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Hosted by Boris Karloff
Season
1 (NBC) (1960-61)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: James Beer, Tom Alger, Rina Fox,
James Beer
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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Hosted by Boris Karloff
NBC Tuesdays 9:00 PM Eastern
1.01 [--] Thriller: THE TWISTED IMAGE
13-Sep-60 NBC Tue
Written by James P. Cavanagh; Story by William O'Farrell
Directed by Arthur Hiller
guest stars
Constance Ford ......... Louise
Leslie Nielsen ......... Alan Patterson
with
George Grizzard ........ Merle Jenkins
Natalie Trundy ......... Lily Hampton
Dianne Foster .......... Mrs. Patterson
Virginia Christine ..... Maude
Victor Sen Yung ..... Houseman
Synopsis:
A disturbed man is consumed with wanting his bosses life and an equally
disturbed young woman is obsessed with the same man. [RF]
1.02 [--] Thriller: CHILD'S PLAY
20-Sep-60 NBC Tue
Written by Robert Dozier
Directed by Arthur Hiller
guest stars
Frank Overton ......... Bart Hattering
Bethel Leslie ......... Gale Hattering
with
Tommy Nolan ........... Hank Hattering
Parley Baer ........... Fisherman
George Werier ......... Fisherman
Synopsis 1:
A young boy gets dangerously involved with his over-active imagination. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Gail Hattering is familiar with her nine-year-old son's fertile imagination.
So she's unconcerned when little Hank announces he's being pursued by
the villainous "Black Bart" during a family camping trip. [RF]
1.03 [--] Thriller: WORSE THAN MURDER
27-Sep-60 NBC Tue
Written by Mel Goldberg; Story by Evelyn Beckman
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
guest stars
Christine White ....... Anne
Constance Ford ........ Connie Walworth
with
Harriet MacGibbon ..... Myra Walworth
John Baragrey ......... Dr. Ralph Mitchell
Dan Tobin ......... Ray, the Landlord
Jay Jostyn ........... Mr. Sinclair
Jocelyn Brando ........ Mrs. Sinclair
Russ Bender ........... Arresting Officer
Mary Young .......... Nurse
Erma Robinson ........... Maid
1.04 [--] Thriller: THE MARK OF THE HAND
04-Oct-60 NBC Tue
Written by Maxwell Shane; Story by Charlotte Armstrong
Directed by Maxwell Shane & Paul Henreid
director of photography John F. Warren
guest stars
Jesse Royce Landis .... Mrs. Kilburn
Judson Pratt .......... Lieutenant Bill Gordon
with
Mona Freeman .......... Sylvia Walsh
Rachel Ames ........... Betty Follett
Shepperd Strudwick .... Doug Kilburn
Terry Burnham ......... Tessa To
Jon Lormer
John Alvin
Woody Strode
1.05 [--] Thriller: ROSE'S LAST SUMMER
11-Oct-60 NBC Tue (rebroadcast 01Aug61)
Written by Marie Baumer
Directed by Arthur Hiller
director of photography John L. Russell
guest stars
Mary Astor ............ Rose French
Lin McCarthy .......... Frank Clyde
with
Dorothy Green ......... Ethel Goodfield
Jack Livesy ........... Haley Dalloway
Lois E. Gridge ........ Mrs. Cushman
Percy Helton ......... Charley
Robert Osterloh ........ Captain Green
Helen Quintal ......... Annie
Hardie Albright ....... Willet Goodfield
George Neise .......... Police Officer
Richard Reeves ........ Truck Driver
Synopsis:
Rose French's career in the movies has waned, and she's happy to accept a job with an
out-of-town family. A few days later, the papers carry an account of her sudden death. [RF]
1.06 [--] Thriller: THE GUILTY MEN
18-Oct-60 NBC Tue
Written by John Vlahos
Directed by Jules Bricken
director of photography John L. Russell
guest stars
Everett Sloane ........ Lou Adams
Jay C. Flippen ........ Harry Ganns
Frank Silvera ......... Cesare Romano/Charlie Roman
Anne Barton ........... Martha Adams
John Marley ........... Dr. Tony Romano
Frank Dane ........... Mr. Chase
Argentina Brunetti .... Mrs. Romano
Ralph Neff ............ Hood
Tony Caruso ........... Hood
1.07 [--] Thriller: THE PURPLE ROOM
25-Oct-60 NBC Tue
Written by Douglas Heyes
Directed by Douglas Heyes
director of photography Bud Thackery, A.S.C.
music by Pete Rugolo
guest stars
Rip Torn .............. Duncan Corey
Patricia Barry ........ Rachel Judson
Richard Anderson ...... Oliver Judson
with
Alan Napier ........... Ridgewater, the Lawyer
Joanna Heyes .......... Caroline Ransom
Ray Teal .............. Wiley
Synopsis:
Duncan Corey inherits a haunted house from his brother.
