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Season
3 (CBS) (1956-57)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
contributions by: Rina Fox,
Jim Brent, Professor Mike Nevins (MN)
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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CBS Thursdays 8:30-9:30pm Eastern (60 min)
Shared this time slot approx every 4 weeks with
Chrysler: Shower Of
Stars (CBS) (1954-58) (Music Variety Specials)
3.01 [--] Climax!: BURY ME LATER
06Sep56
Teleplay by Jean Holloway & John McGreevey
Based on H.F.M. Prescott's novel DEAD AND NOT BURIED
(Constable 1938, Dodd Mead 1938) (aka Hilda Francis Margaret Prescott)
starring
Angela Lansbury ..... Justina
Boris Karloff .... Vicar
Torin Thatcher .... John Philippson
Sean McClory .... Mark Yorke
Synopsis:
The police suspect that an elderly farmer who vanished was murdered
by an artist who was painting a portrait of the farmer's attractive young wife,
and who is suffering from a lapse of memory and has no alibi. [MN]
3.02 [--] Climax!: BURST OF VIOLENCE
13Sep56
Written by Fred Freiburger & Richard Landau
starring
Eddie Albert .... Gabe Douglas
Betsy Palmer .... Elizabeth
John Baragrey .... Floyd
Malcolm Brodrick .... Andy
Synopsis:
A Texas rancher whose opposition to slavery led him to fight for the
Union in the Civil War returns home to find himself despised
for betraying the South even by his family. [MN]
3.03 [--] Climax!: THE GARSTEN CASE
20Sep56
Teleplay by Oliver Crawford
Based on Gordon Gaskill's short story "The Garsten Case"
(Woman’s Home Companion, October 1956)
starring
Everett Sloane ... Dr. Emil Garsten
Judith Evelyn .... Susan Garsten
Audrey Totter .... Dr. Helen Koenig
Warner Anderson .... Fleet
Synopsis:
Two nuclear scientists married to each other are working on a top-secret
experiment when the woman is accidentally exposed to atomic radiation.
With only a week to live, she and her husband decide to perform a series
of usually fatal experiments in the name of science, with her as the subject. [MN]
3.04 [--] Climax!: THE FOG
27Sep56
written by Dale Wasserman
starring
Ralph Bellamy .... Hap Kennelly
Mona Freeman ..... Helen
James Whitmore ... Stash Prohaska
Wallace Ford ..... Dr. Karl Wendig
Hurd Hatfield .... Paul Randolph
Beverly Garland .. Shirley Connors
John Qualen ...... Geist
Synopsis:
A strange, poisonous fog envelops a small town. The only doctor within reach
is an eccentric recluse. In the struggle against death in the mysterious fog,
several people re-evaluate their lives and those of others close to them. [RF]
*Note: Geist is the German word for ghost.
3.05 [--] Climax!: ISLAND IN THE CITY
04Oct56
Written by Adrian Spies
starring
Ricardo Montalban ....... Joe Bermudes
Doris Dowling ....... Alicia
James Gregory ....... Dr. Froelich
Eduardo Ciannelli ....... Martinez
Murvyn Vye ....... Willy Martinez
Sal Mineo ....... Miguel
Synopsis:
A Puerto Rican detective in the big city tries to keep a
youngster from getting into trouble but is suspended from
the force for alleged brutality to the boy. [MN]
3.06 [--] Climax!: JOURNEY INTO FEAR
11Oct56
Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh
Based on a novel by Eric Ambler
Directed by Jack Smight
starring
John Forsythe ....... Graham Johnson
Eva Gabor ....... Josette
Arnold Moss ....... Haller
Anthony Dexter ....... Jose
Leon Askin
Abraham Sofaer
Synopsis 1:
A munitions expert goes on an arms smuggling mission to Istanbul
and becomes a target for Nazi agents. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An American engineer has just completed secret ordinance work in Turkey.
As he prepares to leave for home, he discovers a group of murderers is after him.
He tries to elude them by taking passage on a small boat to Genoa. [RF]
3.07 [--] Climax!: THE MIDAS TOUCH
18Oct56
starring
Anna Navarro .... Teresa
Robert Preston .... Cleve Gordon
Margaret Hayes .... Sylvia
Walter Abel .... Stewart
George Dolenz .... Cortino
Synopsis:
The owner of a mine comes to a small South American town
to investigate the cave-in which caused his brother's death
but the townspeople refuse to co-operate. [MN]
3.08 [--] Climax!: NIGHT OF THE HEAT WAVE
25Oct56
Written by Lowell Barrington
starring
Darren McGavin ......... Walter
Kurt Kasznar ........ Karfas
Phyllis Thaxter ...... Mary
Edward Andrews ...... Arnold
Synopsis:
After serving a six-year sentence for jewel robbery, a man is released from prison.
