Climax

Climax

클라이맥스

There's only room at the top for one

Ended First aired 16/Mar/2026 South Korea Korean 4 season(s) 166 episode(s)
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.

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Season 4 · Season 4
37 episode(s) · Air date: 05/Sep/1957
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S4E37
Cabin B-13
Air date: 26/Jun/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E36
House of Doubt
Air date: 19/Jun/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

When she loses her job, Gwen Dacres seeks economical lodgings in a boarding house run by a mysterious old woman, Mrs. Garr. Strange noises and incidents disturb Gwen's peace of mind. Gwen is attacked and Mrs. Garr disappears and is later found dead. Gwen starts to investigate and uncovers a twenty year old mystery.

Summary

When she loses her job, Gwen Dacres seeks economical lodgings in a boarding house run by a mysterious old woman, Mrs. Garr. Strange noises and incidents disturb Gwen's peace of mind. Gwen is attacked and Mrs. Garr disappears and is later found dead. Gwen starts to investigate and uncovers a twenty year old mystery.

S4E35
Spider Web
Air date: 05/Jun/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

José Aragon, wealthy Texas cattleman, is on a cattle-buying expedition on the Mexican border. After a gueling 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.

Summary

José Aragon, wealthy Texas cattleman, is on a cattle-buying expedition on the Mexican border. After a gueling 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.

S4E34
The Push-Button Giant
Air date: 29/May/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E33
Time of the Hanging
Air date: 22/May/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E32
The Disappearance of Daphne
Air date: 15/May/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E31
The Big Success
Air date: 08/May/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E28
The Volcano Seat
Air date: 10/Apr/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E27
On the Take
Air date: 03/Apr/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E26
The Great World and Timothy Colt
Air date: 27/Mar/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A large Manhattan law firm hires the tireless dedicated Timothy Colt, the 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.

Summary

A large Manhattan law firm hires the tireless dedicated Timothy Colt, the 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.

S4E25
So Deadly My Love
Air date: 13/Mar/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E24
The Thief With the Big Blue Eyes
Air date: 06/Mar/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E23
Albert Anastasia, His Life and Death
Air date: 27/Feb/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E22
The Secret Love of Johnny Spain
Air date: 20/Feb/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E21
Four Hours in White
Air date: 06/Feb/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E20
Burst of Fire
Air date: 30/Jan/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E19
Sound of the Moon
Air date: 23/Jan/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E18
Thieves of Tokyo
Air date: 16/Jan/1958 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E16
Shadow of a Memory
Air date: 26/Dec/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E15
To Walk the Night
Air date: 19/Dec/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E14
Hurricane Diane
Air date: 12/Dec/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E13
The Devil's Brood
Air date: 05/Dec/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E12
Murder Has a Deadline
Air date: 28/Nov/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E11
A Matter of Life and Death
Air date: 21/Nov/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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

Summary

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

S4E10
Two Tests on Tuesday
Air date: 14/Nov/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E9
Keep Me in Mind
Air date: 07/Nov/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Publicity hungry, Las Vegas lounge singer, Mike Owens stages a hoax publicity stunt making the local police and his entourage furious with him, especially his press agent. And like the little boy who cried wolf, he discovers when he actually can identify a cop-killer, the cops and the newspapers and his press agent don't believe him. But the killer knows he isn't lying and determines to kill him next.

Summary

Publicity hungry, Las Vegas lounge singer, Mike Owens stages a hoax publicity stunt making the local police and his entourage furious with him, especially his press agent. And like the little boy who cried wolf, he discovers when he actually can identify a cop-killer, the cops and the newspapers and his press agent don't believe him. But the killer knows he isn't lying and determines to kill him next.

S4E7
The Largest City in Captivity
Air date: 17/Oct/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An American newspaperman in West Berlin and an East German freedom fighter in the anti-Soviet underground are in love with the same woman, in whose apartment the freedom fighter takes refuge after being wounded.

Summary

An American newspaperman in West Berlin and an East German freedom fighter in the anti-Soviet underground are in love with the same woman, in whose apartment the freedom fighter takes refuge after being wounded.

S4E6
Mask for the Devil
Air date: 10/Oct/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E5
Jacob and the Angels
Air date: 03/Oct/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A criminal lawyer makes a desperate gamble to defend a boy charged with murder. Risking his career, his love, even his health, he faces an even greater terror when he finds his own guilty conscience is on trial.

