The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic   Anthology Series

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Episode Guide

version 22.0 January 2008

(Ep 2.23, 3.28)

compiled

by

The Classic TV Archive

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/

with contributions by:

Tom Alger

Sal Crisanti

Rina Fox

Des Martin

James Beers ep 2.23, 3.33

 references:

Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)

Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)

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ONE STEP BEYOND

aka 'Alcoa presents One Step Beyond'

Collier Young production

Jospeh M. Schenck  Production for ABC Films, Inc.

World Television Programming, Inc. (final 13 UK eps)

Filmed at Associated-British Elstree Studios, England (final 13 UK eps)

for

ABC

Series Created by Merwin Gerard

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER MERWIN GERARD

Produced by Peter Marriott (final 13 UK episodes)

DIRECTED AND HOSTED BY JOHN NEWLAND

US supernatural anthology series  

1959-61   96 episodes  x 30 min bw

ABC Tue 10:00-10:30

*The final 13 episodes produced were filmed in the UK with UK cast.

Hosted by John Newland

Premise:

A suspense-filled anthology series that dealt with the world of the

Supernatural.

Other Credits:   

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS INCLUDED:

    ROBERT H. JUSTMAN, TOM MCCRORY, DAVID TOMBLIN

WRITERS INCLUDED:

    CHARLES BEAUMONT, MERWIN GERARD, CHARLES LARSON, RUSSELL BEGGS,

    LARRY MARCUS (HEAD WRITER), COLLIER YOUNG, JOHN DUNKEL,

    CHARLES LARSON, HOWARD RODMAN, JOSEPH PETRACCA

FILM EDITING INCLUDED:

    JAMES BAIOTTO, MILTON CARRUTH, JOHN BAXTER ROGERS

CINEMATOGRAPHY INCLUDED:

    RUSSELL METTY, LIONEL BANES, DALE DAVERMAN

ORIGINAL MUSIC BY HARRY LUBIN

STUNTS: DICK CROCKETT AND CHARLES HORVATH

############### One Step Beyond ##############

############# season 1 early 1959 ############

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ABC 10:00-10:30

22 episodes

1.01 One Step Beyond: THE BRIDE POSSESSED

prod no. 2900

20Jan1959 ABC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard & Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Virginia Leith ........ Sally Conroy

Skip Homeier .......... Matt Conroy

Harry Townes .......... Dr. Slawson

Ann Morrison .......... Mrs. Wharton

Frank Richards ............. George

1.02 One Step Beyond: THE NIGHT OF APRIL 14TH

prod no. 2903

27Jan1959 ABC Tue (rebroadcast 04Aug59)

written by Collier Young & Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Barbara Lord .......... Grace Montgomery

Patrick MacNee ........ Erick Farley

Isobel Elsom .......... Mrs. Montgomery

Gavin Gordon .......... Reverend Morgan

Marjorie Eaton ........ Miss Parsons

John Craven ...... Harry Teller

Jeanne Bates ...... Mrs. Teller

Alan Caillou ........ Steward

John Hiestand ....... Drunk

with

Francis De Sales, Gavin Muir, Gil Stuart.

Synopsis:
Just before her wedding, Grace Montgomery has a dream in which she drowns

 in the ocean. When she wakes, many miles from any ocean, this possibility seems

 farfetched. But her fiance changes their honeymoon plans - they are booked for

 the maiden voyage of the Titanic. [RF]

1.03 One Step Beyond: EMERGENCY ONLY

prod no. 2901

03Feb1959 ABC Tue

written by Collier Young

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Jocelyn Brando ........ Ellen Larrabee

Lin McCarthy .......... Arthur Douglas

Clark Howat ........... Jim Hennessey

Nan Adams ............. Mrs. March

Ann Staunton .......... Betty Hennessey

Ross Elliott .......... Charlie Towne

Bill Quinn ......... Doctor

Paula Raymond ......... Lady Passenger

John Maxwell .......... Conductor

Synopsis:
Ellen Larrabee, who has had experiences in precognition, is persuaded by skeptical

Arthur Douglas to go into a hypnotic trance. Ellen comes out of the trance, and

predicts that Douglas will be involved in a dangerous train trip. [RF]

1.04 One Step Beyond: THE DARK ROOM

prod no. 2905

10Feb59 ABC Tue

Written by Francis Cockrell

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Cloris Leachman ........ Rita Morrison

Marcel Dalio ........... Man

Ivan Triesault ......... Inspector

Paul Dubov ............. Detective Marsac

Ann Codee .............. Madame Morel

Synopsis:

A STAYING AT A FRENCH COUNTRY HOUSE HEARS A VOICE TELLING HER TO

BEWARE OF A MURDEROUS  STRANGER STALKING HER. [SC]

1.05 One Step Beyond: TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE

prod no. 2902

17Feb1959 ABC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Jean Allison ........... Carol Jansen

Paul Richards .......... Will Jansen

Lillian Powell ......... Mrs. Ford

Larrian Gillespie ...... Debbie

Douglas Kennedy ........ Sergeant

Synopsis:

After an argument with his wife, Will Jansen drives away during a bad storm.

His wife Carol, remaining at home, receives strange signs telling her that

Will is in danger. [RF]

1.06 One Step Beyond: EPILOGUE

prod no. 2906

24Feb1959 ABC Tue

written by Don M. Mankiewicz

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Charles Aidman ......... Carl Archer

Julie Adams ............ Helen Archer

Charles Herbert ........ Steve Archer

William Schallert ...... Dr. Sanders

Roy Glenn .............. Sam Harrison

Don Kennedy ............ Jim

1.07 One Step Beyond: THE DREAM

prod no. 2907

03Mar59 ABC Tue

Written by John Dunkel

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Reginald Owen .......... Herbert Blakely

Molly Roden ............ Ethel Blakely

Philip Tonge ........... Colonel Tim Marlowe

Eric Snowden ........... Air Raid Warden

Jean Ransom ............ Woman

Richard Lupino ....... Willie Carr

Kendrick Huxham ...... Charlie

Nelson Welch ..... Vicar

with

Jack Lynn, Peter Gordon, Charles Horvath.

Synopsis:

DURING WORLD WAR II, A BRITISH MAN FALLS ASLEEP WHILE ON WATCH FOR

GERMAN PATROLS. HE HAS A DREAM ABOUT HIS WIFE GETTING KILLED-HIS WIFE

ALSO HAS A DREAM ABOUT HIM. [SC]

1.08 One Step Beyond: PREMONITION

prod no. 2904

10Mar1959 ABC Tue

written by Paul David

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Percy Helton ....... Ed Matthews

Pamela Lincoln .......... Older Lisa Garrick

Beverly Washburn ........ Younger Lisa Garrick

Paul Langton ............ Mr. Garrick

Skip Young .............. Martin

Julie Payne ............. Louise

Thomas B. Henry ......... Dr. Parsons

David Garcia ............ George

David Whorf ...... Evan

Clare Corelli ..... Marie

1.09 One Step Beyond: THE DEAD PART OF THE HOUSE

prod no. 2909

17Mar1959 ABC Tue

written by Michael Plant

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Mimi Gibson ............. Ann Burton

Philip Abbott ........... Paul Burton

Joanne Linville ......... Aunt Minna

Philip Ahn .............. Frank Sung

Ken Drake ............... Gas Man

Synopsis:

A little girl goes to stay with relatives, and is told

specifically never to go upstairs into the nursery. [RF]

1.10 One Step Beyond: THE VISION

prod no. 2908

24Mar1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Bruce Gordon ............ Captain Emil Tremaine