He and his wife are threatened by characters from the underworld who believe
the ex-convict knows where a missing $150,000 star-brilliant is hidden. Even
the man's brother tries to make a "deal" for the valuable gem. [RF]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 1Nov56
3.09 [--] Climax!: FLIGHT TO TOMORROW
08Nov56
Written by Al C. Ward
starring
Terry Moore ........ Chris
Dale Robertson
Steve Forrest ....... Ben
Sir Cedric Hardwicke ....... Danielson
Richard Arlen ....... Nevers
Yma Sumac ...... Maria Sanchez
Rex Ingram ....... Petraca
Synopsis:
One of the partners in a Tangier air charter service masterminds a plot
to steal the receipts of a gambling casino by faking a plane crash. [MN]
3.10 [--] Climax!: NIGHT SHRIEK
15Nov56
Written by Hagar Wilde
starring
Joanne Dru .......... Nancy
Brian Aherne ........ David
Isobel Elsom ........ Lady Grey
Edward Ashley ....... John Fenton
Synopsis:
The young bride of a Jamaica plantation owner is frightened by her husband's
violent outbursts of rage. She begins to believe the rumors that he was responsible
for the death of his first wife, whose
body was never found. [RF]
3.11 [--] Climax!: THE CHINESE GAME
22Nov56
Written by Charles Larson
starring
Macdonald Carey ... Harry Belgard
Rita Moreno ....... Irene
Constance Ford .... Helen
Harry Townes ...... Arthur Cook
Anna May Wong ..... Clerk
Synopsis:
A newspaper columnist buys an unusual Chinese game at a curio shop.
As he plays this game, he sees himself
murdering his wife for another woman. [RF]
3.12 [--] Climax!: THE SECRET THREAD
29Nov56
Script by Ethel Vance
Based on Ethel Vance's novel THE SECRET
THREAD (Harper, 1948)
starring
Richard Carlson ........ Cass Terhgune
Anna Maria Alberghetti ........... Edna
Elisha Cook ......... Pop
John Barrymore, Jr. ......... Matt
Jan Merlin ......... Gus
Synopsis:
On a visit to his childhood home, a man discovers a cache of stolen goods
in the attic. He is injured by falling crates, and unable to leave finds himself at the
mercy of the leader of the gang that stole the goods. [RF]
3.13 [--] Climax!: SAVAGE PORTRAIT
06Dec56
Written by Robert Bloomfield
starring
Joanne Woodward ...... Katherine
John Cassavetes ...... Abel Wintery
Raymond Burr ......... Sergeant Ben Gurnick
Marie Windsor ........ Vivian Cummings
Synopsis:
After the loss of his patron and the failure of his one-man show,
an artist decides that the only way he can acquire money is to steal it. [MN]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 13Dec56
3.14 [--] Climax!: STRANGE HOSTAGE
20Dec56
Written by Whitfield Cook
starring
Raymond Massey .... Doc Woodward
Richard Eyer .... Muldoon
Lori Nelson ... Mary
Vic Morrow ... Ted
Synopsis:
The kidnapping of a retired doctor whom the criminals mistakenly believe
to be wealthy is witnessed by a young boy whose story no one believes. [MN]
3.15 [--] Climax!: TEN MINUTES TO CURFEW
27Dec56
Based on a story by William Fay
starring
Dewey Martin
Susan Kohner
Neville Brand
Synopsis:
A paroled convict and a hoodlum are both in love with the same girl.