There's one proviso: he's got to sleep there for a night. [RF]
1.08 [--] Thriller: THE WATCHER
01-Nov-60 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford; Story by Dolores Hitchens
Directed by John Brahm
guest stars
Olive Sturgess ........ Bess
Richard Chamberlain ... Larry
with
Stuart Erwin .......... Uncle Florian
Martin Gabel .......... Freitag
Alan Baxter ........... Sheriff Archer
Irene Hervey .......... Mrs. Pettit
James Westerfield ..... Matthews
Synopsis:
A schoolteacher named Freitag is the only one who knows Susan Tomlinson's drowning wasn't accidental. [RF]
1.09 [--] Thriller: GIRL WITH A SECRET
15-Nov-60 NBC Tue
Written by Charles Beaumont; Story by Charlotte Armstrong
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
guest stars
Cloris Leachman ....... Beatrice Stafford
Fay Bainter ........... Geraldine Redfern
Paul Hartman .......... George Stafford
James Seay ............ Herb Innes
Victor Buono .......... Carolik
with
Rhodes Reason ......... Tony Page
Myrna Fahey ........... Alice Page
Anne Seymour .......... Hortense
Ellen Corby ........... Mrs. Peel
Rex Holman ............ Evil Face
Esther Dale ........... Ellen
Harry Ellerbe ......... Walter Devon
1.10 [--] Thriller: THE PREDICTION
22-Nov-60 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by John Brahm
director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.
guest stars
Boris Karloff ......... Clay Mace
Audrey Dalton ......... Noreen Burton
Alex Davion ........... Grant Dudley
with
Abraham Sofaer ........ Gus Kostopulas
Alan Caillou .......... Roscoe Burton
Murvyn Vye ............ 'Gunner' Gogan
Richard Peel
Seymour Green
Keith McConnell
Barbara Kelley
Michael Gibson
Michael St. Clair
Iris Bristol
The Carlssons
1.11 [--] Thriller: THE FATAL IMPULSE
29-Nov-60 NBC Tue
Written by Philip MacDonald; Story by John D. MacDonald
Directed by Gerald Mayer
guest stars
Robert Lansing ........ Lieutenant Brian Rome
Whitney Blake ......... Jane Kimball
Lance Fuller .......... Robert Larrimore
Elisha Cook ........... Harry Elser
Steve Brodie .......... George Dumont
with
Conrad Nagel .......... Walker Wylie
Alice Backes .......... Carolyn
Harry Bartell ......... Mr. Dalquiss
Elaine Edwards ........ Marjorie Dalquiss
Ed Nelson ............. Bernie
Mary Tyler Moore ...... Miss Snyder
Cynthia Pepper ........ The Receptionist
Anthony Carbone
Ernestine Barrier
Lila Ethridge
Fred Graham
1.12 [--] Thriller: THE BIG BLACKOUT
06-Dec-60 NBC Tue
Written by Oscar Millard; Story by Don Tracy
Directed by Maury Geraghty
guest stars
Jack Carson ........... Burt Lewis
Nan Leslie ............ Midge Lewis
Jeanne Cooper ......... Ethel
George Mitchell ....... Doc Malloy
with
Jean Engstrom ......... Sue
Robert Carricart ...... Fisher
Paul Newlan ........... Paul Hawkins
Gil Perkins ........... Eddie
James Cavanaugh
Charles McGraw
Don Wilbanks
Saul Gorss
Ron Harper
Raoul DeLeon
1.13 [--] Thriller: KNOCK THREE-ONE-TWO
13-Dec-60 NBC Tue
Written by John Kneubuhl; Story by Fredric Brown
Directed by Herman Hoffman
guest stars
Joe Maross ............ Ray Kenton
Beverly Garland ....... Ruth Kenton
Charles Aidman ........ George Milkos