Summary

A criminal lawyer makes a desperate gamble to defend a boy charged with murder. Risking his career, his love, even his health, he faces an even greater terror when he finds his own guilty conscience is on trial.

S4E4
Along Came a Spider
Air date: 26/Sep/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

As she's leaving 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.

Summary

As she's leaving 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.

S4E3
Necessary Evil
Air date: 19/Sep/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S4E2
The Secret of the Red Room
Air date: 12/Sep/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The technical notes say that this television drama was in black and white. But I remember its being broadcast in color, one of the very few broadcasts in color at that time. I remember because my father was trying out, on loan, a new color television set, and we saw this broadcast as a test of the color quality of the broadcast and of the set. The quality was good for this broadcast, as I recall, but not for all broadcasts.

Summary

The technical notes say that this television drama was in black and white. But I remember its being broadcast in color, one of the very few broadcasts in color at that time. I remember because my father was trying out, on loan, a new color television set, and we saw this broadcast as a test of the color quality of the broadcast and of the set. The quality was good for this broadcast, as I recall, but not for all broadcasts.

Season 3 · Season 3
46 episode(s) · Air date: 06/Sep/1956
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S3E46
Deadly Climate
Air date: 29/Aug/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A woman vacationing 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.

Summary

A woman vacationing 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.

S3E45
The Stranger Within
Air date: 22/Aug/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E44
Murder is a Witch
Air date: 15/Aug/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E42
The Giant Killer
Air date: 01/Aug/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E41
The High Jungle
Air date: 25/Jul/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E39
Payment for Judas
Air date: 11/Jul/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

When one of the ranchers 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.

Summary

When one of the ranchers 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.

S3E38
False Witness
Air date: 04/Jul/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E37
The Trial of Captain Wirtz
Air date: 27/Jun/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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. The trial of Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the Andersonville prison and 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.

Summary

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. The trial of Captain Henry Wirz, commandant of the Andersonville prison and 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.

S3E36
A Taste for Crime
Air date: 20/Jun/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

To prove his connection between body chemistry and the criminal mind, a wealthy society doctor secretly joins forces with a hunted fugitive.

Summary

To prove his connection between body chemistry and the criminal mind, a wealthy society doctor secretly joins forces with a hunted fugitive.

S3E35
The Man Who Stole the Bible
Air date: 13/Jun/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E34
Mr. Runyon of Broadway
Air date: 06/Jun/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E33
The Disappearance of Amanda Hale
Air date: 30/May/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An actress is plagued with dread before opening night when 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.

Summary

An actress is plagued with dread before opening night when 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.

S3E32
The Hand of Evil
Air date: 23/May/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Poison pen letters threaten the career of a brilliant young college instructor whose pregnant wife has just inherited half a million dollars.

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Poison pen letters threaten the career of a brilliant young college instructor whose pregnant wife has just inherited half a million dollars.

S3E31
Bait for the Tiger
Air date: 16/May/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E30
Strange Deaths at Burnleigh
Air date: 02/May/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E29
Avalanche at Devil's Pass
Air date: 25/Apr/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Among the passengers on a train trapped by an avalanche 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.

Summary

Among the passengers on a train trapped by an avalanche 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.

S3E28
Mad Bomber
Air date: 18/Apr/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Months after the arrest of New York's notorious mad bomber, new bomb threats terrorize the city. A detective begins a slow, painstaking effort to solve the case.

Summary

Months after the arrest of New York's notorious mad bomber, new bomb threats terrorize the city. A detective begins a slow, painstaking effort to solve the case.

S3E27
Don't Touch Me
Air date: 04/Apr/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E26
Strange Sanctuary
Air date: 28/Mar/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

In the old southwest, a pair of bank robbers must ride out after killing a man. They intend on eventually getting far away, but one seeks to reunite with his daughter in a nearby convent. When he is wounded in a gunfight, they end up hiding out there, though the men from town are a mob out for their blood,sanctuary or not.

Summary

In the old southwest, a pair of bank robbers must ride out after killing a man. They intend on eventually getting far away, but one seeks to reunite with his daughter in a nearby convent. When he is wounded in a gunfight, they end up hiding out there, though the men from town are a mob out for their blood,sanctuary or not.

