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Season
4 (CBS) (1957-58)
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
################### Climax! ##################
############## season 4 1957-58 ##############
############### (final season)
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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)
4.01 [--] Climax!: TRIAL BY FIRE
05Sep57
Written by Dick Stenger
starring
Forrest Tucker ....... Chips Murphy
Linda Darnell ........ Helen Randall
Harry Townes ......... Don Randall
Malcolm Brodrick ..... Eddie
Byron Foulger ........ Frank
Synopsis:
After a small town near Los Angeles is almost destroyed by fire,
a newspaper editor discloses a note from a 13-year-old boy
threatening arson. The townspeople hold the youth responsible
and begin tormenting his mother and stepfather. [MN]
4.02 [--] Climax!: THE SECRET OF THE RED ROOM ("Live" from Hollywood)
12Sep57
Teleplay by Charles Larsen
From an original story by Mary Loss
starring
Anna Maria Alberghetti ... Kate
Michael Rennie ....... Lorenzo
Judith Evelyn ........ Nurse Helm
Una Merkel ........... Maud
Arthur Franz ......... Franco
Robert H. Harris
Synopsis:
At the turn of the century, a young woman who is about to come into an
inheritance,
extends an invitation to a man who had befriended her as a schoolgirl in Europe.
Though seriously ill when he arrives, after being placed in the home's red room,
he unaccountably begins to regain his
health. [RF]
4.03 [--] Climax!: NECESSARY EVIL
19Sep57
Written by Harold Jack Bloom
Directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Lon Chaney Jr. .... Old Man Hawley
Margaret O'Brien ..... Angie Hawley
Dewey Martin .... Tom Coulter
Victor Jory .... John Coulter
Synopsis:
When a man with the reputation of a fast gun turns up in a small
New Mexico community, the townspeople including the man's son
want no part of him. Then two brothers who have vowed
revenge on the gunfighter ride into town. [MN]
4.04 [--] Climax!: ALONG CAME A SPIDER
26Sep57
Written by Leonard Spigelgass & Walter Reilly
starring
Ruth Hussey .... Alice Moore
Leif Ericson .... Richard Moore
Don Dubbins .... Chris Barker
Natalie Trundy .... Sally Moore
Jeanette Nolan .... Mrs. Barker
Synopsis:
Just as she's leaving home to meet her daughter at the airport,
a psychoanalyst receives a phone call from one of her patients who
tells her he's just killed a man. When the two women return
home the patient, who is waiting for them, pulls a gun, forces the
daughter into a room and locks the door. [MN]
4.05 [--] Climax!: JACOB AND THE ANGELS
03Oct57
Teleplay by Oliver Crawford
Based on an original story by Roland Brown &
Clemmie Galloway
starring
Gig Young ....... Edgar Holt
Eva Gabor ....... Elissa Carlton
June Lockhart ....... Irene Mitchell
Otto Kruger ....... Judge Mitchell
Hugh Marlowe ....... Hunter
Keye Luke ....... Chen
Synopsis:
A lawyer whose career has been damaged by alcoholism tries
to redeem himself by defending a man accused of murder. [MN]
4.06 [--] Climax!: MASK FOR THE DEVIL
10Oct57
Teleplay by John McGreevey
Based on Charlotte Armstrong's novella "The Albatross"
(McCall’s, August & September 1957;
collected in THE ALBATROSS, Coward- McCann
1957)
starring
Nita Talbot ........ Esther Gardener
Steve Forrest ........ Tom Gardener
Jan Sterling ....... Audrey Caldwell
Paul Stewart ....... Paul Crichton
Synopsis:
Tom Gardener invites the invalid widow of a man he accidentally killed
to live with himself and his wife, unaware that her facade of sweetness
and gentleness conceals a scheme to destroy his marriage. [MN]
4.07 [--] Climax!: THE LARGEST CITY IN CAPTIVITY
17Oct57
Producer Ralph Nelson
Script by John Vlahos
Directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Franchot Tone ....... Kurt Baumann/Scott Malone
Viveca Lindfors ....... Lisa Muller
Lilia Skala ....... Mme. Muller
Otto Waldis ....... Emile
Kurt Kasznar ....... Lustig
Synopsis:
An American newspaperman in West Berlin and an East German
freedom fighter in the anti-Soviet underground not only bear a striking
resemblance but are in love with the same woman, in whose apartment
the freedom fighter takes refuge after being wounded. [MN]
4.08 [--] Climax!: TUNNEL OF FEAR
24Oct57
Producer Ralph Nelson
Written by Gerald Douglass
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Jack Carson ....... Eugene Skinner
Buddy Ebsen ....... Gaffney
Leora Dana ....... Rose Skinner
Darryl Hickman ....... Joe Skinner
Robert Ellenstein ....... Dr. Bernstein
James Flavin ....... Hogan
Sue George ....... Ann
Don Megowan
Keith Bryon
Gene Roth
James Gavin
Paul Thompson
Synopsis:
Drama about the men who struggle to move rivers and dig tunnels.
