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Brief Synopsis
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A proposed series of vignettes based on stories by famous authors. The pilot episode stories: "The Chase" by John Collier and starring Boris Karloff and Philip Truex; "You Were Perfectly Fine" by Dorothy Parker and starring Kyle MacDonnell and Oliver Thorndike; "Nightmare Number 3" with Walter Mat
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Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Director
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Host
Herbert Brodkin
Producer
Film Details
Release Date
1953
Synopsis
A proposed series of vignettes based on stories by famous authors. The pilot episode stories: "The Chase" by John Collier and starring Boris Karloff and Philip Truex; "You Were Perfectly Fine" by Dorothy Parker and starring Kyle MacDonnell and Oliver Thorndike; "Nightmare Number 3" with Walter Matthau reading the Stephen Vincent Benet story; and "The Reticence of Cody Anne" by H.H. Munro and starring Boris Karloff and Kyle MacDonnell. The stories, cleverly adapted for television, retain their literary quality while increasing their dramatic effect through visualization.
Film Details
Release Date
1953