S3E24
Night of a Rebel
Air date: 07/Mar/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E23
And Don't Ever Come Back
Air date: 28/Feb/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E22
The Long Count
Air date: 21/Feb/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E21
Stain of Honor
Air date: 14/Feb/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E19
The Trouble at Number 5
Air date: 31/Jan/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E16
Carnival at Midnight
Air date: 03/Jan/1957 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E15
Ten Minutes to Curfew
Air date: 27/Dec/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E14
Strange Hostage
Air date: 20/Dec/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E12
The Secret Thread
Air date: 29/Nov/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E11
The Chinese Game
Air date: 22/Nov/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E10
Night Shriek
Air date: 15/Nov/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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

Summary

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

S3E8
Night of the Heat Wave
Air date: 25/Oct/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E7
The Midas Touch
Air date: 18/Oct/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E5
Island in the City
Air date: 04/Oct/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E4
The Fog
Air date: 27/Sep/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A strange, poisonous fog envelops a small town. In the struggle against death in the mysterious fog, several people re-evaluate their lives and those of others close to them.

Summary

A strange, poisonous fog envelops a small town. In the struggle against death in the mysterious fog, several people re-evaluate their lives and those of others close to them.

S3E3
The Garsten Case
Air date: 20/Sep/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E2
Burst of Violence
Air date: 13/Sep/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S3E1
Bury Me Later
Air date: 06/Sep/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An English vicar believes in the innocence of an artist, thought by everyone to be the murderer of a missing farmer. With the help of the murdered man's wife, he solves the mystery and unmasks the real killer.

Summary

An English vicar believes in the innocence of an artist, thought by everyone to be the murderer of a missing farmer. With the help of the murdered man's wife, he solves the mystery and unmasks the real killer.

Season 2 · Season 2
45 episode(s) · Air date: 01/Sep/1955
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S2E45
Dark Wall
Air date: 30/Aug/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An extreme form of disassociative reaction to stress in which two or more separate personalities exist. The person may shift from one personality to another, which is often very different. Each personality has no memories of the other's thoughts and actions.

Summary

An extreme form of disassociative reaction to stress in which two or more separate personalities exist. The person may shift from one personality to another, which is often very different. Each personality has no memories of the other's thoughts and actions.

S2E44
Throw Away the Cane
Air date: 23/Aug/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A popular singer whose earnings are supporting his entire family returns to his home town for a visit and proceeds to make a play for the girlfriend of his twin brother, an aspiring concert pianist.

Summary

A popular singer whose earnings are supporting his entire family returns to his home town for a visit and proceeds to make a play for the girlfriend of his twin brother, an aspiring concert pianist.

S2E43
The 78th Floor
Air date: 16/Aug/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

On a foggy afternoon just before a plane strikes the Empire State Building, a businessman recently gone blind is in one office dictating a suicide note to his wife, while in another office a young man is trying to persuade his fiancee to help him rob the firm she works for so they can be married.

Summary

On a foggy afternoon just before a plane strikes the Empire State Building, a businessman recently gone blind is in one office dictating a suicide note to his wife, while in another office a young man is trying to persuade his fiancee to help him rob the firm she works for so they can be married.

S2E40
The Man Who Lost His Head
Air date: 26/Jul/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A young sailor collapses on the estate of a wealthy Englishman in the Orient and, upon reviving, is offered a strange bargain in exchange for his life.

Summary

A young sailor collapses on the estate of a wealthy Englishman in the Orient and, upon reviving, is offered a strange bargain in exchange for his life.

S2E39
Fury at Dawn
Air date: 19/Jul/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

When an atomic bomb mounted on a 200-foot-tall steel tower fails to detonate, a veteran nuclear physicist and his aides have to climb the rickety tower to disarm the bomb.

Summary

When an atomic bomb mounted on a 200-foot-tall steel tower fails to detonate, a veteran nuclear physicist and his aides have to climb the rickety tower to disarm the bomb.

S2E38
Fear is the Hunter
Air date: 12/Jul/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A young man comes to the town of Brewster, his car in need of repairs, and is ordered to leave at once. He soon learns that the ruthless man after whom the town is named looks on any stranger as his potential murderer.

Summary

A young man comes to the town of Brewster, his car in need of repairs, and is ordered to leave at once. He soon learns that the ruthless man after whom the town is named looks on any stranger as his potential murderer.

S2E37
Phone Call for Matthew Quade
Air date: 05/Jul/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A retired construction firm executive seeks a respite from enforced idleness and oncoming old age. While waiting for a phone call that will confirm or deny his request for a job back at his old firm, Matthew Quade relives his past.

Summary

A retired construction firm executive seeks a respite from enforced idleness and oncoming old age. While waiting for a phone call that will confirm or deny his request for a job back at his old firm, Matthew Quade relives his past.