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 31Oct57
4.09 [138] Climax!: KEEP ME IN MIND
[verified-RF]
07Nov57 CBS Thur
Produced by Ralph Nelson
Script by Jerry Davis
Directed by Paul Nickell
Host Bill Lundigan
starring
Johnny Desmond ....... Mike Owens
Marisa Pavan .............. Ginny Cabot
James Dunn ............... Warren
Gil Stratton .................. Lou Palmer
Jackie Coogan ........... Ferguson
Denver Pyle ............... The Killer
Tom Duggan .............. Miller
Howard Ledig ............. Detective
*
Technical director .. A.J. Cunningham
Lighting director ..... Leard Davis
Set decorator ......... John Lamphear
Production supervisor .. William Larsen
Art director ............. Edgar Lansbury
Assistant to the producer ... Anthony Barr
Associate director ... Drew Handley
Story editor .... Dorothy Hechtlinger
Musical director ... Jerry Goldsmith
Synopsis:
When a Las Vegas singer with a reputation for publicity stunts claims to have
seen a man wanted for murder,
no one except the murderer believes him. [RF/MN]
Note:
Johnny Desmond released the song "Keep Me in Mind" words and music by Tom
August.
Arranged and conducted by Jack Fascinato. [RF]
4.10 [--] Climax!: TWO TESTS ON TUESDAY
14Nov57
Written by Jerry McNeely
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
John Drew Barrymore ....... Herm Farley
Susan Oliver ....... Pat Farley
John Baragrey ....... Dr. Frank Monk
Julie Adams ....... Coleen
Synopsis:
A college professor tries to help an ex-GI with a history of mental illness
whose anxiety over low grades caused him to cheat on his final exam. [RF]
4.11 [--] Climax!: A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
21Nov57
Based on John & Ward Hawkins' short story
Directed by
Robert Stevens
Hosts Bill Lundigan & Mary Costa
starring
Ralph Meeker ....... Alex Hill
Betsy Palmer ....... Connie
Bradford Dillman ... Fletcher
Tina Louise ........ Maxine
Janis Paige ........ Barbara
Synopsis:
A man wakes up with a hangover one morning believing he is responsible for a
murder.
All he can remember is standing over a body holding a broken bottle in his hand.