Warren Oates .......... Benny
with
Norman Leavitt ........ Charlie
Meade Martin .......... Young Man
David Alpert .......... Hoodlum
Murray Alper .......... Bartender
Clancy Cooper
Linda Piazza
Will J. White
Bunny Bishop
1.14 [--] Thriller: MAN IN THE MIDDLE [verified]
20-Dec-60 NBC Tue
Written by Howard Rodman; Story by Charlotte Armstrong
Directed by Fletcher Markle
guest stars
Mort Sahl ............ Sam Lynch
Sue Randall .......... Kay Salisbury
Fred Beir ............ Alan Dulane
Frank Albertson ...... Mr. Salisbury
Werner Klemperer ..... Mr. Clark
with
Julian Burton ........ Kauffman
Grace Albertson ..... Mrs. Salisbury
Anthony Jochim ....... Dr. Barrish
Bert Remsen .......... Eddie, Reporter
Fred Sherman ......... Bud TV Writer
Ashley Cowan ......... Larry TV Writer
Gordon Richards ...... Basil the Butler
Pitt Herbert ......... Fred the Bartender
Jack Mann ............ Policeman
*
director of photography .... John L. Russell A.S.C.
film editor .... Danny B Landres A.C.E.
art director .... Howard E. Johnson
assistant director .... Charles S. Gould
editorial supervisor .... David J. O'Connell
musical supervision .... Stanley Wilson
sound .... Victor Appell
graphic arts .... Jerome Gould
set decorators .... John McCarthy & Julia Heron
costume supervisor .... Vincent Dee
makeup .... Jack Barron
hair stylist .... Florence Bush
*
Synopsis:
TV writer Sam Lynch overhears a plot to kidnap socialite Kay Salisbury.
Sam tries to assure the plotters that he won't interfere,
but just to make sure they give him a good working over. [RF]
1.15 [--] Thriller: THE CHEATERS
27-Dec-60 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford; Story by Robert Bloch
Directed by John Brahm
guest stars
Paul Newlan .......... Joe Henshaw
Mildred Dunnock ...... Miriam Olcott
Jack Weston .......... Edward Dean
with
Harry Townes ......... Sebastian Grimm
Henry Daniell ........ Van Prinn
Linda Watkins ........ Maggie Henshaw
Dayton Lummis ........ Clarence
Ed Nelson ............ Joey
Barbara Eiler ........ Beth
Grandon Rhodes ....... Judge Pfluger
Ralph Clanton ........ Thorgenson
John Mitchum ......... Policeman
Joan Tompkins ........ Ellen Grimm
Molly Glessing ....... Mrs. Ames
Audrey Swanson ....... Salesgirl
Synopsis:
A man invents a pair of glasses that see the truth in oneself and others, and
that leads to murders, suicides,
and other tragedies. [JB]
1.16 [--] Thriller: THE HUNGRY GLASS
03-Jan-61 NBC Tue
Written by Douglas Heyes; Story by Robert Bloch
Directed by Douglas Heyes
guest stars
William Shatner ...... Gil Trasker
Elizabeth Allen ...... Liz Talmadge
Russell Johnson ...... Adam Talmadge
with
Joanna Heyes ......... Marcia Trasker
Donna Douglas ........ Laura Bellman, the girl in the mirror
Ottoloa Nesmith ...... Old Laura Bellman
Clem Bevans .......... Obed
Pitt Herbert ......... Storekeeper
Duane Grey ........... Beared Man
Synopsis:
A couple sees the dead in an old house's mirrors. [RF]
1.17 [--] Thriller: THE POISONER
10-Jan-61 NBC Tue
Written by Robert Hardy Andrews
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
director of photography Benjamin H. Kline A.S.C.