The hoodlum tries to provoke the ex-convict into a violation of his parole. [RF]
3.16 [--] Climax!: CARNIVAL AT MIDNIGHT
03Jan57
Written by Leo Lieberman
starring
Buddy Ebsen ....... Ben
Debra Paget ....... Natalie
Oscar Homolka ....... Christy Christakos
Peter Graves ....... Stanley
Synopsis:
The elderly owner of a carnival is infatuated with the bareback
rider he discovered. She rejects his love and his jealousy
drives him to plot murder. [RF]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 10Jan57
3.17 [--] Climax!: THE GOLD DRESS
17Jan57
Teleplay by Robert Tallman
Based on Stephen Vincent Benet’s short story The Gold Dress
(???; collected in THE LAST CIRCLE, Farrar Straus 1946)
starring
Sylvia Sidney ....... Louella Wheedron
Leif Erickson ........ Richard Carmichael
June Lockhart ....... Jean Patterson
Cameron Prud'Homme ...... Judge Marshall
Synopsis:
A wealthy newspaper publisher dies in an accident but comes
back to haunt the man who spurned her love. [MN]
3.18 [--] Climax!: CIRCLE OF DESTRUCTION
24Jan57
Written by James P. Cavanaugh
starring
Dale Robertson ........ Nicky Jordan
Beulah Bondi ....... Mrs. Jordan
Skip Homeier ...... Tim
Joe Mantell ...... Chet Martin
Karen Steele ...... Lee Rogers
Peggy Mauer ...... Kathy O'Conner
Synopsis:
A ruthless convict breaks out of prison and intimidates
his family into helping him stay free. [MN]
3.19 [--] Climax!: THE TROUBLE AT NUMBER 5
31Jan57
Written by Charles Larson
Based on Shelley Smith's novel THE PARTY AT NO. 5
(Collins 1954, U.S. title THE CELLAR AT NO.
5, Harper 1954)
starring
Ann Harding ...... Mrs. Roach
Patricia Collinge ...... Mrs. Rampage
Jacques Sernas ...... Martin
Reginald Owen ...... Doctor
Lisa Daniels ...... Celia Martin
Synopsis:
A middle-aged woman takes a job as a wealthy old lady's housekeeper
and, in an attempt to gain the security she longs for,
plots to dispose of her employer. [MN]
3.20 [--] Climax!: THE STALKER
07Feb57
Written by Elizabeth McCoy
starring
James Whitmore ....... Tom Miller
Marilyn Erskine ....... Ann Miller
Jay C. Flippen ....... Ed Bagley
Synopsis:
A businessman testifies against a gangster learns
that the criminal is now out of jail. [MN]
3.21 [--] Climax!: STAIN OF HONOR
14Feb57
Written by Adrian Spies
starring
Lee Marvin ...... 'Little Man' Brush
Don Taylor ...... Julian Coates
Betsy Palmer ...... Fran Coates
Wallace Ford ...... Samuel Cramer
Synopsis:
The son of a former governor who was assassinated is himself running
for the same office when the son of the killer, who was shot while trying to escape,
arrives in town under an alias. The candidate confronts the newcomer and makes
it clear he plans to use the assassination to further his own career. [MN]
3.22 [--] Climax!: THE LONG COUNT
21Feb57
Written by John McGreevey
starring
Viveca Lindfors ....... Solange Tanbeau
John Ericson ....... Lindy Jackson
Jacques Bergerac ...... Guy Pirard
Paul Stewart ...... Dave Henessey
Helmut Dantine ...... Daniel
Synopsis:
After a cocky American boxer on a European tour is defeated by
a French fighter, he is befriended by a beautiful cafe owner who
tries to rouse him from the depression that threatens his career. [MN]
3.23 [--] Climax!: AND DON'T EVER COME BACK
28Feb57
Written by Dick Stenger
starring
Richard Boone ....... Jarech
Everett Sloane ....... Dave Dixon
Gene Lockhart ....... Henry Anderson
Kathleen Crowley ....... Sally
Elizabeth Patterson ....... Nellie Eldredge
Synopsis:
A man wrongly accused of murder is released from prison only after the guilty
man
confesses to the crime on his deathbed. A newspaper reporter seeks to learn if the
townspeople will accept the ex-convict in their midst now that it has been proved
he was innocent of the crime. [RF]
3.24 [--] Climax!: NINE-DAY WONDER
(aka Night of a Rebel)
07Mar57
written by Victor Wolfson
starring
John Kerr ........ Poggi
Margaret O'Brien ......... Chip
Harry Townes ........ Mr. Stagg
Eduardo Ciannelli ........ Mr. Brenero
Sterling Holloway ........ Tobias
Benay Venuta ........ Mrs. Stagg
Synopsis:
A young boy is ashamed of his father's bootlegging activities.
