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38 Episodes1959

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Episodes (38)

Arthur
Ep 1

Arthur

7.0
1959-09-2727m
When his former fiancee turns up missing, chicken farmer Arthur obligingly lets the police search his ranch, despite the fact that they seem to suspect him of her murder.
The Crystal Trench
Ep 2

The Crystal Trench

7.0
1959-10-0427m
Dangerous secrets are revealed when a devoted widow travels to the glacier in Switzerland where her husband's body has been preserved since his deadly fall forty years earlier.
Appointment at Eleven
Ep 3

Appointment at Eleven

7.0
1959-10-1127m
A 17-year-old causes havoc at a bar and alarms everyone around him when he talks hysterically about how he'll be "born again" when someone else dies at eleven o'clock.
Coyote Moon
Ep 4

Coyote Moon

1959-10-1826m
John Piltkin picks up three hitchhikers who rob him. After he spots them in a diner, he exacts his revenge. He steals a car and picks the hitchhikers up. Concealing his face in shadows, he then pretends the car has stalled and walks off to get help. The hitchhickers are then arrested in the stolen car.
No Pain
Ep 5

No Pain

4.5
1959-10-2527m
Nothing is as it seems when a polio victim in an iron lung suspects his wife of becoming attracted to a new neighbor and wonders if she's planning to get rid of him for good.
Anniversary Gift
Ep 6

Anniversary Gift

7.5
1959-11-0126m
Sick of his wife's menagerie of strange and high-maintenance animals, a frazzled husband decides to get her the perfect present - a highly poisonous coral snake.
Dry Run
Ep 7

Dry Run

8.0
1959-11-0827m
An aspiring hitman takes on a risky assignment to kill a rival gangster but then finds himself easily conned by his target in a treacherous game of cat and mouse.
The Blessington Method
Ep 8

The Blessington Method

7.5
1959-11-1526m
Troubled by the responsibility of his aging mother in law, a man takes advantage of a society that specializes in "taking care of" elderly relatives and then soon finds out that he may be in for a similar fate.
Dead Weight
Ep 9

Dead Weight

8.5
1959-11-2227m
Lovers' Lane becomes a dark and deadly destination when an ad executive and his former girlfriend are attacked by a young thug, and his efforts to protect them quickly go from heroic to something much more criminal.
Special Delivery
Ep 10

Special Delivery

7.0
1959-11-2927m
After his neighbor warns him about suspicious disappearances around them, a man wonders if the vanishings have anything to do with a delivery to his young son.
Road Hog
Ep 11

Road Hog

7.5
1959-12-0627m
When a traffic delay prevents a dying boy from reaching the hospital in time, his bereaved father and brothers swear revenge on the salesman who hogged the road when a life was on the line.
Specialty of the House
Ep 12

Specialty of the House

8.0
1959-12-1326m
Mr. Laffler introduces his colleague Mr. Costain to Spirro's, an exclusive gentleman's club, but to their disappointment, the house specialty, a lamb dish, is not being served that day.
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
Ep 13

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

8.5
1959-12-2026m
Moments before he's set to swing from the end of a Union rope, a Southern supporter reflects on the sabotage attempt that brought him there and sees a possibility for freedom.
Graduating Class
Ep 14

Graduating Class

8.5
1959-12-2726m
A teacher's interest in the one student who seems to care about her lessons turns tragic when she and a kindly neighbor follow the girl to a man's apartment.
Man from the South
Ep 15

Man from the South

8.2
1960-01-0327m
In a Las Vegas casino, an unpleasant little man hopes to use a young man's wish to impress the young woman he has just met to pressure the young fellow into accepting a macabre bet.
The Ikon of Elijah
Ep 16

The Ikon of Elijah

8.5
1960-01-1026m
An antiques dealer takes refuge in a tucked away monastery with the goal of seizing a priceless manuscript, but his greed will extend his stay at the holy place for much longer than he ever imagined.
The Cure
Ep 17

The Cure

8.0
1960-01-2427m
Some important things get lost in translation when a South American oil explorer agrees to have his loyal native assistant take his murderous wife to a head shrinker for her health.
Backward, Turn Backward
Ep 18

Backward, Turn Backward

7.0
1960-01-3126m
A middle aged plumber is suspected of bludgeoning to death the father of his 19-year-old love interest, but the Sheriff can't figure out how the man could have done the crime and been caring for his baby grandson at the same time.
Not the Running Type
Ep 19

Not the Running Type

7.0
1960-02-0726m
After twelve years in prison for stealing $200,000 from his investment firm employers, Milton Potter calmly returns all the money he embezzled and pursues some very unique post-prison retirement plans.
The Day of the Bullet
Ep 20