guest stars
Murray Matheson ....... Thomas Edward Griffith
Sarah Marshall ........ Frances Abercrombie Griffith
Maurice Dallimore ..... George Griffith
David Frankham ........ Proctor
with
Brenda Forbes ......... Mrs. Abercrombie
Jennifer Raine ........ Helen Abercrombie
Richard Peel .......... Justin
Maurice Dallimore ..... George Griffith
Seymour Green ......... Sir John Herbert
Sam Edwards ........... Charles Larrimore
Keith Hitchcock ....... Lord Danforth
Donald P. Journeaux .......... Vendor
Nelson Welch ......... Doctor
1.18 [--] Thriller: MAN IN A CAGE
17-Jan-61 NBC Tue
produced by Maxwell Shane
teleplay by Maxwell Shane and Stuart Jerome; based on a Story by John Holbrook Vance
Directed by Gerald Mayer
director of photography John L. Russell
guest stars
Philip Carey .......... Darrell Hutson
Barry Gordon .... Boy
Diana Millay .......... Ellen McKinstry
Guy Stockwell ......... Noel Hutson
Eduardo Cianelli ...... Inspector
with
Theodore Marcuse ...... Arthur Upshaw
Al Ruscio ............. Allah El Kazim
Danielle Aubrey
Than Wyenn
Jonathan Kidd
Pat Sexton
Booth Colman ...... Hotel Desk Clerk
Lilyan Chauvin
Naji Gabbay
Russ Bender
Robert Stevenson
Arlette Clark
Pedro Regas
Joe Abdullah
Synopsis:
Darrell Hutson comes to Morocco to look for his brother Noel who
disappeared while working for a smuggling ring. Darrell meets
Ellen McKinstry and her Uncle Arthur Upshaw. They're also looking for
Noel - Upshaw is leader of the smugglers. [RF]
1.19 [--] Thriller: CHOOSE A VICTIM
24-Jan-61 NBC Tue
Written by George Bellak
Directed by Richard Carlson
guest stars
Larry Blyden .......... Ralphie Teal
Susan Oliver .......... Edith Landis
Vaughn Taylor ......... Uncle Phil Landis
with
Guy Mitchell .......... Hazlett
Tracey Roberts ........ Fay
Henry Corden .......... Sid Banajain
Billy Barty ........... Sam
Synopsis:
Beach bum Ralph Teal meets socialite Edith Landis and falls for her - money.
He cultivates her friendship, then tries to burglarize her home. [RF]
1.20 [--] Thriller: HAY-FORK AND BILL-HOOK
07-Feb-61 NBC Tue
Written by Alan Caillou
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
guest stars
Kenneth Haigh ......... Harry Roberts
Audrey Dalton ......... Nesta Roberts
with
Alan Caillou .......... Sir Wilfrid
Alan Napier ........... Constable Evans
Doris Lloyd ........... Mrs. Evans
J. Pat O'Malley
Synopsis:
In a small English village, a hedge-cutter named Watson is murdered with a
pitchfork and scythe.
The death follows the sacrificial rites of the ancient druids of the area. [JB]
(Synd. Rerun KOOL-10 (CBS) Phoenix, AZ Sat 16Feb 63 10 p.m. MST)
(Synd. Rerun WKY-4 (NBC) Oklahoma City, OK Sat 20Apr63 12 a.m. CST)
1.21 [--] Thriller: THE MERRIWEATHER FILE
14-Feb-61 NBC Tue
Written by John Kneubuhl; Story by Lionel White
Directed by John Brahm
guest stars
James Gregory ......... Howard Yates
Bethel Leslie ......... Ann Merriweather
Ross Elliott .......... Charles Merriweather
with
Edward Binns .......... Lieutenant Giddeon
K.T. Stevens .......... Virginia Grant
Richard Reeves .......... Patrolman
Nesdon Booth ....... Groundskeeper
1.22 [--] Thriller: THE FINGERS OF FEAR
21-Feb-61 NBC Tue
Written by Robert Hardy Andrews
Directed by Jules Bricken
guest stars
Robert Middleton ....... Ohrbach
Nehemiah Persoff ....... Lieutenant Wagner
H.M. Wynant ............ Sid
with
Kevin Hagen ............ Spivak
Thayer Roberts ......... Merriman
Dick Wessel ............ Zimmer
Robert J. Stevenson .... Dr. Lascoe
Sam Gilman ............. Officer Dutton
Ted de Corsia
Angela Greene
Kevin Hagen
Rodolfo Hoyos
Robert J. Sherman
Richard Travis
