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The Clock (1949) | ecco
The Clock
4
Seasons
1949
USA
7.1
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."
Episode List
S1 • E1
Clock
Convinced his wife is cheating, a man hires a killer to bump her off. When he realizes he was mistaken, he has to figure out how to stop the murder from happening at its scheduled time.
S1 • E2
Episode #1.2
A niece visiting an elderly aunt out in the country begins to suspect the aunt of killing a traveling necktie salesman. Complications arise when the niece gets a phone call that an inmate of a nearby psychiatric hospital has escaped; and the aunt claims a bloody ax blade was used on a chicken; and the hired hand disappears.
S1 • E3
Too Much Money
S1 • E4
The Wives
S1 • E5
Episode #1.5
S1 • E6
Passage for Two
S1 • E7
The Loft Case
S1 • E8
A Man Called Fletcher
S1 • E9
Roulette Wheel
S1 • E10
The Duel
S1 • E11
Episode #1.11
S1 • E12
The Dentist
S1 • E13
Expert Opinion
S1 • E14
The Bank Vault
S1 • E15
Uncle Amos
S1 • E16
Episode #1.16
S1 • E17
Madame Pompadour
S1 • E18
Wrong Woman Mad
S1 • E19
The Medium
S1 • E20
The Whisper
S1 • E21
Episode #1.21
S1 • E22
The Prisoners
S1 • E23
Payment on Time
A man sells his body to another and signs a confession of murder, because he expects to die within 30 days. The doctors made an error, and the complications that follow leave him to deal with his bizarre bargain.
S1 • E24
The Fighter
A boxer who gave up the fight game for love decides to stage a comeback -- until a murder thwarts his efforts.
S1 • E25
Episode #1.25
S1 • E26
The Hitchhiker
A couple headed back to their sick son's bedside pick up a woman who isn't who she pretends to be.
S1 • E27
The Web
A man is caught in a plot to sabotage his mental stability.
S1 • E28
Reverse
S1 • E29
Cousin Maria
Maria, a European refugee, attaches herself to the household of her cousin. Her refusal to leave when asked produces a vicious ending.
S1 • E30
Maniac at Large
Three people are trapped in a lonely country shack by a heavy snowstorm. The wild-looking man among them is believed to be an escaped maniac.
S1 • E31
Lease of Death
A mother and her son, who are tenants in a town house for the summer, commit a murder in order to stay on against the wishes of the returning owner.
S1 • E32
Romance
Fate ruins the plans of two young lovers.
S1 • E33
Mark Wade, D.A.
D. A. Wade learns a lesson after sending an innocent man to jail over circumstantial evidence.
S1 • E34
Firebug
A number of apartment buildings are set ablaze by a pyromaniac. A woman's boss finds out that fire is her obsession.
S1 • E35
The Book Seller
A lonely married woman falls for a salesman at the gas station and motel she works at.
S1 • E36
Who Is This Man?
S1 • E37
Dig Your Own Grave
S1 • E38
The Cat
A greedy nurse and an invalid's companion make several attempts on his life. But they fail to consider his pet cat in their efforts.
S1 • E39
William and Mary
S1 • E40
Bury Her Deep
A mystery writer fakes a murder to get notoriety. Later, he's revealed to be a real murderer.
S1 • E41
The Take
Two men are frustrated when a greedy, ambitious and unprincipled girl double-crosses them.
S1 • E42
Woman in the Road
A young couple seek refuge in a farmhouse when their car is damaged. The farm owners are extremely suspicious.
S1 • E43
The Graveyard Shift
A newspaper hires a new librarian who seems to know in advance when people will die.
S1 • E44
What Makes a Murderer?
An investment broker wearies of his daily existence and takes off.
S1 • E45
The Hypnotist
A strong-minded man dupes a weak-willed woman into committing murder for him.
S1 • E46
Open the Door for Murder
S1 • E47
Rain in the Night
S1 • E48
Voyage East
S1 • E49
Just a Minute
S1 • E50
I Keep Forgetting
S1 • E51
The Caller
S1 • E52
Someone Must Die
S1 • E53
A Grave Plot
S1 • E54
Jump, Elbert, Jump
A timid man commits murder to escape a domineering woman.