The girl in love with him is convinced
he is innocent and helps him try to prove it. [RF]
4.12 [--] Climax!: MURDER HAS A DEADLINE
28Nov57
Written by Shirl Hendryx
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Eddie Albert ...... David Adams
Constance Ford ....... Harriet Adams
Harry Bellaver ....... Inspector Matthews
Isabel Jewell ....... Actress
Synopsis:
A ruthless gossip columnist who's been receiving threatening
letters asks for police protection and then, in a panic attack,
barricades himself in his apartment. [MN]
4.13 [--] Climax!: THE DEVIL'S BROOD
05Dec57
Written by Al C. Ward
starring
Angela Lansbury ....... Judith Beresford
John Ericson ....... Cameron Lacey
Stephen McNally ....... Clark Rutman
Torin Thatcher ....... Fred Beresford
Peter Whitney ....... Peter Chubo
Synopsis:
Two fugitives, hoping for a life of ease and respectability, leave for
Australia
to buy a sheep ranch, not knowing they're being followed by a blackmailer. [RF]
4.14 [--] Climax!: HURRICANE DIANE
12Dec57
Written by Sam Gruskin
starring
Brian Keith ....... Sam Pryce
Jeffrey Hunter ....... Phil Aubry
Vanessa Brown ....... Marian
Beulah Bondi ....... Countess
Noah Beery, Jr. ....... Reverend Hall
Jan Merlin ....... Roy Turner
Synopsis:
Among the people seeking shelter from a flood at a rundown Southern hotel
are a man accused of murder, the deputy sheriff to whom he's handcuffed,
a compassionate young social worker, a preacher, and the hotel owner's
disturbed wife who claims she's a countess. [MN]
4.15 [--] Climax!: TO WALK THE NIGHT (live)
19Dec57
Producer Edgar Peterson
Written by Gwen Bagni & Irwin Gielgud
Directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Richard Boone ........ Det. Ed Brooks
Walter Matthau ........ Charlie Mapes
Mary Anderson ....... Julie Brooks
Judith Evelyn ....... Evelyn
George Tobias ....... Sergeant Levy
Joe di Reda
Helen Kleeb
Rita Lynn
Bruce MacFarlane
Mercedes Shirley
Michael Anzel
Synopsis:
On a snowy Christmas eve, police detective Ed Brooks hopes to
be able to get away early. But a call comes in that a prowler,
who has murdered several women, has struck again. [RF]
4.16 [--] Climax!: SHADOW OF A MEMORY
26Dec57
Script by Charles Larson
Based on George Batson's play
starring
Ann Todd ....... Jane Palmer
Alex Nicol ....... Michael Patterson
Harry Townes ....... Harry Collier
Marguerite Chapman ....... Kitty
Synopsis:
A woman returns to the cottage owned by her late husband
and tries to settle in, but a body is discovered in the living room
and she is accused of murder. [MN]
4.17 [--] Climax!: SCREAM IN SILENCE
(aka Sermon in Silence)
02Jan58
Written by Eileen & Robert Mason Pollock
Directed by Paul Nickell/Drew Handley
starring
Anne Francis ....... Mary Bellison
Skip Homeier ....... Dr. Landry
Betty Field ....... Calle
William Talman ....... Detective
Sidney Blackmer ....... Frank Bellison
Morris Ankrum ........ Dr. Conrad
Alan Dexter .......... Lt. Hanscom
Mary Alan Hokanson ... Nurse
Cheerio Meredith ..... Mrs. Mehaffey
Synopsis:
A young medical student tries to help his next-door neighbor, who
has become depressed after losing several jobs. When she awakens
after a blackout with a gun in her hand, she's convinced that
she killed the man her stepmother loves. [MN]
[- -] preempted for Shower of Stars - 09Jan58
4.18 [--] Climax!: THIEVES OF TOKYO
16Jan58
Written by John McGreevey
starring
Dewey Martin ....... Steve Hammond
Everett Sloane ..... Joseph Nezumi
Karen Sharpe ....... Jan Cooper
Michi Kobi ......... Aiko Nezumi
Synopsis:
While on the trail of a black-market ring in Tokyo, an undercover man
runs across a murder. During the investigation he begins to date a pretty
Japanese dancer, which upsets his American
girlfriend. [RF]
4.19 [--] Climax!: SOUND OF THE MOON
(aka The Sound of Silence)
23Jan58
written by Gwen Bagni & Irwin Gielgud
starring
Vera Miles ....... Jan Michaels
Hoagy Carmichael ....... Jazzman
Royal Dano ....... Doctor
Ray Danton ....... Co-pilot
Synopsis:
Facing a personal crisis on a coast-to-coast flight, an airline hostess
appeals for help to a doctor on the plane but he claims he's too busy to see her. [MN]
4.20 [--] Climax!: BURST OF FIRE
30Jan58
Written by Jerome Gruskin
starring
Dennis Weaver ....... Steve Maclyn
Sally Forrest ....... Nina
Richard Garland ....... Jamie Maclyn
Joe Mantell ....... Father Maclyn
Synopsis:
A singer orders a copy made of an antique cross for an old friend of hers, a
priest.
