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An anthology series adapted from the radio program of the same name. Like the radio program, many scripts were adaptations of literary classics by well-known authors. Classic authors such as Edgar Allan Poe, Agatha Christie, and Charles Dickens all had stories adapted for the series, while contemporary authors such as Roald Dahl and Gore Vidal also contributed.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Goodbye New YorkJanuary 6, 1949—Ray Gardner is deep in debt and can't find work due to his ruthless ex-boss. Desperate and angry, he kills his boss and steals some money. H
- S01E02RevengeMarch 1, 1949—A woman tries to escape her gangster husband by running away to Cuba with her new love.
- S01E03SuspicionMarch 15, 1949—Everyone's in a tizzy over the arsenic poisoner who's still at large; police think the murder might be a woman. In the Thomas household, dot
- S01E04Cabin 3-BMarch 29, 1949—Shortly after a newlywed couple board a luxury liner for their honeymoon cruise, the man vanishes along with the fortune his wife game him a
- S01E05The Man UpstairsApril 5, 1949—A woman complains about the man upstairs, but no one has ever seen him.
- S01E06After Dinner StoryApril 12, 1949—
- S01E07The CreeperApril 19, 1949—A woman who works the night shift begs her husband to quit her job, because she fits the description of a maniacal killer's type of victim.
- S01E08A Night at the InnApril 26, 1949—Three merchant sailors and their enigmatic leader hide out at a British inn. They've been followed from India after stealing the priceless r
- S01E09Dead ErnestMay 3, 1949—Ernest Bowers suffers an attack of catalepsy while crossing the street, lapsing into a coma that resembles death. Believing he was killed by
- S01E10Post MortemMay 10, 1949—Following the sudden death of her husband, Josie marries Doc Archer, the man named beneficiary of her husband's life insurance policy. Inves
- S01E11The Monkey's PawMay 17, 1949—A talisman of great power can grant three wishes to its owner.
- S01E12Murder Through the Looking GlassMay 24, 1949—A man awakens on a train with no memory of recent events. To make matters worse, a newspaper reveals he is wanted for murder.
- S01E13The Doors on the 13th FloorMay 31, 1949—Elderly Agatha Leighton returns from a trip to find her apartment on the thirteenth floor has been robbed. As she attempts to call the polic
- S01E14The Yellow ScarfJune 7, 1949—In 1897 London, mysterious Mr. Bronson gives boarding to an attractive young woman from the streets. Hettie's purpose is to do housework and
- S01E15Help WantedJune 14, 1949—An elderly man who's barely getting by looks for employment to continue giving his daughter the institutional help she requires. He receives
- S01E16Stolen EmpireJune 21, 1949—
- S01E17The Hands of Mr. OttermoleJune 28, 1949—London is being plagued by a strangler who baffles police. Sgt. Ottermole investigates, but has a difficult time when an obnoxious reporter
Season02
- S02E01Lunch BoxSeptember 6, 1949—A man plants a bomb in his son's lunch box at work and tells him to get out in time, but a friend, thinking he has forgotten his lunch box,
- S02E02Collector's ItemSeptember 13, 1949—Evans, an older man, walks into a record store, slips the young clerk, Fred, a huge bill and pleads for him to come to his hotel to discuss
- S02E03Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeSeptember 20, 1949—Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
- S02E04The Comic Strip MurderSeptember 27, 1949—Julia, the model for a character in her husband's comic strip, informs a police detective that her spouse is going to murder her. He bumped
- S02E05Doctor VioletOctober 4, 1949—A college student studying abnormal psychology thinks the owner of a wax museum dedicated to murderers can teach her a few things. Police lo
- S02E06The Cask of AmontilladoOctober 11, 1949—In World War II Italy, Count Montressor has watched with horror as his former stable boy became a powerful Nazi general. In the process, Gen
- S02E07The Serpent RingOctober 18, 1949—
- S02E08The MurdererOctober 25, 1949—Detained by the side of the road where his wife Mollie was found murdered, John explains to a deputy the events leading up to that moment. T
- S02E09Black PassageNovember 1, 1949—An American lover of architecture is escorted to a crumbling Mexican castle by the local padre. He warns the visitor to keep his room door l
- S02E10SuspicionNovember 8, 1949—
- S02E11The Thin Edge of ViolenceNovember 15, 1949—
- S02E12The Third OneNovember 22, 1949—A self-absorbed couple takes their daughter on a vacation, unaware that the child is urgently wanted by health officials. The little girl wa
- S02E13The Man in the HouseNovember 29, 1949—Emily has moved back home to care for her battle-ax old mother and it has placed her marriage in jeopardy. Arriving home from work, she find
- S02E14The ScarDecember 6, 1949—
- S02E15The Gray HelmetDecember 13, 1949—A dramatic story of the Black Hand's operations in New York's Little Italy during the 1890's.
