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Season
2 (CBS) (1949-50)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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CBS Tuesdays
9:30-10:00pm Eastern
2.01 [17] Suspense: LUNCH BOX
06-Sep-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Turner Bullock & Frank Gabrielson
story by Larry Malone
starring
Lon McCallister
Abe Vigoda
2.02 [18] Suspense: COLLECTOR'S ITEM
13-Sep-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Doris Frankel
story by Robert Stevens
starring
Lon McCallister
2.03 [19] Suspense: DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
20-Sep-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Halsted Welles
Based on a story by Robert Louis Stevenson
starring
Ralph Bell ..... Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde
2.04 [20] Suspense: THE COMIC STRIP MURDER (on film)
29-Sep-1949 CBS Tue
Produced & Directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Turner Bullock & Frank Gabrielson
From an original play by Fred Methot
Music by Hank Sylvern
Settings Gil Hancox
Cartoons Dick Ayers
starring
Lilli Palmer ..... Julia
Don Briggs ....... Mark
Eva Marie Saint .. Francie (as Eve Marie Saint)
King Calder ...... Handley
John Hudson ...... John
Henry Lascoe ..... Waiter
Synopsis:
A housewife, whose husband uses her likeness as one of the characters
in his detective comic strip, believes her spouse is planning her
death when he decides to kill the character in the
strip.
2.05 [21] Suspense: DOCTOR VIOLET (on film)
04-Oct-1949 CBS Tue
Produced & Directed by Robert Stevens
Written by Halstead Welles
starring
Hume Cronyn ...... Dr. Violet
Evelyn Varden .... Mrs. Violet
Anne Francis ..... Lois
Ray Walston ...... Mousey
Frank Thomas Jr... Art
Jack Overman ..... Detective
Mike Kellin ...... Johnny the Policeman
Flody Buckley .... Texan
Synopsis:
A young, engaged couple wandering the carnival enters a sideshow that
displays wax figures of famous killers and their crimes. Dr. Violet,
the tour guide, is particularly fond of the final wax figure,
a man who murders young women who are about to be
married.
2.06 [22] Suspense: THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO
11-Oct-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Halsted Welles
Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe
starring
Bela Lugosi
Romney Brent
Ray Walston
Synopsis:
Montresor vows revenge against Fortunato who has repeatedly injured
and insulted him. Fortunato is unaware of the animosity which Montresor has
against him and so during carnival time the plot unfolds. [RF]
2.07 [23] Suspense: THE SERPENT RING
18-Oct-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by John Gearon
Based on a story by Louis Pollock
starring
Ray Walston
Steven Hill
Royal Dano
Joan Wetmore
Peter Von Zernick
Donald Buka
2.08 [24]Suspense: THE MURDERER (on film)
25-Oct-1949 CBS Tue
Produced & Directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Joseph Hayes
Based on a story by Joel Townsley Rogers
Commercial Director John Peyser
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
Jeffrey Lynn ..... John Bantreagh
John McQuade ..... Roy Clade
Eileen Heckart ... Mollie
Don Hanmer ....... Mac
Marilyn Erskine .. Lillybelle
Larry Fletcher ... Frank
Synopsis:
A man finds his wife lying dead on his front lawn after being
bludgeoned with a tire iron. She had been cheating
on him for some time, and was leaving him.
2.09 [25]Suspense: BLACK PASSAGE (on film)
01-Nov-1949 CBS Tue
Produced and directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Halsted Welles
From a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
starring
Stella Adler ....... Lola
William Prince ........ Cunningham
Mary Sinclair ...... Mother
Mort Stevens ..... Padre
Peter Fernandez .. Miguel
Carlos Montalban . Pedro
Synopsis:
Obsessed with the beautiful Lola, Cunningham is unaware that
the women of the family are vampires.
2.10 [26]Suspense: SUSPICION
08-Nov-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Joseph Liss
Based on a story by Billy Rose
starring
Russell Collins
Charlton Heston
Meg Mundy
Edgar Stehli
* Restaged from Season 1 episode of the same name different cast.
2.11 [27]Suspense: THE THIN EDGE OF VIOLENCE
15-Nov-1949 CBS Tue
Based on a story by William O'Farrell
starring
George Reeves
Lénore Aubert
Emily Lawrence
2.12 [28]Suspense: THE THIRD ONE
22-Nov-1949 CBS Tue
story by Arthur Heinemann
starring
Iris Mann
Theodore Newton
Margaret Phillips
2.13 [29]Suspense: THE MAN IN THE HOUSE (on film)
29-Nov-1949 CBS Tue
Produced and directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Joseph Liss
Based on the radio play by Leslie Edgby
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
Kim Hunter ....... Emily
Alan Baxter ...... The Intruder
Boyd Crawford .... Ted
Ruth McDevitt .... Mrs. Barret
Jay Eastman ...... Teen in library
Lores Lambert .... Teen in library
Joan Lawrence .... Teen in library
Synopsis:
A young married couple has problems because the wife is living
separately with her elderly mother. The situation becomes even more
strained when a killer on the lam forces his way into her home.
