being stuck with his invalid wife Elise (Nathan) and longs for adventure anywhere else. He buys poison and makes lavish arrangements with a funeral home, but it is not for her — instead, Leonard commits suicide. | ||||||
| 228 | 37 | "Make My Death Bed" | Arthur Hiller | Story by: Babs H. Deal Teleplay by: Henry A. Cogge |
Diana Van der Vlis as Elise Taylor, James Best as Bish Darby | June 27, 1961 |
| Married Elise Taylor (der Vlis) is having an affair with married Bish Darby (Best). While Bish's wife is away, Elise's husband walks in on the pair and shoots Bish dead. When the police call Bish's wife, she confesses to the murder, thinking that Bish drank her poisoned saccharin. | ||||||
| 229 | 38 | "Ambition" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Charles Boeckman Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Leslie Nielsen as Rudy Cox, Harold J. Stone as Mac Davis | July 4, 1961 |
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District attorney Rudy Cox (Nielsen) has been hiding his relationship with racketeer Mac Davis (Stone), who saved his life in the war years ago. Davis secretly meets Cox to tell him that he is going straight and will leave the business. However, the next day a crucial witness is killed and Davis' only alibi is that he was with Cox at the time of the murder, but Cox refuses to acknowledge Davis. Supporting Cast: Harry Landers as Ernie Stillinger |
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Season 7 (1961–62)
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| 230 | 1 | "The Hatbox" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Henry Slesar | Paul Ford as Mr. Jarvis, Billy Gray as Perry Hatch | October 10, 1961 |
| Professor Jarvis is a teacher of anatomy who discovers that one of his students Perry Hatch is cheating on an exam. Perry pleads for forgiveness, but Jarvis threatens to tell Perry's father. Later, Perry visits Jarvis to try to get him to change his mind. At Jarvis's house, Perry sees the professor disposing of an old hat box. Knowing that Jarvis's wife Margaret has not been seen in a while, he begins to suspect foul play. He examines the hat box and discovers a brand new hat, which is very unlikely to be thrown away. Perry informs a police inspector named Roman who interviews Jarvis. Jarvis claims that he and his wife are separated and denies that there has been any wrongdoing. Roman accepts Jarvis's story and returns his wife's hat. Jarvis takes the hat to his study. He places the hat on a skeleton hanging there and says "Goodnight, Margaret". | ||||||
| 231 | 2 | "Bang! You're Dead" | Alfred Hitchcock | Story by: Margery Vosper Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Bill Mumy as Jackie Chester | October 17, 1961 |
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Six-year old Jackie Chester is delighted when his Uncle Rick arrives from Africa with a surprise gift. Unable to wait until Rick unpacks, Jackie goes through his Uncle's bags and finds a gun and ammunition. Jackie thinks it is a toy, the gift his uncle promised. He goes outside to play with it. Jackie's parents and Uncle Rick discover that Jackie is on the loose with a loaded gun and set out frantically to find him. After aiming and not firing the gun at various people, Jackie goes home and asks the maid to play with him. When she says she's too busy, Jackie aims the gun and fires it at her. Uncle Rick and the parents arrive just in time to deflect the shot. Supporting Cast: John Zaremba as Market Manager, Olan Soule as Darlene's Daddy, Craig Duncan as Market Clerk |
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| 232 | 3 | "Maria" | Boris Sagal | Story by: John Wyndham Teleplay by: John Collier |
Nita Talbot as Carol Torbey, Norman Lloyd as Leo Torbey | October 24, 1961 |
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Leo Torbey works at a carnival and wakes one day after a night of drinking to discover that he has bought a strange monkey for his sideshow. The monkey is actually a dwarf named Maria who draws portraits of people while disguised as a monkey. Maria falls in love with Leo, which causes problems with Leo's wife Carol. When Leo is away, El Magnifico tries to seduce Carol. Maria draws a picture depicting Carol and El Magnifico in an embrace. Seeing the picture, Leo accuses Carol of cheating on him. He throws her out after an angry denial. Finally having Leo all to herself, Maria confesses her love for Leo. Angrily, Leo spurns her affections and sells her to another carny named Benny. Leo writes to his wife begging her to return. Unfortunately, Leo is killed by an angry Benny who was driven to a murderous rage after he saw a drawing of Maria that showed Leo and Benny's wife in a romantic embrace. Supporting Cast: Marjorie Bennett as Elderly Woman |
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| 233 | 4 | "Cop for a Day" | Paul Henreid | Henry Slesar | Walter Matthau as Phil | October 31, 1961 |
| Phil and Davey are two stick-up men who get into trouble when Davey shoots a bank messenger during a hold up. There is a witness to the crime and when the messenger dies Phil realizes that they now face a murder charge. He is determined to eliminate the witness. He devises a plan, but refuses to tell Davey about it. Phil disguises himself as a police officer and manages to bluff his way past the guards at the witness's apartment. He kills the witness and makes a successful escape. Later, when he returns to his hideout he is shot by Davey, who mistakes him for a real cop coming to arrest him. | ||||||
| 234 | 5 | "Keep Me Company" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Henry Slesar | Anne Francis as Julia Reddy | November 7, 1961 |
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When her husband Marco tells her that he is working late again with his brother, Julia Reddy is angry. Later when she hears a noise, she calls the police. The police think it's a false alarm, but she gets an idea. She calls a detective and asks him to find the prowler. When the detective arrives, she tries to seduce him. Marco arrives, but when he sees the pair he doesn't get jealous. He tries to run away. The detective apprehends Marco and Julie discovers that Marco and his brother have been robbing warehouses at night. Her unwitting trick on her husband has gotten him arrested. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Cop |
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| 235 | 6 | "Beta Delta Gamma" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Calvin Clements | Burt Brinckerhoff as Alan, Barbara Steele | November 14, 1961 |
| Mark and Alan are frat boys. During a party at a beachfront frat house, Mark challenges Alan to a drinking contest. Alan drinks a full pitcher of beer, but Mark refuses to do the same. Alan becomes angry, but he and Mark eventually pass out. Alan's frat brothers decide to play a joke on him by injecting Mark with a substance to make him appear dead. They place a bloody weapon in Alan's hand, hoping that when he wakes up he'll think he killed Mark. The pranks goes off according to plan until Alan decides to cover up the "murder". He buries Mark's body on the beach. When the prank is revealed to him, he desperately returns to the beach. Unfortunately the high tide has washed away all traces of Mark's grave. | ||||||
| 236 | 7 | "You Can't Be a Little Girl All Your Life" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: Helen Nielsen |
Dick York as Tom Barton | November 21, 1961 |
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While her husband is away, Julie Barton is attacked in her home by an intruder. She doesn't get a good look at him, but manages to fight him off. In the process of fighting she rips one of the intruder's leather gloves. Julie is terrified. When she goes to identify the intruder in a police line up she wears a pair of dark sunglasses. She identifies one of the men and her husband Tom attacks him. Unfortunately Tom breaks his own leg. Later, as Tom is preparing to go to the doctor's, Julie notices a ripped leather glove in his possession. Tom reveals that pressure from work has caused him to have a breakdown. He admits that he snapped and was the man that attacked her. Julie goes to the police and tells them they got the wrong man. Supporting Cast: Keith Britton as Policeman |
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| 237 | 8 | "The Old Pro" | Paul Henreid | Story by: H. A. De Rosso Teleplay by: Calvin Clements |
Richard Conte as Frank Burns, Sara Shane as Loretta Burns | November 28, 1961 |
| Loretta Burns is under the mistaken impression that her husband Frank is really a former engineer. Frank is actually a retired hit man. When a man threatens to tell Loretta about Frank's past, Frank kills him and his partner. Hearing the news Frank's ex-boss insists that Frank return to work. He tells Frank that if he doesn't his wife may end up getting rubbed out. | ||||||
| 238 | 9 | "I Spy" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: John Mortimer Teleplay by: John Collier |