Pernell Roberts ......... Sergeant Vye

H.M. Wynant ............. Private Lacoste

Jerry Oddo .............. Private Mollene

Richard Devon ........... Major Lamarr

Peter Miles ............. Private Marsee

Rene Korper ........... Boy

Will J. White ......... German Soldier

Jean Del Val ....... French Soldier

Synopsis:
During a battle, four French soldiers suddenly cease firing and leave the battlefield. [RF]

1.11 One Step Beyond: THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER

prod no. 2910

31Mar1959 ABC Tue

written by Alfred Brenner

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Alfred Ryder ............ John Marriott

Patrick Westwood ........ Attendant

Ben Wright .............. Executioner

Leslie Denison ............ Chaplain

Alma Lawton ............. Liz

Keith McConnell ....... Reporter

Gordon Richards ....... Doctor

John Ainsworth

Lester Matthews

1.12 One Step Beyond: THE RETURN OF MITCHELL CAMPION

prod no. 2914

07Apr1959 ABC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Patrick O'Neal .......... Mitchell Campion

Lilyan Chauvin .......... Francesca

Anatol Winogradoff ...... Alexis Paxinian

Richard Angarola ........ Hotel Clerk

Allegra Varron .......... Restaurant Operator

with

Vance Howard, Robert Hernandez, Fred Lerner

Synopsis:
Recovering from an auto crash, Mitchell Campion decides to vacation on a small

Mediterranean Island. Upon his arrival, Campion is shocked to find that he is well-known

to the local inhabitants. He is certain that he has never set foot on the island before. [RF]

1.13 One Step Beyond: THE NAVIGATOR (film)

prod no. 2913

14Apr1959 ABC Tue

written by Don M. Mankiewicz

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Don Dubbins ............. 1st Mate Walter Blake

Robert Ellenstein ....... Captain Peabody

Joel Fluellen ........... Cookie

Olan Soule .............. Stowaway

Stephen Roberts ......... 2nd Mate Swanson

Robert Osterloh ......... Mr. Dibble

Don Womack

Synopsis:

The conflict between a freighter captain and his first mate is suddenly

sharpened when the ship inexplicably goes off course on the China Seas. [RF]

1.14 One Step Beyond: THE SECRET

prod no. 2915

21Apr59 ABC Tue

Written by Michael Plant

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Maria Palmer ............ Sylvia Ackroyd

Robert Douglas .......... Harry Ackroyd

Albert Carrier .......... Jeremy

Molly Glessing .......... Essie

Arthur Gould-Porter ..... Private Inspector

Robert Shafto ........... Dr. Werner

Synopsis:

A WEALTHY BUSINESS MAN BELIEVES THAT HIS WIFE IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH

SOMEONE WHEN HE'S AWAY ON BUSINESS. THE HUSBAND CONFRONTS HIS WIFE, AND

SUDDENLY BECOMES ILL. WHEN THE FAMILY DOCTOR ARRIVES TO TREAT HER, SHE

MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS. [SC]

1.15 One Step Beyond: THE AERIALIST

prod no. 2917

28Apr1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Mike Connors ............ Mario Patruzzio

Yvette Vickers .......... Carlotta Patruzzio

Robert Carricart ........ Gino Patruzzio

Ruggero Romor ........... Paul Patruzzio

Penny Santon ............ Mama Patruzzio

Charles Watts ........... C.C. Higgins

Mary Patton .......... Nurse

with

Vernon Rice, Ray Baker

1.16 One Step Beyond: THE BURNING GIRL

prod no. 2921

05May1959 ABC Tue

written by Catherine Turney

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Luana Anders ............ Alice Denning

Sandra Knight ........... Patty Leland

Olive Deering ........... Mildred Denning

Edward C. Platt ......... Mr. Denning

Hampton Fancher ......... Tim Plunkett

Phil Arnold ............. Purdy

Al Hopson ............... Chief Keating

Geraldine Wall .......... Mrs. Leland

Peter Walker ....... Psychiatrist

1.17 One Step Beyond: THE HAUNTED U-BOAT

prod no. 2911

12May1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Werner Klemperer ........ Herr Bautmann

Eric Feldary ............ Capt. Eric Kreig

Kort Falkenberg ......... Lt. Fridel

Wesley Lau .............. Lt. Schneider

Norberto Kerner ......... Hans

with

Siegfried Speck

Paul Busch

Andrew Branham

Frank Oberschall

1.18 One Step Beyond: IMAGE OF DEATH

prod no. 2919

19May1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Max Adrian .............. Marquis de la Roget

Doris Dowling ........... Charlotte Landri

John Wengraf ............ Ernest

Deidre Owen ............. Rose

Gregory Gaye ............ Father Leon

Guy De Vestel ........... Inspector

1.19 One Step Beyond: THE CAPTAIN'S GUEST

prod no. 2920

26May59 ABC Tue

Written by Charles Beaumont

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Nancy Hadley ............ Ellen Courtney

Robert Webber ........... Andrew Courtney

Thomas Coley ............ Bill Oker

Jon Lormer .............. Mr. Leach 

Felix Locher ............ Old Man

Synopsis:

A NEWLY-WED COUPLE RENT AN OLD NEW ENGLAND HOUSE POSSESSED BY THE

GHOST OF AN ANGRY SEA CAPTAIN. [SC]

1.20 One Step Beyond: ECHO

prod no. 2918

02Jun1959 ABC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Ross Martin ............. Paul Marlin

Ed Kemmer ............... Roger Wiley

Leslie Barrett .......... Daniel Cascomb

Edna Holland ............ Miss Wyckoff

Edmund Glover ........ Ferris

Rusty Lane .............. Joe the Bartender

Jim Reppert ....... Ticket Seller

1.21 One Step Beyond: FRONT RUNNER

prod no. 2924

09Jun59 ABC Tue

Written by Larry Marcus

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Ben Cooper .............. Ronnie Watson

Walter Burke ............ Sam Barry

Sandy Kenyon ............ Tim Berryman

Jerry Hausner ........... Walt

Carmen Phillips ......... Rita

Phil Chambers ........... 1st Judge

J. Edward McKinley ....... 2nd Judge

Rita Lupino ............. Nurse

Synopsis:

A JOCKEY IS PAID BACK FOR AN EVIL DEED HE COMMITTED SOME

TWENTY YEARS EARLIER. [SC]

1.22 One Step Beyond: THE RIDDLE

prod no. 2923

16Jun1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Warren Stevens .......... Leonard Barrett

Bethel Leslie ........... Betty Barrett

Patrick Westwood ........ Kumar

Arthur Batanides ........ Constable Gaisingh

Barry Atwater ........... Dr. Graham

Leonard Strong .......... Conductor

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ABC Tuesdays 10:00 pm Eastern

39 episodes

2.01 One Step Beyond: DELUSION

prod no. 2925

15Sep1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Norman Lloyd ............ Harold Stern

Suzanne Pleshette ....... Marta

David White ............. Lt. Barry

Marjorie Bennett ........ Landlady

George Mitchell ..... Mr. Wizinski

John Brennan

Synopsis:

Harold Stern possesses a rare blood type, often needed for transfusions,

and an unusual power - that of forseeing the future of anyone he aids.