2.14 [30]Suspense: THE SCAR
06-Dec-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Shirl Hendryx
story by H.R. Hays
starring
Edgar Stehli
2.15 [31]Suspense: THE GRAY HELMET
13-Dec-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Halsted Welles
story by Robert Carse
starring
Jack Lemmon
Bernard Kates
Mort Stevens
2.16 [32]Suspense: THE SEEKER AND THE SOUGHT
20-Dec-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Halsted Welles
story by Marie Baumer
starring
Eileen Heckart
Joseph Holland
Philip Loeb
Grace Valentine
2.17 [33] Suspense: THE CASE OF LADY SANNOX
27-Dec-1949 CBS Tue
Adapted for television by Robert Wallsten
Based on a story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
starring
Stella Adler
Henry Brandon
Berry Kroeger
2.18 [34] Suspense: MORNING BOAT TO AFRICA
03-Jan-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Nina Foch
2.19 [35] Suspense: THE BOMBER COMMAND
10-Jan-1950 CBS Tue
starring
George Reeves
Susan Douglas
2.20 [36] Suspense: SUMMER STORM
17-Jan-1950 CBS Tue
Produced and Directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Marie Baumer
Based on a story by Louis Este
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
E.G. Marshall .... Eddie Hunt
Jack Dimond ...... Jimmy Hunt
Morton Stevens ... Mr. O'Farrell
King Calder ...... Mr. Waters
Ruth McDevitt .... Mrs. Waters
Royal Dano ....... Policeman
Joe Boland ....... Mr. Graham
Leslie Litomy .... Casey
Martin Greenlee .. Mike
2.21 [37] Suspense: THE HORIZONTAL MAN
24-Jan-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Mildred Natwick
2.22 [38] Suspense: THE DISTANT ISLAND
31-Jan-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Patricia Kirkland
2.23 [39] Suspense: ESCAPE THIS NIGHT
07-Feb-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Donald Buka
Peter Capell
Robert H. Harris
2.24 [40] Suspense: THE SUICIDE CLUB
14-Feb-1950 CBS Tue
Produced and Directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Reginald Denham & Mary Orr
Based on a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
starring
Ralph Bell ....... Prince Florizel/Theophilus Goode
Ralph Clanton .... Col. Gerard/Alfred Hammersmith
Donald Buka ...... Mr. X
Richard Fraser ... Club President
2.25 [41] Suspense: ROMAN HOLIDAY
21-Feb-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Leslie Nielsen
Jack Dimond
2.26 [42] Suspense: THE MAN WHO TALKED IN HIS SLEEP
28-Feb-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Edith Atwater
Donald Briggs
2.27 [43] Suspense: THE LEDGE
07-Mar-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Dick Foran
E.G. Marshall
2.28 [44] Suspense: THE PARCEL (on film)
14-Mar-1950 CBS Tue
Produced and Directed by Robert Stevens
Original script by Alvin Sapinsley (idea from Robert Stevens)
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
Conrad Janis ..... Tommy
Ray Walston ...... Herbert the Hook
Ann Thomas ....... Sally
Royal Dano ....... Marvin the Push
Lee Marvin ....... Barrow
Harold J. Stone .. Eagle Moran
Peter Capell ..... Gunner
2.29 [45] Suspense: THE OLD MAN'S BADGE (on film)
21-Mar-1950 CBS Tue
Produced and Directed by Robert Stevens
Original script by Ferguson Findley & Robert Tallman
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
Steven Hill ...... Dolph Romano
Barry Nelson ..... Johny Malone
Will Hare ........ Tony Grisalla
Charles Mendick .. Herman
Philip Sterling .. Ciro
Ann Thomas ....... Billie
Julian Noa ....... Captain
2.30 [46] Suspense: THE SECOND CLASS PASSENGER
28-Mar-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Leslie Nielsen
Monica Boyer
Alfreda Wallace
2.31 [47] Suspense: ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS TO ONE FOR YOUR MONEY
04-Apr-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Tom Drake
Betty Garde
Paul Stewart
Carol Williams
2.32 [48] Suspense: STEELY, STEELY EYES
11-Apr-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Betty Garde
2.33 [49] Suspense: MURDER AT THE MARDI GRAS
18-Apr-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Hume Cronyn
Tom Drake
Robert Emhardt
George Reeves
Mary Sinclair
John Marriott
2.34 [50] Suspense: THE GENTLEMAN FROM AMERICA
25-Apr-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Barry Nelson
2.35 [51] Suspense: DEATH OF A DUMMY
02-May-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Conrad Janis
2.36 [52] Suspense: RED WINE
09-May-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Hume Cronyn
Tom Drake
2.37 [53] Suspense: ONE AND ONE'S A LONESOME
16-May-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Robert Emhardt
Nina Foch
Scott McKay
Meg Mundy
2.38 [54] Suspense: PHOTO FINISH (on film)
23-May-1950 CBS Tue
Produced & Directed by Robert Stevens
Original television script by Alvin Sapinsley (idea by Robert Stevens)
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
Ralph Clanton .... Robert Quartermain
Eileen Heckart ... Margaret Quartermain
Richard Boone .... Mercer
Don Appell ....... Willy Fergus
Lou Herbert ...... Mack
2.39 [55] Suspense: LISTEN, LISTEN
30-May-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Mildred Natwick
2.40 [56] Suspense: BLACK BRONZE
06-Jun-1950 CBS Tue
starring
Franchot Tone
Joan Diener
2.41 [57] Suspense: I'M NO HERO
20-Jun-1950 CBS Tue
Based on a story by Henry Kane
starring
Hume Cronyn
Mark Roberts
2.42 [58] Suspense: WISTERIA COTTAGE (on film)
27-Jun-1950 CBS Tue
Produced & Directed by Robert Stevens
Adapted for television by Charles Robinson
Based on a novel by Robert M. Coates
Music by Hank Sylvern
starring
Marjorie Gateson .. Florence Hackett
Conrad Janis ...... Richard
Joan Copeland ..... Louisa Hackett
Carlotta Sherwood.. Elinor Hackett
James MacDonald ... Jeff
Mark Roberts ...... Ned Bassett
Ruth McDevitt ..... Jenny
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