UK anthology suspense series 1954-55 65 episodes x 30 min bw
1Oct54-5Jul57 (ABC [us]) (later became Mark Saber)
hosted by Ron Randell
This UK production features less known actors in filmed plays
showing people caught in "the Vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
As of Friday 23Dec 1955 'The Vise' was replaced on ABC by the spin-off
'Mark Saber, Private Investigator, with Donald Gray in the title role,
another Danziger production filmed in the UK.
NOTE: Paul Gerrard was a pseudonym used by Paul Dickson when he directed
"The Vise. When he directed an episode of "Colonel March of Scotland Yard"
and three episodes of the Edgar Lustgarten "Scotland Yard" theatrical
series he was billed as Paul Gherzo.
Ron Randell later starred in the UK World War II Adventure
series"O.S.S." (1957-58)
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THREE CORNERED FATE (75 min )(1954 compilation film)
(i) "Cruel Test" (ep #24)
(ii) "Death on the Boards" (ep #21)
(iii) "The Fair and the Fallen" (ep #9)
TRIPLE BLACKMAIL (76 min)(1955 compilation film)
(i) "Behind the Mask" (ep #22)
(ii) "The Deception" (ep #25)
(iii) "Broken Honeymoon" (ep #20)
YELLOW ROBE (51min) (1955 compilation film)
(i) "Set A murderer" (ep#2)
(ii) "Yellow Robe" (ep #12)
THE FINAL COLUMN
(51 min) (1955 compilation film)
(i) The Final Column (ep.#16)
(ii) Dr Damon's Experiment (ep.# 4)
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39 episodes
ABC Network, USA, Fridays 9:30pm Eastern
Directed by David Macdonald (35 episodes)
Directed by Paul Gerrard (4 episodes)
V1.01 [--] The Vise:(anthology): hosted by Ron Randell ONE JUST MAN
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
01Oct54 [us] ABC Network,
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Alexander Knox
V1.02 [--] The Vise:(anthology): hosted by Ron Randell SET A MURDERER (featured in the compilation film "Yellow Robe")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
08Oct54 [us] ABC Network
Script by James Eastwood
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Clifford Evans ....... David Harman
Honor Blackman ....... Paula Hickson
Martin Boddey ........ Sydney White
Billy Nagy ........... Hickson
V1.03 [--] The Vise:(anthology): hosted by Ron Randell
LET MURDER BE DONE
(see #1.28 - crossover information)
15Oct54 [us] ABC Network
Guest Cast:
Dennis Price
Avis Scott
V1.04 [--] The Vise:(anthology): hosted by Ron Randell DR. DAMON'S EXPERIMENT
(featured in the compilation film "The Final Column")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
22Oct54 [us] ABC
6May63 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Laurence Naismith .... Dr. Damon
Sandra Dorne ......... Anita Damon
Brian Worth .......... Charles
Robert Sansom ........ Dr. Hogarty
Dr. Damon is a psychiatrist. He can solve the mental problems
of others, but becomes trapped by his own.
V1.05 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell DEATH PAYS NO DIVIDENDS
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
29Oct54 [us] ABC Network
Script by James Eastwood
from an original story by James Eastwood and Kate Barlay
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Eunice Gayson ........... Julia
Peter Reynolds .......... Tommy
John Warwick ............ Brent
A cosmopolitan playboy and his girl friend devise a scheme
to defraud an insurance company - with fatal results.
V1.06 [--] The Vise:(anthology): hosted by Ron Randell GABRIEL'S CHOICE
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
5Nov54 [us] ABC Network
Script by Paul Tabori and Kate Barlay
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Clifford Evans ......... Dr Campbell
Lee Patterson .......... Gabriel
Mary Ward .............. Mrs. Campbell
Mary Parker ............ Marianne
A kindly doctor saves a young man from suicide and welcomes
him into his home only to find himself involved in a web of
treachery and intrigue.
V1.07 [--] The Vise (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE DIAMOND EXPERT Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
12Nov54 [us] ABC Network
Script: Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Paul Carpenter ......... John Phillips
Hugh Latimer ........... Delauney
Leslie Linder .......... Major Andrews
Frederick Schiler* ...... Gruyther *spelling error on film - should be Frederick Schiller
(born 1901)
John Phillips learns that his ship-board companion, Delauncey,
is a diamond expert on his way ro a new mine. Phillips kills
Delauncey and assumes his identity - only to find that he has
trapped himself.