When the parents of his girlfriend refuse to let her see him,
he decides to run away to the big city to become a success. [RF]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 14Mar57
3.25 [--] Climax!: LET IT BE ME
21Mar57
Written by Eileen and Robert Mason Pollock
starring
Eddie Albert ....... Barney Kanda
Steve Forrest ...... Pete Mayer
Maureen O'Sullivan ....... Miriam
Charles Ruggles ........ Dan Genessen
Jill Corey ........ Linda Wallis
Synopsis:
Corruption in the recording industry plays out just as the music plays in. [MN]
*NOTE: Title song "Let It Be Me" is sung by Jill Corey
3.26 [109] Climax!: STRANGE SANCTUARY
[verified-RF]
28Mar57 CBS Thurs
Producer Edgar Peterson
Written by Ellis Kadison
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Host Bill Lundigan
starring
Michael Rennie ........ 'Irish' Sean Dillon
Cesar Romero ......... Miguel
Rita Moreno .............. Maria
Noah Beery Jr. ......... Sheriff Russell
Osa Massen ............. Sister Veronica
James Westerfield .. Dr. Smith
Stacy Harris .............. Winkler
Mack Williams ........... Ira Bates
Fred Graham ............ Yank
Jim Hayward ............. John
Alan Roberts ............. Jose
*
Technical director ..... A.J. Cunningham
Lighting director ........ Edwin S. Hill
Set decoration ........... George R. Nelson
Production supervisor .. William Larsen
Art director .... Richard Haman
Assistant to the producer ... Anthony Barr
Associate director ... Robert Butler
Script editor ... Alice Young
Synopsis:
Two Western bank robbers, one of them wounded, flee into California and seek
refuge at an isolated convent. [RF/MN]
3.27 [--] Climax!: DON'T TOUCH ME
04Apr57
Written by Jerome Gruskin
starring
Shelley Winters ...... Carol
Mildred Dunnock ....... Aunt Ida
Henry Silva ....... Marc
Warren Stevens ...... Phil
Synopsis:
A successful woman designer returns to her small home town
in an attempt to ward off an emotional breakdown. She is still tormented
by the memory of a murder she witnessed as a child. [MN]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 11Apr57
3.28 [--] Climax!: THE MAD BOMBER
18Apr57
Written by Adrian Spies
starring
Anne Bancroft ...... Elena
Dane Clark ...... Detective Nick Vallejo
Theodore Bikel ...... Martin Humphries
Jim Backus ...... Detective Herman
Estelle Winwood ..... Mrs. Humphries
Synopsis:
Months after the arrest of New York's notorious mad bomber,
new bomb threats terrorize the city. A detective who suspects the
bombs are meant for him begins a slow painstaking search through
newspaper files in an effort to find a letter with handwriting matching
that of the threatening notes he's received. [MN]
3.29 [--] Climax!: AVALANCHE AT DEVIL'S PASS
25Apr57
Written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock
guest stars
Vincent Price ..... Dr. Farrin
Wanda Hendrix ...... Maggie
John Ireland ...... Greg
Edgar Buchanan ..... Spencer
Judith Evelyn ...... Lydia
Synopsis:
Among the passengers on a train trapped by an avalanche in a mountain
pass are a possessive woman, the irresponsible playboy she's been following,
a man hunting for a drug addict, and a conductor awaiting
news of the birth of his first child. [MN]
3.30 [--] Climax!: STRANGE DEATHS AT BURNLEIGH
02May57
Written by Charles Larson
starring
Sir Cedric Hardwicke ....... Dr. Martin Crandall
Joan Tetzel ..... Ann Laird
Michael Rennie ...... James MacLennan
Synopsis:
At the turn of the century, Scotland Yard receives letters accusing a village
doctor of killing some of his patients. The detective sent to investigate is
opposed by the townspeople and the doctor's attractive young niece. [MN]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 9May57
3.31 [--] Climax!: BAIT FOR THE TIGER
16May57
Teleplay by Whitfield Cook
Based on Nicholas Monsarrat's novel "Castle Garac".
