Inner Sanctum
Hot on the heals of the successful "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" horror and mystery anthology radio series; the "Inner Sanctum" horror and mystery television series was born, through Galahad Productions and NBC Film Productions. In 1953, an unaired pilot "Dead Level" was to launch the series. Paul McGrath from "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" fame was to reprise his role as Raymond, the host and narrator of the show.
- 1954-1954
- 1 season
- NBC
- Horror, Suspense
Hot on the heals of the successful "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" horror and mystery anthology radio series; the "Inner Sanctum" horror and mystery television series was born, through Galahad Productions and NBC Film Productions. In 1953, an unaired pilot "Dead Level" was to launch the series. Paul McGrath from "Inner Sanctum Mysteries" fame was to reprise his role as Raymond, the host and narrator of the show.
Season 1 Episode Guide
40 Episodes 1954
Episode 0
Dead Level
Fri, Jan 1, 1954
A hearse driver is drawn into a plot by a beautiful blonde to haul away a man she's murdered, and take the body to a cemetery.
Episode 1
The Stranger
Sat, Jan 9, 1954
A young man walks into an inn to register for a room and finds himself accused of murdering three people.
Episode 2
Port of Regrets
Sat, Jan 16, 1954
A distinguished judge who feels that no leniency is deserved in crimes of passion finds himself involved in a crime of passion.
Episode 3
The Hermit
Sat, Jan 23, 1954 30 mins
A gang of bank robbers force an old man to conceal them.
Episode 4
Guilty Secret
Sat, Jan 30, 1954
A young man calls in the police when he begins to suspects his mother of killing her husband , a once famous actor.
Episode 5
The Perfect Kill
Sat, Feb 6, 1954
A school girl is killed and one of her fellow students is blamed.
Episode 6
The Face of Fear
Sat, Feb 13, 1954
A man becomes obsessed with fear of the criminals whom he identified during a police investigation.
Episode 7
Never Die Again
Sat, Feb 20, 1954
A man fails in an attempt to murder his wife but in the process becomes involved in a different murder.
Episode 8
The Yellow Parakeet
Sat, Feb 27, 1954
A lonely old man is duped into stealing money in the name of true love by a couple of con artists.
Episode 9
A Second Life
Sat, Mar 6, 1954
A man relishes that he really loves his wife after he nearly murders her.
Episode 10
Lost in the Dark
Sat, Mar 13, 1954 30 mins
A wealthy man who is facing impending blindness and a divorce learns that money cannot buy him either vision or his wife.
Episode 11
The Sound of Birds
Sat, Mar 20, 1954
A mild mannered bird fancier becomes involved with the police investigation into the murders of three people.
Episode 12
Cat Calls
Sat, Mar 27, 1954
An architect is driven to nightmares by howling cats beneath his bedroom window.
Episode 13
Man of Iron
Sat, Apr 3, 1954
A murder allows an innocent man to be executed for his crime rather than confess.
Episode 14
The Sisters
Sat, Apr 10, 1954 30 mins
Two wealthy teachers learn just in time that they are in the clutches of a conman.
Episode 15
The Good Luck Charm
Sat, Apr 17, 1954 30 mins
The luck of a poor cab driver changes when he discovers $20,000 in the back of his cab.
Episode 16
The Hands
Sat, Apr 24, 1954
A woman lives in fear for her life when she learns that her husband is to be sent home from the insane asylum.
Episode 17
Killer's Choice
Sat, May 1, 1954 30 mins
A ghost and a guilty conscience make it possible for a man to avenge his brother's death.
Episode 18
Watcher by the Dead
Sat, May 8, 1954
Death gets a grim chuckle when a practical joker bets a friend $10,000 that he can spend the night in a haunted house with only a corpse for company.
Episode 19
Identity Unknown
Sat, May 15, 1954
A model turns to murder in order to avenge the death of her sister.
Episode 20
Queen of Spades
Sat, May 22, 1954
Stakes in a three man poker game get rather high when one of the players bets his life on his hand.
Episode 21
Handle with Care
Sat, May 29, 1954
When three gangsters involved in a murder learns that their fourth partner is being released from prison, they decides that he knows too much to live.
Episode 22
The Silent Bride
Sat, Jun 5, 1954
A young woman is surprised to learn that her new job has involved her with murder.
Episode 23
Ghost Mail
Sat, Jun 12, 1954
An insurance investigator becomes suspicious when the ghost of an aviator who died in an accident shows up at his own funeral.
Episode 24
Tomorrow Never Comes
Sat, Jun 19, 1954 30 mins
A boxcar turns into a coffin when two men who look alike end up being punished for the other's crimes.
Episode 25
Nobody Laughs at Lou
Sat, Jun 26, 1954
A pair of gunmen threaten to kill a pathetic ex-vaudeville performer unless he gives them the performance of his life.
Episode 26
Family Skeleton
Sat, Jul 3, 1954 30 mins
A pair of movers think that they have found a ticket on the gravy train when they discovers a skeleton in the basement of a wealthy family's house.
Episode 27
Dark of the Night
Sat, Jul 10, 1954
A photographer, believing that his secretary is in love with him, murders his wife so he can be with her.
Episode 28
Burial at High Point
Sat, Jul 17, 1954
A man ends up regretting having his wealthy wife declared insane so that he could gain control of her fortune.
Episode 29
Hour of Darkness
Sat, Jul 24, 1954 30 mins
A gambler arranges to have his wife killed so that can collect the insurance money.
Episode 30
Reward for Janie
Sat, Jul 31, 1954
A lunch wagon waitress perpetrates a deal to get some money.
Episode 31
Face of the Dead
Sat, Aug 7, 1954
After a gangster kills an old rival, he has his face altered by a plastic surgeon, whom he in turn murders to silence him. The twist is, after the bandages are removed, he finds he has the face and slowly, the personality of the dead rival.
Episode 32
The Lonely One
Sat, Aug 14, 1954
A lonely old man confesses to crimes that he didn't commit in order to gain some recognition.
Episode 33
Dream of Murder
Sat, Aug 21, 1954
A man who has lived the past 20 years of his life obsessed with avenging his father's murder inexplicably changes his mind.
Episode 34
Pattern of Fear
Sat, Aug 28, 1954
An unattractive spinster murders her attractive sister and her wealthy uncle after she is visited by a phantom lover.
Episode 35
The Third Fate
Sat, Sep 4, 1954
A young woman is plagued by dreams of a man who tells her that she will soon die whom she later learns is a psychopathic killer who died eight years earlier.
Episode 36
The Landslide
Sat, Sep 11, 1954
An old woman who is near death shocks her family by revealing that she has $53,000 hidden away.
Episode 37
The Skull Beneath
Sat, Sep 18, 1954
A man proves that he has the ability to predict a person's death.
Episode 38
The Fatal Hour
Sat, Sep 25, 1954
Guests at a fancy dinner party are informed that their cocktails have been poisoned and that they will soon die.
Episode 39
Blind Luck
Sat, Oct 2, 1954
A blind beggar becomes instrumental as an 'eyewitness' in defending a drifter who has been accused of murder.