V1.08 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE SECRET PLACE
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
19Nov54 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Margaret Rawlings
John Stewart
V1.09 [--] The Vise:(anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE FAIR AND THE FALLEN
(featured in the compilation film "Three Cornered Fate")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
26Nov54 [us] ABC Network
Script: James Eastwood and Kate Barlay
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Jean Aubrey ............. Ellen Thompson
Anthony Snell ........... Ralph Scott
Josephine Douglas ....... Constance Stafford
A schoolgirl in love with her music teacher hides in a
chest to be near him and is almost asphyxiated. The teacher
looks like taking the blame, until her diary is found.
V1.10 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE EAVESDROPPER Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
3Dec54 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Frederick Leister
Terrence Brook
Neila Parely
V1.11 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell
THE VERY SILENT TRAVELLER[verified on
film - D.Moore]
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
10Dec54 ABC Network US, Friday
Script by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Denis Shaw ........... Gortz
Tony Quinn ........... Rusty
Ronan O’Casey ........ Dillon
Sam Kydd ............. Olsen
Bob O’Neill .......... Miller
Donald Masters (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A dead man plays a leading part in this crime adventure. The man, Brockley,
is murdered by Dick Miller. The body is found by Brockley's friends. In
order to pin the murder of Miller, they plant the body on board a train
in which Miller is travelling.
V1.12 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell YELLOW ROBE
(featured in the compilation film "Yellow Robe")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
17Dec54 [us] ABC Network
Script by George St George
Directed by David Macdonald
Director of Photography: Jimmy Wilson
guest cast:
Robert Raglan .......... Inspector Mather
Tony Penderell ......... Frank Ballard
Iris Russell ........... Mary Ballard
Peter Neil ............. John Collins
V1.13 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell LUCKY MAN
24Dec54 [us] ABC Network
Story by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast: (verified on film)
Leslie Phillips ........ Hugh Lawrence
Ann Stephens ........... Lily Bayliss
Colin Gordon ........... (Professor) Theo Bayliss
Raymond Rollett ........ The General
Tony Quinn ............. Goodbody
Synopsis:
Hugh Lawrence's little risk to obtain Professor Bayliss's consent
to his daughter's marriage comes slightly unstuck when his uncle,
the General bursts in on their tete-a-tete.
(UK synd. repeat: 22Oct63 ITV A-R London, Tue 10:50 pm - series title "Tension")
V1.14 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell
THE GAMBLER(S)
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
31Dec54 ABC
Original Story and Screenplay by Kate Barlay and Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Thea Gregory ........... June
Martin Benson .......... Carlos
John Witty ............. Bob
Synopsis:
A young woman becomes involved with a gambler at Monte Carlo and
becomes his pawn in a new game. [RF]
(US Syndicated rerun on "The Trap" 13Jan58 Mon WPIX Ind.
11pm)
V1.15 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell COUNT OF TWELVE
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
7Jan55 [us] ABC Network
Script: Rex Rienits
Directed by Paul Gerrard (aka _Paul Dickson/ aka_Paul Gherzo)
guest cast:
John Longden ........... Simon Graves
Genine Graham .......... Julia Graves
Jill Adams ............. Wendy Graves
Gerrard Green .......... Harry Bancroft
Enid Lorimer ........... Mrs McPhail
V1.16 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE FINAL COLUMN
(featured in the compilation film "The Final Column")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
14Jan55 [us] ABC Network
31Aug62 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by Kate Barley
Screenplay by James Eastwood
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
John Longden ............ Albert Lake
Jeanette Sterke ......... Claire Lake
Kay Callard ............. Marie
Christopher Lee ......... Larry Spence
Ronnie Corbett (uncredited ?)
An ambitious young writer commits murder, then tries to frame
his publisher in a scheme to advance his career.
V1.17 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE BENEVOLENT BURGLAR
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
21Jan55 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Peter Dyneley
James Hayter
Pauline Olson
Joan Drummond
V1.18 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell BLIND MAN'S BLUFF
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
28Jan55 [us] ABC Network
Script: Paul Tabori
Directed by Paul Gerrard (aka _Paul Dickson/ aka_Paul Gherzo)
Guest Cast:
Eunice Gayson ......... Valerie Dyson
John Bentley .......... Dr Lawrence
Leonard Sachs ......... Mark Dyson
Patrick Holt .......... Mario
A letter, carelessly enclosed in the wrong envelope, marks a
turning point in the life of Valerie Dyson, torn between love
for her husband and another man.
