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Target

  • 1958-1958
  • 1 season
  • Drama, Horror, Suspense

"Target" was a 30-minute US television horror and suspense anthology series produced by Ziv Television Programs, Inc. for first-run syndication. The show was hosted by Adolphe Menjou. Actors who appeared in these television plays included: Angie Dickinson, Dyan Cannon, Gene Barry, Macdonald Carey, Frances Bavier, Bonita Granville, Cesare Romero, Hugh Marlowe, and Lee Van Cleef, as well as Howard Duff, Kent Taylor, Hans Conried, Marie Windsor, and Lon Chaney Jr.

Season 1 Episode Guide

39 Episodes 1958

Episode 1

Breaking Point

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 30 mins

The taunts and torments of a mysterious stranger and her own suspicious husband drive a woman to the breaking point when she's caught between the pair and their "Target."

Episode 2

Police Doctor

Fri, Mar 21, 1958 30 mins

A police officer takes an accident victim to the hospital and accidentally gets shot in the process. A young doctor fights his fears in order to soothe the wild patient and rescue the wounded officer.

Episode 3

Turn of the Tide

Fri, Mar 28, 1958 30 mins

Aboard a westbound Atlantic freighter are two strange shipmates: One's a stowaway, a humanitarian escaping from tyranny in his native land; the other is being returned to the United States in irons - to pay a murderer's debt to society. The killer endangers the life of the stowaway on a wild scheme to jump ship.

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Episode 4

Payment in Full

Fri, Apr 4, 1958 30 mins

Financial desperation drives a poor clerk to crime.

Episode 5

Edge of Terror

Fri, Jun 6, 1958 30 mins

A paralyzed young woman suddenly finds herself alone with a friendly stranger, who fits the description of a murderous madman wanted by the police. Her panic evokes an unusual response from the man.

Episode 6

Five Hours to Live

Fri, Apr 18, 1958 30 mins

A man desperately tries to retrieve a suitcase. It contains a serum needed to keep his son alive.

Episode 7

The Last Stop

Fri, Apr 25, 1958 30 mins

When two kidnappers flee from the police, a desperate manhunt ensues across the searing sands of the desert -- a place of almost certain death in the middle of the summer.

Episode 8

Man on a Bike

Fri, May 2, 1958 30 mins

A motorcycle cop sets out to nab the men who killed his partner.

Episode 9

The Tattoo Artist

Fri, May 9, 1958 30 mins

There are many clues -- in fact, too many -- as harbor police press their search for a murderer.

Episode 10

Bandit's Cave

Fri, May 16, 1958 30 mins

In the 1860s, a hunted bandit risks his freedom -- and his life -- to keep a date with a beautiful woman.

Episode 11

Backfire

Fri, May 23, 1958 30 mins

A nurse, held hostage by fleeing robbers, is forced to help a wounded bandit.

Episode 12

Assassin

Fri, May 30, 1958 30 mins

A cold blooded political assassin takes a "business" trip to a small town in the south of France -- and the hunter suddenly becomes the hunted.

Episode 13

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Episode 14

Deadly Deception

Fri, Jun 13, 1958 30 mins

When a detective encounters and kills a murderous thief, his girl convinces him to assume the thief's identity, commit further crimes, and place the blame on the dead man.

Episode 15

Taps for the General

Fri, Jun 20, 1958 30 mins

An unsuspecting mining syndicate exploits the name of General Brandon to bilk innocent families in a stock swindle. A cold blooded murder exposes the "con" game, and the general's terrifying secret.

Episode 16

Retribution

Fri, Jun 27, 1958 30 mins

A smart gangster pulls off a big payroll stickup. Then his luck begins to change.

Episode 17

Murder Is a Bottomless Well

Fri, Jul 4, 1958 30 mins

A young vagabond (Stuart Whitman) being held on suspicion of murder is offered an unusual deal by the police.

Episode 18

So Deathly Quiet

Fri, Jul 11, 1958 30 mins

A doctor tricks a wounded fugitive into capture. Later, released from prison, the ex-con returns to "settle accounts" with the doctor. A grim cat and mouse game ensues.