Kay Walsh as Mrs. Morgan, Eric Barker as Frute | December 5, 1961 |
| A private detective named Frute is hired by a man named Captain Morgan in order to spy on his wife. Morgan is convinced that his wife is cheating on him. As Frute starts following Mrs. Morgan, he begins to fall for her. The two begin an affair though Mrs. Morgan does not know he was hired to spy on her. Later, Captain Morgan demands evidence of his wife's infidelity. Frute gives him detailed descriptions of his own meetings with Mrs. Morgan. Angrily, Morgan files for divorce and thus clears the way for a relationship between Frute and Mrs. Morgan. | ||||||
| 239 | 10 | "Services Rendered" | Paul Henreid | Richard Levinson & William Link | Steve Dunne as the amnesiac | December 12, 1961 |
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While passing a construction site a young man is hit on the head and gets amnesia. He can't remember who he is or where he was going. The only clues he finds in his wallet: a thousand dollar bill and the name of Dr. Ralph Mannix. He visits Mannix, but the doctor doesn't recognize him. The doctor suggests that something familiar may trigger his memories to return. He sees a picture of the doctor's wife and wonders whether he has a wife of his own. Later his memory returns. He realizes that the thousand dollars was from the doctor's wife. He's a hitman and she hired him to kill her husband. He visits the doctor again and fulfills his contract. Supporting Cast: Percy Helton as Cyrus Rutherford, Hugh Marlowe as Dr. Ralph Mannick |
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| 240 | 11 | "The Right Kind of Medicine" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Henry Slesar | Robert Redford as Charlie Pugh, Joby Baker as Vernon | December 19, 1961 |
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Charlie Pugh is a burglar who one day kills a police officer in a shootout. Unfortunately, there is a witness and Charlie himself is injured. Charlie visits Dr. Vogel who prescribes pain killers. When he goes to the drug store he hears his own description on the drug store's radio. The pharmacist, Mr. Fletcher, doesn't realize Charlie is the murderer and gives him the painkillers. Later Charlie returns to his apartment, but doesn't take the pain killers. He wants to stay alert in case he has to make a run for it. He decides to skip town and heads for the bus station. As he's leaving for the bus station, he sees Vernon, a clerk at the drugstore. Thinking that Vernon knows that he is a criminal, he kills him and leaves. Mr. Fletcher is called to identify Vernon's body. When he arrives, he reveals that he sent Vernon to Charlie's because he made a mistake in his prescription. Instead of giving him painkillers, he gave him a bottle of poison. Supporting Cast: Gage Clarke as Dr. Vogel, Russell Collins as Mr. Fletcher, Robert Karnes as Sergeant |
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| 241 | 12 | "A Jury of Her Peers" | Robert Florey | Story by: Susan Glaspell Teleplay by: James Cavanagh |
Ann Harding as Sarah Hale, June Walker as Millie Wright | December 26, 1961 |
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Millie Wright is arrested for the murder of her husband. She is later released for lack of evidence. Millie's neighbor Sarah Hale and the sheriff's wife Mary Peters decide to do some investigating on their own. They find evidence that Millie is the murderer, but they also discovered that Millie's husband was a violent brute who probably deserved what he got. Instead of turning in the evidence, the two decide to say nothing. Supporting Cast: Ray Teal (credited as Ray E. Teal) as Jim Hale |
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| 242 | 13 | "The Silk Petticoat" | John Newland | Story by: Joseph Shearing Teleplay by: Halsted Welles & Norman Ginsbury |
Michael Rennie as Humphrey J. Orford, Antoinette Bower as Elisa Minden-Orford | January 2, 1962 |
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Elisa Minden begins to have second thoughts about marrying Sir Humphrey J. Orford. She has these second thoughts because he took her to his wife's grave and talked about torture as a way of purifying those guilty of infidelity. After she is married, Elisa's worst fears come true when Humphrey is found stabbed to death by Humphrey's first wife who is not dead. She was locked up in his study and had been kept there for years. She is now insane and could not call for help because Humphrey had cut out her tongue for adultery. Supporting Cast: Mollie Glessing as Parlor Maid |
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| 243 | 14 | "Bad Actor" | John Newland | Story by: Max Franklin Teleplay by: Robert Bloch |
Robert Duvall as Bart Conway, Charles Robinson as Jerry Lane, William Schallert as Lt. Gunderson | January 9, 1962 |
| Bart Conway is a struggling actor with a bad temper and a drinking problem. He finds himself competing with a fellow actor Jerry Lane for the part of a strangler in an upcoming mystery. He invites Jerry over to his apartment for a little rehearsing. Bart gets a little too into character and chokes Jerry to death. To cover up his crime, he chops up the body and dissolves most of it in acid but is interrupted. A police lieutenant stops by to question him about Jerry's disappearance, but initially finds nothing amiss. As he leaves, he notices Bart's ice bucket which contains Jerry's undissolved head. | ||||||
| 244 | 15 | "The Door Without a Key" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by: Norman Daniels Teleplay by: Irving Elman |
Claude Rains as Sergeant Shaw, Bill Mumy as the boy | January 16, 1962 |
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Sergeant Shaw works the night shift at a police station when he is approached by an old man who is suffering from amnesia. A lost boy then appears. Shaw tries to send the man to a hospital and the boy to home. Both, however, refuse to go. Eventually more people arrive. Each lost in some way or another. Eventually Shaw manages to clear out everyone, but the boy and the old man. The boy reveals that his father left him at the police station so that he would be sent to a home. When he hears this, the old man's memory returns. He is wealthy and has lost his family. He lives all alone in an enormous mansion. Shaw urges the old man to adopt the boy so that both of them can have a family. Supporting Cast: Sam Gilman as Squad Car Officer, Bob Carson as Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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| 245 | 16 | "The Case of M.J.H." | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Henry Slesar | Barbara Baxley as Maude Sheridan, Robert Loggia as Jimmy French | January 23, 1962 |
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Psychiatrist Dr. Cooper employs Maude Sheridan who falls for a crook named Jimmy French. French convinces her to allow him to look at Dr. Cooper's private files. He wants to blackmail one of his patients. French picks the file of M.J. Harrison. He discovers that Harrison had an affair with a woman named Diana. French approaches Harrison and demands money. Harrison agrees, but kills French instead. Dr. Cooper tells Maude the bad news about French. He then reveals that Harrison never had an affair. It was all the product of his disturbed mind. He believed the delusion so strongly, however, he was willing to kill to protect it. Supporting Cast: Theodore Newton as Dr. Cooper |
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| 246 | 17 | "The Faith of Aaron Menefee" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: Stanley Ellin Teleplay by: Ray Bradbury |
Andrew Prine as Aaron Menefee, Sidney Blackmer as Otis Jones | January 30, 1962 |
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Reverend Otis Jones is a faith healer who stops at a service station to get his car repaired. The station's owner Aaron Menefee is an honest man who impresses the reverend so much that he agrees to cure his ulcer. Aaron becomes attracted to Rev. Jones's daughter Emily. He quits his job and joins the reverend's revival show. Aaron wants to marry Emily, but the reverend does not give his permission. The reverend does not believe Aaron's faith in him is strong enough for him to marry his daughter. Later the revival returns to Aaron's town. Aaron discovers that the town doctor is being held by two hoodlums, one of whom is injured. Aaron believes that this is a test of faith. He calls for Reverend Jones to cure the injured man. The hoodlums warn that Jones will be killed if his faith healing does not work. The end result in never shown, but Aaron wins either way. Either the faith healing works and Aaron's faith is demonstrated, or the faith healing fails and Jones is killed. In either case, it seems that Aaron will be free to marry Emily. Supporting Cast: Don Hanmer as Vern Byers, Olan Soule as Brother Fish |
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| 247 | 18 | "The Woman Who Wanted to Live" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Bryce Walton | Lola Albright as Lisa, Charles Bronson as Ray Bardon | February 6, 1962 |