starring
Carl Esmond ...... Paul Ehrenhardt
Otto Waldis ...... Manfred
Peter Lawford ...... Tom Welles
Anna Maria Alberghetti ........ Angele Corton
Corinne Calvet ....... Anna
Synopsis:
Two swindlers in Italy hire a hungry novelist to find a woman who will pose
as a missing countess entitled to an inheritance. Their plans go haywire
when one conspirator is driven to murder. [MN]
3.32 [--] Climax!: HAND OF EVIL
23May57
Teleplay by Leo Lieberman
Based on an original story by Jhan & June
Robbins
starring
Vera Miles ....... Sally Jordan
John Forsythe ....... Tommy Jordan
Mary Anderson ......... Nora
Synopsis:
Poison pen letters threaten the career of a brilliant young college instructor
whose pregnant wife has just inherited half a million dollars. [MN]
3.33 [--] Climax!: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AMANDA HALE
30May57
Written by Katherina and Dale Eunson
starring
Miriam Hopkins ....... Amanda Hale
Lloyd Bridges ...... Jay Brackett
Carolyn Jones ....... Helen
Alexander Scourby ....... Frank Martin
John Larch ....... Cab Driver
Douglas Odney ....... Leading Man
Verna Felton ..... Nurse
Synopsis:
An actress plagued with dread before opening night becomes
terrorized when an unflattering picture of her is published in the morning
paper, her leading man suddenly falls ill, a man follows her on her way
to the theater, and she narrowly escapes injury from a falling sandbag. [MN]
3.34 [--] Climax!: MR. RUNYON OF BROADWAY
06Jun57
Written by Leonard Spigelgass
starring
Jack Lord ....... Charlie Mullaney
Ralph Bellamy ...... Damon Runyon
Joi Lansing ...... Lucy
Jay C. Flippen ...... Happy
Jesse White ...... Philly
Leo Fuchs ...... Moe
Synopsis:
New York sportswriter Damon Runyon becomes interested
in a young boxer and backs him in an upcoming bout which gamblers
try to make him throw by involving his wife in a rigged crap game. [MN]
3.35 [--] Climax!: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE BIBLE
13Jun57
Written by Gwen Bagni & Irwin Gielgud
starring
Guy Madison
Sally Forrest
Synopsis:
At carnival time in Havana an American salesman rescues
an attractive woman from revelers, spends some time with her,
and finds his hotel room ransacked when he returns. [MN]
3.36 [--] Climax!: A TASTE FOR CRIME
20Jun57
Teleplay by Ellis St. Joseph
starring
Michael Rennie ..... Dr. Fitzroy
Marsha Hunt ...... Ann Williams
Beverly Garland ...... Daisy
Peter Lorre ..... Benny Kellerman
Synopsis:
To prove his connection between body chemistry and the
criminal mind, a wealthy society doctor secretly joins
forces with a hunted fugitive. [MN]
3.37 [--] Climax!: THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN WIRZ
27Jun57
Producer Ralph Nelson
Written by Saul Levitt
Directed by Don Medford
starring
Charlton Heston ...... Chipman
Everett Sloane ..... Captain Wirz
Harry Townes ...... Baker
William Schallert ..... Davis
Synopsis:
During the Civil War, thousands of captured Union soldiers were confined in the
Andersonville stockade in Georgia. Conditions there were so bad that over 12,000
prisoners died and the infamous reputation of the Andersonville stockade spread.
When the war ended, steps were taken to bring to justice those responsible. Tonight's
60-minute drama re-creates the trial of Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the
Andersonville prison. The charge--conspiracy to commit atrocities and murder among
the prisoners. The Union prosecutor is determined to prove that Wirz himself
shot down one of the prisoners. [RF]
3.38 [--] Climax!: LOCKED IN FEAR
(aka False Witness)
04Jul57
Teleplay by John McGreevey
Based on the drama "The Little Brown Jug" by Marie Baumer
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Agnes Moorehead .......... Irene
Eddie Bracken ......... Ira
Dean Harens ......... Michael
Gloria Talbott ......... Carol
John Baragrey ......... Norman
Synopsis:
A man dies in an unfortunate accident at an remote hunting lodge.
