The Clock
Suspense/Anthology series based on an ABC radio series which ran from 1946-48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series narrator Larry Semon was the only regular; each week a new set of actors were featured. The title of the series was derived from a clock which was major plot element in each story. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time."
- 1949-1952
- 4 seasons
- NBC
- Drama, Suspense
Suspense/Anthology series based on an ABC radio series which ran from 1946-48. The half-hour series mostly consisted of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. Series narrator Larry Semon was the only regular; each week a new set of actors were featured. The title of the series was derived from a clock which was major plot element in each story. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time."
Season 4 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 1951 - 1952
Episode 1
Good Night
Wed, Oct 17, 1951
A young writer inadvertently finds himself involved in a Communist plot to counterfeit American banknotes.
Episode 2
The Ghost
Wed, Oct 24, 1951
An ex-convict is out to "get" the district attorney and gets spooked instead.
Episode 3
The Devil's Wine
Wed, Oct 31, 1951
Episode 4
The Silent Hand
Wed, Nov 7, 1951
An unscrupulous wife who helped murder her husband engineers one double-cross too many.
Episode 5
The Death Trap
Wed, Nov 14, 1951
How desperate can a man become when he expects to be paroled near the end of his 20-year prison term and suddenly learns that the warden and the parole board have denied his plea?
Episode 6
The Balzac Murder
Wed, Nov 21, 1951
A destitute man is given a book by Balzac that contains the theory that any man who has not had a meal in eight days is a potential killer. A man is murdered and the destitute man is brought to trial.
Episode 7
Just for the Record
Wed, Nov 28, 1951
Episode 8
Weather Station
Wed, Dec 5, 1951
Episode 9
Somebody
Wed, Dec 12, 1951
Episode 10
Assignment
Wed, Dec 19, 1951
Gossip Columnist Walter Halloran stoops to murder in order to score a journalistic and domestic scoop.
Episode 11
No Witnesses
Wed, Dec 26, 1951
A garage mechanic is the prime suspect in the murder of his boss.
Episode 12
Sight Unseen
Wed, Jan 2, 1952
Episode 13
Voice from Mars
Wed, Jan 9, 1952
Professor Alan Harlan establishes radio communication with Mars and finds himself talking with a woman. He wonders: should he divulge the secrets of Atomic fission to her?