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After killing a gas station attendant in a robbery attempt, a wounded Ray Bardon stops a girl named Lisa and demands to be driven to safety. Lisa realizing that her life is in danger agrees. As she drives, Ray falls asleep. Suddenly the car gets a flat tire. Instead of making an escape, Lisa changes the tire. Later the two stop at a hotel. Ray wonders about the girl's loyalty and asks why she didn't run and go to the police. As he talks, Lisa manages to get his gun. She reveals that the gas station attendant was her fiancee and that she didn't leave because she was waiting for an opportunity to kill Ray. Supporting Cast: Ray Montgomery as Gas Station Attendant |
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| 248 | 19 | "Strange Miracle" | Norman Lloyd | Story by: George Langelaan Teleplay by: Halsted Welles |
David Opatoshu as Pedro Sicueros, Míriam Colón as Maria | February 13, 1962 |
| Pedro Sicueros fakes paralysis after a train wreck in order to collect a huge insurance settlement. After collecting the money he doesn't want to stay in the wheelchair. He meets a young girl named Maria who is really paralyzed. He discovers that she has been going to a nearby holy shrine for years hoping for a cure. Pedro gets an idea. He visits the shrine and begins to pray. On the fifth day of his prayer he stands and pretends to be healed. After he stands, his legs collapse. He discovers that he is now paralyzed for real. At the same time, some distance away, Maria is cured. | ||||||
| 249 | 20 | "The Test" | Boris Sagal | Henry Slesar | Brian Keith as Vernon Wedge, Eduardo Ciannelli as Mr. Marino | February 20, 1962 |
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Vernon Wedge is an attorney who is approached by the father of Benjy Marino. Benjy is accused of stabbing another boy with a knife. Vernon decides to take the case, but his case for the defense seems hopeless until he discovers a special test that can determine if a knife blade ever had blood on it. He tries to conduct the test in court, but the prosecution resists. Even without the test, however, Vernon manages to get Benjy off. Later, Vernon decides to conduct the test in order to determine whether Benjy was really innocent. Before he can conduct the test Benjy's father arrives and cuts himself with the murder weapon. By doing so, he prevents Vernon from ever knowing the truth about the case. Supporting Cast: Rusty Lane as The Judge, Lillian O'Malley as Juror (uncredited) |
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| 250 | 21 | "Burglar Proof" | John Newland | Henry Slesar | Robert Webber as Harrison Fell, Paul Hartman as Sammy Morrisey | February 27, 1962 |
| Harrison Fell is an ad executive that needs to come up with an ad campaign to sell the 801 Burglar-Proof safe. Harrison invites the press and a notorious safe-cracker Sammy Morrisey to a gala ball. He challenges Sammy to open the safe in less than three hours. If Sammy can do it, he can keep an envelope containing $50,000 dollars that is being kept within the safe. If he can't, then he gets some consolation prize. Initially Sammy is reluctant. He has given up on safe-cracking and is trying out a new profession. Eventually, he agrees. At the party, Harrison puts the envelope in the safe and locks it. Sammy is given three hours, but he fails to open the safe. He is given the consolation prize. Harrison is pleased since his advertising plan is a success. Later, however, he opens the safe and discovers that the envelope contains worthless paper and no money. Sammy pulled a switch. His new profession is as a pick-pocket. | ||||||
| 251 | 22 | "The Big Score" | Boris Sagal | Story by: Sam Merwin, Jr. Teleplay by: Bryce Walton |
Evans Evans as Dora, Phillip Reed as Mr. Fellowes, Joseph Trapaso as Murphy | March 6, 1962 |
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Dora baby-sits for a wealthy F. Hubert Fellowes. She plans to rob him with her boyfriend Mike and his buddy Gino. The three carry out the robbery, but as they are about to leave Fellowes returns and tries to stop them. He is shot and killed. The three make off with $32,000. A hitman named Murphy tracks them down and kills them. Fellowes was a big-time gangster and the mob sent out a hitman for revenge. Supporting Cast: John Zaremba as Lieutenant Morgan |
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| 252 | 23 | "Profit-Sharing Plan" | Bernard Girard | Richard Levinson & William Link | Henry Jones as Miles Cheever | March 13, 1962 |
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On Miles Cheever's last day of work, he is given a retirement party. When he comes home, his wife tells him that he deserved more for fifteen years. Miles agrees and that night goes to office and robs the safe. Intending to leave his wife, he heads to the airport where he is met by his girlfriend. A stewardess, however, tells Miles to put his suitcase in a rear storage compartment. Though the suitcase contains the money from the office, Miles reluctantly agrees. Later, as he waits on the plane, he learns that a bomb threat has been called in. Since the police are searching the bags, he worries that he will be caught. What he doesn't realize is that his wife called in the bomb threat. She knew he was having an affair and called in the threat so that he'd get caught. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Plain-Clothes Police |
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| 253 | 24 | "Apex" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Story by: James Workman Teleplay by: John T. Kelley |
Patricia Breslin as Margo, Mark Miller as Claude, Vivienne Segal as Clara | March 20, 1962 |
| Claude is cheating on his wife Clara with Clara's best friend Margo. Since Clara has been having problems with Claude, Clara asks Margo for advice. She wonders whether she should have made Claude the president of the company she owns. Margo tells Claude that his wife is going to divorce him. Since he will be left broke after a divorce, Margo suggests that Claude kill his wife. Claude tries to, but has second thoughts. Later he tells Margo that he will hire someone to do it. Margo decides to kill Clara herself. She offers Clara poisoned laced tea. Clara drinks it and dies. A man named Weeks arrives and Margo pretends to be Clara in an effort to get rid of him. The man says he is here to collect an envelope with two thousand dollars in it. She gets the envelope and he then kills Margo thinking she was Clara. Weeks was the hitman hired by Claude to kill his wife. The two thousand dollars was his payment. | ||||||
| 254 | 25 | "The Last Remains" | Leonard Horn | Henry Slesar | Ed Gardner as Marvin Foley, John Fiedler as Amos | March 27, 1962 |
| Marvin Foley is trying to arrange a burial for his late partner. He approaches a mortician, Amos Duff, and asks for advice. Since Amos's business is in need of money, he recommends the costly Class A service. Marvin, however, rejects the idea preferring a cremation without the Class A treatment. Later Amos discovers signs of foul play in the death of Marvin's partner. He approaches Marvin who agrees to buy a Class A funeral if Amos keeps his mouth shut. After the cremation, Marvin refuses to pay and tells Amos that nothing can be done since all the evidence was just destroyed. Amos, however, has kept one crucial piece of evidence: the fire-proof hunting bullet Marvin used to commit murder. | ||||||
| 255 | 26 | "Ten O'Clock Tiger" | Bernard Girard | William Fay | Frankie Darro as Boots, Robert Keith as Arthur Duffy | April 3, 1962 |
| Boxing manager Arthur Duffy is offered a powerful drug by a shady character named Boots Murphy. Boots tells him it is a drug used on race horses to turn losers into winners. Arthur decides to use the drug on one of his washed up fighters named Soldier Fresno. After Soldier is injected with the drug, he starts to win. Arthur and Boots begin to rake in the money. Soon Soldier gets a bout with the champion. Before the fight, however, Boots tells Arthur that he only has two more doses of the drug. Determined to win the fight, Arthur injects Soldier with both doses. Unfortunately the overdose causes Soldier to believe that he is already in the ring. He springs up and starts fighting. He beats Arthur to death. | ||||||
| 256 | 27 | "Act of Faith" | Bernard Girard | Story by: Eric Ambler Teleplay by: Nicholas Monsarrat |
George Grizzard as Alan Chatterton, Dennis King as Mr. Temple | April 10, 1962 |
| Alan Chatterton, an unsuccessful writer, sends successful author Ralston Temple a letter along with three sample chapters from his novel in progress. Alice, Temple's secretary, convinces her boss that the chapters are good and that he should meet the writer and perhaps give him money to finish his book. Temple agrees to meet Chatterton, but finds him an obnoxious boor. Nevertheless he gives him a six month loan. Six months later, Temple continues to fund Chatterton even though the book is not completed. Chatterton shows up again and asks for a thousand dollars so he can get married. Temple gives into the request, but later finds Chatterton partying in an expensive restaurant. Temple confronts Chatterton and rips up their contract. He then goes on vacation. Later, Alice tells Temple that Chatterton has finished his book. It is a best-seller and is going to be made into a movie. Temple shows up at a store where Chatterton is autographing his book. To Temple's surprise, Chatterton gives him an autographed copy of his book plus all the money he owed him with interest. | ||||||