When Harold gives blood to save the life of a beautiful girl, he

learns that her life will be unpleasant. [RF]

2.02 One Step Beyond: ORDEAL ON LOCUST STREET

prod no. 2922

22Sep59 ABC Tue

Written by Collier Young

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Augusta Dabney ........... Margaret Parish

Suzanne Lloyd ............ Anna Parish

Bart Burns ............... George Parish

David Lewis .............. Dr. Edward Brown

Gary Campbell ............ Jason Parish

Jack Kirkwood Jr. ........ Danny

Synopsis 1:

A HYPNOTIST CURES A BOY WHO HAS UNUSUAL, SCALY FISH SKIN. WHEN ALL

IS LOST, THE BOY SURPRISES HIS MOTHER ON CHRISTMAS. [SC]

Synopsis 2:

At the turn of the century, a woman's fiancee cancels their marriage

when he sees her deformed brother in the guest house. [RF]

2.03 One Step Beyond: BRAINWAVE

prod no. 2928

06Oct1959 ABC Tue

written by Charles Beaumont

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

George Grizzard .......... Pharmacist's Mate Harris

Whit Bissell ............. Captain Will Fielding

Tod Andrews .............. Lt. Commander Stacey

Raymond Bailey ........... Captain Clyde Madison

with

Bob Davis, Harry Harvey, Jr.

Synopsis:

During WWII, a drunken pharmacist's mate must operate on the injured

captain of his ship. The chief medical officer on a near-by ship assists the

 terrified young man perform the operation by providing instructions over the

ship's radio. But at a crucial moment in the operation, the young man needs

much more than this . . . and he receives it from an unearthly source. [RF]

2.04 One Step Beyond: DOOMSDAY

prod no. 2929

13Oct1959 ABC Tue

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Torin Thatcher ........... The Earl of Donamoor

Donald Harron ............ Jamie/William

Edmund Atienza ........... Doctor

Patricia Michon .......... Katherine

Fintan Meyler ...... Harriet

with

Lumsden Hare, Beryl Machlin, Patrick O'Moore

Synopsis:

During the 1680's, the Earl of Donamoor forbids a young lady to continue

seeing his son. When the boy dies, the Earl labels her a witch. [RF]

2.05 One Step Beyond: NIGHT OF THE KILL

prod no. 2930

20Oct1959 ABC Tue

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Ann McCrea ............... Ann Morris

Dennis Holmes ............ Davey Morris

John Marley .............. Dr. Frazier

Fred Beir

2.06 One Step Beyond: THE INHERITANCE

prod no. 2931

27Oct1959 ABC Tue

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Sean McClory ............. Michael Barry

Jan Miner ................ Grace Harkness

Iphigenie Castiglioni .... Countess Ferenzi

Estelita Rodriguez ....... Nina

Jose Gonzales-Gonzales ........ Jose

with

Robert Tafur, John Verros

Synopsis:

A wealthy but cruel woman torments her gigolo boyfriend and her timid maid.

But a demoniacally possessed diamond necklace inflicts a horrible punishment

on the women who try to wear it. [RF]

2.07 One Step Beyond: THE OPEN WINDOW

prod no. 2927

03Nov1959 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Michael Harris ........... Anthony March

Louise Fletcher .......... Jeannie

James Seay ............... Leon

Elizabeth York ........... Ella

Lori March ............... Woman

Charles Seel ............. Hotel Manager

Synopsis 1:

On a hot summer night, a disillusioned artist sits by the open window of his New York

apartment and witnesses an attempted suicide by a young woman in the adjacent building.

He rushes next door to save her . . . but he finds the apartment empty! Later,

 when the exact same vision is repeated, he begins to doubt his sanity. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Artist Anthony March gazes out of his Greenwich Village window and sees a woman

preparing to commit suicide in a hotel room across the way. March rouses the hotel

manager and they rush to her room. But they find it empty. [RF]

2.08 One Step Beyond: MESSAGE FROM CLARA

prod no. 2937

10Nov1959 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Barbara Baxley ........... Lois Morrison

Robert Ellenstein ........ Mr. Tomach

Oscar Beregi, Jr. ........ Dutchman

Celia Lovsky ............. Landlady

Don Keefer ............... Doctor

Renata Vanni ....... Italian Woman

Synopsis:

An English instructor teaching immigrants finds herself writing

at the blackboard in a language she doesn't understand.

 It turns out to be a warning against one of her students. [RF]

2.09 One Step Beyond: FORKED LIGHTNING

prod no. 2933

17Nov1959 ABC Tue

Written by Merwin Gerard
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Ralph Nelson ............. George Chambers

Roberta Haynes ........... Ellen Chambers

Frank Maxwell ............ Alex Peters

Candy Moore .............. Carolyn Peters

Frank Behrens ............ Wilson Tuttle

Peter Walker ............. Philip Carter

Logan Field .............. Plant Doctor

with

James Nolan, Robert B. Williams

2.10 One Step Beyond: REUNION

prod no. 2932

24Nov1959 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Betsy von Furstenberg .... Helga

Paul Carr ................ Peter

Rory Harrity ............. Hans

Page Slattery ............ Theo

Werner Reichow ........... Forest Ranger

2.11 One Step Beyond: DEAD RINGER

prod no. 2936

01Dec1959 ABC Tue

Written by Catherine Turney
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Norma Crane .............. Esther Quentin

Grant Williams ........... Bill Quentin

Ed Prentiss .............. Dr. Parks

Olive Blakeney ........... Mrs. Harney

Dort Clark ............... Chief Wilson

Kathleen Mulqueen ........ Sister Agatha

Synopsis:

A turn-of-the-century newlywed claims that her evil twin sister is responsible

 for a series of fires set in orphanages. When her husband has the claim investigated,

he learns that his wife's sister died years ago -- in a fire at the orphanage where the sisters lived . [RF]

2.12 One Step Beyond: THE STONE CUTTER

prod no. 2938

08Dec1959 ABC Tue

Written by Gail Ingram
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Walter Burke ............. Menzies

Joe Mantell .............. Stanley Lockhart

Arthur Shields ........... Simon 'Pop' Lockhart

Don Beddoe ............... Doc Simmons

Richard Reeves ........... Tony

Chet Stratton ............ Dr. Halsey

Robert P. Lieb ........... Sheriff Chuck Allen

Synopsis:

A man who carves tombstones has a very strange revelation.

2.13 One Step Beyond: FATHER IMAGE

prod no. 2926

15Dec1959 ABC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Jack Lord ................ Daniel Gardner

Cece Whitney ............. Valerie

Ian Wolfe ................ Timothy Welton

Frank Scannell ........... Barker

George Selk .............. Stage Doorman

Stafford Repp

Gemme Bender

Synopsis:

Daniel Gardner's father has left him some property, including an old

boarded-up burlesque house. No-one can understand why he never sold the place,

until an accident causes Dan to go back in time and discover the reason. [RF]

2.14 One Step Beyond: MAKE ME NOT A WITCH

prod no. 2935

22Dec1959 ABC Tue

written by Gail Ingram Clement

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Patty McCormack .......... Emmy Horvath

Eileen Ryan .............. Ma Horvath

Leo Penn ................. Jed Horvath

Robert Emhardt ........... Priest

Pedro Regas .............. Juan Orriba

Jimmy Baird .............. Boy

Deena Gerard ............. Jill

Charlotte Knight ......... Woman

Preston Hanson ....... Doctor

Synopsis:

A young girl living on a farm acquires the ability to read people's minds.

Her gift proves instrumental in the rescue of two children. [RF]

2.15 One Step Beyond: THE HAND

prod no. 2934

29Dec1959 ABC Tue

Written by Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Robert Loggia ............ Tom Grant

Miriam Colon ............. Alma

Pete Candoli ............. Johnny

John Zaremba ...... Court Clerk

Joe Sullivan

Patric McCaffrie

Synopsis 1:

After murdering his girlfriend, a piano player can't seem to get her blood off his hand. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
New Orleans piano player Tom Grant kills his girlfriend with a broken bottle.