While she is in the jewelry store to pick up the cross, the store is held up by a
masked gunman who steals the cross and makes his escape. The thief resembles
the priest's brother. Then the third brother, a policeman, is assigned
to investigate the case. (Hollywood) [RF]
4.21 [--] Climax!: FOUR HOURS IN WHITE
06Feb58
Teleplay by Oliver Crawford
Based on a
story by Ronald Sercomb
starring
Steve McQueen ....... Henry Reeves/Anthony Reeves
Dan Duryea ....... Dr. Dennis Sullivan
Ann Rutherford ...... Ann
Eduard Franz ....... Dr. Skinner
Gloria Talbott ....... Susan Anders
Rusty Lane ....... Policeman
Don Keefer ....... Orderly
Synopsis 1:
Trapped in a crossfire of human emotions, a hospital chief surgeon fights his own
conscience to decide the fate of two men. He must weigh the possible sacrifice
of one life for another. Drawing on years of experience, he defies the pressures of
time and personal fear to face one crucial moment of judgment. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Just as Dr. Dennis Sullivan is about to leave for a weekend holiday, an
emergency call comes in.
Twin brothers have been injured in a motorcycle accident, one seriously.
The doctor plans a dangerous operation transplanting a vital organ from one twin to the other. [JB]
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 13Feb58
4.22 [--] Climax!: THE SECRET LOVE OF JOHNNY SPAIN
20Feb58
Written by Ellis St. Joseph
starring
Terry Moore ....... Julie
Gene Raymond ....... Grady Lederer
Audrey Totter ....... Anna Lederer
James Best ....... Shag
Conrad Nagel ....... Mr. Diamond
Johnny Desmond ....... Johnny Spain
Synopsis:
Four days before his movie is to be released, singing idol Johnny Spain is
killed in an airplane crash. His press agent decides he must dig up some publicity
to make the up-coming movie pay-off. He pressures Julie, a young starlet,
to pose as Spain's secret love. [MN]
*Note: Featured is an original song, "The Sands of Time," as recorded by Johnny Desmond [RF]
4.23 [--] Climax!: ALBERT ANASTASIA, HIS LIFE AND DEATH
27Feb58
Teleplay by Malvin Ward & Henry F. Greenberg
Based on a story by Bernard Girard
starring
Don Ameche ....... Sam Waterman
Eli Wallach ....... Albert Anastasia
Ted de Corsia ....... Big Joe
Doe Avedon ....... Alice Peters
Synopsis:
The story of Murder Inc. and the 1957 barber shop rub-out of mob czar Albert Anastasia.
