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Inner Sanctum (1954)

Inner Sanctum poster
Genre
mystery
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 39 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1950s anthology series built around mysteries. An unseen host introduces different stories each episode. Guest actors perform in crime and suspense tales.

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What happens

Inner Sanctum is an American television anthology series based upon Inner Sanctum Mystery, the radio series of the same name. It was created and produced by Himan Brown. Its unseen host and narrator was Paul McGrath. Thirty-nine episodes were syndicated in 1954. Guest stars included Kim Stanley, Jack Klugman, Beatrice Straight, Jack Warden, Martin Balsam, Jo Van Fleet, E.G. Marshall, and Mildred Dunnock. Himan and Mende Brown were the producers. Mende Brown and Alan Neuman directed the show. Writers were Ed Adamson, Sam Elkin, Nelson Gidding, Doug Johnson, John Roeburt, Robert Sloane, and Louis Vittes. Episodes were filmed in New York and syndicated by NBC Film Division for use on local TV stations. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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