| 257 | 28 | "The Kerry Blue" | Paul Henreid | Henry Slesar | Carmen Mathews as Thelma Malley, Gene Evans as Ned Malley | April 17, 1962 |
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Ned Malley loves Annie his old dog, a Kerry Blue. Ned's wife Thelma grows jealous. Though she likes the dog, she thinks her husband's love for it is unhealthy. One day, Annie dies. Ned accuses his wife of murder. He slips an overdose of sleeping pills into her hot chocolate. As she slips into unconsciousness, Ned hears familiar barking. He goes to investigate, but trips and fatally injures himself. A neighbor calls the police who come and revive Thelma. As her dead husband is being taken away she wonders whether she should have bought him a new Kerry Blue. Supporting Cast: John Zaremba as Dr. Chaff |
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| 258 | 29 | "The Matched Pearl" | Bernard Girard | Henry Slesar | John Ireland as Captain McCabe, Ernest Truex as Wilkens | April 24, 1962 |
| A jeweler sells a $5000 black pearl left with him by Captain McCabe. He then cheats McCabe out of some of the money owed to him. Hubert Wilkens, the pearl's buyer, asks the jeweler for a second matched pearl. The jeweler returns to McCabe. McCabe can provide one, but since he has been cheated he demands more money. Figuring that he can charge Wilkens a much larger amount, the jeweler agrees. Unfortunately the jeweler discovers that he has been conned. McCabe and Wilkens were working together. The jeweler bought the same pearl twice. | ||||||
| 259 | 30 | "What Frightened You, Fred?" | Paul Henreid | Story by: Jack Ritchie Teleplay by: Joel Murcott |
Edward Asner as Warden Bragan, R.G. Armstrong as Fred Riordan | May 1, 1962 |
| Fred Riordan is a recent parolee who vandalizes the window of a bar and gets himself thrown back into prison. The prison warden, who is also running for governor, and the prison doctor believe Fred is simply afraid to cope with the outside world. They question Fred to find out why. Fred tells them that upon his release from prison he went to his old neighborhood but found little or no welcome. He neglects to mention that a mobster named Tony Wando has hired him to kill a former partner of his, a man now behind prison walls (Wando has damning evidence of Fred's guilt in an old unsolved murder.) Warden Bragan feels sorry for Fred and promises to make him a personal trustee. This is ideal for Fred, since it is Warden Bragan himself who is the target of Wando's outrage. | ||||||
| 260 | 31 | "Most Likely to Succeed" | Richard Whorf | Henry Slesar | Joanna Moore as Louise Towers, Jack Carter as Stanley Towers, Howard Morris as Dave Sumner | May 8, 1962 |
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In college, Dave Sumner was voted most likely to succeed. Nowadays, however, he has had a run of bad luck. He takes a job from Stanley Towers, a shady businessman. Stanley's business is being investigated by the government. At a meeting with the IRS, however, Stanley is shocked to discover that Dave is really an undercover Treasury Department agent. He only pretended to be down on his luck so he could get the goods on Stanley's shady business dealings. Supporting Cast: John Zaremba as Tax Investigator, Molly Glessing as Maid |
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| 261 | 32 | "Victim Four" | Paul Henreid | Talmage Powell | Peggy Ann Garner as Madeline Drake, John Lupton as Ralph Morrow | May 15, 1962 |
| While on their honeymoon, Joe and Madeline Drake get into an accident that leaves him with a bad leg and her with painful headaches. Later, Joe discovers that Madeline's old boyfriend Ralph Morrow sent her an expensive wedding present. When Ralph shows up at their house, Joe become paranoid. He is worried that Ralph is responsible for a number of butcher knife murders that have been occurring in their neighborhood. Joe goes to search for his wife, as does Ralph. Meanwhile, Madeline is walking home. She hears someone behind her. She ducks into an alley, but is followed. Joe arrives on the scene only to discover Madeline standing over Ralph's bloody corpse. She confesses to her husband that she thought someone was following her and killed to protect herself. She then admits that it has happened three times before when her headaches struck. | ||||||
| 262 | 33 | "The Opportunity" | Robert Florey | Story by: J.W. Aaron Teleplay by: Bryce Walton & Henry Slesar |
Richard Long as Paul Devore, Coleen Gray as Lois Callen | May 22, 1962 |
| Paul Devore is an unhappily married department store manager. When he catches Lois Callen shoplifting he hatches an idea. He tells Lois that he will not turn her in, if she agrees to be part of a plan of his. Paul wants a divorce, but his wife refuses to give him one because she doesn't want him to take half of everything they own. When his wife is out of the house, he invites Lois over. Lois arrives and discovers the house burglarized. The burglary, however, is really Paul's doing. He hopes that his wife Kate will divorce him now that her treasured possessions are all gone. Paul asks Lois to tie him up. She does so and leaves. Later Kate arrives and tells Paul how lucky he is that the burglars didn't kill him. Instead of freeing her husband, however, she takes this opportunity to kill him. | ||||||
| 263 | 34 | "The Twelve Hour Caper" | John Newland | Story by: Mike Marmer Teleplay by: Harold Swanton |
Dick York as Herbert Wiggam | May 29, 1962 |
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Herbert J. Wiggam works at an investment firm for Sylvester Tupper. Tupper treats him employees like slaves. Knowing that a $565,000 bond is about to arrive Herbert and two other disgruntled employees decide to steal it. The plan to hide the bonds in the garbage can until the police leave. The plan goes awry, however, when one of the policemen knocks over the garbage can. The plot is not foiled, however. An old cleaning lady arrives just in time to scoop up the papers and takes them out with the trash. Later, Herbert arrives at the airport. He is headed for South America. He arrives with the cleaning lady who is, in fact, his mother. Supporting Cast: Gage Clarke as Frisbee, Ned Wever as Hargis, Lillian O'Malley as The Cleaning Woman |
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| 264 | 35 | "The Children of Alda Nuova" | Robert Florey | Robert Wallsten | Jack Carson as Frankie Fane, Christopher Dark as Ainsley Crowder | June 5, 1962 |
| Frankie Fane is an American gangster hiding from United States law enforcement in Italy. He is wanted by U.S. officials because he used to sell drugs to schoolchildren. At the suggestion of an American tourist named Ainsley Crowder, Frankie visits some tourist sites outside Rome, including an old Etruscan town named Alda Antica. While on a tour, the children of the village outside Alda Antica rob him. They then toss him into a deep pit to slowly die. The Department of Justice have tracked Fane to Rome, and requests that Italian police locate the fugitive. An Italian investigator enlists Crowder's help and they manage to trace Frankie to the village. When they discover that he has vanished, they decide to give up the search, thinking that justice has not been served. | ||||||
| 265 | 36 | "First Class Honeymoon" | Don Weis | Henry Slesar | Robert Webber as Edward Gibson, Jeremy Slate as Carl Seabrook | June 12, 1962 |
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Edward Gibson, a recent divorcee, must make alimony payments of $2000 every month. One day, an art gallery owner arrives at his house to present him with a portrait of his ex-wife that she had previously commissioned for $2500. Edward throws him out without paying him, but keeps the painting. Later, Carl Seabrook arrives and tells Edward that he will marry his ex-wife whom he has been romancing if Edward gives him $10,000. If Gloria is married, Edward will not have to pay alimony. Edward accepts the offer and pays Carl $5000 upfront. Later that day, Edward heads over to his ex-wife's house. He wants to give her her painting as a wedding gift. At his ex-wife's apartment building, he learns that she died of a heart attack earlier that morning, and that Carl was with her at the time. It was only after Gibson's ex-wife died that Carl approached him with his offer. Cheated out of $5000, Edward angrily calls Carl only to be told that he has left town going on a first class honeymoon with his own stunning new wife. Supporting Cast: Marjorie Bennett as Maid (uncredited) |