- S02E16The Seeker and the SoughtDecember 20, 1949—An elderly man is in a desperate search for a youngster who is in peril of passing evil's point of no return.
- S02E17The Case of Lady SannoxDecember 27, 1949—Lady Sannox, the toast of London society, carries on an obvious affair with Douglas Stone, an arrogant, young surgeon. Lord Sannox, a retire
- S02E18Morning Boat to AfricaJanuary 3, 1950—A wayward wife of a jealous husband brings trouble home.
- S02E19The Bomber CommandJanuary 10, 1950—Former bomber pilot D.P. Bradford and his wife Zita host a reunion for D.P.'s World War II crew. In the midst of the celebration, the Bradfo
- S02E20Summer StormJanuary 17, 1950—A father and son moving out of a boarding house get into a tussle with the sleazy landlord who promptly drops dead on the floor. Since the f
- S02E21The Horizontal ManJanuary 24, 1950—The murder of a Professor has undergraduate Kate investigating the case with help from a newspaper reporter.
- S02E22The Distant IslandJanuary 31, 1950—The story of an amnesia victim and what happens when he regains his memory.
- S02E23Escape This NightFebruary 7, 1950—
- S02E24The Suicide ClubFebruary 14, 1950—Prince Florizel and his cohort, Gerard, masquerade under false identities and hit the city in search of adventure. One night in a bar, they
- S02E25Roman HolidayFebruary 21, 1950—
- S02E26The Man Who Talked in His SleepFebruary 28, 1950—Teenage practical joker Jerry pretends his new stepfather revealed something incriminating while talking in his sleep. Rather than laughing
- S02E27The LedgeMarch 7, 1950—
- S02E28The ParcelMarch 14, 1950—Tommy, an errand boy, hangs around a hot dog stand when he's not in transit. The stand, a front for criminal enterprises, proves dangerous w
- S02E29The Old Man's BadgeMarch 21, 1950—Officer Malone is murdered outside a "gay 90s"-themed nightclub simply by buying a seemingly harmless gift from one of the showgirls. His so
- S02E30The Second Class PassengerMarch 28, 1950—A man taking a cruise around the world finds second-class passengers are much more interesting, and by the time things become more complicat
- S02E31One Thousand Dollars to One for Your MoneyApril 4, 1950—Detective Sam Cragg goes to meet a client in the "Little Serbia" section of the city and finds the man murdered. Everyone in the neighborhoo
- S02E32Steely, Steely EyesApril 11, 1950—The notorious criminal Ma Barker and her gang of four sons blaze a murderous path from beginnings in Missouri to their final showdown with F
- S02E33Murder at the Mardi GrasApril 18, 1950—Dan Bedell, an up-and-coming actor, has come to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and he has fallen in love with Connie Williams. Gambling boss Mor
- S02E34The Gentleman from AmericaApril 25, 1950—An American bets two London friends that he can spend the night alone in a "haunted house."
- S02E35Death of a DummyMay 2, 1950—A young man on a scavenger hunt for a department store sales check stumbles into a murderer at midnight in the store.
- S02E36Red WineMay 9, 1950—The FBI pursues a man to the wilds of Borneo.
- S02E37One and One's a LonesomeMay 16, 1950—A predatory blond conspires with an old flame to murder her husband, but tosses a neat double cross at the old flame.
- S02E38Photo FinishMay 23, 1950—The former medical examiner who had falsified information in a murder case years earlier returns to town. Lawyer Robert Quartermain, who was
- S02E39Listen, ListenMay 30, 1950—Be silent, husband; that is the admonition of a wife to her husband when it comes to murder. She tells her hubby to keep his big mouth shut
- S02E40Black BronzeJune 6, 1950—A reporter unexpectedly becomes involved in a series of violent, brutal murders.
- S02E41I'm No HeroJune 20, 1950—Dr. Joe Parker and his family are awakened by a gun-wielding criminal demanding treatment for his brother. The man's in serious condition af
- S02E42Wisteria CottageJune 27, 1950—A disturbed young man with a murderous background latches onto an older woman and her daughters. He worms his way into their family by charm
Season03
- S03E01PoisonAugust 29, 1950—A Britain in India awakens from a nap to discover a poisonous snake on his belly. The slightest movement on his part would mean death. It wa
- S03E02A Pocketful of MurderSeptember 5, 1950—Cocky newspaper reporter Turk Wilson has made it clear in articles and in person that he believes druggist Max Hensig murdered his wife. Whe
- S03E03Edge of PanicSeptember 12, 1950—Harry Martin is an insurance agent with an alcohol problem. In a drunk stupor he apparently murders a flirty blonde who was trying to buy a
- S03E04Dark ShadowsSeptember 19, 1950—I. B. Trane lost his sight at the hands of brutal criminal Takama while he was in Japan on military duty. Trane's sixth sense tells him the
- S03E05Six to OneSeptember 26, 1950—A released prisoner seeks to avenge himself on five "friends" who testified falsely against him.
