Synopsis:
The Master of Suspense presents a series of spine-tingling short stories rife with twists and turns.
Disc 1:
Arthur - When his former fiancée turns up missing, chicken farmer Arthur obligingly lets the police search his ranch - despite the fact that they seem to suspect Arthur of "fowl" play.
The Crystal Trench - Dangerous secrets are revealed when a devoted widow travels to Switzerland to see her husband's body, which has been preserved in a glacier for the forty years since his fatal fall.
Appointment at Eleven - A seventeen-year-old creates havoc at a bar, alarming everyone around him when he speaks hysterically of how he'll be "born again" at eleven o'clock - when someone else dies.
Coyote Moon - A wily professor gets his revenge when he takes the hitchhikers who robbed him of his valuables on the ride of their lives!
No Pain - A polio-stricken man in an iron lung suspects his wife of being attracted to their new neighbor, and he begins to wonder if she's planning to get rid of him for good.
Anniversary Gift - Sick of his wife's menagerie of very strange and high-maintenance animals, a frazzled husband decides to buy a special anniversary present: a highly venomous coral snake.
Dry Run - An aspiring hitman on a risky assignment finds himself conned by his target and pulled into a deadly and treacherous game of cat and mouse.
Disc 2:
The Blessington Method - Feeling burdened by the responsibility of caring for his aging mother-in-law, a man seeks the services of a society that specializes in "taking care of" elderly relatives.
Dead Weight - When a married ad executive and his girlfriend are targeted by a thief, the executive manages to overpower the criminal - but new troubles arise when the man realizes that turning in the thief may lead to his wife's discovering his extramarital affair.
Special Delivery - After being warned by a neighbor about suspicious disappearances in the area, a man begins to wonder whether the vanishings have anything to do with a recent delivery made to his young son.
Road Hog - When a traffic delay prevents an injured, dying boy from making it to the hospital in time, his bereaved father and brothers swear revenge on the selfish salesman who hogged the roadway when a life was on the line.
Specialty of the House - A successful businessman may regret finally getting his greatest wish: to see inside the kitchen of his favorite dining club.
An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge - Moments before he's set to swing from the end of a Union rope, a Confederate sympathizer reflects on the attempted sabotage that brought him to his impending demise - and sees an opportunity for escape.
Graduating Class - A literature teacher's interest in a bright and engaged young student leads to tragedy when the teacher and her new neighbor follow the girl to a man's apartment.
Man from the South - A down-on-his-luck gambler bets his hand for a convertible, but the macabre deal is quickly halted by a startling revelation.
Disc 3:
The Ikon of Elijah - An antiques dealer seeks refuge in a tucked-away monastery in hopes of seizing a priceless manuscript, but his insatiable greed extends his stay there much longer than he had imagined.
The Cure - A few very important things wind up lost in translation when a South American oil explorer agrees to have his murderous wife taken to a head-shrinker for her health.
Backward, Turn Backward - A middle-aged plumber is suspected of bludgeoning his nineteen-year-old love interest's father to death, but the sheriff cannot figure out how the plumber could have committed the crime and at the same time been caring for his baby grandson.
Not the Running Type - Released after twelve years in prison for stealing $200,000 from his investment firm employers, Milton Potter calmly returns all the money he embezzled and sets off in pursuit of some very intersting retirement plans.
The Day of the Bullet - A businessman reads of the violent death of a gangster with whom he was childhood friends and recalls a dramatic event from their youth that began with the pair's admiration of a beautiful, elegant car.
Hitch Hike - A righteous and hypocritical civic leader on a road trip accepts mechanical help from a young man who asks for a lift - and soon reveals that he has recently been released from reform school.
Across the Threshold - When his overbearing mother mentions missing her dead husband, a selfish bachelor casts his actress girlfriend as a clairvoyant and arranges a ghostly reunion.
Craig's Will - When a loyal dog inherits his master's estate, he becomes the target of several murderous plots put together by the humans in his life.
Disc 4:
Madame Mystery - An ambitious Hollywood publicist hopes to cash in on the recent drowning of a famous actress - but his dreams of success sink like stones when he discovers she's still alive.
The Little Man Who Was There - When a wicked little man takes on two strapping, kindly bothers, the inhabitants of a small mining town believe they're seeing the devil incarnate.
Mother, May I Go Out to Swim? - A young man who is very, very close to his mother falls in love with a girl who refuses to share him.
The Cuckoo Clock - A sensible widow enjoying her stay in a beautiful - but remote - summer cottage refuses to be alarmed by news of an escaped mental patient - but when she strikes up a conversation with a certain offbeat local, she cannot help but feel a little nervous.
Forty Detectives Later - The forty-first detective hired by one Mr. Dean discovers that his case is more complex than he ever imagined.
The Hero - A wealthy entrepreneur meets a gentleman on a cruise ship - and is certain that the man is the very same individual that he robbed and left for dead many, many years ago.
Insomnia - A widower suffering from a severe lack of sleep finally meets his late wife's brother, a menacing veteran still holding a grudge for his beloved sister's death.
I Can Take Care of Myself - A beautiful nightclub singer unwittingly risks the lives of herself and her piano-player when she makes the mistake of brushing off a volatile mobster.
Disc 5:
One Grave Too Many - An unemployed and desperate man lifts a wallet off what seems to be a corpse - but he quickly comes to regret his decision when he discovers that the billfold contains something more than cash.
Party Line - A busybody fears for her life when she learns that her former neighbor has escaped from prison - and remembers that he blames her for the untimely death of his wife.
Cell 227 - An innocent man who's been handed a death sentence tries to make his walk to the gas chamber one of dignity and grace. Meanwhile, his lawyer embarks on an urgent quest to clear his client's name.
The Schartz-Metterklume Method - An unconventional governess disrupts a conservative household with her radical ideas regarding wine, art, interior design, and children's education.
Letter of Credit - On a trip to the bank to transfer money, an author writing a book on unsolved crimes discovers groundbreaking information about one of the mysteries he's chronicling.
Escape to Sonoita - A pair of truck drivers stranded in the Arizona desert find themselves at the mercy of some kidnappers heading for the border.
Hooked - Believing that it's solely a matter of finances preventing him from leaving his wife, an unhappily married man and the woman he truly adores create a scheme to solve their problems.
Year: 1959-1960
Genre: Crime/Drama/Mystery
Edition/Collection: DVD
Rating: TV-14
Runtime: 16 Hours & 23 Minutes
Style & Screen Ratio: 2D, Full Screen
Subtitles, Closed Captioning, & Languages:
Original Language: English
Subtitles: none
Captions: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Additional Languages: none
Special Features:
Disc 1:
Previews:
In Plain Sight; Murder, She Wrote; The A Team, Knight Rider, & Magnum P.I.; Law & Order; The Debt; & Bring It On: The Musical
Disc 2:
none
Disc 3:
none
Disc 4:
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Disc 5:
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