Product Description

Studio: Infinity Resources Inc Release Date: 07/24/2007 Run time: 870 minutes Rating: Nr

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #88942 in DVD
• Brand: Infinity
• Released on: 2007-07-24
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Box set, Color, DVD, Original recording remastered, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 870 minutes

Features

• Based on the popular radio series, this 1950s horror television show was broadcast live and featured early appearances by future stars including Lee Marvin (GORKY PARK), Eva Marie Saint (NORTH BY NORTHWEST), Leslie Nielsen (AIRPLANE!), and Boris Karloff (THE SORCERERS). Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION Rating: NR Age: 617742200294 UPC: 617742200294 Manufacturer

Customer Reviews

Finally on DVD! Grab it today!
This horror anthology TV series was broadcast on "live" television, meaning it was never filmed. The episodes are preserved courtesy of a method known as "kinescope" so don't expect superb prints. No one has superb prints. But . . . the picture and sound quality is as good as it gets and thank goodness someone put them out. This is the first of three box sets containing the SUSPENESE TV series, and they have NEVER been available on VHS or DVD before. I do recommend you buy the book on SUSPENSE (also available on Amazon) as a companion piece and enjoy!

Here is a listing of the items in this set.
I haven't bought this item yet, but for those of you who want to know WHAT is in this collection, here is the listing, thanks to B&N.



I am a collector of KARLOFF and I have knowledge of only six shows he did under "Suspense".

(The Signal Man, The Black Prophet, The Lonely Place, The Yellow Scarf, The Monkey's Paw, and A Night at an Inn)


So this will be a treat to see NIGHT AT THE INN.



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Disc #1 -- Suspense: The Lost Episodes Collection, Vol. 1

A Night at the Inn

Dead Ernest

Help Wanted

The Comic Strip Murder

Dr. Violet

The Murderer

Black Passage

The Man in the House

Disc #2 -- Suspense: The Lost Episodes Collection, Vol. 1

The Suicide Club

The Parcel

My Old Man's Badge

Photo Finish

Edge of Panic

The Brush - Off

Dead Fall

Double Entry

Disc #3 -- Suspense: The Lost Episodes Collection, Vol. 1

On a Country Road

Summer Storm

Wisteria Cottage

The Black Panther

Alibi Me

The Debt

The Crooked Frame

Remember Me?

Disc #4 -- Suspense: The Lost Episodes Collection, Vol. 1

Woman in Love

The Invisible Killer

Vacancy For Death

The Kiss - Off

Kiss Me Again Stranger

The Duel

Definitely Worth Preserving: Suspense
The stories in this series are surprisingly good. Unlike many early TV thrillers, these actually generate a good amount of suspense. So they are worth seeing for that reason. Another reason to watch them is the casts. It can be great fun spotting faces that will become well-known in later years: Lee Marvin, Eva Marie Saint, Barry Nelson, Anne Francis, Leslie Neilson and many others who were literally unknown in 1949-51. On the other hand, at least one episode features the legendary acting teacher Stella Adler. Some of the acting on these shows (all performed LIVE) is poor, and actors occasionally flub their lines (even when they only have one!). The productions are very low-budget too. But the writing, most of the acting, and the fascinating casts can add up to some pretty entertaining viewing. Some episodes contain the entire Auto-Lite commercial material (it goes on a long time, but you can fast-forward), and some episodes have it cut out. These programs exist only in kinescope (a filmed image of a TV monitor). They were probably not meant for posterity, but for showing on the West Coast, assuming they were produced in NYC. The quality of the kinescopes is variable, but some do look quite good, too bad the audio was not captured in better quality. Still, for those interested in early TV this is one of the best extant anthologies from those long-ago days.