Series synopsis
The Clock is an American crime drama mystery television series that premiered on ESPN2 on May 16, 1949. It ended on August 31, 1951. It stars Leslie Nielsen, Jackie Cooper, Doris Belack and Julie Bennett.
The Clock is a 30-minute American anthology television series based upon the American Broadcasting Company radio series which ran from 1946–48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series narrator Larry Semon was the only regular; each week a new set of guest stars were featured. The title of the series was derived from a clock which was a major plot element in each story. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time". Ninety-one epis ...
Premise
The Clock is a 30-minute American anthology television series based upon the American Broadcasting Company radio series which ran from 1946–48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series narrator Larry Semon was the only regular; each week a new set of guest stars were featured. The title of the series was derived from a clock which was a major plot element in each story. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time". Ninety-one episodes aired from 1949 to 1952, most of them on NBC, except for the final season which aired on ABC. Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Leslie Nielsen as David Kyle
- Jackie Cooper
- Doris Belack
- Julie Bennett
- Helen Donaldson
- John Farrell
- Maggie McNamara
- Philip Sterling
Supporting cast
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 9 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2 | 7 | November 16, 1949 | December 28, 1949 |
| Season 3 | 2 | September 8, 1950 | August 31, 1951 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Web | November 16, 1949 |
| 2 | Reverse | November 23, 1949 |
| 3 | Cousin Maria | November 30, 1949 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Prescription for Death A taut drama of a man's race against time to avert the tragic death of a young girl. Leslie Nielsen stars as David Kyle, a clerk on the night shift in a Grand Central Terminal drug store. He prescribes a car sickness cure for a pretty young bride-to-be, stopping overnight in New York between trains. Another customer orders mercuric nitrate for a skin ailment, then takes the girl's medicine by mistake. The girl leaves with the mercuric nitrate, which is poison if taken internally. When Kyle discovers the error, he enlists the aid of the police and the stationmaster in trying to find the girl, whose name he doesn't even know, before she takes the deadly potion. |
September 8, 1950 |
| 5 | Season 3, Episode 1 | August 31, 1951 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ESPN2 |
|---|---|
| First aired | May 16, 1949 |
| Last aired | August 31, 1951 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |