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The Clock

  • 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

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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?

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