- S03E06The Monkey's PawOctober 3, 1950—
- S03E07Criminals MarkOctober 10, 1950—The story of a wife of an ex-criminal who tries to go straight but gets involved in another hold-up through his "pals."
- S03E08The Man Who Would Be KingOctober 17, 1950—
- S03E09BreakdownOctober 24, 1950—A cruel and tyrannical office boss breaks his neck in a plane crash and is taken for dead until just before his body is cremated.
- S03E10Halloween Hold UpOctober 31, 1950—A gang wearing masks finds the perfect opportunity for a hold-up during Halloween.
- S03E11NightmareNovember 7, 1950—A young father gets tragedy in double doses.
- S03E12The Brush OffNovember 14, 1950—Ralph Farley, a struggling actor, overhears a plot to kill Roger Sherman, a powerful Hollywood agent. Ralph attempts to prevent the murder,
- S03E13The Death CardsNovember 21, 1950—
- S03E14Hands of Mr. OttermoleNovember 28, 1950—London is being plagued by a strangler who baffles police. Sgt. Ottermole investigates, but has a difficult time when an obnoxious reporter
- S03E15The Guy From NowhereDecember 5, 1950—A young football coach in a small town gets involved with big time gamblers.
- S03E16The MalletDecember 12, 1950—A bellicose huckster travels the fairs of England shilling his magic elixir. The "doctor," as he's called, is befriended by a couple in a lo
- S03E17Dancing Dan's ChristmasDecember 19, 1950—In the days of prohibition, jewel thief "Dancing Dan" is taken with the gorgeous speakeasy hostess. In the holiday spirit, he makes like San
- S03E18The TipDecember 26, 1950—Elaine Court recently had a heart attack and needs relaxation, but she's stressed over a strange man she claims has been lurking about. With
- S03E19Death in a RiverJanuary 2, 1951—Two drownings, strikingly similar in their details, provide a mystery to investigators.
- S03E20Tough CopJanuary 9, 1951—Rookie cop Eddie Stone takes out his anger on suspects after Ruth, his fiancé, tells him she's fallen for another man. For two years he seet
- S03E21The Fool's HeartJanuary 16, 1951—A story depicting a cowboy's idea of the perfect crime.
- S03E22Dead FallJanuary 23, 1951—The innocent involvement of a young scientist in a touch-and-go duel between government agents and an espionage ring brings a surprising and
- S03E23The Rose GardenJanuary 30, 1951—Two elderly spinsters bury bodies in their rose garden.
- S03E24Night BreakFebruary 6, 1951—A killer escapes authorities while being taken to Sing Sing and searches for the person who betrayed him.
- S03E25Double EntryFebruary 13, 1951—Bookkeeper Horace Maybee has been skimming money for years from the small finance company where he works. With auditors coming in to examine
- S03E26The VictimsFebruary 20, 1951—
- S03E27Margin for SafetyFebruary 27, 1951—
- S03E28Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeMarch 6, 1951—What is the connection between the eminently respectable Dr. Jekyll and the ruthlessly murderous and cruel Mr. Hyde?
- S03E29On a Country RoadMarch 13, 1951—Running out of gas on a foggy back road in Maine, a couple become frightened by news reports of a murderous woman who's escaped from an asyl
- S03E30Telephone CallMarch 20, 1951—The Haskells are throwing a drunken New Year's Eve party in their New York apartment. Next door, Everett Kelsey has had enough of tending to
- S03E31The Three of SilenceMarch 27, 1951—Racketeer Frank Cadwallder isn't allowed to play cards at the speakeasy because of the huge debt he currently owes. He recruits a nobody off
- S03E32Go Home Dead ManApril 3, 1951—Williams is a pilot who works for Scandinavian Export, flying by night to deliver unknown shipments to somewhere in the Arctic. Feeling some
- S03E33The Foggy Night VisitorApril 10, 1951—
- S03E34The Juice ManApril 17, 1951—A committee investigating racketeering and political corruption in Chinatown fails to get Chan Sou, a local leader to cooperate. The distric
- S03E35The MeetingApril 24, 1951—The thief who just robbed and murdered a jeweler is trying to escape the office building when the police arrive. Sneaking down the hallways,
- S03E36No Friend Like an Old FriendMay 1, 1951—Story of an ailing concert pianist.
- S03E37Murder in the RingMay 8, 1951—Drama about a crooked fight manager who wants to go straight.
- S03E38Too Hot to LiveMay 15, 1951—Jefferson meets Rachel, an enigmatic young waitress. One moment he has a drink with her and the next moment she's dead. Jefferson doesn't th
- S03E39Escape This NightMay 22, 1951—
- S03E40Vamp Till DeadMay 29, 1951—
- S03E41The CallJune 5, 1951—
- S03E42De MortuisJune 12, 1951—A devoted husband is suspected by friends of having murdered his faithless, much younger wife. He hasn't; but he might do.