A drunk, found near the girl's body is held for the murder. [RF]

2.16 One Step Beyond: THE JUSTICE TREE

prod no. 2940

05Jan1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Frank Overton ............ Cal Gannis

Sallie Brophy ............ Sally Dolan

Charles Herbert .......... Joey Dolan

2.17 One Step Beyond: EARTHQUAKE

prod no. 2939

12Jan1960 ABC Tue

Written by Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

David Opatoshu ........... Gerald Perkins

Olan Soule ............... Harris

Martin Garralaga ......... Carlo Bandetti

Elvira Curci ............. Rosa Bandetti

Harry Ellerbe ............ Mr. Adams

Oliver McGowan ........... Mr. Stevens

Herb Vigran ......... Grocer

Nora Marlowe ..... Woman

with

Wayne Mallory, Gregg Stewart, Steve Fenton

2.18 One Step Beyond: FORESTS OF THE NIGHT

prod no. 2942

19Jan1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Alfred Ryder ............. Ted Doliver

Stacy Graham ............. Nancy Doliver

Mark Roberts ............. Pete Rankin

Douglas Dick ............. Alec Brown

John Damler ....... Forest Ranger

2.19 One Step Beyond: CALL FROM TOMORROW

prod no. 2944

26Jan1960 ABC Tue

Written by Gabrielle Upton
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Margaret Phillips ........ Elena Stacy

Arthur Franz ............. Kevin Stacy

Emily Lawrence ........... Mrs. Marpole

Ben Hammer ............... Dr. John Harvey

Daryn Hinton ............. Child

2.20 One Step Beyond: WHO ARE YOU?

prod no. 2943

02Feb1960 ABC Tue

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Reba Waters .............. Laurie Warren

Anna Lee ................. Helen Mason

Phyllis Hill ............. Phyllis Warren

Ross Elliott ............. George Warren

Philip Bourneuf .......... Carl Mason

Jacqueline deWitt ....... Julia

Jon Lormer ........ Joe Fisher

Synopsis:
Scarlet fever almost claims Laurie Warren's life, but she makes a sudden recovery. [RF]

2.21 One Step Beyond: THE DAY THE WORLD WEPT: THE LINCOLN STORY

prod no. 2941

09Feb1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Barry Atwater ............ Abraham Lincoln

Jeanne Bates ............. Mary Lincoln

Eric Sinclair ............ Secretary Hay

Theodore Newton .......... Minister Stroom

Norman Leavitt ........... Noah

Watson Downs ............. Samuel

Amy Douglass ............. Mrs. Norcross

Riza Royce ............... Ellen Strom

Jonathan Hole ............ Landlord

Justice Watson

2.22 One Step Beyond: THE LOVERS  

prod no. 2916

16Feb60

Written by Joseph Petracca, Russell Beggs

directed by John Newland

Guest Cast:

Vanessa Brown ............ Elsa Schuldorf

John Beal ................ Otto Becher

Irene Tedrow ............. Dr. Sesselschreiber

Rudolph Anders ........... Josef

Sig Ruman ................ Uncle Franz

Lili Valenty ............. Mrs. Schuldorf

Synopsis:
A cantankerous ghost seems determined to foil the amorous intentions of a

Viennese coffeehouse waitress and her bashful swain.
*Note: (some sources list this as a season 1 episode) [TA]

2.23 One Step Beyond: VANISHING POINT

prod no. 2945

23Feb60 ABC

Written by Larry Marcus and J.G. Ezra

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Edward Binns ............. Fred Graham

June Vincent ............. Ruth Graham

Fredd Wayne .............. Lt. Barnes

William Allyn ............ District Attorney

Arthur Hanson ............ Prosecutor

Amzie Strickland ......... Agatha Dunlap

Byron Foulger ....... Judge

C. Lindsay Workman ......... Voice

Synopsis:

A HUSBAND AND WIFE HAVING MARITAL PROBLEMS RENT AN OLD HOUSE TO TRY

AND WORK OUT THEIR SITUATION. THE WIFE VANISHES, AND THE POLICE SUSPECT

HUSBAND OF FOUL PLAY. [SC]

Synopsis 2:
Mrs. Fred Graham entered her house one day and was never seen again.

 When her husband asks the police to help him find his missing wife,

he's accused of murdering her. [JMB]
Syndicated rerun, Sat 7Dec 63, 9 p.m. WTCN-11 Minneapolis-St.Paul, MN

2.24 One Step Beyond: THE MASK

prod no. 2950

01Mar1960 ABC Tue

Written by Joseph Petracca, Russell Beggs, and Merwin Gerard
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Wesley Lau ............... Leonard Wilenski

Luis Van Rooten .......... Brimley

Joan Elan ................ Nurse

Stephen Bekassy .......... Doctor

Synopsis:
A World War II flier, recovering in a hospital from over-exposure to the desert sun,

 is possessed by the spirit of a long-dead Egyptian prince. [RF]

2.25 One Step Beyond: THE HAUNTING

prod no. 2946

08Mar1960 ABC Tue

written by Gabrielle Upton

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Ronald Howard ............ Colin Chandler

Veronica Cartwright ........ Gillian

Christine White .......... Nancy

Keith McConnell .......... Peter Duncan

Doris Lloyd .............. Elizabeth

Cyril Delevanti .......... Pianist

Anthony Eustrel .......... Minister

Clive Halliday ........... Wilson

Synopsis:
When his wife and his best friend seem to be getting too chummy, Colin Chandler

decides to make sure the friend doesn't come back from a skiing trip. [RF]

2.26 One Step Beyond: THE EXPLORER

prod no. 2947

15Mar1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Gregory Morton ........... Dr. Einar Hansen

Bert Convy ............... Professor Andersson

Eddie Firestone .......... Gus

John Wengraf ............. Felix Borgner

Jeremy Slate ............. Eric Borgner

Rudolph Anders ........... Dr. Swansen

Edith Evanson ............ Martha Borgner

Ralph D. Helfer ....... Hassim

Synopsis:

An archaeological team becomes lost in the desert, but they encounter

a young explorer who possesses life-saving knowledge of the region's ancient history.

However, months later the leader of the expedition discovers that the young man he

 met in the dessert could not possibly be who he claimed to be . . . or could he? [RF]

2.27 One Step Beyond: THE CLOWN

prod no. 2952

22Mar1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Mickey Shaughnessy ....... Pippo

Yvette Mimieux ........... Nonnie Regan

Christopher Dark ......... Tom Regan

Jack Daly ....... Bartender

with

John Close, Jim Nolan, Karen Scott

Synopsis:

A mute carnival clown witnesses the abusive relationship between

a beautiful young lady and her cruel husband. After fleeing from her husband,

the young lady seeks refuge in the clown's trailer. The husband burst in,

commits an act of violence, and then flees – only to find the spectral

presence of the clown haunting his every step. [RF]

Synopsis:
A deaf-mute clown has found a friend in pretty Nonnie. Driven by suspicion,

 Nonnie's husband strikes and kills her. [RF]

2.28 One Step Beyond: I SAW YOU TOMORROW

prod no. 2955

05Apr1960 ABC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

John Hudson .............. Donald Stewart

Rosemary Murphy .......... Ellie Pelston

Narda Onyx ............... Clair Seymour

Francis Bethencourt ...... Carter Seymour

Jack Raine ............... Julian Morley

Barbara Morrison ......... Hermionie Morley

Christine Thomas ......... Maid

Rolfe Sedan .............. Butler

Synopsis:

A man witnesses a murder in a house 24 hours before it actually takes place. [RF]