The Day of the Bullet

8.0
1960-02-1426m
When Clete Vine, a successful businessman, reads about a gangster's violent death, he recalls how he and a childhood friend were profoundly affected by an event that began with their innocent admiration of an elegant car.
Hitch Hike
Ep 21

Hitch Hike

8.0
1960-02-2126m
A righteous and hypocritical civic leader on a road trip accepts mechanical help from a young man who then asks for a lift, soon afterwards he reveals he's recently been released from reform school.
Across the Threshold
Ep 22

Across the Threshold

7.0
1960-02-2827m
When his over-bearing mother mentions missing her dead husband, a selfish bachelor is happy to arrange the reunion and enlists his actress girlfriend to help by posing as a clairvoyant.
Craig's Will
Ep 23

Craig's Will

7.5
1960-03-0627m
It's one lucky dog who is named the beneficiary of his deceased master's estate, but he then becomes the target of murderous plots concocted by the humans in his life.
Madame Mystery
Ep 24

Madame Mystery

8.0
1960-03-2727m
A ruthlessly ambitious Hollywood publicist capitalizes on the drowning death of an actress, but his hopes for success sink like a stone when he learns that she's still alive.
The Little Man Who Was There
Ep 25

The Little Man Who Was There

8.0
1960-04-0326m
The patrons in a copper town saloon initially scoff at the mysterious, small man who barges in, but soon find themselves handing over their valuables when he takes on two strapping brothers.
Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?
Ep 26

Mother, May I Go Out to Swim?

8.5
1960-04-1027m
What begins as a mother-son vacation soon becomes a trip to agony when he falls in love with a girl who is determined to share his affections ... and will do anything to get rid of her nemesis.
The Cuckoo Clock
Ep 27

The Cuckoo Clock

8.0
1960-04-1726m
A sensible widow beginning her stay in a remote summer cottage refuses to be alarmed by news of an escaped mental patient, but her resolve weakens as she visits with an off-beat local.
Forty Detectives Later
Ep 28

Forty Detectives Later

7.5
1960-04-2425m
The forty-first private eye hired by a man to find his wife's killer follows the clues to a suspect, and then realizes that the case is more complex than he had realized.
The Hero
Ep 29

The Hero

7.0
1960-05-0126m
A wealthy entrepreneur is sure that the man he meets on a cruise ship is the same person he robbed and left for dead many years ago ... or is he?
Insomnia
Ep 30

Insomnia

7.5
1960-05-0826m
Lack of sleep is ruining a widower's life, but the real nightmare begins when he finally meets his brother-in-law, a menacing veteran still holding a grudge for his sister's death.
I Can Take Care of Myself
Ep 31

I Can Take Care of Myself

7.3
1960-05-1527m
A beautiful Greenwich Village nightclub singer unwittingly risks her life - and that of her pianist - when she makes the mistake of brushing off "Little Dandy", a dangerous mobster.
One Grave Too Many
Ep 32

One Grave Too Many

8.0
1960-05-2227m
Chronic unemployment makes a poor husband desperate enough to steal from a man he believes is dead, but he soon regrets the decision when he sees that the lifted wallet contains more than just cash.
Party Line
Ep 33

Party Line

7.3
1960-05-2926m
A busybody fears for her life when she learns that the man who blames her for his wife's death has escaped from prison and may be planning a visit with his former neighbor.
Cell 227
Ep 34

Cell 227

7.5
1960-06-0526m
A falsely convicted prisoner is determined to make his walk to the gas chamber on of dignity, but his plan suddenly changes when he hurls himself at the jovial guard known as "Pops".
The Schartz-Metterklume Method
Ep 35

The Schartz-Metterklume Method

8.5
1960-06-1226m
An unconventional governess disrupts a conservative household with her radical ideas about interior design, wines, art and - especially - children and their education.
Letter of Credit
Ep 36

Letter of Credit

8.0
1960-06-1926m
When he goes to a bank to transfer money, a man writing a book on the subject of unsolved crimes has no idea that he will find information about the $500,000 robbery he is chronicling ... or does he?
Escape to Sonoita
Ep 37

Escape to Sonoita

1960-06-2627m
A pair of truck drivers stranded in the Arizona desert find themselves at the mercy of two kidnappers who are heading to the border ... and determined to take the last of the drinking water with them.
Hooked
Ep 38

Hooked

8.5
1960-09-2527m
Believing that financial reasons prevent him from leaving his wife, an unhappily married man and the woman he really loves hatch a scheme that they believe will solve all their problems.