- S03E43A Killing in AbileneJune 19, 1951—A man is determined to avenge his brother's death.
- S03E44The Greatest CrimeJune 26, 1951—Espionage in a Russian setting.
- S03E45Blood on the TrumpetJuly 3, 1951—Story of a man's flight from a murder he did not commit.
- S03E46Tent on the BeachJuly 10, 1951—A wealthy socialite, kidnapped for ransom by a man whose closeness to the police helps him keep one step ahead of their attempts to track hi
- S03E47Wisteria CottageJuly 17, 1951—A young man with murderous intentions latches onto a woman and her daughters.
- S03E48The Incident at Story PointJuly 24, 1951—The story of a prison break.
- S03E49A Vision of DeathJuly 31, 1951—A nightclub performer discovers that his mind-reading act is real.
- S03E50Killers of the CityAugust 7, 1951—The story of a teenage drug addict and the ravages of narcotics.
- S03E51Death SabreAugust 14, 1951—
- S03E52This is Your Confession (1)August 21, 1951—A drama of an American scientist's involvement with secret police behind the Iron Curtain.
- S03E53This is Your Confession (2)August 28, 1951—A drama of an American scientist's involvement with secret police behind the Iron Curtain.
Season04
- S04E01This Way OutSeptember 4, 1951—girl and fiance argue about carnival - goes in, watches show about murderers - displays about their deeds. is told to wait, as she has quest
- S04E02Strange for a KillerSeptember 11, 1951—The story of a hunted criminal who loses his nerve.
- S04E03Merryman's MurderSeptember 18, 1951—A taut mystery based on an incident in the life of entertainer Joe E. Lewis.
- S04E04Doctor AnonymousSeptember 25, 1951—
- S04E05Santa Fe FlightOctober 2, 1951—An espionage agent on the run.
- S04E06High StreetOctober 9, 1951—Tale of a house painter whose homicidal designs on a rich client are complicated by an old romance.
- S04E07The Fifth DummyOctober 16, 1951—Mystery set against a chamber of horrors in a traveling circus.
- S04E08The Train from CzechoslovakiaOctober 23, 1951—A documentary based on the activities of the voice of Radio Free Europe and its impact on the people behind the Iron Curtain. The story is b
- S04E09Court DayOctober 30, 1951—
- S04E10Moonfleet (1)November 6, 1951—A tale of pirates and buried treasure.
- S04E11Moonfleet (2)November 13, 1951—A tale of pirates and buried treasure.
- S04E12Frisco PayoffNovember 20, 1951—Postal inspector Winters has infiltrated a criminal gang and their big plan is about to go down. A postal employee drops a $120,000 in bonds
- S04E13MikkiNovember 27, 1951—With the cryptic words "Mikki Knows" from the lips of her dying father, a young socialite hunts down the murderer of her parent.
- S04E14The Man Without a FaceDecember 4, 1951—Mrs. Collins arrives at the train station in town after a long stay with her mother. Despite the storm that's raging, her husband being away
- S04E15Mediation in MexicoDecember 11, 1951—
- S04E16Pier 17December 18, 1951—The dock workers who load nitroglycerin onto freighters at Pier 17 are on edge. A recent explosion at the harbor killed four men and the FBI
- S04E17The Lonely PlaceDecember 25, 1951—
- S04E18Routine PatrolJanuary 1, 1952—The story of a murder in a cabin in the Yukon territory.
- S04E19Flare WeekJanuary 8, 1952—The story of death and terror which springs from a sports scandal on a college campus.
- S04E20The SpiderJanuary 15, 1952—Scientists Bob and Muriel Torres honeymoon in rural Florida. Despite being warned that a professor and his son had gotten lost in the nearby
- S04E21The Red SignalJanuary 22, 1952—A supposedly fake medium is hired to a conduct a séance so Sir Alington, a psychiatrist, can observe a patient under stress. She warns the d
- S04E22Death DrumJanuary 29, 1952—The mayor of a French town reveals the identities of underground members, he says, to save the country from destruction by the invading Nazi
- S04E23Betrayal in ViennaFebruary 5, 1952—An Austrian intelligence chief, his debasement and eventual self-destruction, are set in motion by an act of betrayal and blackmail.
- S04E24North of ShanghaiFebruary 12, 1952—American medical missionaries Dr. Paul Morgan and his wife are told to leave China as the Communists advance on the city. When he refuses, a
- S04E25Summer NightFebruary 19, 1952—The story of a woman's brush with death when she undersold the emotion of fear.