S2E36
A Trophy for Howard Davenport
Air date: 28/Jun/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A Babe Ruth League team is perpetually in last place, because its compassionate manager tends to pick youngsters no other team wants. When the team has a chance to place in the finals, he turns down a boy's plea to pitch in the big game, and the boy then runs away from home.

Summary

A Babe Ruth League team is perpetually in last place, because its compassionate manager tends to pick youngsters no other team wants. When the team has a chance to place in the finals, he turns down a boy's plea to pitch in the big game, and the boy then runs away from home.

S2E34
To Scream at Midnight
Air date: 14/Jun/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A wealthy young woman breaks down and is placed in a sanitarium after being thrown over by the man she loves. Her psychiatrist becomes suspicious when the man reappears and claims he wants to marry her.

Summary

A wealthy young woman breaks down and is placed in a sanitarium after being thrown over by the man she loves. Her psychiatrist becomes suspicious when the man reappears and claims he wants to marry her.

S2E32
Figures in Clay
Air date: 31/May/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

After agreeing to defend an irrational old man charged with murder, an attorney finds that his partner believes he took the case for publicity reasons.

Summary

After agreeing to defend an irrational old man charged with murder, an attorney finds that his partner believes he took the case for publicity reasons.

S2E31
The Shadow of Evil
Air date: 24/May/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The unsuspecting girlfriend of a young man whose brother is the head of a Rome narcotics ring arrives from the United States with an investigator at her heels.

Summary

The unsuspecting girlfriend of a young man whose brother is the head of a Rome narcotics ring arrives from the United States with an investigator at her heels.

S2E30
Flame-Out on T-6
Air date: 17/May/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Ten men are assigned to a drifting ice floe near the North Pole to test the effect of subzero weather on men supplied only with tents and meager rations. One of the men goes berserk from the strain and wrecks the group's radio so that no one can notify headquarters of their location.

Summary

Ten men are assigned to a drifting ice floe near the North Pole to test the effect of subzero weather on men supplied only with tents and meager rations. One of the men goes berserk from the strain and wrecks the group's radio so that no one can notify headquarters of their location.

S2E29
The Empty Room Blues
Air date: 03/May/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

When her husband disappears with their savings and their son, a woman fears for the child's life. But she can't convince her friends or the police that the man is a pathological liar and a menace.

Summary

When her husband disappears with their savings and their son, a woman fears for the child's life. But she can't convince her friends or the police that the man is a pathological liar and a menace.

S2E26
Spin into Darkness
Air date: 05/Apr/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

After gambling away the money her pilot husband gave her for the down payment on a plane, a woman takes a job as nurse to an alcoholic, who in a drunken stupor gives her $5,000 to recoup her losses and later reports to the police that the money was stolen.

Summary

After gambling away the money her pilot husband gave her for the down payment on a plane, a woman takes a job as nurse to an alcoholic, who in a drunken stupor gives her $5,000 to recoup her losses and later reports to the police that the money was stolen.

S2E25
An Episode of Sparrows
Air date: 29/Mar/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An 11-year old girl whose home has always been the slums, steals a packet of flower seeds from a playmate. In her search for a small bit of earth in which to grow flowers, she is befriended by a youthful gang leader.

Summary

An 11-year old girl whose home has always been the slums, steals a packet of flower seeds from a playmate. In her search for a small bit of earth in which to grow flowers, she is befriended by a youthful gang leader.

S2E24
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Air date: 22/Mar/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A young woman lives in fear that a recurring dream foretells real tragedy. The premonition persists when she falls in love with a young soldier about to leave for overseas duty.

Summary

A young woman lives in fear that a recurring dream foretells real tragedy. The premonition persists when she falls in love with a young soldier about to leave for overseas duty.

S2E23
The Louella Parsons Story
Air date: 08/Mar/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The Louella Parsons story, based on incidents in her autobiography ""The Gay Illiterate"", is a series of flashbacks. Teresa Wright portrays Miss Parson in the drama. As she speaks with the stars the cameras will re-create incidents in her long career. The time span is from the early twenties to 1948. We see Miss Parsons' early days as a newspaper reporter in Chicago. Here she loses her job and departs for New York. In New York she resumes her career, only to be stricken with tuberculosis. When she recovers from her illness, she meets the man who is to become her second husband, and her rise as Hollywood columnist begins. As a climax to tonight's drama, there will be a tribute from the stars of the movie industry.

