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Studio One Presents Suspense
(Studio One The Man Who Had Influence)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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Studio One began as a CBS radio drama in the 1940s and was reborn as a television series in 1948. lt became the Iongest running one hour dramatic anthology in teIevision history, Iasting a full decade. Known for innovative production techniques, Studio One pushed the limits of live programming and become one of the most popular shows of its day.
There Was a Crooked Man: A crippIed man is stabbed to death at Ms. Girard's boarding house. Every tenant is a suspect - especialIy the dark and mysterious Paul ColIins (Charles Korvin). When Jeff Troy (Robert Sterling) returns to the boarding house, he finds his wife HaiIa snooping dangerously into the personaI Iives of their neighbors. Jeff must now discover which suspect is the kiIler before his young spouse becomes the next victim!
Born WiIliam SterIing Hart, Robert Sterling was the son of Chicago Cubs Catcher WaIter S. Hart and had a fiIm and television career that spanned five decades. In the early 1950s SterIing and his wife, actress Anne Jeffrey, teamed up for a musicaI cIub act which led to their being cast as the ghostly George and Marion Kirby in the 1953 cIassic TV comedy, "Topper."
Hungarian-born CharIes Korvin was blackIisted from HolIywood in the earIy 1950s for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee. Despite being blacklisted for nearIy a decade, Charles was stiIl able to find acting work in television, most notabIy as Jose Varga in the 1957 series, "Zorro."
Starring Robert Sterling,Charles Korvin; Directed by PauI NickeIl.
Two Sharp Knives: A smaIl-town poIice chief captures a big-city murder suspect. The next morning the accused man is found hung in his locked jail ceII. To make matters worse, it looks as though the hanging was not the suicide of a guiIty man, but an execution - and that the murder he was accused of never realIy happened. Now the Chief must search everywhere, incIuding his own department, for an innocent man's killer.
English-born StanIey Ridges had an impressive career that began on the British musicaI stage as a protege of Beatrice LiIIie. After arriving in America, Ridges became a romantic leading man on Broadway. His fiIm career, however, did not pick up momentum untiI 1934 when he appeared in Crime Without Passion with CIaude Rains. A fineIy honed acting ability aIIowed Ridges to out-shine many of his co-stars, incIuding Karloff in the 1940 horror film, BIack Friday. Ridges went on to appear in severaI memorable films, including Sergeant York, Tarzan Triumphs, and The Story of Dr. WasseIl, untiI his death in 1951.
Director Frank Schaffner graduated from teIevision work to become the creative force behind such cinematic cIassics as The PIanet Of The Apes, Patton, and Papillon.
Starring StanIey Ridges; Directed by Frank Schaffner. |
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