- S04E26Night DriveFebruary 26, 1952—Mrs. Haley takes her horse to blacksmith Bob to have its shoes checked since she'll be traveling alone by buggy to meet her husband at the t
- S04E27Day of InfamyMarch 4, 1952—The story opens in Germany, where a young girl loses face with Herr Goebels and enlists into the espionage service of the Japanese and sets
- S04E28Four Days to KillMarch 11, 1952—Johnny, a professional assassin with a hair-trigger temper, is sent by his boss to Havana to do a job. His target is his former mentor, Barn
- S04E29The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1)March 18, 1952—A two-part dramatization of Dickens' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," about a man and his uncle vying for the same girl.
- S04E30The Mystery of Edwin Drood (2)March 25, 1952—A two-part dramatization of Dickens' "The Mystery of Edwin Drood," about a man and his uncle vying for the same girl.
- S04E31Black PantherApril 8, 1952—A criminal uses a rare doll store as the front for his diamond smuggling racket. A detective stars snooping around after a man carrying a do
- S04E32Night of EvilApril 15, 1952—Frenzy, fire and death are the results of an attempt to separate an old man from his fortune.
- S04E33Alibi MeApril 22, 1952—Ex-con Georgie Lennox has been tormented his entire life by Leo Whaley who's now out and moving in on his punch-board racket. Finally pushed
- S04E34The LetterApril 29, 1952—In 1880 France, a wealthy woman's determined her husband, becomes a success. After paying to the have him named the minister of justice, in
- S04E35The Mandarin MurdersMay 6, 1952—A drama based on the revolutionary activities that preceded the founding of the Chinese Republic.
- S04E36Fingers of FearMay 13, 1952—A policeman searches for the killer of a young woman.
- S04E37Hunted DownMay 20, 1952—Tale about a greedy killer trapped by social ambition and the lure of an inheritance.
- S04E38The DebtMay 27, 1952—A young drifter is robbed by two other hobos after hopping off a train. Making his way to a country store, he's offered refuge from the rain
- S04E39Murder of NecessityJune 3, 1952—A murder of necessity is caused by blackmail when an eavesdropper gets involved.
- S04E40House of MasksJune 10, 1952—Anna, a delicate and unstable young woman, despises having her life controlled by her older, practical sister. The sister is ready sign the
- S04E41Phantom of the RivieraJune 17, 1952—Tale is of a will-o'-the-wisp jewel thief whose area of operations is a Mediterranean resort. Six suspects are involved before the thief is
- S04E42Night of ReckoningJune 24, 1952—Story of counterespionage behind Chinese Communist lines in Korea.
- S04E43Fifty Beautiful GirlsJuly 1, 1952—A serial killer is murdering the dance hall girls.
- S04E44For the Love of RandiJuly 15, 1952—Dr. Ted Larson's engagement to head nurse Randi Sloan is getting under the skin of Dr. David Bonnell, her ex-lover and current roommate of T
- S04E45The Crooked FrameJuly 29, 1952—Kelly Davis, the unscrupulous creator of "Sally Forth" comic books, announces she's retiring the character. This move puts her resentful sta
- S04E46Death CargoAugust 5, 1952—A freighter bound for New Orleans for a cargo delivery encounters a great risk of spoiled fruit.
- S04E47Remember MeAugust 12, 1952—A former high-school basketball star, now broke and reduced to committing small-time hold-ups, kills an old man. With the police after him,
- S04E48Her Last AdventureAugust 19, 1952—Eva, a wealthy middle-aged woman, marries a man she barely knows and moves into his family estate, a dark, run-down mansion on the Massachus
- S04E49Woman in LoveAugust 26, 1952—A female secret agent operating in 1952 Budapest is preoccupied with her upcoming marriage. In her thoughtlessness, she loses a valuable doc
Season05
- S05E01The Old Lady of BayeuxSeptember 2, 1952—Cécile Ledru, the companion of a rich widow, Joséphine Crozier, calls the police when she finds her dead body at the estate of her nephew, w
- S05E02Call From a KillerSeptember 9, 1952—The tale is about a killer who tries to hide out with his wartime buddy, unaware that the buddy is now a policeman.
- S05E03The Return of Dr. BourdetteSeptember 16, 1952—A detective searches for a killer and traces him to a wax museum.
- S05E04Set-Up For DeathSeptember 23, 1952—Mobster Kip Caley is released from prison after serving ten years and proclaims he's "going straight." His old criminal cronies, however, in
- S05E05The Beach of FalesaSeptember 30, 1952—Wiltshire is the third man sent by a trading company to work on a small Polynesian island; the previous two had strangely died. Upon arrivin
- S05E06The Man in the MirrorOctober 7, 1952—Two men look exactly alike. One is the actual criminal and the other the innocent sap who gets nailed.