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| 266 | 37 | "The Big Kick" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Robert Bloch | Anne Helm as Judy, Wayne Rogers as Kenneth | June 19, 1962 |
| Mitch and Judy are out-of-work beatniks in need of money. At a party held by one of Mitch's friends Bruce, Judy meets an older man named Kenneth. Kenneth is not a beatnik, but he likes to attend their parties. He asks Judy on a date. Mitch encourages Judy to date Kenneth because he seems to have money. Kenneth gives Judy a diamond bracelet which Mitch takes and tries to sell to a jeweler. The jeweler has Mitch arrested. It seems that the bracelet Kenneth gave to Judy was in fact stolen. With Mitch in prison, Kenneth, who is actually a beatnik-hater, stabs Judy to death in her apartment. | ||||||
| 267 | 38 | "Where Beauty Lies" | Robert Florey | Story by: Henry Farrell Teleplay by: James P. Cavanagh |
Cloris Leachman as Caroline Hardy, George Nader as Collin Hardy | June 26, 1962 |
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Caroline Hardy keeps house for her famous brother, the actor Collin Hardy. Disappointed in her own life, she seeks escape by increasing her involvement in her brother's career. When Caroline learns through subterfuge that Collin's girlfriend will be joining him in their acting troupe's out-of-town rehearsals, Caroline hatches a plot in a jealous rage. The result of that rage is an explosion of house painting fluids that renders Collin blind. Caroline tries to act the part of the comforter, also encouraging her brother not to dwell on the supposed loss of his good looks. Supporting Cast: Raymond Bailey as The Doctor, Norman Leavitt as The Painter |
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| 268 | 39 | "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" | Joseph Lejtes | Robert Bloch | Brandon De Wilde as Hugo, Diana Dors as Irene | Unaired in network run |
| Hugo is a mentally challenged boy without a home. He is taken in by a kind carnival magician Sadini. Sadini's deceitful wife, Irene, performs in her husband's act as the woman whose body is, supposedly, sawed in half. Irene manipulates Hugo into killing her husband. She says she wants to start a new act with Hugo and convinces him that he can perform the sawing the woman in half trick because the magic is in the wand. Hugo kills Sadini for her, but then she backs out on her promise. Hugo knocks out Irene in a struggle. He then decides to attempt the trick and ends up actually sawing Irene in half. Due to its gruesome nature, this episode was not aired on the show's initial NBC run. It later aired in syndication. |
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Season 8 (1962–63)
Beginning with this season, the program was expanded to an hour and re-titled The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
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| 269 | 1 | "A Piece of the Action" | Bernard Girard | Alfred Hayes | Gig Young, Robert Redford, Martha Hyer, Gene Evans | September 20, 1962 |
| A gambler ends up putting his life at stake when he wins $30,000 from an ex-hood. | ||||||
| 270 | 2 | "Don't Look Behind You" | John Brahm | Barre Lyndon | Vera Miles, Jeffrey Hunter, Dick Sargent | September 27, 1962 |
| An undergraduate medical student at a college campus thinks that she will be the victim of a ritualistic murder. | ||||||
| 271 | 3 | "Night of the Owl" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Andrew Garve | Brian Keith, Patricia Breslin | October 4, 1962 |
| A man blackmails a couple with the intention of telling their adopted daughter about her biological parents. | ||||||
| 272 | 4 | "I Saw the Whole Thing" | Alfred Hitchcock | Henry Cecil (story) Henry Slesar (teleplay) |
John Forsythe, Evans Evans as Penny Sanford | October 11, 1962 |
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A mystery novelist is accused of going through a stop sign, then hitting a young motorcyclist. Supporting Cast: Rusty Lane as Judge Martin |
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| 273 | 5 | "Captive Audience" | Alf Kjellin | John Bingham (novel) Richard Levinson, William Link (teleplay) |
James Mason as Warren Barrow, Angie Dickinson as Janet West | October 18, 1962 |
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A publisher suspects the latest book of a renowned mystery author to be all too real. Supporting Cast: Ed Nelson as Tom Keller, Roland Winters as Ivar West, Sara Shane as Helen Barrow, Arnold Moss as Victor Hartman, Bart Burns as Summers, Don Matheson as Jack Pierson, Geraldine Wall as Mrs. Hurley, Renee Godfrey as Hartman's Secretary, Barbara Dane as Folk Singer, Cosmo Sardo as Croupier |
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| 274 | 6 | "Final Vow" | Norman Lloyd | Henry Slesar | Carol Lynley as Sister Pamela Wiley, Clu Gulager as Jimmy K. Bresson, R.G. Armstrong as William Downey | October 25, 1962 |
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An apprentice nun tracks down the robber who stole a priceless figurine that she was entrusted to bring to her convent. Supporting Cast: Isobel Elsom as Reverend Mother, John Zaremba as Mr. Meecham, Don Hanmer as Wormer, Sam Gilman as Lieutenant Shapiro, Nora Marlowe as Landlady, Carmen Phillips as Bess Macken, Charity Grace as Sister Jem, Sara Taft as Sister Lydia, Gaylord Cavallaro as Arnold the Butler, Bridget Rohland as Girl, Darlene Lucht as Girl, Craig Duncan as Sergeant, Virgina Aldridge as Lay Sister, Hinton Pope as Train Conductor |
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| 275 | 7 | "Annabel" | Paul Henreid | Robert Bloch (teleplay) Patricia Highsmith (novel) |
Dean Stockwell, Susan Oliver | November 1, 1962 |
| A chemist lusts for a married woman. | ||||||
| 276 | 8 | "House Guest" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Andrew Garve | Macdonald Carey, Robert Sterling | November 8, 1962 |
| A man gets more than he bargained for when he offers a younger man a fresh start. | ||||||
| 277 | 9 | "The Black Curtain" | Sydney Pollack | Cornell Woolrich (novel) | Richard Basehart, Lola Albright | November 15, 1962 |
| A former amnesiac discovers that he is an accused killer and that he is being pursued by both the police and a hit man. | ||||||
| 278 | 10 | "Day of Reckoning" | Jerry Hopper | Richard Levinson, William Link | Barry Sullivan, Claude Akins | November 22, 1962 |
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A gentleman is unable to convince anyone that he murdered his cheating wife. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Police Officer |
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| 279 | 11 | "Ride the Nightmare" | Bernard Girard | Richard Matheson (novel) | Hugh O'Brian, Gena Rowlands | November 29, 1962 |
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An old man gets a younger man involved in blackmail, kidnapping and murder. Supporting Cast: Olan Soule as Bill the Neighbor |
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| 280 | 12 | "Hangover" | Bernard Girard | Charles Runyon (short story) | Tony Randall, Jayne Mansfield | December 6, 1962 |
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A man wakes up with a hangover and realizes that his wife is missing, while another woman is in his room. Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as District Attorney Driscoll |
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| 281 | 13 | "Bonfire" | Joseph Pevney | William D. Gordon, Alfred Hayes | Peter Falk, Dina Merrill | December 13, 1962 |
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A preacher is willing to commit murder in order to get a woman's manor for his church. Supporting Cast: Patricia Collinge as Naomi Freshwater, Craig Duncan as Officer |
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| 282 | 14 | "The Tender Poisoner" | Leonard J. Horn | Lukas Heller (teleplay) John Bingham (novel) |
Dan Dailey, Jan Sterling, Howard Duff | December 20, 1962 |
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Two business executives compete for the affections of a beautiful woman. Supporting Cast: Philip Reed as John O'Brien |
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| 283 | 15 | "The Thirty-First of February" | Alf Kjellin | Julian Symons (novel) Richard Matheson (teleplay) |
David Wayne as Andrew Anderson, William Conrad, Bob Crane, Elizabeth Allen | January 4, 1963 |
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A widower is driven insane by a series of events following his wife's passing. Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Coroner, Olan Soule as Court Clerk (uncredited) |
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| 284 | 16 | "What Really Happened" | Jack Smight | Marie Belloc Lowndes(novel) Henry Slesar (teleplay) |
Anne Francis, Ruth Roman | January 11, 1963 |
| A housekeeper murders her boss, but his wife is charged with the crime. | ||||||
| 285 | 17 | "Forecast: Low Clouds and Coastal Fog" | Charles F. Haas | Lee Erwin | Inger Stevens as Karen Wilson, Dan O'Herlihy | January 18, 1963 |
