TARGET (1958) – This syndicated 30-minute suspense anthology series was hosted by the one and only Adolphe Menjou. It was a Ziv production and ran for 38-41 episodes, depending on which online source you go by.
STANDOUT EPISODES:
BREAKING POINT – A woman finds that violence is her only recourse against a sinister stalker and her distrustful husband who suspects she is having an affair with the stalker. Features Howard Duff and Maria Riva.
POLICE DOCTOR – Accident victim Joe Burns (Leo Gordon) freaks out and thinks he’s being held by hostile forces at the hospital. He grabs a cop’s gun and a standoff results. An MD (Gene Barry) tries to talk the man back to reason. Also with Brett Halsey.
EDGE OF TERROR – Handicapped female author Alice Ward (Bonita Granville) slowly realizes the “friendly stranger” she is alone with matches the description of a homicidal maniac at large. Also with Ottola Nesmith, the Movie Host who played the Landlady of Nightmare Alley on the late-night B-movie show Nightmare Alley. (Yes, I’m relentless when it comes to Movie Hosts.) Continue reading
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