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

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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