2.29 One Step Beyond: ENCOUNTER

prod no. 2954

12Apr1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Robert Douglas ........... Paul McCord

Barbara Stuart ........... Helen Rand

John Carlyle ............. Tim Cole

Francis DeSales .......... Dr. Norton

Michael Forest ........... Jacques Boutier

Ted Otis ................. Blake

David De Haven ........... Tobin

2.30 One Step Beyond: THE PETER HURKOS STORY (part 1/2)

prod no. 2948

19Apr1960 ABC Tue

2.31 One Step Beyond: THE PETER HURKOS STORY (part 2/2)

prod no. 2958

26Apr1960 ABC Tue

Written by Jerome Gruskin

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Albert Salmi ............. Peter Hurkos

Betty Garde .............. Tante Elsa

Norbert Schiller ......... August Breitner

Alf Kjellin .............. Lars Lindstrom

Justice Watson ........... Capt. Kibbee

Andrew Prine ............. Walter Bird

John Banner .............. Dr. Molhaus

Maurice Marsac ........... Prof. Grotius

Will J. White ............ Spanish Man

Peter Hurkos ............. Himself

Stephen Bekassy ....... John Rheinwols

2.32 One Step Beyond: DELIA

prod no. 2961

03May1960 ABC Tue

Written by Merwin Gerard
Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Lee Philips .............. Philip Wilson

Barbara Lord ............. Delia

Maureen Leeds ............ Mrs. Garan

Murray Matheson .......... Bentley

with

Peter Camlin, Salvador Vaquez

Synopsis 1:

A man meets a woman during a vacation in Central America, but no one

else working or staying at the hotel claims the woman exists. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

While vacationing at a tropical resort, a cynical and unhappy young man meets

a beautiful young lady who speaks cryptically about the many times they've

met before. The two fall instantly in love -- but the next day he cannot find her

. . . and the other resort guests claim he spent the evening alone. [TA]

2.33 One Step Beyond: THE VISITOR

prod no. 2951

10May1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Joan Fontaine ............ Ellen Grayson

Warren Beatty ............ Harry Grayson

Charles Webster

Synopsis:
A two-character drama. Years of bickering have brought Ellen and Harry Grayson

 to the final argument of their marriage. Driving away from their mountain cabin,

 Harry plans never to return. [RF]

2.34 One Step Beyond: GYPSY

prod no. 2957

17May1960 ABC Tue

written by Gabrielle Upton

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Johnny Seven ............. Gypsy

Robert Blake ............. Tom

Murvyn Vye ............... Abe

John Kellogg ............. Folger

Kelly Thordsen ........... Peterson

Addison Richards ......... Warden

Monte Burkhart

2.35 One Step Beyond: CONTACT

24May1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Ron Randell .............. Bill Dermott

Catherine McLeod ......... Mary Dermott

Jason Johnson ............ Pawnbroker

Rodney Bell .............. Policeman

Alexander Lockwood ....... Dr. Otis

2.36 One Step Beyond: THE LONELY ROOM

prod no. 2959

31May1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Fabrizio Mioni ........... Henri

Carl Esmond .............. Emile

Lisa Montell ............. Terese

Maurice Marsac ........... Maitre'd

Peter Camlin ............. Bartender

2.37 One Step Beyond: HOUSE OF THE DEAD

prod no. 2960

07Jun1960 ABC Tue

written by Don Mankiewicz

Guest cast:

Mario Alcaide ............ Lt. Harry Fraser

Laya Raki ................ Mei Ling

Stephen Cheng ............ Mr. Lum

Hilda Plowright .......... Mother Superior

James Hong ............... Tour Guide

Gail Bonney ........ Tourist

with

Barry Bernard, Allen Jung, Beal Wong

Synopsis 1:

A British army officer stationed in Hong Kong frantically searches for

his missing fiancee before his scheduled return to the US. In desperation

he seeks the help of an old Chinese man . . . who writes a cryptic message on

paper and tells him to look for his wife in the "House of the Dead" . [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Lt. Harry Frazer proposes to Mei Ling on the eve of his departure from Hong Kong.

 When he returns the next day, to take her home with him to England, she has disappeared. [RF]

2.38 One Step Beyond: GOODBYE, GRANDPA

prod no. 2949

14Jun1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Edgar Stehli ............. Grandpa

Anna Karen ............... Nan Wylie

Donald Losby ............. Doug Wylie

Candy Moore .............. Kelly

2.39 One Step Beyond: THE STORM

prod no. 2953

21Jun1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Lee Bergere .............. Joe Bernheim

Rebecca Welles ........... Adele Bernheim

Argentina Brunetti ....... Senora Margarita Castera

Danny Zaldivar ........... Juanita

Donald Foster ............ Museum Curator

Synopsis:
Dead artists can't paint. Yet the painting a young artist's reputation rests on was

only half finished when he was killed in battle. [RF]

############### One Step Beyond ##############

############## season 3 1960-61 ##############

##############################################

ABC Tuesdays 10:00 pm Eastern

35 episodes

3.01 One Step Beyond: TIDAL WAVE

prod no. 2969

30Aug1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Jean Allison ............. Mrs. Margaret North

Dennis Patrick ........... Emmet North

William Schallert ........ Dick Webb

Cliff Hall ............... Captain Thomas Powers

William Quinn ............ Captain H.L. Morgan

Ted Knight ........ Woodruff

William Swan ....... Lenny

Larry Burrell ....... Radio Announcer

Synopsis:
A drama about the calamity which struck Hawaii a few months ago.

Mrs. Margaret North is polio-ridden and confined to a wheel chair. With the

tidal wave rolling toward her house, and her telephone useless, the neighbors

can't hear her terrified cries for help. Then a former Navy officer,

Thomas Powers, responds to an unspoken plea. [RF]

3.02 One Step Beyond: ANNIVERSARY OF A MURDER

prod no.

27Sep1960 ABC Tue

written by Collier Young

story by Fred Remington

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Harry Townes ............. Gerard Simms

Randy Stuart ............. Frances Hillier

Amzie Strickland ......... Miss Welles

Alexander Lockwood

Synopsis:

In the midst of an adulterous relationship, a successful business man and

his mistress are driving home one night when they accidentally cause the death

of young bicyclists on a lonely road. They desperately try to cover up the tragedy

. . . but the dead man has other ideas . [RF]

3.03 One Step Beyond: THE DEATH WALTZ

prod no. 2966

04Oct1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Elizabeth Montgomery ..... Lillie Clarke

Joe Cronin ............... Lt. Henry Buchanan

Ed Prentiss .............. Colonel Clarke

K.T. Stevens ............. Bernice Clarke

Robert Sampson ........... Lt. Eustace Fairchild

3.04 One Step Beyond: THE RETURN

prod no. 2968

11Oct1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Dick Davalos ............. Cpl. Fred Cossage

Jack Mullaney ............ Capt. Young Blood

Charles Gray ............. Sgt. Kirsch

Chris Winters ............ Lt. Heinmetz

Rex Holman ............... Private Atley

Harry Harvey Jr.

3.05 One Step Beyond: IF YOU SEE SALLY

prod no. 2970

18Oct1960 ABC Tue (rebroadcast 25Jul61)

Guest cast:

Anne Whitfield ........... Sally Willis

George Mitchell .......... Mr. Ellis

Mary Lou Taylor .......... Mrs. Ellis

Pat McCaffrie ............ Truck Driver

Harry Jackson ............ Ray Markey

Bernard Kates ....... Bus Driver

Rusty Lane ........ Mr. Casey

Synopsis:
Her father blames her for the accidental death of her brother, so Sally Ellis

leaves home. Then Mr. Ellis relents and asks Sally to return. She decides to

hitchhike back - in a blinding rainstorm over treacherous roads. [RF]

3.06 One Step Beyond: MOMENT OF HATE

prod no.