Summary

The Louella Parsons story, based on incidents in her autobiography ""The Gay Illiterate"", is a series of flashbacks. Teresa Wright portrays Miss Parson in the drama. As she speaks with the stars the cameras will re-create incidents in her long career. The time span is from the early twenties to 1948. We see Miss Parsons' early days as a newspaper reporter in Chicago. Here she loses her job and departs for New York. In New York she resumes her career, only to be stricken with tuberculosis. When she recovers from her illness, she meets the man who is to become her second husband, and her rise as Hollywood columnist begins. As a climax to tonight's drama, there will be a tribute from the stars of the movie industry.

S2E21
Nightmare by Day
Air date: 23/Feb/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The parents of a recently married young woman, whose husband claims she's taken a trip to New York, slowly become convinced she's been murdered.

Summary

The parents of a recently married young woman, whose husband claims she's taken a trip to New York, slowly become convinced she's been murdered.

S2E18
The Secret of River Lane
Air date: 26/Jan/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The son of a respected lawyer is involved in a case of homicide over the shooting of a schoolmate. Even though the father suspects his son's guilt, he tries to protect him. The entire town is indignant when charges are not brought against the boy immediately for lack of sufficient evidence.

Summary

The son of a respected lawyer is involved in a case of homicide over the shooting of a schoolmate. Even though the father suspects his son's guilt, he tries to protect him. The entire town is indignant when charges are not brought against the boy immediately for lack of sufficient evidence.

S2E17
The Hanging Judge
Air date: 12/Jan/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

One of the most despised men in the legal profession clings tenaciously to the belief that English law is infallible. Because of his fixation he even stands trial for a murder he did not commit.

Summary

One of the most despised men in the legal profession clings tenaciously to the belief that English law is infallible. Because of his fixation he even stands trial for a murder he did not commit.

S2E16
The Prowler
Air date: 05/Jan/1956 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A rancher's wife is bored with her monotonous life. One night when her husband is away, her mother-in-law inadvertently suggest the "perfect escape" .

Summary

A rancher's wife is bored with her monotonous life. One night when her husband is away, her mother-in-law inadvertently suggest the "perfect escape" .

S2E14
The Day They Gave the Babies Away
Air date: 22/Dec/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

While decorating a Christmas tree, narrator Joan Evans recalls the story of the Christmas of her ancestors during the 1860s in Wisconsin. A 12-year old boy becomes the head of his family when both parents die. On Christmas Eve he finds a way to provide homes for his five younger brothers and sisters.

Summary

While decorating a Christmas tree, narrator Joan Evans recalls the story of the Christmas of her ancestors during the 1860s in Wisconsin. A 12-year old boy becomes the head of his family when both parents die. On Christmas Eve he finds a way to provide homes for his five younger brothers and sisters.

S2E13
The Passport
Air date: 08/Dec/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An American correspondent, assigned to Europe shortly after World War II, is offered part of a fortune in confiscated gems in return for letting a former Nazi officer use his passport.

Summary

An American correspondent, assigned to Europe shortly after World War II, is offered part of a fortune in confiscated gems in return for letting a former Nazi officer use his passport.

S2E12
A Man of Taste
Air date: 01/Dec/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A cultured Englishman, living in Paris, becomes interested in art for purely mercenary reasons. He sponsors a young artist and goes to great lengths to keep his protege's canvases valuable.

Summary

A cultured Englishman, living in Paris, becomes interested in art for purely mercenary reasons. He sponsors a young artist and goes to great lengths to keep his protege's canvases valuable.

S2E11
Portrait in Celluloid
Air date: 24/Nov/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Art Shaddick, formerly a writer, now a writer's agent, sits in his gaudy, pretentious office, on the bookcase reposes an Oscar, won by Art for his last picture. That was in 1929. Since then he has gone steadily downhill, shouting all the way. When suddenly a young writer appears with a great script, it is just what Art needs, a golden opportunity to rise again to greatness.

Summary

Art Shaddick, formerly a writer, now a writer's agent, sits in his gaudy, pretentious office, on the bookcase reposes an Oscar, won by Art for his last picture. That was in 1929. Since then he has gone steadily downhill, shouting all the way. When suddenly a young writer appears with a great script, it is just what Art needs, a golden opportunity to rise again to greatness.

S2E10
A Promise to Murder
Air date: 17/Nov/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

At his wealthy aunt's insistence, a rising young London barrister submits to having his palm read. The prophecies come true with alarming accuracy.