V1.19 [--] The Vise (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE EIGHTH WINDOW
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
4Feb55 [us] ABC Network
Story Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Robert Arden ........... Victor Crane
Beverley Brooks ........ Diana
Guy Deghy .............. Dirkson
Michael McKeag ......... Jack
A Dutch diamond cutter and his secretary are kidnapped so that
a jewel thief may possess the most valuable diamond in the world.
V1.20 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell BROKEN HONEYMOON
(featured in the compilation film "Triple Blackmail")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
11Feb55 [us] ABC Network
Story by Elizabeth Berridge and Reginald Moon
Directed by Paul Gerrard (aka _Paul Dickson/ aka_Paul Gherzo)
Guest Cast:
Adrienne Corri ....... Helen
Robert Ayres ......... Clive
Robert O'Neil ........ Denby
Nanette Newman ....... Isobel
Conrad Philips ....... Doctor
Synopsis 1:
A bigamist (Robert Ayres) is suspected of killing a blackmailing
detective hired by his wife.
Synopsis 2:
A young woman, after being disfigured by a tiger in the jungle is deserted
by her husband. She tries to trace him - and finds herself journeying along
a strange and sinister path. [DWMcG]
V1.21 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell DEATH ON THE BOARDS
(featured in the compilation film "Three Cornered Fate")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
18Feb55 [us] ABC Network
Script: Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Maureen Swanson ..... Maria
Derek Bond .......... Robert Parker
Joan Schofield ...... Audrey Parker
John Stuart ......... George Hilton
Phil Vickers ........ Dick Massey
A refugee dancer comes between a producer and her fianceé.
The fianceé tries to kill the ballerina, but the producer
dies instead.
V1.22 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell BEHIND THE MASK
(featured in the compilation film "Triple Blackmail")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
25Feb55 [us] ABC Network
Directed by Paul Gerrard (aka _Paul Dickson/ aka_Paul Gherzo)
Guest Cast:
Betta St. John
Philip Friend
A financier (Philip Friend) thinks his lovely young bride
is being blackmailed, but she and her lover are plotting
to kill him, which they do.
V1.23 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell DRESS REHEARSAL
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
4Mar55 [us] ABC Network
22Apr63 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by James Eastwood
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Sandra Dorne ......... Paula Canning
Patrick Holt ......... Bill Canning
Kay Callard .......... Betty
Andre van Gyseghem ... Gregg
Sickened by the taunts of his wife, Bill Canning resolves
to be rid of her. His attempt at murder, however, does
not go quite according to plan.
V1.24 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell CRUEL TEST
(featured in the compilation film "Three Cornered Fate")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
11Mar55 [us] ABC Network
7Sep62 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Joyce Heron .......... Edna Hastings
Mark Digman .......... Clive Hastings
Ian Whittaker ........ Ted Hastings
John Tinn ............ Tuah Ohe
Sonia Hana........... Lanna
The cruel district commissioner of a remote jungle territory
refuses to let his wife work at the nearby hospital. However,
her interest in medicine, as well as her courage and
resourcefulness, proves to be of great value to him. But
when he and his son are poisoned by Malayan rebels, his
wife has only enough antodote for one.
V1.25 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE DECEPTION
(featured in the compilation film "Triple Blackmail")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
18Mar55 [us] ABC Network
Produced by The Danzigers
Story by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Marjorie Stewart ....... Gwen
Ann Stephens ........... Bess
Mary Parker ............ Dorothy
George Howe ............ Pops
Ronan O'Casey .......... Paul
Depressed because her younger sisters are getting married
Gwen (Marjorie Stewart) sends herself flowers and love letters
- which leads to a narrow escape from a blackmailer.
V1.26 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell WEEK-END GUEST
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
25Mar55 [us] ABC Network
24Aug62 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Original Story by Kate Barley and James Eastwood
Screenplay by James Eastwood
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Mary Hinton .......... Miss Elizabeth
Brenda Hogan ......... Mary
Kenneth Haigh ........ Johnson
Hamilton Keene ....... Blake
What is the mystery of the strange old house in Sussex?