25Oct1960 ABC Tue

written by Charles Larson

story by David Peltz

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Joanne Linville .......... Karen Wadsworth

John Kellogg ............. Dr. Martin Llewellyn

Linda Lawson ............. Joyce Chapman

James Milhollin .......... Dr. Roman

Synopsis:
Ambitious career woman, Karen Wadsworth wishes her rival dead and the wish becomes a reality. [RF]

3.07 One Step Beyond: TO KNOW THE END

prod no. 2972

01Nov1960 ABC Tue ABC Tue (rebroadcast 01Aug61)

Guest cast:

Ellen Willard ............ Emily

Sally Fraser ............. Ann

Noel Drayton ............. Officer

Alex Davion .............. Harry

James Forrest ............ Sergeant

Anthony Eustrel .......... Doctor

Jean Fenwick ............. Nurse

Synopsis 1:

A woman has a vision of meeting a man, marrying him, and then watching

him die in a battle. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
An English librarian named Emily, and Ann, her American friend, are vacationing in France

when Emily has a vision - an English captain is killed in a battle on French soil. [RF]

3.08 One Step Beyond: THE TRAP

prod no. 2976

15Nov1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Mike Kellin .............. Domenic DiNovio/Frederick Gibbs

Alex Gerry ............... Dr. Barnes

Ruth Storey .............. Florence DiNovio

Jeanne Bates ............. Edna Gibbs

Francis DeSales .......... Sam Harkness

Bert Remsen .............. Priest

Joan Dupuis .............. Elevator Girl

3.09 One Step Beyond: THE VOICE

prod no. 2975

22Nov1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Robert Lansing ........... Jared Corning

Luana Anders ............. Joan Goss

Paul Genge ............... Tom Goss

Carl Benton Reid ......... Brian Christopher

David Lewis

Harry Strang

3.10 One Step Beyond: THE PROMISE

prod no. 2973

29Nov1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

William Shatner .......... Carl Bremer

Deidre Owen .............. Lois Bremer

Ben Wright ............... Captain George Davis

Leslie Denison ........... Doctor

Queenie Leonard .......... Nurse O'Brien

Peter Gordon ............. Colonel

Kort Falkenberg .......... German Prisoner

Guy Kingsford ............ Newsman

with

Mollie Roden, Lester Matthews

Synopsis:
Carl Bremer's after hours work is deactivating unexploded bombs in postwar London.

 Then his wife becomes pregnant and he promises to give up the job.

 But there is just one more bomb! [RF]

3.11 One Step Beyond: TONIGHT AT 12:17!

prod no. 2979

06Dec1960 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

story by Jane Anna Pritchard

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Peggy Ann Garner ......... Laura Perkins

John Lasell .............. John Perkins

Jack Lester .............. Doctor

Gene Lyons ............... Sam Blake

David DeHaven ............ Frank

Barbara Bell Wright ...... Nurse

Synopsis:

A pregnant woman keeps experiencing the same nightmare over and over:

on a specific day at a specific time, a plane will crash through the roof of her house. [RF]

3.12 One Step Beyond: WHERE ARE THEY?

prod no. 2981

13Dec1960 ABC Tue

written by Gabrielle Upton

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Philip Pine .............. Harry Call

Joan Tompkins ............ Jenny Call

Alan Dexter .............. Towers

John Alvin ............... Bradley

Robert Williams .......... Joe Tomlinson

Herb Petterson ........... Garner

Jason Johnson ............ Colonel Willis

Richard Devon ............ Charles Elton

Harlan Warde ............. Commander Phillips

Addison Richards ......... Cabinet Secretary

Charles Keane ............ Carter

Roy Sickner .............. Frank

Synopsis:

Stones fall on Chico, California; a man goes to Washington, D.C with

effervescent tablets that turn water into fuel for automobiles. [RF]

3.13 One Step Beyond: LEGACY OF LOVE

prod no. 2965

20Dec1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Norma Crane .............. Marianne Darelle

Charles Aidman ........... Norman Bromley

Barbara Eiler ............ Mrs. Bromley

Joe McGuinn .............. Station Master

Jon Lormer ............... Resident

Alfred Hopson ............ Taxi Driver

Louise Lorimer ........... Mrs. Darelle

Olan Soule ............... Conductor

Ollie O'Toole ............ Baggage Handler

Synopsis:
Marianne Darelle plans to go to Woodmere, a seaside resort, for her vacation.

She is sold a ticket to Seaside instead. She exchanges the ticket, but still ends up in Seaside! [RF]

3.14 One Step Beyond: RENDEZVOUS

prod no. 2971

27Dec1960 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Georgann Johnson ......... Kate Maxwell

Donald Murphy ............ Fred Summers

H.M. Wynant .............. William Cooper

Warren Kemmerling ........ Lt. Walton

K.L. Smith ............... Plainclothesman

Fred Coby ................ Policeman

3.15 One Step Beyond: THE EXECUTIONER

prod no. 2967

03Jan1961 ABC Tue

written by Bob & Wanda Duncan

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Buzz Martin .............. Jess Bradley

Crahan Denton ............ Col. Martin

Tom Middleton ............ Sgt. Evans

Will J. White ............ Corporal

Don Ross ................. Pickets

Jeremy Slate ............. Captain Adams

Synopsis:
Jess Bradley, a teenage Confederate soldier, is separated from

his outfit and stumbles into a Yankee camp. But an ambitious

Union officer refuses to treat him as a routine prisoner of war.  [TA]
(Syndicated re-run: 31Jan66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Monday 11:30pm)

3.16 One Step Beyond: THE LAST ROUND

prod no. 2974

10Jan1961 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Charles Bronson .......... Yank Dawson

Felix Deebank ............ Chipper White

Ronald Long .............. Sanderson

Wally Cassell ............ Collins

Gordon Richards .......... Doctor

Stewart Taylor ........... Alfie Jones

John Indrisano ........... Boxer

Synopsis:

A former heavyweight champion appears to save a boxing match during the blitz. [RF]

3.17 One Step Beyond: DEAD MAN'S TALE

prod no. 2983

17Jan61 ABC Tue

Written by Merwin Gerard

Directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Lonny Chapman ............ Philip Werris

Jean Engstrom ............ Jan Werris

Lucy Prentiss ............ Mrs. Barton

Walter Reed .............. Robert Barton

Charles Seel ............. Proprietor

Charles Tannen ........... Hotel Manager

Synopsis 1:

A FORMER REPORTER CHECKS INTO A RUNDOWN HOTEL AND FINDS A BOOK

ABOUT TWO BROTHERS WHO WERE KILLED IN THE BACKWOODS OF CANADA.