Nina Varela
Synopsis:
Headlines attack the psychopathic child-killer who's running amuk in the city
- a man Detective Wagner would dearly love to trap. A reader of the headlines
is a brutish-looking cook fry named Ohrback who angrily slashes at the newspapers. [RF]
1.23 [--] Thriller: WELL OF DOOM
28-Feb-61 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford; Story by John Clemons
Directed by John Brahm
guest stars
Henry Daniell .......... Squire Muloch
Torin Thatcher ......... Jeremy Teal
with
Ronald Howard .......... Robert Penrose
Fintan Meyler .......... Laura Dunning
Richard Keil ........... Styx
Billy Beck ......... Cyril
Mollie Glessing ...... Maid
Synopsis:
A bachelor party turns into a night of terror for a soon-to-be-wed couple. [RF]
1.24 [--] Thriller: THE ORDEAL OF DR. CORDELL
07-Mar-61 NBC Tue (rerun 27Jun61)
Written by Donald S. Sanford
Directed by Lazlo Benedek
guest stars
Robert Vaughn .......... Dr. Frank Cordell
Kathleen Crowley ....... Dr. Lois Walker
Russ Conway ............ Lieutenant Boutaric
with
Robert Ellenstein ...... Dr. Brauner
Marlo Thomas ........... Susan Baker
Aron Kincaid .......... Norm Williams
Helen Brown ......... Mrs. Heath
Lorrie Richards .......... Secretary
Synopsis:
Cordell, a young scientist, is trying to develop an antidote for nerve gas.
Assisting him is his fiancee, Dr. Lois Walker. An explosion in the laboratory
injures Cordell - and the after-effects linger on. [RF]
1.25 [--] Thriller: TRIO FOR TERROR
14-Mar-61 NBC Tue
Written by Barre Lyndon
stories by August Derleth and Wilkie Collins and Nelson Bond
Directed by Ida Lupino
director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.
Cast of Act I
Richard Lupino ......... Simon
Terrence de Marney ..... Uncle Julian
Iris Bristol ........... Katie
Cast of Act II
Reginald Owen .......... The Hussar
Robin Hughes ........... Collins
Cast of Act III
John Abbott ............ Kris Milo
Michael Pate ........... Shanner
with
Richard Peel ........... Inspector
Noel Drayton ........... Superintendent
Richard Plato ......... Croupier
Jacqueline Squire ...... Old Woman
Peter Brocco ........... Major Domo
Gil Stuart ............. Train Guard
Nelson Welch ........... Doctor
Francis Bethencourt
George Pelling
Synopsis 1:
Three separate tales by a man murders his uncle for the inheritance, but the uncle
is no ordinary man; a man wins a fortune gambling, but may not live to enjoy it;
a serial killer meets an odd fate. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
In Act I, Simon tells his girl Katie he'll soon inherit his wealthy uncle's
estate - then decides to make sure of it.
In Act II, An old woman approaches a pair of adventuresome guardsmen who show
a fondness for gambling. She tells them about an ancient castle which has
been converted into a gambling establishment.
In Act III, Police trail a desperate strangler named Shanner, who slips into
a nearby wax museum and becomes part of the exhibit. [RF]
1.26 [--] Thriller: PAPA BENJAMIN
21-Mar-61 NBC Tue (rerun 25Jul61)
Written by John Kneubuhl ; Story by Cornell Woolrich
Directed by Ted Post
guest stars
John Ireland ........... Eddie Wilson
Jeanne Bal ............. Judy Wilson
Jester Harrison ........ Papa Benjamin
with
Henry Scott ............ Tommy Stats
Robert H. Harris ....... Jerry Roberts
Peter Foster ........... Inspector Daniels
Alex Finlayson
Cora Lang
Caleb Peterson
Synopsis 1:
Musician Eddie Wilson staggers out of the Caribbean jungle with gun in
hand, and tells police he has killed a man. Eddie insists he killed
only to stop his victim from murdering him by black magic.