A young reporter resolves to find out - and is helped in
his resolve by the owner's pretty neice.
V1.27 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE FAME AND THE FURY
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
1Apr55 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Patrick Holt
Sandra Dorne
David Horne
V1.28 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell RING OF GREED (on film)
(see #1.03 - crossover information)
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
8Apr55 [us] ABC Network
From a play by Mabel Constanduros
Adapted for the screen by Frank Atkinson
Directed by David MacDonald
Director of photography, Jack Cox
Film Editor, Sid Stone
Music by Edwin Astley.
Guest Cast: (verified on film)
Megs Jenkins .......... Margaret Bellamy
Clifford Evans ........ Frank Bellamy
Betty Ann Davies ...... Mrs Brandt
(no Ed Mallin mentioned in listing)
V1.30 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE SCHEMER
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
22Apr55 [us] ABC Network
29Apr63 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by Kate Barley
Screenplay by James Eastwood
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Linden Travers ...... Muriel Baxley
Brian Smith ......... Keith Bexley
Brian Worth ......... Burton
Donald Gray ......... Guy Roberts
The romance of an attractive and wealthy widow is upset
by the interference of her spolied son.
V1.31 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell DOUBLE PAY-OFF
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
29Apr55 [us] ABC Network
Story by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Mary Scott .......... Francine
Howard Pays ......... Fred Curran
Robert Raikes ....... Eric Hallam
Denis Shaw .......... Mancini
V1.32 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell ACCOUNT CLOSED
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
6May55 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Dennis Price
V1.33 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE SERPENT BENEATH (a.k.a. "The Serpent Below")
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
13May55 [us] ABC Network
Story by Kate Barclay
Directed by David Macdonald
Guest Cast:
Dennis Price ........ Peter Stanton
Zena Marshall ....... Audrey Lipton
Ronan O'Casey ....... Thompson
John Stuart ......... Walter Hayden
Jacqueline Ellis .... Lisa
Renowned playwright Peter Stanton has had a series of hits
starring a beautiful actress, but when he becomes stale and
unproductive he keeps persuading her from accepting other parts.
Finally he steals the play of an unknown author which becomes a
hit, but gets him involved in complications. [D.W.McG]
V1.34 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE PRICE OF VANITY
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
20May55 [us] ABC Network
8Apr63 [uk] A-R London, Mon 11:15 pm ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by John Wiles and Richard Wade
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Christopher Lee ....... Martell
Eric Lander ........... Wolff
Muriel Young .......... Maria
Lloyd Lamble .......... Henderson
A young artist who can fake Old Masters well enough to
deceive an art critic obviously has the key to a successful
career.
V1.35 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell MAN IN DEMAND
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
27May55 [us] ABC Network
1Apr63 [uk] A-R London ("Tension" UK series title)
Story by E.C. Tubbs
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Dorothy Gordon ....... Carol
Enid Lorimer ......... Mrs. Steel
Brian Worth .......... John
Alastair Hunter ...... Dr. Sim
Jennifer Jayne ....... Ann
A young wife finds her marriage in danger of breaking up
because of her crippled mother-in-law's excessive demands
on her son.
V1.36 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE HOMING CHINAMAN
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
3Jun55 [us] ABC Network
Script by Paul Tabori
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Ronald Adam ........... Tan Lyn
Michael Kelly ......... Tan Pao
Chen Yu ............... Chen Li
Colin Tapley .......... Inspector Forbes
Sam Kydd .............. Simons
V1.37 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE RATTAN TRUNK
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
10Jun55 [us] ABC Network
Story by Kate Barlay and Paul Tabori
Directed by Francis Searle (on film)
Directed by David Macdonald (according to DWMc)
guest cast: (verified on film)
Jack Holden* (*This is what the on screen title says, but in fact the part is
played
by actress Jan Holden)
Peter Grant ........ Rick
Anne Valery ........ - Miller
Barry Keegan ....... Bert Edwards
V1.38 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell MURDER OF A HAM
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
17Jun55 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Leslie Dwyer
April Olrich
V1.39 [--] The Vise: (anthology): hosted by Ron Randell THE BETTER CHANCE - or THE BETTER CHOICE
Danziger production (filmed in the UK)
24Jun55 [us] ABC Network
Directed by David Macdonald
guest cast:
Kay Callard
Leslie Phillips
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