Anastasia had an appeal that belied his reputation for brutality and impetuosity. He had a
sense of confidence and presence, and because he was so sure of himself
he was at ease with other people. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
On October 25 of last year two gunmen entered the barber shop of a large
Manhattan hotel, shot a customer to death and fled. The dead man had the reputation
of being familiar with such killings from the other end of the gun. Albert Anastasia was
reported to be the Lord High Executioner of Murder, Inc., and a powerful labor racketeer. [RF]
4.24 [--] Climax!: THE THIEF WITH THE BIG BLUE EYES
06Mar58
Teleplay by Tom Coffey & Margaret Coffey
Based on a play by Will Lorin
starring
Lew Ayers ......... Bob Kilgore
Betty Furness ......... Ann Kilgore
Michel Ray ...... Urchin
Steve Stevens
Synopsis:
In Rome, an American actor and his wife come upon an Italian
street urchin who appoints himself their guardian angel and after
awhile begins trying to cajole them into adopting him permanently. [MN]
4.25 [--] Climax!: SO DEADLY MY LOVE
13Mar58
Produced by Martin Manulis
Written by Marc Brandel
Based on the Stephen Ransome novel
Directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Ralph Meeker ........ 'Griff' Griffith
Kim Hunter ......... Lynn Griffith
Scott McKay ........ Tim Hampden
Shepperd Strudwick ......... Father
Synopsis:
While on a date with her boyfriend a woman runs into her erratic
estranged husband. Later that night two ruffians beat up
the boyfriend and kidnap the woman.
[MN]
*NOTE: Patricia Neal was announced to star in this episode but at the last minute Kim Hunter
was given the role.
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 20Mar58
4.26 [--] Climax!: THE GREAT WORLD AND TIMOTHY COLT
27Mar58
Teleplay by Mel Goldberg
based on Louis Auchincloss' novel THE GREAT WORLD AND TIMOTHY COLT
(Houghton Mifflin, 1956)
guest stars
Don Taylor ........ Timothy Colt
Cloris Leachman ........ Anne Colt
Maggie Hayes ........ Eileen Shelton
Milburn Stone ........ Mr. Dale
Edward Andrews ........ George Emlen
Synopsis 1:
A large Manhattan law firm and the tireless dedication of Timothy Colt, the new
young lawyer. As he rises in the firm the opportunity to see the conflict between ethics
and ambition are upon him. His disillusionment and the constant dishonesty shakes
him to his foundations of belief against the bitter cynical conquest of his new great world. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Timothy Colt is a rising young lawyer who aspires to a junior partnership in
the
law firm of Sheffield, Knox and Dale. Given the task of handling the estate of ruthless
George Emlen, a nephew of Mr. Dale, Tim is appalled at Emlen's lack of ethics in
his business dealings, but realizes that partnership in the law firm hinges on how well
he serves Emlen. Then at a party Tim is goaded by Emlen into insulting him. [RF]
4.27 [--] Climax!: ON THE TAKE
03Apr58
Teleplay by Ellis Marcus
Based on a magazine article by Capt. Todd O. Thoman, Jr
starring
Paul Douglas .......... Lt. Todd Thoman
Nehemiah Persoff ......... Lt. Cal Nourse
Marian Seldes ......... Betty
Steve Brodie ......... Bert Hendricks
Katharine Bard ......... Rose
Synopsis:
In trying to clean up the local bookmakers, the Washington, D.C. Police department
becomes convinced that members of the force are accepting payoff money.
Lt. Todd Thoman is assigned the task of discovering the crooked cops. [RF]
[--] Climax!: Phone Call From
Quade
10Apr1958 [repeat from 05Jul56] [Buffalo Courier]
*Note: Due to the CBS technician strike "The Volcano Seat" was postponed to
12-Jun-1958.
In it's place a repeat of "Phone Call From Quade" aired.
[--] preempted for Shower of Stars - 17Apr58
4.28 [--] Climax!: SHOOTING FOR THE MOON
24Apr58
written by Henry F. Greenberg & Malvin Wald
starring
John Forsythe ......... Frank Colby
Dick York ......... Gordon Bates
Bethel Leslie ......... Jessica Colby
Alexander Scourby ......... Eric Betzdorff
Robert Armstrong ......... Barney Farrell
Synopsis:
Engineer Frank Colby and his staff have developed a nose cone capable of
launching into outer space. Now comes a tough new problem - letting this cone
and then retrieving it. This looks like a year's work. Suddenly the Army
sets a new deadline - 90 days. [RF]
*Note: With settings at Cape Canaveral, Fla., Huntsville, Ala., and Detroit,
this episode offers a fictional story of the men behind the ballistic missiles.