- S05E07Blue PantherOctober 14, 1952—Detective Ben Shaley has been hired to guard The Blue Panther, a valuable painting on loan to a gallery. During the invitation-only preview,
- S05E08The Man Who Had Seven HoursOctober 21, 1952—A Hollywood assistant director in a stop-over in Paris is attacked by criminals on the Montmarte.
- S05E09All Hallow's EveOctober 28, 1952—In 1880s London, Mr. Markheim stabs to death a pawnbroker whose wealth he has long envied. Markheim says he intends take some of the busines
- S05E10The Moving TargetNovember 11, 1952—Based on the true story of a Hungarian sharpshooter at the 1952 Olympic Games, this episode focused on an athlete whose father is held as co
- S05E11Monsieur VidocqNovember 18, 1952—A series of thefts at France's national museum threatens to become an international issue. Scotland Yard sends Williams to Paris to request
- S05E12The Whispering KillerNovember 25, 1952—A mobster is tripped up by a simple law he overlooks.
- S05E13A Time of InnocenceDecember 2, 1952—Middle-aged Henry wants to divorce his London wife, Carol, and return home to America, but she intends to keep all of their savings. After s
- S05E14The Girl Who Saw TomorrowDecember 9, 1952—A neurotic woman becomes distressed when she sees her best friend becoming successful.
- S05E15The Tortured HandDecember 16, 1952—A 19th century nobleman is tortured with pain in his hand, the one he used to commit murder defending his family's honor.
- S05E16The Deadly LambDecember 23, 1952—A woman becomes the object of affection between two brothers in this romantic triangle story.
- S05E17The Invisible KillerDecember 30, 1952—Pilot Dan Crowley is grounded by his doctor for his intense behavior. A delusional man who's constantly trying to prove himself, he believes
- S05E18Little CamorraJanuary 6, 1953—Convinced that she is cursed by an old family vendetta, a woman tries to convince her American fiance of the threat.
- S05E19Mr. MatchesJanuary 13, 1953—An arsonist-for-hire dubbed "Mr. Matches" has been been torching buildings all around the city. Bernard Frank, head of the fire bureau, know
- S05E20Vacancy for DeathJanuary 20, 1953—Clara and Sam Warren own a run-down boarding house which acts as a front for their real business: arranging for their boarders to have "acci
- S05E21CareerJanuary 27, 1953—A British agent wants to give up her spying in Nazi Germany in this story of espionage.
- S05E22Mutiny BelowFebruary 3, 1953—After saving the chief engineer's life, Danny and Snow are hired as watch officers on a rusty steamer traveling the Indian Ocean. Reading a
- S05E23A Study in StoneFebruary 10, 1953—After carefully faking insanity, a sculptor is acquitted of his wife's murder, but he finds nature's justice cannot be circumvented.
- S05E24The QuarryFebruary 17, 1953—After preventing a stranger from being shot outside of his hotel, widower Don Ashley realizes why a pair of thugs have been trailing him for
- S05E25They Haven't Killed Me YetFebruary 24, 1953—An Asian-American agent's life is in jeopardy while attempting to break a powerful protection racket in Chinatown. Based on the work of Gon
- S05E26The Kiss OffMarch 3, 1953—Tom Walker, an ex-convict who was wrongly convicted and just released, holds up a tax office and leaves behind an obvious clue as to his ide
- S05E27The Legend of LizzieMarch 10, 1953—The story of accused axe-murderer Lizzie Borden is dramatized.
- S05E28The Black ProphetMarch 17, 1953—Convinced that the sinister "Mad Monk" Rasputin will bring about the fall of Russia with his growing power over the royal family, a group of
- S05E29Portrait of ConstanceMarch 24, 1953—A newlywed accompanies her detective husband on the search for a long-missing woman, whom he once was madly in love with. A reported sightin
- S05E30Death in the CaveMarch 31, 1953—The tale of two adventurers trapped by an earthquake in a vast underground cavern.
- S05E31Kiss Me Again, StrangerApril 14, 1953—A serial killer is on the loose in 1946 London with five victims so far. Elderly Mrs. Thompson rents a room to a secretive young Tim Matthew
- S05E32The DuelApril 21, 1953—Madeleine does not care for Raoul, the officer her father intends for her to marry. Instead, she loves Lt. Andre Duport. Her father intends
- S05E33F.O.B. ViennaApril 28, 1953—Lawrence Stevens, an American engineer, accompanies a shipment of lathes to an electrical factory in Vienna. A female reporter tells him abo
- S05E34The SuitorMay 5, 1953—A lonely widow lives on a farm where weird and baffling mysteries are occurring.
- S05E35Death of an EditorMay 12, 1953—A militant editor's death is plotted and carried out by foreign agents.
- S05E36Come into My ParlorMay 19, 1953—A man becomes involved with a teenage gang.
