Suspense 3.03

Edge of Panic

starring Louisa Horton, Patrick McVey, Haila Stoddard

directed by Robert Stevens

Alice Martin (Louisa Horton), convinced that her husband Harry (Patrick McVey) has been framed for murder, steps up to prove him innocent. The evidence seems to be pretty convincing until Alice does some sleuthing of her own and discovers that Jean Mulligan (Haila Stoddard), the woman with whom Harry was boozing it up on the night of the murder, isn't the victim but the murderer.

Thoughts

This episode aired in 1950. I'm pretty sure that this episode originally aired live and that what I watched was a kinescope of it.

This was fun but not great. The lead seemed to be having a little too much fun with the role for me to take the situation seriously.

Notes

This is the second of two episodes of this series in which Louisa Horton appeared. This is the second of two episodes of this show in which Patrick McVey appeared. He also appeared in one episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. This is the only episode of Suspense in which Haila Stoddard appeared.

John Boruff played the part of a doctor who was having an affair with either the murderer or the murder victim. He also appeared in several episodes of The Phil Silvers Show.

Robert Stevens directed about 60 precent of the 252 episodes of Suspense, according to IMDb. He also directed episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.