HE DREAMS ABOUT WRITING AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE MEN AND SELLING TO A

NEWSPAPER. THE WIFE OF ONE OF THE DEAD MEN SHOWS UP AND ASKS THE

REPORTER TO FIND HER HUSBAND. [SC]

Synopsis 2:

Former newsman Phillip Werris and his wife Jan face poverty, when their

attempt at farming fails. Werris, in desperation, sits down to write some free-lance

articles for his old paper, and does so - in his sleep. [RF]

3.18 One Step Beyond: THE SACRED MUSHROOM

prod no. 2984

24Jan1961 ABC Tue

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

John Newland .... Himself

Collier Young ..... Himself

Dr. Andrija Puharish, M.D. .... Himself

Synopsis:
"The Sacred Mushroom" is a variety said to give the power of

extrasensory perception to those who eat it. Filmed on location are
religious rites of the Chatino Indians in Mexico, who use the mushrooms
as part of their ritual.  [TA]
(Syndicated re-run: 1Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Tuesday 11:30pm)

3.19 One Step Beyond: THE GIFT

prod no. 2980

31Jan1961 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Betty Garde .............. Lola

Scott Marlowe ............ Mario

Mary Sinclair ............ Maude Gillespie

3.20 One Step Beyond: PERSONS UNKNOWN

prod no. 2982

07Feb1961 ABC Tue

written by Larry Marcus

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

David J. Stewart ......... Dr. Atl

Jay Novello .............. Carlos Gonzalez

Robert Carricart ......... Captain Alvarez

Rodolfo Acosta ........... Colonel Ferrero

Argentina Brunetti ....... Maria Gonzalez

Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. ........ Gomez

Danny Bravo .............. Jorge

Martin Garralage ...... Medical Examiner

David Renard ....... Soldier

Synopsis:

Dr. Atl is exonerated from a murder charge during the Mexican Revolution

by a death mask revealing a monster's grip. [RF]

3.21 One Step Beyond: NIGHT OF DECISION

prod no. 2964

21Feb1961 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Robert Douglas ........... George Washington

Richard Hale ............. Otumcas

Donald Buka .............. Marquis de Lafayette

Ken Drake ................ Major Warren

Dehl Berti ............... Gypsy

with

Richard Tyler, Steve Franken, Arthur Hanson

################ the UK episodes ##################

   Production moves to

    Associated-British Elstree Studios, London, England

       for the final 13 episodes

####################################################

3.22 [83] One Step Beyond: THE STRANGER (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2986

28Feb61 ABC Tue

27Dec61 Tyne Tees UK, Wed 8:55 pm (during ITV  actors strike)

Produced by Peter Marriott

Written by Larry Marcus

Directed by John Newland

Music by Harry Lubin

Introduced by: John Newland

Guest Cast:

Peter Dyneley .......... Hadley

Bill Nagy .............. Jerome S. Cole

Patrick MacAlliney ..... Warden

Graham Stark ........... Peter

Ken Wayne .............. Day Guard

Larry Cross ............ Guard

Robert Percival ........ Doctor

Harold Kasket .......... Man Teacher

Mark Baker ............. Barber

Synopsis 1:

Eleven days after a city is ruined by an earthquake, three people dying from starvation

and the body of a dead American are found beneath the ruins. The dead man had sustained

the others and given them hope during their long incarceration, but the fingerprint files

prove that he died in prison some time ago.

Synopsis 2:
An earthquake destroys a town in Asia Minor, and an American named
Hadley helps search for those trapped under the rubble.
(Syndicated re-run: 2Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Wednesday 11:30pm)  [TA]

3.23 [84] One Step Beyond: JUSTICE (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2988

07Mar61 ABC Tue

Guest Cast:

Meredith Edwards ........ Wyndham Roberts

Clifford Evans .......... Constable Josh Jones

Martin Benson ........... Minister Evans

Pauline Jameson ....... Mrs. Roberts

Barbara Mullen ........ Mrs. Jones

Ewan Roberts ........ Superintendent Rees

Helen Sessions ....... Mrs. Owen

Jack Melford ........ Mr. Owen

Synopsis 1:

A man confesses to a murder and supplies absolute evidence of his guilt,

but people from his church swear he was asleep in his pew at the time the crime was committed. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Wyndham Roberts, a respected member of the community, sits in his pew at the

Sunday morning church service. At the same time, outside a deserted factory in

another part of town, a man who calls himself Wyndham Roberts approaches

Police Constable Jones and confesses to the murder of a small child. [RF]

3.24 [85] One Step Beyond: THE FACE (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2987

14Mar61 ABC Tue

21Feb62 ITV UK Wed 9:15pm
Directed by John Newland
Story Supervisor, Martin Benson
Dramatized by Derry Quinn
Hosted by John Newland
Written by Merwyn Gerard

Guest cast:

Sean Kelly .................... Stephen Bolt

Penelope Horner ............... Rosemary Hogan

John Brown .................... Mark Bolt

Gareth Tandy ........... Stephen (age 12)

Robin Summer  ............. Stephen (age 6)

with [DM]

Victor Platt ............. Isaiah
Robert Cawdron ........... Hogan
John Scott ............... Sergeant
Erik Chitty .............. Tattoo Artist
Andrew Faulds ............ Norriss
Robert Delgado ........... Second Officer
Derek Sydney ............. Spanish Officer
Michael Peake ............ Spanish Bo'sun
Leon Cortez .............. Harper
Paula Byrne .............. Sara

Synopsis 1:

A YOUNG BOY EXPERIENCES DREAMS IN THE FORM OF CONTINUOUS NIGHTMARES,

ON HOW HE'S GOING TO DIE. [SC]

Synopsis 2:

A man sets out to find the person who he repeatedly dreams will murder him.

Synopsis 3:
Since childhood, Stephen Bolt's dreams have been haunted by a man
intent on destroying him. The recurring ordeal has left him a
nervous, sick young man, deprived of his father's respect

and rejected by the girl he loves.
(Syndicated re-run: 3Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Thursday 11:30pm) [TA}

(UK "TV TIMES" magazine 21Feb62 ITV UK Wed 9:15pm) [DM]

3.25 [86] One Step Beyond: THE ROOM UPSTAIRS (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2985

21Mar61 ABC Tue airdate

31Jan62 ITV UK, Wed 9:15 pm (during ITV  actors strike)

Guest Cast:

Lois Maxwell ........... Esther Hollis

David Knight ........... Will Hollis

Jane Hylton ............ Joan Morrison

Anthony Oliver ......... Hudson

Gilda Emmanueli ........ Child

Carl Bernard ........... Doctor

David Markham ...... Man

Synopsis:

Esther and Will Hollis, from the USA rent a large house in London.

Esther thinks that she is going mad as she hears the voice of a child calling for help

in one of the upstairs rooms and goes to find a crying in pain. Even as she stares in

horror her surroundings change into a sewing room. [RF]

3.26 [87] One Step Beyond: SIGNAL RECEIVED (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2802

04Apr61 ABC Tue

03Jan62 ITV, UK, Wed 9:15 pm (during ITV  actors strike)

Produced by Peter Marriott

Written by Derry Quinn

(according to Tyne-Tees UK, "The Viewer" magazine)

Written by Collier Young [SC]

Directed by John Newland

Music by Harry Lubin

Guest Cast:

Mark Eden ................ Johnny Watson

Terry Palmer ............. George Breed

Richard Gale ............. Robin Hughes

with:

Viola Keats .............. Mrs. Breed

Patrick McLoughlin ....... Official

Patrick Jordan ........... Petty Officer

Anne Riddler ............. First Girl

Sally Layng .............. Second Girl

Garrard Green ["Viewer"] or BERNARD GREEN [SC]  ... Civilian

Jennifer Daniel .......... Sheilah

John Downing ............. Pilot Officer

Susan Richards ........... Heather seller

Mark Burns ............... Soldier

Charles Lamb ............. Mr. Breen

SYNOPSIS:

Three sailors, belonging to "H.M.S. Hood",

Robin Hughes, George Breed, and Johnny Watson

ON SHORE LEAVE HAVE THE SAME PREMONITIONS OF THE SINKING

OF THEIR SHIP, THEY RECEIVE WEIRD SIGNALS FORETELLING THE DISASTER. [SC/DM]

3.27 [88] One Step Beyond: THE CONFESSION (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2989

11Apr61 ABC US

13Dec61 ITV UK, Wed 8:55 pm (during ITV actors strike)

Produced by Peter Marriott

Written by Larry Marcus

Directed by John Newland

Guest Cast:

Donald Pleasence ...... Herbert Laurence

Adrienne Corri ........ Sarah

Robert Raglan ......... Policeman

Raymond Rollett ....... K.C.