A passing bum who saw the accident threatens to testify
that the death was no accident-- unless the widow
and her mother give him cash and a home. [MN]
3.39 [--] Climax!: PAYMENT FOR JUDAS
11Jul57
Written by Oliver Crawford
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Cameron Mitchell
Phyllis Thaxter
Synopsis:
When one of the ranchers who are resisting an unscrupulous
railroad agent's efforts to buy them out breaks ranks and decides to sell,
the other ranchers turn against him, his wife scorns
him and her brother is murdered. [MN]
3.40 [--] Climax!: WALK A TIGHTROPE
18Jul57
Written by Mann Rubin
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Laraine Day .... Ellen Parker
Leif Erickson .... Doug Randell
Neville Brand .... Killer
Synopsis:
A man arrested for a murder that was committed for no
apparent reason claims he was hired by the victim's wife. [MN]
3.41 [--] Climax!: THE HIGH JUNGLE
25Jul57
Written by Sheldon Stark
starring
Charles Brickford ....... Martin Seaford
Mary Astor ........ Clarissa Bowman
Alexander Scourby ....... David Potter
Barry Atwater ........ Ralph Greeves
Synopsis:
A steel tycoon finds that his company is threatened by a younger man who is
trying to
gain control through the proxy votes of the shareholders. The older man approaches his
late partner's widow in an effort to gain her support, but learns that she has already
promised to help the young man. [RF]
3.42 [--] Climax!: THE GIANT KILLER
01Aug57
Written by Mann Rubin
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Inger Stevens ...... Marge
Dane Clark ...... Harry Harper
Jerry Colonna ....... Stan
Shepperd Strudwick ...... Bert
Synopsis:
A short man who's sensitive about his height picks a fight
on the job over the issue. Then his wife gives him a pair
of shoes designed to make him look taller. [MN]
3.43 [--] Climax!: TRAIL OF TERROR
[verified - RF]
08Aug57 CBS Thur
Produced by Ralph Nelson
Written by Seelag Lester
Directed by Paul Nickell
Hosted by William Lundigan
Co-hostess Mary Costa
Announcer Art Gilmore
starring
Robert Preston ....... Lieutenant Hogue
Diana Lynn .............. Julie Morton
Kurt Kasznar ........... Jean Duclerc
Arthur Hanson ......... Sergeant Russell
Katherine Warren .... Miss Nolan
Walter Reed ............ Dr. Frank Morton
James McCallion ..... Kielty
Claire DuBrey ........... Landlady
Ben Wright ................ Dr. Billings
Kay E. Kuter .............. Pharmacist
Maurice Solomon ...... Coroner
Paul Siemion ............. Bonaventure
Perry Ivins .................. Bartender
Barbara Bell Wright ... Nurse
Patrick Sexton ............ Intern
*
Technical director .... Richard Hall
Lighting director ....... Tom D. Schamp
Set Decorator ........... Anthony Mondell
Production Supervisor ... William Larsen
Art Director ................ Walter Herndon
Mary Costa's Gown ... Alvena Tomin
Assistant to the Producer ... Anthony Barr
Associate Director ... Jack Orbison
Story Editor ............... Joyce Cook
Music Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
Sponsored by the Plymouth
Synopsis:
A police detective investigating the apparently motiveless murder of a young
doctor learns that the victim had been
trying to contact the relatives of a patient who had died of a rare disease. [MN]
3.44 [--] Climax!: MURDER IS A WITCH
15Aug57
Teleplay by James P. Cavanagh
Based on John Bingham's novel THE THIRD
SKIN (Gollancz 1954, Dodd Mead 1954)
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Dean Stockwell .... Les Marshall
Nancy Kelly .... Irene Marshall
Mona Freeman .... Sylvia Marshall
Synopsis:
After meeting a woman who tells him she desperately needs money
for an operation for her mother, a young man agrees to go along with
a friend planning a robbery. When the other robber beats up the victim,
the young man confesses to his mother, who promises to protect him. [MN]
3.45 [--] Climax!: THE STRANGER WITHIN
22Aug57
Teleplay by Charles Larson
from a story by M. L. Vallons
starring
George Nader .... Harry Parker
Rita Moreno .... Denis Cardoza
Charles Korvin .... Dr. Andre Demerre
Kathleen Crowley .... Jeanne Warren
Regis Toomey .... Fred Warren
Synopsis:
A young man is visiting the sister of a friend who was killed in
South America when the woman claims she's being poisoned by
her doctor stepfather and begs the young man to help her. [MN]
3.46 [--] Climax!: DEADLY CLIMATE
29Aug57
Teleplay by Russell S. Hughes
from a story by Ursula Curtiss
starring
Nina Foch .... Caroline Emmet
Kevin McCarthy .... Hal Carmichael
Warren Stevens ..... Henry Oliver
Estelle Winwood .... Mrs. Oliver
Edgar Buchanan .... Grandpa
Synopsis:
A woman vacationing on an island off the New England coast reports
that she witnessed a murder while walking in the woods, but no one
in the small island town believes her except a reporter who finds
a shoe at the scene of the alleged crime. [MN]
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