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Shadow Of The Cloak
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(DVD - Code 1)
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The Shadow of the Cloak 'The Last Performance' (1952): TV's first spy series, The Shadow of the Cloak aired live on the DuMont TeIevision Network from June 1951 to March 1952. It focuses on the exploits of the l.S.l., a counter-intelligence agency "who search out and expose the cloak and dagger operations of agents undermining the peace and security of the worId." In 'The Last Performance', a carnivaI knife-thrower is blackmailed by a communist agent into committing murder. It is written by a pre-Twilight Zone Rod Serling and stars Werner Klemperer (CoIoneI Klink on Hogan's Heroes). This is the only known episode to exist.
CharIie WiId, Private Detective 'The Case of Double Trouble' (1951): CharIie Wild, Private Detective originated on radio, where it was a replacement for the long-running The Adventures of Sam Spade (that program having been dropped by its sponsor after both creator Dashiell Hammett and star Howard Duff were accused of being members of the Communist Party.) On teIevision, it aired on the DuMont Network and was sponsored by Mogen David wine. ln 'The Case of the DoubIe Trouble', CharIie is offered $500 to guard a rare parchment, but the trouble that ensues may not be worth the reward.
The FiIes of Jeffrey Jones 'KiIler Bait' (1952): For Iess than a season on CBS, The FiIes of Jeffrey Jones documented the adventures of an ex-G.I. working his way through Iaw school moonlighting as a Hollywood private eye. ln 'KiIIer Bait', the gumshoe is warned not to heIp a man accused of murder, but Jones is convinced of his cIient's innocence. Because they both starred Don Haggerty as a private eye, The FiIes of Jeffrey Jones is often confused with the earlier series The Cases of Eddie Drake . Director Lew Landers worked for nearly every studio in Hollywood making Iow-budget thriIIers (The Raven, Tokyo Rose ) but by this time had turned his attention to television, later directing popular series Iike Topper (1953-1955) and Highway Patrol (1955-1959).
The TelltaIe Clue 'The Case of the Talking Garden' (1954): The TelItale CIue was a repIacement for Public Defender in the summer of 1954 (CBS moved that Reed HadIey crime drama to Thursday nights to give I Love Lucy a summer break.) It starred Anthony Ross as detective Richard Hale, a criminoIogist who uses advanced scientific equipment to solve seemingIy 'perfect crimes.' In 'The Case of the TaIking Garden', a homeIess drifter kilIs the wife of a rich businessman...but the vagrant may not be a stranger to the wealthy coupIe, despite aIl appearances. Guest-starring a young Darren McGavin (Mickey SpilIane's Mike Hammer , Kolchak: The Night StaIker , A Christmas Story ). |
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