Eileen Way ............ Mrs. Evans

Carmel McSharry ....... Martha

Jack Newmark .......... Locksmith

Douglas Ives .......... Potter

Gerald James .......... Wilson

Julian Orchard ........ Tailor

Brenda Dunrich ........ Charwoman

Synopsis 1:

Harvey Lawrence, an old man on a soapbox at Hyde Park Corner, has been

telling the story of his guilt for a long time now, but no one ever

listens. What is it that drives him to confession?        

Synopsis 2:

A prosecutor is haunted when he allows a man to die to

die for the murder of a woman he knows to be alive.

Synopsis 3:
Herbert Laurence, a successful English lawyer, finds a
key that unlocks memories of an old case in which he was forced

to choose between justice and success.
(Syndicated re-run: 4Feb66 on WPIX-11, NYC, Friday 11:30pm) [TA]

3.28 [89] One Step Beyond: THE AVENGERS (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2978

25Apr61

Guest Cast:

Andre Morell ........... General

Lisa Gastoni ........... Marianne

Stanley Van Beers ...... Priest

Carl Jaffe ............. Doctor

Richard Leech .......... Orderly

Steve Plytas ........... Gardener

Robert Crewdson ........ Musician

Jan Conrad ............. Musician

Carl Duering ........... Musician

Charles Russell ........ Musician

Walter Gotell ....... Sergeant

Synopsis:

A general's party celebrating a similar one held by an ancient

tyrant stirs up the spirits of that previous get together. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A Nazi general, in charge of the Chateau de la Marre district of France,

plans a special party for some French peasants in his area - before sending

them to labor camps. It's the general's wish to duplicate precisely a

celebration held in the Chateau a century and a half ago. [RF]

3.29 [90] One Step Beyond: THE PRISONER (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2804

02May61 ABC Tue

Guest Cast:

Anton Diffring ......... Wilhelm Hessler

Annette Carell ......... Frieda Hessler

Catherine Feller ....... Ruth Goldman

Faith Brook ............ Nurse Lentz

Gerard Heinz ........... Doctor

Sandor Eles ............ Samuel

Synopsis:

A woman kills a German soldier in retribution for Nazi atrocities,

but when the doctor finds the soldier's body, he insists that the

man has been dead for six years.  [RF]

3.30 [91] One Step Beyond: BLOOD FLOWER

(country of origin not known - NOT UK possibly USA?)

prod no. 2977

16May1961 ABC Tue

Guest cast:

Larry Gates ............. Gavin Carroll

Eugene Iglesias ......... Simon Alcazan

Marya Stevens ........... Senorita Cavallera

David Garcia ............ Alfredo

Penny Santon ............ Senora Madera

Renata Vanni ...... Mrs. Fuentes

Dick Crockett

3.31 [92] One Step Beyond: THE SORCERER (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2805

23May61 ABC Tue

Written by Derry Quinn

Directed by John Newland

Guest Cast:

Christopher Lee ......... Wilhelm Reitlinger

Martin Benson ........... Klaus Karnak

Gabrielli Licudi ........ Elsa Bruck 

Joseph Furst ............ Judge

Frederick Jaeger ........ Johann

George Pravda ........... Psychiatrist

Peter Swanwick .......... Landlord

Alfred Burke ..... Scholl

with

Richard Shaw, Edwin Richfield

Synopsis:

A GERMAN OFFICER WANTS TO PUT TELEPHONE POLES ON A GYPSY'S LAND DURING

WORLD WAR I. THE GYPSY PUTS HIM UNDER A SPELL AND HE SHOOTS HIS

UNFAITHFUL FRAULEIN IN THE ALTERED STATE OF CONSCIOUSNESS. [SC]

3.32 [93] One Step Beyond: THE VILLA (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2806

06Jun61 ABC Tue

Guest Cast:

Elizabeth Sellers ..... Mary Low

Michael Crawford ...... Tony Hudson

Geoffrey Toone ........ Jim Low

Marla Landi ........... Stella

David Horne ........... Richard Hudson

Kenneth Cope .......... Lionel

Gertan Klauber ........ Porter

Robert Rietty ......... Bertollini

Ronald Lewis

Synopsis 1:

A woman envisions someone trapped in an elevator, and she

and her husband investigate the villa where it is located.

Synopsis 2:

For an after-dinner "experiment", medical student Tony Hudson hypnotizes Mary Low,

 the wife of a friend. The situation soon loses its entertainment value when Mary becomes

hysterical from what she sees and hears while in the trance. [RF]

3.33 [94] One Step Beyond: MIDNIGHT
13Jun61 ABC
Story by Rik Vollaerts
Directed by Axel Gruenberg and Jack Hively
starring:
Herb Patterson ..... Ralph Terrence
Gloria Saunders .... Lillith
Frank Hilliard
John Kennedy
Synopsis:
Every midnight when Big Ben strikes, an aspiring writer finds himself visited by

a seductive and willful femme fatale who persuades him to turn to a life of crime.

 After his guilty conscience gets the better of him, he comes up with a creative

solution to rid himself of his seductress. [JBE]
Note: Originally aired on Stars Over Hollywood 08Nov50.

3.34 [95] One Step Beyond: THE TIGER (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2803

20Jun61 ABC US

written by Ian Stuart Black

directed by John Newland

Guest cast:

Pamela Brown .......... Miss Plum

Pauline Challenor ..... Pamela

Elspeth March ......... Mrs. Murphy

Patsy Smart ........... Ethel

Edward Underdown ...... Mr. Hayes

Brian Parker ........Constable

Michael Collins ....... Inspector

Synopsis 1:

A governess discovers that her charge is planning to dispose

of her in a most unusual way.

Synopsis 2:
Miss Plum, a stern governess, takes over the care of nine-year-old Pamela and

Mrs. Murphy, the housekeeper and Pamela's only confidante, is summarily dismissed.

The little girl stages a tantrum, and Miss Plum punishes her by destroying her toy tiger. [TA]

3.35 [96] One Step Beyond: NIGHTMARE (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2807

27Jun61 ABC Tue

(re-run 10Dec62 A-R London UK, Mon 10:10pm)

Produced by Peter Marriott

Dramatised by Martin Benson

Guest Cast:

Peter Wyngarde ......... Paul Roland

Mary Peach ............. Jill Barrington

Ambrosine Philipotts ... Lady Diana

Ferdy Mayne ............ Geoffrey Heathcote

Richard Caldicot ....... Stapleton

Jean Cadell ............ Meg

Patrick Holt ........... Doctor

Synopsis:

Artist Paul Roland keeps painting the face of a woman whom

he has never met. Shortly before his marriage he stumbles on

the cause of his obsession  [TA]

3.36 [97] One Step Beyond: EYE WITNESS (filmed in the UK)

prod no. 2808

04Jul61 ABC Tue

Written by Derry Quinn

Guest Cast:

John Meillon .......... Henry Soames

Rose Alba ....... Nora

Anton Rodgers ....... Mark

Robin Hughes .......... Jake

J.G. Devlin ........... Leo

John Phillips ...... Frank

Howard Knight ....... Danny

Robert Ayres ...... Richards

with

Gordon Sterne, Patricia English

Synopsis:

A reporter writes an eyewitness account of an explosion

that occured 15,000 miles away. [RF]

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