- S05E37The Adventure of the Black BaronetMay 26, 1953—Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are called upon to solve the case of Colonel Jocelyn Dalcy, who was found stabbed to death while visiting at
- S05E38The Queen's RingJune 2, 1953—The story is based on an experience in the life of Elizabeth I.
- S05E39The Man Who Cried WolfJune 9, 1953—An attaché working at the Russian embassy in Mexico is about to be called home for becoming too friendly with the freedom-loving locals. In
- S05E40See No EvilJune 16, 1953—A night club singer helps a gang plan a robbery, believing their promise not to harm the night watchman, her father.
- S05E41The Signal ManJune 23, 1953—A demented railroad signalman is tortured by fears that he is responsible for a series of train wrecks.
- S05E42The Fury of Senorita GomezJune 30, 1953—A highborn lady in the 19th century of Peru plots with her stableman to murder her uncle.
- S05E43The MascotJuly 7, 1953—An American correspondent risks his life to secretly record a candid interview with an army deserter, exposing his evil plan to become dicta
- S05E44The Dutch Schultz StoryJuly 14, 1953—True story of the notorious gangster Dutch Schultz who became kingpin of the underworld, only to be knocked from his throne by blazing guns
- S05E45Pigeon in the CageJuly 21, 1953—A drama of frustrated lovers caught in a web of crime and deceit.
- S05E46The DanceJuly 28, 1953—Joan Hale first sees the Charleston performed at a society party on a visit to the South. During her stay, she and Charlie fall in love desp
- S05E47Vial of DeathAugust 4, 1953—A deadly vial of cholera is stolen from a doctor's medical bag.
- S05E48Point BlankAugust 11, 1953—When a gang leader tries to burn his bridges behind him the backfires get awfully, warm.
- S05E49Nightmare at Ground ZeroAugust 18, 1953—The Nevada Proving Ground is set for another nuclear bomb blast at 4 AM. A harried artist is rushing to finish the mannequins he's been hire
- S05E50Death in PassingAugust 25, 1953—A tale of murder on Manila's waterfront and an island detective with one of the most puzzling cases of his career.
Season06
- S06E01Paradise JunctionSeptember 1, 1953—The story of a traveling circus and its unhappy owner.
- S06E02Reign of TerrorSeptember 8, 1953—An innocent woman is sentenced to death during the French Revolution.
- S06E03The Darkest NightSeptember 15, 1953—Murder and blackmail ruin a bride-to-be's bridal shower.
- S06E04The Riddle of MayerlingSeptember 22, 1953—A dramatic adaptation of the famous and true story of a commoner's ill-fated romance with the Archduke Rudolph of Hapsburg.
- S06E05The SisterSeptember 29, 1953—The tragic tale of a pair of recluses whose lives are brought into focus for the first time after years of frustration and jealousy.
- S06E06Death at Skirerud PondOctober 6, 1953—The story of a tense trial in Norway when a jury was asked to remember what it was like in their homeland during the war. The actual verdict
- S06E07The AccountingOctober 13, 1953—The story of a corrupt supply captain, son of an illustrious military hero, and a fiercely loyal major who challenges him to a duel to prese
- S06E08The Valley of the KingsOctober 20, 1953—The tense story of an archaeological expedition searching for the tomb of King Tutmose. They finally find it and its treasures untouched; bu
- S06E09The OthersOctober 27, 1953—
- S06E10The InterruptionNovember 3, 1953—An English gentleman gloats over the murder of his wife only to learn that his evil housekeeper knows his secret.
- S06E11Needle in a HaystackNovember 10, 1953—The behind-the-scenes story of how the U. S. Navy ferreted out the secret of Communist minefields in Wonsan Harbor, enabling minesweepers to
- S06E12The NewcomerNovember 17, 1953—A story of a brash stranger in a small Western town who changes his ways when arrested for the murder of a local belle.
- S06E13My Short Walk to FreedomNovember 24, 1953—When a fugitive from a Russian concentration camp is cornered in his Budapest home, he disguises himself and his brother to try a get beyond
- S06E14Laugh It OffDecember 1, 1953—A kindly young man believes a girl's story that she is marked for murder and risks his life to save her, despite warnings from friends that
- S06E15The DanceDecember 8, 1953—This episode is a remake of an episode previously shown on the series. This episode and the previous one were both shown live and featured d
- S06E16Cagliostro and the Chess PlayerDecember 15, 1953—A dramatization based on the life of the 18th Century Italian magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. The cunning magician inveigles King
- S06E17The Gift of FearDecember 22, 1953—A little boy in a department store and a night watchman who likes toys better than people are featured in this odd Christmas tale.
- S06E18Mr. NobodyDecember 29, 1953—A wealthy, vicious woman turns a goodhearted but naive tramp into a pawn in her evil plans.
- S06E19Diamonds in the SkyJanuary 5, 1954—A gang of smugglers, diamonds and a beautiful woman add up to trouble for the pilot on a trans-Atlantic flight.