Syndicated rerun, Sunday Dec4 66, 3:00 p.m., KMSP-9,
Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN [JBeer]
1.27 [--] Thriller: LATE DATE
04-Apr-61 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford; Story by Cornell Woolrich
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
guest stars
Larry Pennell .......... Larry Weeks
Edward Platt ........... Jim Weeks
Jody Fair .............. Helen Weeks
Chris Seitz ............ Gordon
with
Stuffy Singer .......... Art Brinkerhoff
Steve Mitchell ......... Sid
Stuart Randall ......... Deputy Crowell
Richard Reeves ......... Truck Driver
Ruth Warren ........ Waitress
Synopsis:
Jim Weeks works in New York City and travels home on
weekends. Only this week he comes home early to murder his wife. [TA]
1.28 [--] Thriller: YOURS TRULY, JACK THE RIPPER
11-Apr-61 NBC Tue
Written by Barre Lyndon; Story by Robert Bloch
Directed by Ray Milland
director of photography Kenneth D. Peach A.S.C.
guest stars
John Williams ........... Sir Guy
Donald Woods ............ John Carmody
Edmon Ryan ............. Capt. Pete Jago
Adam Williams ........... Hymie
with
Nancy Valentine ......... Arlene
Gloria Blondell .... Diane
Beverly Hills .............. Herself
Ransom Sherman ..... Stage Manager
Sam Gilman ...... Policeman
Pamela Curran ..... Dancer
Jill Livesey ...... Dancer
Johnny Melfi ..... Bartender
J. Pat O'Malley .... Street Singer
Ralph Clanton .... Gerald Keller
Ottola Nesmith ..... Old Woman
Art Lewis
Synopsis 1:
A series of brutal murders in the modern-day U.S. mirror those of Jack the Ripper. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Jack the Ripper, or a wandering modern-day version of him, has left a murder
trail through
several countries. A British Embassy official predicts the U.S. is next. [RF]
1.29 [--] Thriller: THE DEVIL'S TICKET
18-Apr-61 NBC Tue
teleplay by Robert Bloch; Story by Robert Bloch
Directed by Jules Bricken
director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.
guest stars
MacDonald Carey .......... Hector Vane
Patricia Medina .......... Nadja
John Emery ............... The Devil
Joan Tetzel .............. Marie Vane
with
Hayden Rorke ............. Dr. Frank
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Mr. Spengler
Bartlett Robinson ........ Art Critic
Audrey Swanson ........... Nurse
Synopsis:
Artist Hector Vane has neither success nor money, and he's forced to
pawn one of his paintings. But the pawnbroker offers a better deal - success in
exchange for a specified painting, the subject of which he will reveal to Vane later. [RF]
1.30 [--] Thriller: PARASITE MANSION
25-Apr-61 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford; Story by Mary Elizabeth Counselman
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
director of photography John L. Russell, A.S.C.
guest stars
Pippa Scott .............. Marcia Elizabeth Hunter
Jeanette Nolan ........... Granny Harrod
with
James Griffith ........... Victor Harrod
Beverly Washburn ......... Lolly Harrod
Tommy Nolan .............. Renny Harrod
Synopsis:
A gunshot startles schoolteacher Marcia Hunter into losing control
of the car while driving on the old Harrod estate. When Marcia awakens,
she finds she has been taken prisoner by the strange owners of the place. [RF]
1.31 [--] Thriller: A GOOD IMAGINATION
02-May-61 NBC Tue
teleplay by Robert Bloch; Story by Robert Bloch
Directed by John Brahm
director of photography Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
guest stars
Edward Andrews ........... Frank Logan
Patricia Barry ........... Louise Logan
Ed Nelson ................ George Parker
William Allyn ............ Randy Hagen
with
Ken Lynch ................ Joe Thorp
Mary Grace Canfield ...... Celia Perry
Britt Lomond ............. Arnold Chase
Glenn Strange ............ Indian
Jim Bannon ............... Sheriff
1.32 [--] Thriller: MR. GEORGE
09-May-61 NBC Tue
Written by Donald S. Sanford; from a short Story by Stephen Grendon (confirmed on film)
Directed by Ida Lupino
director of photography, John F. Warren, A.S.C.
guest stars
Gina Gillespie ........... Priscilla
Virginia Gregg ........... Edna Leggett
Lillian Bronson .......... Adelaide Leggett
Howard Freeman ........... Jarrett Leggett
with
Joan Tompkins ............ Laura Craig
John Qualen ......... Mr. George
Ruth Perrot .............. Mrs. Newman
Synopsis:
With the death of her parents, young Priscilla has inherited a large estate.