Summary

At his wealthy aunt's insistence, a rising young London barrister submits to having his palm read. The prophecies come true with alarming accuracy.

S2E9
Scheme to Defraud
Air date: 10/Nov/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An insurance underwriter and his secretary are both disgruntled over their dull, monotonous routine. They fall in love, and then discover a way to cash in on a $70,000 insurance claim.

Summary

An insurance underwriter and his secretary are both disgruntled over their dull, monotonous routine. They fall in love, and then discover a way to cash in on a $70,000 insurance claim.

S2E4
Night of Execution
Air date: 22/Sep/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A mother watches her cruel and destructive husband continually expose their young son to all kinds of violence. Finally she feels she must take steps to save her son from this sinister influence.

Summary

A mother watches her cruel and destructive husband continually expose their young son to all kinds of violence. Finally she feels she must take steps to save her son from this sinister influence.

S2E2
Public Pigeon #1
Air date: 08/Sep/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Cafeteria worker Rusty is cheated by stock swindlers and winds up in jail, but the crooks have to break him out in order to recover their loot, which was stashed in Rusty's safety deposit box.

Summary

Cafeteria worker Rusty is cheated by stock swindlers and winds up in jail, but the crooks have to break him out in order to recover their loot, which was stashed in Rusty's safety deposit box.

Season 1 · Season 1
38 episode(s) · Air date: 16/Mar/2026
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S1E38
Deal a Blow
Air date: 25/Aug/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A teenage boy gets into a dispute with an abusive movie theater manager Mr. Grubbs. The boy's father Tom Ditmar accepts the manager's somewhat twisted version of the incident and doesn't give his son a chance to explain his side of the matter.

Summary

A teenage boy gets into a dispute with an abusive movie theater manager Mr. Grubbs. The boy's father Tom Ditmar accepts the manager's somewhat twisted version of the incident and doesn't give his son a chance to explain his side of the matter.

S1E33
The Healer
Air date: 21/Jul/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A brilliant surgeon, burdened with a self-centered wife and a beautiful heiress who's in love with him, becomes tormented by doubts about his ability after losing a patient during a difficult operation.

Summary

A brilliant surgeon, burdened with a self-centered wife and a beautiful heiress who's in love with him, becomes tormented by doubts about his ability after losing a patient during a difficult operation.

S1E31
Wild Stallion
Air date: 07/Jul/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A handsome, devil-may-care fortune hunter [from South America] makes his home with a well-to-do Southern family. He is attracted at first to the daughter, until he discovers the mother is the one who holds the key to the family fortune.

Summary

A handsome, devil-may-care fortune hunter [from South America] makes his home with a well-to-do Southern family. He is attracted at first to the daughter, until he discovers the mother is the one who holds the key to the family fortune.

S1E29
To Wake at Midnight
Air date: 23/Jun/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

All the pent-up prejudices and hatreds of postwar Europe are revived when a Nazi lieutenant recovers consciousness in a British hospital after being in a coma for years.

Summary

All the pent-up prejudices and hatreds of postwar Europe are revived when a Nazi lieutenant recovers consciousness in a British hospital after being in a coma for years.

S1E28
The Dark Fleece
Air date: 16/Jun/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A gold miner returns to his righteous California hometown, circa1857. He has great wealth, but also a burdened conscious; he has killed a man.

Summary

A gold miner returns to his righteous California hometown, circa1857. He has great wealth, but also a burdened conscious; he has killed a man.

S1E26
A Farewell to Arms
Air date: 26/May/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

An American, in the Italian Army during World War I, who meets a nurse and falls in love with her. Together they try to find a haven from the turbulence around them.

Summary

An American, in the Italian Army during World War I, who meets a nurse and falls in love with her. Together they try to find a haven from the turbulence around them.

S1E25
No Stone Unturned
Air date: 19/May/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A Scottish student has the historical Stone of Scone stolen from Westminster Abbey. His purpose is to get England to recognize Scotland's independence.

Summary

A Scottish student has the historical Stone of Scone stolen from Westminster Abbey. His purpose is to get England to recognize Scotland's independence.

S1E23
The First and the Last
Air date: 28/Apr/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The threat of scandal, revolving around the death of a man in London, prompts an ambitious lawyer to disregard both legan and moral principles. His concern for his own career puts an innocent man's life in jeopardy.

Summary

The threat of scandal, revolving around the death of a man in London, prompts an ambitious lawyer to disregard both legan and moral principles. His concern for his own career puts an innocent man's life in jeopardy.