| A woman faces the consequences for refusing to help a gentleman and his beaten girlfriend. | ||||||
| 286 | 18 | "A Tangled Web" | Alf Kjellin | Nicholas Blake (novel) James Bridges (teleplay) |
Robert Redford, Zohra Lampert as Marie Petit, Barry Morse | January 25, 1963 |
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A married man with a life of crime stands trial for murder. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Cab Driver |
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| 287 | 19 | "To Catch a Butterfly" | David Lowell Rich | Richard Fielder | Bradford Dillman, Ed Asner | February 2, 1963 |
| A couple believe that a boy in their neighborhood intends to kill them. | ||||||
| 288 | 20 | "The Paragon" | Jack Smight | Alfred Hayes (teleplay) Rebecca West (story) |
Gary Merrill as John Pemberton, Joan Fontaine | February 9, 1963 |
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A man comes up with the solution to dealing with his cold-hearted wife. Supporting Cast: Irene Tedrow as Ethel |
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| 289 | 21 | "I'll Be Judge—I'll Be Jury" | James Sheldon | Elizabeth Hely (novel) Lukas Heller (teleplay) |
Peter Graves, Rodolfo Hoyos, Jr., Albert Salmi as Theodore Bond | February 15, 1963 |
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A honeymoon in Mexico ends with the wife being murdered and the husband tracking down the killer. Supporting Cast: Ed Nelson as Alex Trevor |
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| 290 | 22 | "Diagnosis: Danger" | Sydney Pollack | Roland Kibbee | Michael Parks | March 1, 1963 |
| While Health Department officials try to contain an anthrax outbreak, police try to identify the man who died from the disease. | ||||||
| 291 | 23 | "The Lonely Hours" | Jack Smight | Celia Fremlin (novel) William D. Morgan (story) |
Nancy Kelly, Gena Rowlands | March 8, 1963 |
| A mother of three whose husband is out of town grows concerned when a boarder gets attached to her infant son. | ||||||
| 292 | 24 | "The Star Juror" | Herschel Daugherty | James Bridges | Dean Jagger, Betty Field | March 15, 1963 |
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A killer serves jury duty for the trial of a man who has been accused of his crime. Supporting Cast: Don Hanmer as Leo Lloyd |
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| 293 | 25 | "The Long Silence" | Robert Douglas | Charles Beaumont, William D. Gordon (teleplay) Hilda Lawrence (story "Composition for Four Hands") |
Michael Rennie, Phyllis Thaxter as Nora Cory Manson | March 22, 1963 |
| A woman becomes paralyzed in reaction to the news that her eldest son apparently killed himself. | ||||||
| 294 | 26 | "An Out for Oscar" | Bernard Girard | Henry Kane (novel) David Goodis (teleplay) |
Henry Silva as Bill Grant, Linda Christian, Larry Storch | April 5, 1963 |
| A bank teller plans the perfect crime in order to do away with his cheating wife and her lover. | ||||||
| 295 | 27 | "Death and the Joyful Woman" | John Brahm | Ellis Peters (novel) James Bridges (teleplay) |
Gilbert Roland, Laraine Day, Don Galloway | April 12, 1963 |
| A man loses his life upon winning a gamble with his disinherited child. | ||||||
| 296 | 28 | "Last Seen Wearing Blue Jeans" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Amber Dean (novel) Lou Rambeau (teleplay) |
Michael Wilding, Anna Lee, Randy Boone | April 19, 1963 |
| A juvenile schoolgirl witnesses a murder and becomes the killers' next target. | ||||||
| 297 | 29 | "The Dark Pool" | Jack Smight | Alec Coppel (story) William D. Gordon (teleplay) |
Lois Nettleton, Anthony George | May 3, 1963 |
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A woman is blackmailed after her child drowns. Supporting Cast: Walter Woolf King as Senator Hayes, Isobel Elsom as Sister Marie Therese |
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| 298 | 30 | "Dear Uncle George" | Joseph M. Newman | James Bridges (teleplay) Richard Levinson, William Link (story and teleplay) |
Gene Barry as John Chambers / Uncle George, John Larkin, Dabney Coleman, Patricia Donahue | May 10, 1963 |
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An advice journalist tries to advise himself on how to deal with his cheating wife. Supporting Cast: Charity Grace as Mrs. Weatherby |
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| 299 | 31 | "Run for Doom" | Bernard Girard | James Bridges (teleplay) Henry Kane (novel) |
John Gavin, Diana Dors, Scott Brady | May 17, 1963 |
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A doctor plans to marry a soloist, despite the fact that her three previous husbands all met gruesome deaths. Supporting Cast: Bob Carson (credited as Robert Carson) as Mulloy |
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| 300 | 32 | "Death of a Cop" | Joseph M. Newman | Leigh Brackett (teleplay) Douglas Warner (novel) |
Victor Jory, Peter Brown, Richard Jaeckel | May 24, 1963 |
| A police officer plots the punishment of his son's killer. | ||||||
Season 9 (1963–64)
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Title | Directed by | Written by | Stars | Original air date |
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| 301 | 1 | "A Home Away from Home" | Herschel Daugherty | Robert Bloch | Ray Milland | September 27, 1963 |
| A patient at a mental institution does a role reversal by imprisoning the doctors. | ||||||
| 302 | 2 | "A Nice Touch" | Joseph Pevney | Mann Rubin | Anne Baxter, George Segal | October 4, 1963 |
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A woman is caught between her drunken husband and her determined lover. Supporting Cast: Walter Woolf King as Executive |
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| 303 | 3 | "Terror at Northfield" | Harvey Hart | Leigh Brackett (teleplay) Ellery Queen (story) |
Dick York as Sheriff Will Pearce, Jacqueline Scott, R. G. Armstrong as John Cooley | October 11, 1963 |
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The residents of a small town demand the investigation of a boy's death. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Man |
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| 304 | 4 | "You'll Be the Death of Me" | Robert Douglas | William D. Gordon (teleplay) Anthony Gilbert (story) |
Robert Loggia | October 18, 1963 |
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A newlywed bride becomes suspicious of her husband when she finds a button belonging to a young woman who died not far from their mountain cabin. Supporting Cast: Carmen Phillips as Bette Rose Calder |
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| 305 | 5 | "Blood Bargain" | Bernard Girard | Henry Slesar | Richard Kiley, Richard Long, Anne Francis | October 25, 1963 |
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A contract assassin meets his target's handicapped wife. Supporting Cast: Craig Duncan as Detective |
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| 306 | 6 | "Nothing Ever Happens in Linvale" | Herschel Daugherty | Richard Levinson, William Link | Gary Merrill as Harry Jarvis, Phyllis Thaxter as Mrs. Logan, Fess Parker | November 8, 1963 |
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A widow tries to convince a police officer that her neighbor has murdered his wife. Supporting Cast: Jan Arvan as Al |
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| 307 | 7 | "Starring the Defense" | Joseph Pevney | Henry Slesar | Richard Basehart | November 15, 1963 |
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A former actor defends his son on murder charges. Supporting Cast: Russell Collins as Sam Brody |
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| 308 | 8 | "The Cadaver" | Alf Kjellin | James Bridges | Michael Parks, Joby Baker | November 29, 1963 |
| A medical undergraduate tries to get his roommate to stop drinking by convincing him that he killed a girl. | ||||||
| 309 | 9 | "The Dividing Wall" | Bernard Girard | Joel Murcott (teleplay) | James Gregory as Fred Kruger, Katharine Ross | December 6, 1963 |
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A break-in gang gets exposed to a radioactive capsule. Supporting Cast: Rusty Lane as Otto Brandt |
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| 310 | 10 | "Goodbye, George" | Robert Stevens | William Fay | Robert Culp as Harry Lawrence, Stubby Kaye | December 13, 1963 |
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A movie actress is visited by her ex-convict husband, who she had assumed was dead. Supporting Cast: Elliott Reid as Dave Dennis |
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| 311 | 11 | "How to Get Rid of Your Wife" | Alf Kjellin | Robert Gould | Bob Newhart, Jane Withers | December 20, 1963 |
| A gentleman and his wife each plot the other's murder. | ||||||
| 312 | 12 | "Three Wives Too Many" | Joseph M. Newman | Kenneth Fearing (short story) Arthur A. Ross (teleplay) |
Teresa Wright, Dan Duryea | January 3, 1964 |
| A woman learns that her husband has three other wives. | ||||||
| 313 | 13 | "The Magic Shop" | Robert Stevens | H. G. Wells (story) John Collier (teleplay) |