Episode 19

Winner Loses All

Fri, Jul 18, 1958 30 mins

A petty thief, seriously wounded during a burglary, murderously lashes out at the one man who can help him.

Episode 20

Once Too Often

Fri, Jul 25, 1958 30 mins

When a bigamist starts using murder instead of divorce to get rid of his wives, the police start a state-wide hunt for his potential victims.

Episode 21

Grudge Fight

Fri, Aug 1, 1958 30 mins

A fight manager tries to arrange a grudge bout between his fighter and a boxer managed by hoodlums.

Episode 22

Fateful Decision

Fri, Aug 8, 1958 30 mins

Jess Bardo believes his wife is having an affair and plans to kill his rival on sight. But at the showdown, he faces not only his rival, but an escaped killer, too, and has to choose between them.

Episode 23

Night Without Morning

Thu, Aug 14, 1958 30 mins

Preparing an expose of the racketeers who threaten his union, a man locks himself in his office for the night. But his enemies get into the building, intent on killing him.

Episode 24

Unreasonable Doubt

Fri, Aug 22, 1958 30 mins

Attorney Herbert Maris represents an innocent client accused of murder. He investigates, and it isn't long before he finds himself facing the gun of the man who did the killing.

Episode 25

Death Has Many Faces

Fri, Aug 29, 1958 30 mins

The mayor of a small village in Nazi-occupied France risks his life to help an English airman.

Episode 26

Turmoil

Fri, Sep 5, 1958 30 mins

A woman tries to drive her husband to suicide by telling him he has a fatal disease.

Episode 27

Death by the Clock

Fri, Sep 12, 1958 30 mins

In a Turkish bath, a killer stalks the man who witnessed his crime.

Episode 28

The Clean Kill

Fri, Sep 19, 1958 30 mins

Bored with ordinary pleasures, a man plans the murder of a well known gossip columnist. He commits his "perfect crime," with unforeseen consequences.

Episode 29

The Unknown

Fri, Sep 26, 1958 30 mins

An accomplished physician attends a school reunion and finds murder as his host.

Episode 30

Piano to Thunder Springs

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 30 mins

In the Old West, a cowardly man redeems himself by entering a Comanche camp to steal water.

Episode 31

Death Makes a Phone Call

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 30 mins

When a man's boss instructs him to turn over all responsibility to a younger man, he plans an "accident" for his successor. But his plan boomerangs.

Episode 32

Temporary Escape

Fri, Oct 17, 1958 30 mins

A young man tries to flee the criminal life of East London. The neighborhood thug is out to stop him.

Episode 33

On Cue

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 30 mins

Episode 34

Four Against Three Millions

Fri, Oct 31, 1958 30 mins

Four master criminals from different parts of the world unite in London to steal a fortune in gold.

Episode 35

The Thirteenth Juror

Fri, Nov 7, 1958 30 mins

After a man murders his business partner, pleads self defense at the trial and is acquitted, he gets a note from a "thirteenth juror," an unknown enemy who has declared him guilty and sentenced him to death. This changes his life forever.

Episode 36

Lost Identity

Fri, Nov 14, 1958 30 mins

An American tries to retrieve his passport from an international spy who needs it to get out of England.

Episode 37

Money Go Round

Wed, Aug 12, 2026 30 mins

Henry Baile, a mild mannered architect, is blackmailed by his personal valet. When the valet is murdered, Henry seems destined to pay for the crime. But he uses a slick trick to clear himself of suspicion.

Episode 38

Counterfeit Coin

Fri, Nov 28, 1958 30 mins

When transporting a shipment of gold from the U.S. mint, a Wells Fargo agent witnesses a murder. Afraid for his life, he begs a passerby to ride with him. For both, the trip becomes a whirlpool of deceit and crime.

Episode 39

The Jewel Thief

Fri, Dec 5, 1958 30 mins

A pretty clerk in a florist's shop loses her heart to a stranger -- a man who turns out to be a notorious jewel thief.

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