S1E22
Flight 951
Air date: 21/Apr/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A doctor forsakes the medical profession following a court trial where he was the defendant. Now a successful businessman travelling under an assumed name, he must decide between keeping his secret and saving the eyesight of a fellow passenger.

Summary

A doctor forsakes the medical profession following a court trial where he was the defendant. Now a successful businessman travelling under an assumed name, he must decide between keeping his secret and saving the eyesight of a fellow passenger.

S1E20
The Champion
Air date: 31/Mar/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The famous story deals with a boxer whose rise to fame has been at the expense of friends and associates. Through flashbacks, we see how Midge Kelly rose from the Chicago slums to a world championship.

Summary

The famous story deals with a boxer whose rise to fame has been at the expense of friends and associates. Through flashbacks, we see how Midge Kelly rose from the Chicago slums to a world championship.

S1E18
The Great Impersonation
Air date: 10/Mar/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The action of this tale of intrigue and espionage takes place in the jungles of East Africa in 1914. The destinies of Germany and Great Britain are dependent upon one man whose decision is influenced by one of the two women in his life.

Summary

The action of this tale of intrigue and espionage takes place in the jungles of East Africa in 1914. The destinies of Germany and Great Britain are dependent upon one man whose decision is influenced by one of the two women in his life.

S1E17
South of the Sun
Air date: 03/Mar/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

They were strangers to each other, even the married ones, and they all dreamed in human ways. But the least of these eight persons did something about his little dream. In so doing, he bound the strangers in an intimate circle, whether they knew it or not. He touched them all in passing and changed their lives and dreams forever, according to their own choices. In one turn of the earth something happened.

Summary

They were strangers to each other, even the married ones, and they all dreamed in human ways. But the least of these eight persons did something about his little dream. In so doing, he bound the strangers in an intimate circle, whether they knew it or not. He touched them all in passing and changed their lives and dreams forever, according to their own choices. In one turn of the earth something happened.

S1E16
The Box of Chocolates
Air date: 24/Feb/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

A hated columnist becomes involved in murder after receiving an innocent-looking box of chocolates with a note from the manufacturer asking him to try them.

Summary

A hated columnist becomes involved in murder after receiving an innocent-looking box of chocolates with a note from the manufacturer asking him to try them.

S1E15
The Valiant Men
Air date: 10/Feb/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Lt. Comm. Knowles is assigned to skipper the USS Hamilton from England back to New York. While he and his crew celebrate New Year's Eve 1943, an unknown danger lurks nearby.

Summary

Lt. Comm. Knowles is assigned to skipper the USS Hamilton from England back to New York. While he and his crew celebrate New Year's Eve 1943, an unknown danger lurks nearby.

S1E14
The Leaf Out of the Book
Air date: 03/Feb/1955 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

The story revolves around two women, one a successful career woman, the other an ambitious girl. After giving the daughter of an old friend a job, the successful businesswoman realizes the drawbacks of her generosity.

Summary

The story revolves around two women, one a successful career woman, the other an ambitious girl. After giving the daughter of an old friend a job, the successful businesswoman realizes the drawbacks of her generosity.

S1E10
The Climax
Air date: 14/Apr/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 64 min
Summary

A year has passed since Jung Won's death. Sang Ah's movie gets released, and Tae Seop works for Son Guk Won, who is now a presidential candidate. Tae Seop tells Sang Ah that he has a weapon to strike Yang Mi, and it turns out to be what Jung Won gave to him before her death.

Summary

A year has passed since Jung Won's death. Sang Ah's movie gets released, and Tae Seop works for Son Guk Won, who is now a presidential candidate. Tae Seop tells Sang Ah that he has a weapon to strike Yang Mi, and it turns out to be what Jung Won gave to him before her death.

S1E9
The Last Chance
Air date: 13/Apr/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 68 min
Summary

After Sang Ah's shocking scandal breaks, Tae Seop loses the election by a large margin and is expelled from the party. Yang Mi decides to give Tae Seop one last chance, and despite the risk of hurting someone he’s closest to, he decides to take the chance. Meanwhile, Sang Ah goes to see Jung Won and confronts her.

Summary

After Sang Ah's shocking scandal breaks, Tae Seop loses the election by a large margin and is expelled from the party. Yang Mi decides to give Tae Seop one last chance, and despite the risk of hurting someone he’s closest to, he decides to take the chance. Meanwhile, Sang Ah goes to see Jung Won and confronts her.