Leslie Nielsen, Peggy McCay | January 10, 1964 |
| A boy gains the power of mind over matter. | ||||||
| 314 | 14 | "Beyond the Sea of Death" | Alf Kjellin | Miriam Allen DeFord (short story) William D. Gordon and Alfred Hayes (teleplay) |
Mildred Dunnock as Minnie Briggs, Diana Hyland | January 24, 1964 |
| An heiress ends her marriage to a fortune hunter. | ||||||
| 315 | 15 | "Night Caller" | Alf Kjellin | Robert Westerby (teleplay) | Bruce Dern, Felicia Farr | January 31, 1964 |
| A woman is driven to madness by a young man and a series of intimidating phone calls. | ||||||
| 316 | 16 | "The Evil of Adelaide Winters" | Laslo Benedek | Arthur A. Ross | Kim Hunter, John Larkin | February 7, 1964 |
| A convicted artist claims that she can make contact with the dead. | ||||||
| 317 | 17 | "The Jar" | Norman Lloyd | Ray Bradbury (short story) James Bridges (teleplay) |
Collin Wilcox, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, Slim Pickens | February 14, 1964 |
| A gentleman buys a jar with something strange inside it. | ||||||
| 318 | 18 | "Final Escape" | William Witney | Thomas H. Cannan, Jr., Randall Hood (story) John Resko (teleplay) |
Stephen McNally, Robert Keith, Edd Byrnes | February 21, 1964 |
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A prisoner matches wits with his custodian in his efforts to escape from a maximum-security prison. Supporting Cast: Hinton Pope as Guard |
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| 319 | 19 | "Murder Case" | John Brahm | James Bridges | John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands | March 6, 1964 |
| An American actress and her former lover plan the murder of her wealthy British husband. | ||||||
| 320 | 20 | "Anyone for Murder?" | Leo Penn | Jack Ritchie (short story) | Barry Nelson, Patricia Breslin, Richard Dawson | March 13, 1964 |
| A psychologist plans an assassination in order to get out of his miserable marriage. | ||||||
| 321 | 21 | "Beast in View" | Joseph M. Newman | Margaret Millar (novel) James Bridges (teleplay) |
Joan Hackett, Kevin McCarthy | March 20, 1964 |
| A woman thinks that her brother's ex-fiancëe is trying to kill her. | ||||||
| 322 | 22 | "Behind the Locked Door" | Robert Douglas | Joel Murcott (teleplay) | Gloria Swanson, James MacArthur | March 27, 1964 |
| A woman is told by her mother that she will be cut off from her inheritance if she does not divorce her husband, whom the mother claims is a gold digger. | ||||||
| 323 | 23 | "A Matter of Murder" | David Lowell Rich | Boris Sobelman | Darren McGavin as Sheridan Westcott, Patricia Crowley, Telly Savalas | April 3, 1964 |
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A carjacker steals a Rolls-Royce with a dead body inside it. Supporting Cast: Tyler McVey as Chief of Police Captain J.X. Doran |
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| 324 | 24 | "The Gentleman Caller" | Joseph M. Newman | James Bridges | Roddy McDowall, Ruth McDevitt | April 10, 1964 |
| A couple hide their stolen money in an old woman's high-rise apartment and their plan to have her committed backfires when the police are called. | ||||||
| 325 | 25 | "The Ordeal of Mrs. Snow" | Robert Stevens | Alvin Sargent | Patricia Collinge as Adelaide Snow, Jessica Walter | April 17, 1964 |
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A man hatches a plot to keep his wife's rich aunt from exposing him. Supporting Cast: George Macready as Hillary Prine |
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| 326 | 26 | "Ten Minutes from Now" | Alf Kjellin | Arthur A. Ross (teleplay) Jack Ritchie (short story) |
Donnelly Rhodes, Lou Jacobi | May 1, 1964 |
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A performer is suspected of making bomb threats against an official. Supporting Cast: Betty Harford as Museum Patron, Hinton Pope as Bomb Squad Officer |
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| 327 | 27 | "The Sign of Satan" | Robert Douglas | Barre Lyndon (teleplay) Robert Bloch (Return to the Sabbath short story) |
Christopher Lee, Gia Scala | May 8, 1964 |
| The lead actor in a horror movie thinks that a cult of devil worshipers are out to kill him. | ||||||
| 328 | 28 | "Who Needs an Enemy?" | Harry Morgan | Arthur A. Ross | Richard Anderson, Steven Hill, Joanna Moore | May 15, 1964 |
| A dishonest man finds a way to avoid prosecution. | ||||||
| 329 | 29 | "Bed of Roses" | Philip Leacock | James Bridges | Patrick O'Neal, Kathie Browne | May 22, 1964 |
| A newlywed man has a date with his girlfriend that turns nightmarish. | ||||||
| 330 | 30 | "The Second Verdict" | Lewis Teague | Alfred Hayes (teleplay) Henry Slesar (story) |
Martin Landau, Frank Gorshin, Nancy Kovack | May 29, 1964 |
| A lawyer discovers that his acquitted client was really guilty of murder and may try to kill again. | ||||||
| 331 | 31 | "Isabel" | Alf Kjellin | William Fay (teleplay) S.B. Hough (novel) Henry Slesar (teleplay) |
Bradford Dillman, Barbara Barrie | June 5, 1964 |
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An ex-convict marries the woman who had him sent to jail. Supporting Cast: Walter Woolf King as Judge |
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| 332 | 32 | "Body in the Barn" | Joseph M. Newman | Harold Swanton | Lillian Gish, Maggie McNamara | July 3, 1964 |
| An old woman tracks down her husband's murderer. | ||||||
Season 10 (1964–65)
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Stars | Original air date |
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| 333 | 1 | "The Return of Verge Likens" | Arnold Laven | James Bridges (teleplay) Davis Grubb (story) |
Peter Fonda, Robert Emhardt as Riley McGrath | October 5, 1964 |
| Verge Likens is a farmer whose father was killed by a crooked politician named Riley McGrath. Verge returns home to avenge his father's death. He manages to get close to Riley by getting hired as an assistant at a barbershop. After asking the barber to run an errand, Verge is alone with Riley and proceeds to lather up the murdering politician for a shave. Verge vividly describes how he is planning to cut Riley's throat. When the barber returns to the barbershop, he finds the door locked. He gets the police, who break down the door. Inside, they find Verge standing over Riley's dead body. Verge has avenged his father's death and he is not guilty of a crime. Riley died of a heart attack. | ||||||
| 334 | 2 | "Change of Address" | David Friedkin | Andrew Benedict (story) Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin (teleplay) |
Arthur Kennedy, Phyllis Thaxter as Elsa Hollands | October 12, 1964 |
| Over the protests of his wife Elsa, Keith Hollin rents a beach house. Elsa dislikes the house and is disturbed by her husband's digging of a grave-like hole in the basement. She is further disturbed when she finds out that Keith is seeing a local girl named Rachel. When Keith tells Elsa that he wants to buy the house, she decides to foil his plan by contacting the wife of the current owner to tell her to not to sell. Keith, however, grows angry and kills Elsa. He buries her body in the basement, but is surprised when the police arrive. The police carry shovels and want to dig up the basement. The police tell Keith that Elsa discovered the wife of the house's owner was missing. She tipped off the police and they began an investigation. They called the house's owner in for questioning and he confessed to murdering his wife. He told them that he buried his wife in the basement of the beach house. The police are at the beach house to dig up the basement so that they can find the body. | ||||||
| 335 | 3 | "Water's Edge" | Bernard Girard | Robert Bloch (short story) Alfred Hayes (teleplay) |
Ann Sothern, John Cassavetes | October 19, 1964 |
| Rusty Connors is a con man that has just been released from prison. He looks up the wife of his dead former cellmate, a robber and murderer, named Mike Krause. Before he was imprisoned, Krause stole a significant amount of money and killed his partner. The money and the body, however, never turned up. Connors talks to Krause's wife Helen and hopes that she knows where the money is. She, however, does not have a clue. Eventually, however, they are able to figure out that the money is stored in an abandoned boathouse that is now infested with rats. In the boathouse, they find the money and the skeleton of Krause's partner. When Connors sees the money, he is overcome with greed and tries to murder Helen. She manages to knock him out. When Connors awakens, he finds himself bound and gagged and being taunted by Helen. She gets up to leave with the money, but is tripped by Connors and is impaled on a hook. As she dies, the scent of her blood attracts the rats. Since Connors is bound; all he can do is listen with horror as the rats approach him in order to kill him by eating him alive. | ||||||
| 336 | 4 | "The Life Work of Juan Diaz" | Norman Lloyd | Ray Bradbury (story) | Alejandro Rey, Frank Silvera | October 26, 1964 |
