Suspense

S6 · E1 · Sep 1, 1953

Paradise Junction Episode 1

The story of a traveling circus and its unhappy owner.

S6 · E2 · Sep 8, 1953

Reign of Terror Episode 2

An innocent woman is sentenced to death during the French Revolution.

S6 · E3 · Sep 15, 1953

The Darkest Night Episode 3

Murder and blackmail ruin a bride-to-be's bridal shower.

S6 · E4 · Sep 22, 1953

The Riddle of Mayerling Episode 4

A dramatic adaptation of the famous and true story of a commoner's ill-fated romance with the Archduke Rudolph of Hapsburg.

S6 · E5 · Sep 29, 1953

The Sister Episode 5

The tragic tale of a pair of recluses whose lives are brought into focus for the first time after years of frustration and jealousy.

S6 · E6 · Oct 6, 1953

Death at Skirerud Pond Episode 6

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 is revealed at the end of the program.

S6 · E7 · Oct 13, 1953

The Accounting Episode 7

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 preserve the family's honor.

S6 · E8 · Oct 20, 1953

The Valley of the Kings Episode 8

The tense story of an archaeological expedition searching for the tomb of King Tutmose. They finally find it and its treasures untouched; but then the curse of the Pharaoh on anyone defiling his tomb's sacred precincts begin to strike.

S6 · E9 · Oct 27, 1953

The Others Episode 9

S6 · E10 · Nov 3, 1953

The Interruption Episode 10

An English gentleman gloats over the murder of his wife only to learn that his evil housekeeper knows his secret.

S6 · E11 · Nov 10, 1953

Needle in a Haystack Episode 11

The behind-the-scenes story of how the U. S. Navy ferreted out the secret of Communist minefields in Wonsan Harbor, enabling minesweepers to clear the way for the safe landing of 22,000 Marines.

S6 · E12 · Nov 17, 1953

The Newcomer Episode 12

A story of a brash stranger in a small Western town who changes his ways when arrested for the murder of a local belle.

S6 · E13 · Nov 24, 1953

My Short Walk to Freedom Episode 13

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 the Iron Curtain.

S6 · E14 · Dec 1, 1953

Laugh It Off Episode 14

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 she is a habitual liar and thrill-seeker.

S6 · E15 · Dec 8, 1953

The Dance Episode 15

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 different casts.

S6 · E16 · Dec 15, 1953

Cagliostro and the Chess Player Episode 16

A dramatization based on the life of the 18th Century Italian magician, Count Alessandro di Cagliostro. The cunning magician inveigles King Stanislaus into a chess game with his mechanical genius. That, in the end, becomes his downfall.

S6 · E17 · Dec 22, 1953

The Gift of Fear Episode 17

A little boy in a department store and a night watchman who likes toys better than people are featured in this odd Christmas tale.

S6 · E18 · Dec 29, 1953

Mr. Nobody Episode 18

A wealthy, vicious woman turns a goodhearted but naive tramp into a pawn in her evil plans.

S6 · E19 · Jan 5, 1954

Diamonds in the Sky Episode 19

A gang of smugglers, diamonds and a beautiful woman add up to trouble for the pilot on a trans-Atlantic flight.

S6 · E20 · Jan 12, 1954

The Scrap Iron Curtain Episode 20

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 40 miles through the Bohemian forests to the town of Waldmeunchen in the western zone of Germany.

S6 · E21 · Jan 19, 1954

The Haunted Episode 21

The second wife of a ski-lodge owner suspects her husband of the murder of his first wife.

S6 · E22 · Jan 26, 1954

An Affair With a Ghost Episode 22

A dead French underground leader returns to save a band of hostages when a Nazi collaborator goes back on his promise.

S6 · E23 · Feb 2, 1954

The Man Who Wouldn't Talk Episode 23

A drama based on the hoax of Canadian George DuPre, who claimed service in the French underground as a British intelligence officer during World War II.

S6 · E24 · Feb 9, 1954

The Moonstone Episode 24

A precious stone taken from India is coveted by many parties.

S6 · E25 · Feb 16, 1954

The Execution Episode 25

Her son's heroic death in battle unseals the lips of a mother about a 10-year-old tragedy involving her brutal husband.