S1E8
For Her Sake
Air date: 07/Apr/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 65 min
Summary

With Jong Wook’s source, Tae Seop learns that Yang Mi is using the movie to launder money for Assemblyman Son Guk Won. Sang Ah meets Jung Won again for the table read. Jung Won asks if Sang Ah was putting on a show and using her just like she did with Park Jae Sang, and Sang Ah can’t answer. Later, Sang Ah finds out what Jung Won intended to do with Park Jae Sang.

Summary

With Jong Wook’s source, Tae Seop learns that Yang Mi is using the movie to launder money for Assemblyman Son Guk Won. Sang Ah meets Jung Won again for the table read. Jung Won asks if Sang Ah was putting on a show and using her just like she did with Park Jae Sang, and Sang Ah can’t answer. Later, Sang Ah finds out what Jung Won intended to do with Park Jae Sang.

S1E7
Fight For Victory
Air date: 06/Apr/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 60 min
Summary

Tae Seop registers as a candidate for the Creation Party and begins full-scale election campaigning. Yang Mi funds Tae Seop’s rival, making him seek a sponsor who has a grudge against her. However, Yang Mi finds out through a fortune-teller that Tae Seop is the best match for her, so she tries to win him over again.

Summary

Tae Seop registers as a candidate for the Creation Party and begins full-scale election campaigning. Yang Mi funds Tae Seop’s rival, making him seek a sponsor who has a grudge against her. However, Yang Mi finds out through a fortune-teller that Tae Seop is the best match for her, so she tries to win him over again.

S1E6
Regaining Momentum
Air date: 31/Mar/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 58 min
Summary

Sang Ah finds Jae Sang and begs him to get rid of the recording. Jae Sang refuses and decides to do a live stream to expose Sang Ah. Seeing no hope, Sang Ah decides to end her life and leaves a note to Jung Won.

Summary

Sang Ah finds Jae Sang and begs him to get rid of the recording. Jae Sang refuses and decides to do a live stream to expose Sang Ah. Seeing no hope, Sang Ah decides to end her life and leaves a note to Jung Won.

S1E5
A Kindred-Spirited Ally
Air date: 30/Mar/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 63 min
Summary

Sang Ah discovers that Jung Won has been working for Tae Seop, and Jung Won shares how she came to know him and reveals her past. Meanwhile, Tae Seop presents a long-kept secret weapon to Chairman Kwon.

Summary

Sang Ah discovers that Jung Won has been working for Tae Seop, and Jung Won shares how she came to know him and reveals her past. Meanwhile, Tae Seop presents a long-kept secret weapon to Chairman Kwon.

S1E4
The Real Murderer
Air date: 24/Mar/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 59 min
Summary

Seven years ago, a case occurred in which famous film producer Oh Gwang-jae was murdered by Park Jae-sang, Sang-ah's bodyguard. Tae-seop, the prosecutor in charge of the case, learns the truth but keeps it hidden.

Summary

Seven years ago, a case occurred in which famous film producer Oh Gwang-jae was murdered by Park Jae-sang, Sang-ah's bodyguard. Tae-seop, the prosecutor in charge of the case, learns the truth but keeps it hidden.

S1E3
The Recording
Air date: 23/Mar/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 58 min
Summary

Tae Seop meets Kwon Se Myeong's eldest son and the members of the Creation Party to secure a nomination. After that, he steps down from his position as a prosecutor.

Summary

Tae Seop meets Kwon Se Myeong's eldest son and the members of the Creation Party to secure a nomination. After that, he steps down from his position as a prosecutor.

S1E2
A Calculated Move
Air date: 17/Mar/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 59 min
Summary

With damaging evidence in hand, Tae Seop approaches Yang Mi, ready to play his cards. However, he soon learns disturbing news about Sang Ah that could become a serious problem.

Summary

With damaging evidence in hand, Tae Seop approaches Yang Mi, ready to play his cards. However, he soon learns disturbing news about Sang Ah that could become a serious problem.

S1E1
A Dangerous Deal
Air date: 16/Mar/2026 · Time: 22:00 · Runtime: 59 min
Summary

Prosecutor Bang Tae Seop sets an ambitious plan in motion to expose Mayor Nam Hye Hun and use the scandal as his steppingstone into politics.

Summary

Prosecutor Bang Tae Seop sets an ambitious plan in motion to expose Mayor Nam Hye Hun and use the scandal as his steppingstone into politics.

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