- S06E20The Scrap Iron CurtainJanuary 12, 1954—The true story of Baclav Uhlik, a Czech machinist who built an armored car and last July transported his wife, two children and four friends
- S06E21The HauntedJanuary 19, 1954—The second wife of a ski-lodge owner suspects her husband of the murder of his first wife.
- S06E22An Affair With a GhostJanuary 26, 1954—A dead French underground leader returns to save a band of hostages when a Nazi collaborator goes back on his promise.
- S06E23The Man Who Wouldn't TalkFebruary 2, 1954—A drama based on the hoax of Canadian George DuPre, who claimed service in the French underground as a British intelligence officer during W
- S06E24The MoonstoneFebruary 9, 1954—A precious stone taken from India is coveted by many parties.
- S06E25The ExecutionFebruary 16, 1954—Her son's heroic death in battle unseals the lips of a mother about a 10-year-old tragedy involving her brutal husband.
- S06E26Death on the ScreenFebruary 23, 1954—A frantic wife sits by her TV set, watching a public dinner where a deranged man is getting ready to kill her husband.
- S06E27I Do Solemnly SwearMarch 2, 1954—The story of the first woman juror in the United States, in 1870 in Laramie, Wyoming.
- S06E28Before the ActMarch 9, 1954—A young bank official is the intended scapegoat of a carefully designed plan to rob the vault of $100,000.
- S06E29The Fourth DegreeMarch 16, 1954—A psychiatrist makes a weird experiment in a last ditch attempt to get a key witness in a homicide case to talk.
- S06E30The Tenth ReunionMarch 23, 1954—A college reunion crowd discover that one of the gang has been missing since graduation. Those present have had reasons to do away with her.
- S06E31TormentMarch 30, 1954—Behind the Iron Curtain, a condemned prisoner's wife tries to save him by appealing to an old friend, the police chief.
- S06E32Open TransomApril 6, 1954—
- S06E33Operation: BarracudaApril 13, 1954—Operation:Barracuda is a 1954 TV episode or short film directed by Robert Mulligan. "The heartless captain of a German u-boat crashes his v
- S06E34The Return JourneyApril 20, 1954—A window washer is tempted by an unguarded amount of money and realizes the error in his judgment all too soon.
- S06E35The Terror BeginsApril 27, 1954—The story of how Stalin held a grip on the Russian people after assassinating S.M. Kirov.
- S06E36SmokeMay 4, 1954—The two sons of a disgusting and destructive old man stand to benefit as a result of his violent death.
- S06E37Operation: NightmareMay 11, 1954—A dramatization of the heroics of nurse Ann Bernatitus during the Battle of Bataan.
- S06E38BreakoutMay 18, 1954—A prison riot breaks out and a guard is taken hostage. The inmates want the keys to the main gate in exchange for the guard.
- S06E39FingerprintsMay 25, 1954—A true story taken from the cases of Alfonse Bertillon, chief of the Identification Bureau of the Paris Police in the early 1900's. Bertillo
- S06E40Race Against MurderJune 1, 1954—A young doctor leaves his practice to find a cure for polio after watching his patients suffer.
- S06E41North SideJune 8, 1954—The true story of the workings of a New York homicide squad as it goes about the solution of a brutal murder.
- S06E42The Pistol ShotJune 15, 1954—An Army Captain wants revenge on a fellow officer in 19th century Russia. The young Captain has bested him in cards and love.
- S06E43StringJune 22, 1954—Thirty men in a secret unit, started by President Roosevelt during World War II, are captured and tortured at the Belsen concentration camp
- S06E44The HuntedJune 29, 1954—An unethical hunter is caught shooting a tame animal on a wildlife preserve. The game warden delivers an unexpected punishment: three bullet
- S06E45The Girl in Car Thirty-TwoJuly 6, 1954—An investigator puts his life in danger after he falls for the woman he is tailing.
- S06E46Conversation at an InnJuly 13, 1954—A bicyclist makes up fantastic tales of murder on "clues" she finds along her rides. When she finds a shoe and a lighter, she tells an elabo
- S06E47Once a KillerJuly 20, 1954—A woman's faith in a hoodlum is destroyed when the police prevail upon her to get him to surrender.
- S06E48Main Feature: DeathJuly 27, 1954—A woman gets locked in movie theater by mistake and encounters a pair of killers who break in to rob the safe.
- S06E49The Last StandAugust 3, 1954—A would-be recluse's best friend discovers gold on his land. He realizes his only security is his friend's death, but he is thwarted in the
- S06E50The Iron CopAugust 10, 1954—A policeman's niece is murdered. He resolves to find the killer but has to pit his wits against an "electronic brain" to do so.
- S06E51Barn BurningAugust 17, 1954—A mentally incapacitated war hero seeks revenge against society.
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