4.29 [--] Climax!: THE DEADLY TATTOO
01May58
Producer Edgar Peterson
Teleplay by Oliver Crawford
Based on Ed McBain's novel THE CON MAN (Permabooks, 1957)
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Anne Francis ....... Teddy Baxter
Peter Graves ....... Steve Baxter
Henry Silva ........ Slayer
Anna Mae Wong ........ Mayli
Olive Deering
Synopsis:
A detective whose wife lost the power of speech after a polio attack
is assigned to investigate a series of murders in which the killer left a
heart-shaped tattoo on each of his victims. [MN]
4.30 [--] Climax!: THE BIG SUCCESS
08May58
Teleplay by John McGreevey
Based on Ian Gordon's novel THE BIG
SUCCESS (Dell, 1956)
starring
Jonathan Harris ......... Fritz Weiser
Scott Brady ......... Matt Beldon
Marilyn Erskine ......... Eve Rathvon
Ed Begley ......... Harry Rathvon
Richard Garland .......... Gil Rathvon
Synopsis:
Leo Carson a businessman who worked his way up from machinist's helper to
owner of a million-dollar business. He realizes too late that the important things in life,
his family have chosen destructive lifestyles and his own mistakes have
caused harm to everyone else. [RF]
4.31 [--] Climax!: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF DAPHNE
15May58
Teleplay by Robert Blees
Based on Nancy Rutledge’s novella "Death Stalks the Bride"
(Saturday Evening Post, 29 March-5 April-12
April-19 April 1958)
starring
Mona Freeman ......... Cynthia Crane
Ray Danton ........ Eric Bartholomew
Elaine Stritch ........ Kristie Crane
Irene Papas ........ Maxanne York
Eduardo Ciannelli ........ Papa Raoul
Synopsis:
A young heiress marries a dancer after a whirlwind courtship but soon
comes to suspect he's responsible for the mysterious
disappearance of his former dancing partner. [MN]
4.32 [--] Climax!: TIME OF THE HANGING
22May58
Written by Harry Julian Fink and Arthur Geller
directed by Buzz Kulik
starring
Lee Marvin .......... Mannon Tate
William Shatner .......... Ben Tate
Marsha Hunt .......... Julie Brennan
Harry Townes .......... Sheriff Will Brennan
John Litel ........... Judge
Synopsis:
In Texas, during the 1880's, cattlemen resent the intrusion of homesteaders on
their grazing lands. When cattleman Mannon Tate's brother is sentenced to hang
for the murder of a homesteader, Tate makes a desperate attempt to prevent the
execution. Believing the sheriff is allied with the farmers, Tate takes him and his wife hostage. [RF]
4.33 [--] Climax!: THE PUSH-BUTTON GIANT
29May58
Adapted by Irving Wallace
based on Arnold Shaw's novel THE MONEY
SONG (Random House, 1953)
Directed by Paul Nickell
starring
Barry Nelson ......... Dick Milton
Martha Hyer ....... Vi Johnson
Everett Sloane .......... Uncle Max Brewster
Bob Sweeney .......... Johnny Gregg
Barbara Nichols .......... Gale Benson
Synopsis:
A song plugger making his daily rounds meets an attractive young singer
in a recording executive's waiting room and, by passing himself off as
her manager, begins climbing to the top of the music world. [MN]
4.34 [--] Climax!: SPIDER WEB
05Jun58
Producer Anthony Barr
Teleplay by Charles Hoffman
Based on a novel, The Candy Kid, by Dorothy Hughes
Directed by Buzz Kulik
Host William Lundigan
guest stars
Fernando Lamas .......... Jose Aragon
Rita Moreno ..........Francesca
Shai K. Ophir .......... Spider
Dina Merrill .......... Iris Farrar
Herbert Anderson .......... Devlin
Synopsis:
José Aragon, wealthy Texas cattleman, is on a cattle-buying expedition on the Mexican border.