The child's guardians, Edna, Jared and Adelaide, aware that the property could be
theirs if Priscilla were out of the way, decide to protect the girl from the anxieties of
adulthood - by killing her now. [RF]
1.33 [--] Thriller: TERROR IN TEAKWOOD
16-May-61 NBC Tue
teleplay by Alan Caillou; from a short Story by Harold Lawlor
Directed by Paul Henreid
director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.
guest stars
Guy Rolfe ................ Vladimir Vicek
Hazel Court .............. Leoni
Charles Aidman ........... Jerry Welsh
with
Vladimir Sokoloff ........ Glocky
Reggie Nalder ............ Gafke
Linda Watkins ............ Sylvia Slattery
Bernard Fein ............. Stage Manager
George Kane .............. Photographer
John Craven ..... Butler
Monica Henreid ..... Miss Curtis
Synopsis:
Vladimir Vicek will be the greatest living pianist
- now that he has his late rival's talented hands. [RF]
1.34 [--] Thriller: THE PRISONER IN THE MIRROR
23-May-61 NBC Tue
Written by Robert Arthur
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
director of photography Benjamin H. Kline, A.S.C.
Original music by Morton Stevens
guest stars
Lloyd Bochner ............ Harry Langton
Erika Peters ............. Marie Blanchard
Marion Ross .............. Kay Forrest
Jack Mullaney ............ Fred Forrest
Henry Daniell ............ Count Alexander Cagliostro
with
Patricia Michon .......... Yvette Dulane
David Frankham ........... Marquis de Chantenay
Peter Brocco ............. Professor Thibaut
Walter Reed ..... Police Sergeant Burke
Pamela Curran ..... Laura
Frieda Inescourt ......... Marquis de Chantenay's Mother
Louis Mercier ...... Butler
Synopsis:
A student of the occult discovers a mirror that has powers over life and death.
[RF]
1.35 [--] Thriller: DARK LEGACY
30-May-61 NBC Tue
Written by John Tomerlin
Directed by John Brahm
director of photography John F. Warren, A.S.C.
guest stars
Harry Townes ............. Mario Asparos
Ilka Windish ............. Monica Asparos
Henry Silva .............. Toby Wolfe
with
Richard Hale ............. Lars Eisenhart
Doris Lloyd .............. Edith Pringle
Alan Napier .............. The Attorney
Ned Glass ................ Vince Fennaday
Milton Parsons ........... Butler
Synopsis 1:
Magician Asparos has made an unnatural deal with the long dead
magician Caliastro to become him at all costs. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Apparently sleight of hand artist Mario Asparos only needs one thing to make his
night-club act a success - talent. Occult forces come into play when Mario's sorcerer
uncle Radan dies and Mario inherits a backlog of black secrets. [RF]
1.36 [--] Thriller: PIGEONS FROM HELL
06-Jun-61 NBC Tue
Teleplay by John Kneubuhl; from the Short Story by Robert E. Howard
Directed by John Newland
director of photography Lionel Lindon, A.S.C.
guest stars
Brandon de Wilde ......... Timonthy Brown
Crahan Denton ............ Sheriff Buckner
David Walsh .............. John Brown
Ken Renard ............... Jacob Blount
Guy Wilkerson ............ Howard
David Whorf .............. John Branner
Ottola Nesmith ..... The Zuvembie
Synopsis:
When the Branner brothers' car breaks down, they seek shelter in an old house.
The place seems to be uninhabited - except for a large
and inhospitable flock of pigeons. [RF]
1.37 [--] Thriller: THE GRIM REAPER
13-Jun-61 NBC Tue
Written by Robert Bloch; Story by Harold Lawlor
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
guest stars
William Shatner .......... Paul Graves
Elizabeth Allen .......... Dorothy Lyndon
Natalie Schafer .......... Beatrice Graves
Scott Merrill ............ Gerald Kellar
Henry Daniell ............ Pierre Radin
with
Fifi D'Orsay ............. Toinette
Paul Newlan .............. Sergeant Bernstein
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Phillips
Synopsis:
Mystery writer Beatrice Graves may not know much about art values, but she
knows a lot about getting publicity. She buys a strange painting that has brought
violent death to 15 of its previous owners. [RF]
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