| Juan Diaz is dying and penniless. His last wish is that he can provide financial security for his family. About a year later, a gravedigger named Alejandro exhumes Juan's corpse to make room in the cemetery. He has it mummified and stores it in a crypt with a number of other mummies. Juan's wife, Maria, discovers Alejandro's plan and steals Juan's body. She hangs it in the house and tells tourists that it is an authentic Mexican mummy. Money from the tourists pays for food and clothing for Maria and her three children. Eventually, however, Maria is overcome by the ghoulishness of what she has done. She begs for forgiveness, but a gleam in the eye of the corpse's body reveals that Juan approves of what she has done. | ||||||
| 337 | 5 | "See the Monkey Dance" | Joseph M. Newman | Lewis Davidson | Roddy McDowall, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | November 9, 1964 |
| While George is headed to see his girlfriend, he meets a mysterious limping stranger who makes George fear for his life. George learns that the stranger is his girlfriend's jealous husband and that his girlfriend arranged this meeting between them in hopes that her husband would kill George. The stranger tells George that she has done this sort of thing before and that he tried, but failed, to kill his wife's last lover. The stranger convinces George to plot revenge and tells him to tamper with the steering of his wife's car. George does as the stranger suggests and his girlfriend dies. George discovers to his dismay, however, that the limping stranger was really his girlfriend's former lover and that he used George to get his revenge on her. | ||||||
| 338 | 6 | "Lonely Place" | Harvey Hart | Francis Gwaltney | Teresa Wright, Pat Buttram, Bruce Dern | November 16, 1964 |
| Stella is married to a cowardly peach farmer named Emory and takes in a passing hobo named Jesse. She hires him to help her husband harvest the peach crop. Unfortunately, Jesse's strange behavior and fascination with a knife that he carries begins to frighten her. Emory, however, refuses to believe her. Stella tries to run away, but is caught by Jesse. He threatens to stab her, but she fights him off. She escapes in her husband's truck and heads home. There she awakens Emory and tells him about Jesse. Emory, however, confesses that he heard her screams, but was too afraid to do anything. Stella angrily stabs her husband and kills him. She then calls the police and blames the murder on the fleeing Jesse. | ||||||
| 339 | 7 | "The McGregor Affair" | David Friedkin | David Friedkin | Elsa Lanchester, Andrew Duggan | November 23, 1964 |
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Edinburgh, Scotland, 1827. John McGregor must take care of his alcoholic wife Aggie. He works for Dr. Knox and must lug large boxes of tanbark to his medical academy. When John learns that the boxes actually contain the murdered victims of two body snatchers named Burke and Hare, he decides to get rid of his wife by getting her drunk and leaving her on the body snatchers' doorstep. The plan is successful, but John is overtaken by remorse. Unfortunately, he ends up being Burke and Hare's next victim. Supporting Cast: Betty Harford as Elsie Muldoon |
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| 340 | 8 | "Misadventure" | Joseph M. Newman | Lewis Davidson | Barry Nelson, Lola Albright, George Kennedy | December 7, 1964 |
| An outsider befriends a woman who is bent on murdering her husband. | ||||||
| 341 | 9 | "Triumph" | Harvey Hart | Arthur A. Ross | Ed Begley, Jeanette Nolan as Mary Fitzgibbons | December 14, 1964 |
| A woman comes between a phony medical missionary and his partner. | ||||||
| 342 | 10 | "Memos from Purgatory" | Joseph Pevney | Harlan Ellison | James Caan, Tony Musante, Walter Koenig | December 21, 1964 |
| A young author joins a gang to collect material for his latest book. | ||||||
| 343 | 11 | "Consider Her Ways" | Robert Stevens | Oscar Millard | Barbara Barrie, Gladys Cooper | December 28, 1964 |
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A physician tries to prevent her vision of an all-female society from coming true. SUpporting Cast: Carmen Phillips as Mother Daisy |
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| 344 | 12 | "Crimson Witness" | David Friedkin | David Friedkin | Peter Lawford, Martha Hyer, Julie London | January 4, 1965 |
| A playboy loses everything to his hated brother, leading to a reenactment of the story of Cain and Abel. | ||||||
| 345 | 13 | "Where the Woodbine Twineth" | Alf Kjellin | James Bridges | Margaret Leighton | January 11, 1965 |
| A woman's niece claims to be acquainted with "minute people". | ||||||
| 346 | 14 | "Final Performance" | John Brahm | Robert Bloch | Franchot Tone, Roger Perry, Sharon Farrell | January 18, 1965 |
| A former vaudevillian's fiancee plans to get away from him. | ||||||
| 347 | 15 | "Thanatos Palace Hotel" | Laslo Benedek | Arthur A. Ross | Angie Dickinson as Ariane Shaw, Steven Hill | February 1, 1965 |
| A suicidal man checks into a hotel that caters to people just like him. | ||||||
| 348 | 16 | "One of the Family" | Joseph Pevney | Oscar Millard | Jeremy Slate, Lilia Skala | February 8, 1965 |
| A family discovers that the nurse that they hired to care for their baby is a wanted child killer. | ||||||
| 349 | 17 | "An Unlocked Window" | Joseph M. Newman | James Bridges | Dana Wynter, T. C. Jones, Louise Latham, John Kerr | February 15, 1965 |
| Two nurses care for a patient in a town where previous nurses have been killed. | ||||||
| 350 | 18 | "The Trap" | John Brahm | Lee Kalcheim | Anne Francis, Robert Strauss | February 22, 1965 |
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A woman plots to murder her husband and marry one of his employees. Supporting Cast: Murray Alper as Cabbie |
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| 351 | 19 | "Wally the Beard" | James H. Brown | Arthur A. Ross | Larry Blyden, Kathie Browne | March 1, 1965 |
| A man gets more than he bargained for when he acquires a wig and beard. | ||||||
| 352 | 20 | "Death Scene" | Harvey Hart | James Bridges | Vera Miles, John Carradine, James Farentino | March 8, 1965 |
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A mechanic aspiring to be an actor writes a screenplay for the daughter of a has-been director. Filmed at former estate of Marion Davies, which was also used as filming location for The Godfather (film series) (1972), and The Bodyguard (1992). Supporting Cast: Virginia Aldridge as Susan Revere |
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| 353 | 21 | "The Photographer and the Undertaker" | Alex March | James Holding (story) Alfred Hayes teleplay |
Jack Cassidy, Harry Townes | March 15, 1965 |
| A photographer and an undertaker are assassins who have each been assigned to kill the other. | ||||||
| 354 | 22 | "Thou Still Unravished Bride" | David Friedkin | Avram Davidson (story) Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin |
Ron Randell, David Carradine, Sally Kellerman | March 22, 1965 |
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A police officer suspects that his missing fiancee has been killed. Supporting Cast: Betty Harford as Woman |
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| 355 | 23 | "Completely Foolproof" | Alf Kjellin | Anthony Terpiloff | J. D. Cannon, Patricia Barry | March 29, 1965 |
| A woman plots to murder her rich, cheating husband. | ||||||
| 356 | 24 | "Power of Attorney" | Harvey Hart | James Bridges (teleplay) | Richard Johnson, Geraldine Fitzgerald | April 5, 1965 |
| A con man swindles wealthy women. | ||||||
| 357 | 25 | "The World's Oldest Motive" | Harry Morgan | Lewis Davidson | Henry Jones, Linda Lawson, Robert Loggia, Kathleen Freeman | April 12, 1965 |
| A married man gets the chance to marry his girlfriend when an outsider offers to kill his wife. | ||||||
| 358 | 26 | "The Monkey's Paw—A Retelling" | Robert Stevens | Morton S. Fine, David Friedkin, Anthony Terpiloff (teleplay) W. W. Jacobs (story) |
Leif Erickson, Jane Wyatt, Lee Majors | April 19, 1965 |
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A man acquires a monkey's paw that grants three wishes - with deadly consequences. Supporting Cast: Carmen Phillips as Mary Smith |
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| 359 | 27 | "The Second Wife" | Joseph M. Newman | Robert Bloch (teleplay) Richard Deming (story) |
June Lockhart, John Anderson | April 26, 1965 |
| A newlywed woman thinks that her husband killed his previous wife. | ||||||
| 360 | 28 | "Night Fever" | Herbert Coleman | Gilbert Ralston (teleplay) Clark Howard (short story) |
Colleen Dewhurst | May 3, 1965 |
| An injured criminal uses a nurse's compassion to escape from the hospital. | ||||||
| 361 | 29 | "Off Season" | William Friedkin | Robert Bloch (teleplay) Edward D. Hoch (short story) |
John Gavin as Johnny Kendall, Richard Jaeckel as Milt Woodman | May 10, 1965 |
| A trigger-happy cop gets fired from the police department and gets a job in the office of a small town sheriff. | ||||||
See also
References
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