After a grueling day looking over the stock, Aragon returns to his hotel, tired and dirty.
A beautiful young woman sees Aragon enter the hotel, and, because of his unkempt appearance,
believes he is one of the local peasants. She approaches him and asks him to do her a favor.
Amused when she offers him five dollars for the errand, Aragon consents to cross
the border and pick up a package for her [RF]
4.35 [164] Climax!:THE VOLCANO SEAT
12Jun1958 [postponed from 10Apr58]
Repeat of Phone Call from Quade aired [Buffalo Courier]
Written by David Swift
Directed by David Swift
guest stars
Michael Wilding ...... MacKenzie Barton
Albert Salmi ......... Lt. Irwin Nichols
Patricia Cutts ....... Sharon Barton
Joe Di Reda
Bernie Hamilton
Russ Conway
Paul Smith
Gene Blakely
Robert Keys
James Gavin
Gregory Walcott
Michael Hagen
Robert Carson
Ed Locke
Synopsis:
This true Story involving the crew of an in-air refueling operation for Air
Force bombers who take a training team on a dangerous mission.
RAF Flight Lieutenant MacKenzie Barton is assigned to an American Air Force
base as a result of an exchange of pilots between the RAF
and the U.S. Air Force. Barton receives orders to pilot an Air Force
tanker--a plane which is capable of refueling jet bombers in mid-air.
But in trying to gain the confidence of the American crew members, Barton
encounters only resentment. The Story is based on an actual experience
Based on a true event, tensions mount when the crew of an in-air refueling
operation for Air Force bombers have to take a training crew
on a dangerous mission.
Synopsis 2:
A Royal Air Force officer, assigned to a U.S. airbase in a pilot exchange
program, is ordered to command a tanker capable of refueling in
midair but encounters only resentment while trying to gain the confidence of
the American crew.
*Note: Due to the CBS technician strike this episode was postponed to June
12, 1958. In it's place a repeat of "Phone Call From Quade" aired.
4.36 [--] Climax!: HOUSE OF DOUBT
19Jun58
Teleplay by Irving Wallace
Based on Mabel Seeley's novel THE CRYING
SISTERS (Doubleday, 1939)
starring
Vera Miles ....... Janet Reese
Stephen McNally ......... Steve Corbett
Patricia Medina ........ Liz Burdock
Gene Reynolds ....... Hank
Elizabeth Patterson ....... Mrs. Garr
Synopsis:
Janet Reese takes a job at the home of Steve Corbett, wealthy real-estate man,
caring for his young child. She learns that Corbett's wife has only recently died and
under mysterious circumstances. Soon Janet begins to fear for her own life. [RF]
4.37 [--] Climax!: CABIN B-13 (final show of the series)
26Jun58
Based on John Dickson Carr's radio play "Cabin B-13"
(Suspense, CBS, 16 March 1943; collected in
THE DOOR TO DOOM AND OTHER DETECTIONS,
Harper & Row 1980)
guest stars
Kim Hunter .......... Ann Brewster
Barry Sullivan .......... Dr. Edwards
Alex Nicol .......... Robert Brewster
Hurd Hatfield .......... Morini
Sebastian Cabot .......... Captain Wilkins
Synopsis:
Shortly after Ann and Robert Brewster board a luxury liner for their honeymoon cruise,
Robert disappears with the fortune he received as a wedding present from Ann.
Ann reports her husband's disappearance to the captain. To her astonishment he
informs her that there is no record of either herself or her husband as passengers,
and that the cabin number she has given is non-existent. [RF]
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