S6 · E26 · Feb 23, 1954

Death on the Screen Episode 26

A frantic wife sits by her TV set, watching a public dinner where a deranged man is getting ready to kill her husband.

S6 · E27 · Mar 2, 1954

I Do Solemnly Swear Episode 27

The story of the first woman juror in the United States, in 1870 in Laramie, Wyoming.

S6 · E28 · Mar 9, 1954

Before the Act Episode 28

A young bank official is the intended scapegoat of a carefully designed plan to rob the vault of $100,000.

S6 · E29 · Mar 16, 1954

The Fourth Degree Episode 29

A psychiatrist makes a weird experiment in a last ditch attempt to get a key witness in a homicide case to talk.

S6 · E30 · Mar 23, 1954

The Tenth Reunion Episode 30

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.

S6 · E31 · Mar 30, 1954

Torment Episode 31

Behind the Iron Curtain, a condemned prisoner's wife tries to save him by appealing to an old friend, the police chief.

S6 · E32 · Apr 6, 1954

Open Transom Episode 32

S6 · E33 · Apr 13, 1954

Operation: Barracuda Episode 33

Operation:Barracuda is a 1954 TV episode or short film directed by Robert Mulligan. "The heartless captain of a German u-boat crashes his vessel along the Atlantic coast at the close of WWII. Only the captain and his lieutenant escape the sinking vessel containing the personal fortune of Nazi leader Herman Goering. After eight years, the captain returns to salvage the loot and tries to recruit his former shipmate in the effort." - Episode Summary from TV.com

S6 · E34 · Apr 20, 1954

The Return Journey Episode 34

A window washer is tempted by an unguarded amount of money and realizes the error in his judgment all too soon.

S6 · E35 · Apr 27, 1954

The Terror Begins Episode 35

The story of how Stalin held a grip on the Russian people after assassinating S.M. Kirov.

S6 · E36 · May 4, 1954

Smoke Episode 36

The two sons of a disgusting and destructive old man stand to benefit as a result of his violent death.

S6 · E37 · May 11, 1954

Operation: Nightmare Episode 37

A dramatization of the heroics of nurse Ann Bernatitus during the Battle of Bataan.

S6 · E38 · May 18, 1954

Breakout Episode 38

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.

S6 · E39 · May 25, 1954

Fingerprints Episode 39

A true story taken from the cases of Alfonse Bertillon, chief of the Identification Bureau of the Paris Police in the early 1900's. Bertillon invented the first system of crime detection through the use of physical features.

S6 · E40 · Jun 1, 1954

Race Against Murder Episode 40

A young doctor leaves his practice to find a cure for polio after watching his patients suffer.

S6 · E41 · Jun 8, 1954

North Side Episode 41

The true story of the workings of a New York homicide squad as it goes about the solution of a brutal murder.

S6 · E42 · Jun 15, 1954

The Pistol Shot Episode 42

An Army Captain wants revenge on a fellow officer in 19th century Russia. The young Captain has bested him in cards and love.

S6 · E43 · Jun 22, 1954

String Episode 43

Thirty men in a secret unit, started by President Roosevelt during World War II, are captured and tortured at the Belsen concentration camp before escaping.

S6 · E44 · Jun 29, 1954

The Hunted Episode 44

An unethical hunter is caught shooting a tame animal on a wildlife preserve. The game warden delivers an unexpected punishment: three bullets and a ten minute head start.

S6 · E45 · Jul 6, 1954

The Girl in Car Thirty-Two Episode 45

An investigator puts his life in danger after he falls for the woman he is tailing.

S6 · E46 · Jul 13, 1954

Conversation at an Inn Episode 46

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 elaborate tale that turns out to be very close to the truth.

S6 · E47 · Jul 20, 1954

Once a Killer Episode 47

A woman's faith in a hoodlum is destroyed when the police prevail upon her to get him to surrender.

S6 · E48 · Jul 27, 1954

Main Feature: Death Episode 48

A woman gets locked in movie theater by mistake and encounters a pair of killers who break in to rob the safe.

S6 · E49 · Aug 3, 1954

The Last Stand Episode 49

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 effort of murder by some fast-traveling news.

S6 · E50 · Aug 10, 1954

The Iron Cop Episode 50

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.

S6 · E51 · Aug 17, 1954

Barn Burning Episode 51

A mentally incapacitated war hero seeks revenge against society.