Paul Dickson
Director
The Vise (1954)
Season 6
Mark Saber refers to a half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. Tom Conway portrayed Mark Saber as a plainclothes English detective working with the Homicide Division of the N.Y.P.D. in Mystery Theater which aired on ABC from October 1951 to June 1954. Donald Gray portrayed Mark Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. In The Vise which aired on ABC from September 1955 to June 1957. Donald Gray also portrayed Mark Saber in Saber of London which aired on NBC from October 1957 to May 1960.
Released Oct. 1, 1954
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Keywords: tmdb.police-detective, tmdb.private-detective, imdb.anthology
Production Companies: Danziger Productions Ltd.
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - Curse of Death
Oct. 12, 1958, midnight
S6E2 - The Killer and the Kid
An escaped murderer persuades a young boy to get him clothes and food. But when the child's father discovers the items are missing, he calls Mark Saber.
Oct. 19, 1958, midnight
S6E3 - Paid Off
Freddy Benson steals diamonds smuggled in from Amsterdam and leaves the courier for dead. The courier reaches former Sir George Royston but dies. Royston has been in prison so decides to ask Mark Saber for help rather than the police.
Oct. 26, 1958, midnight
S6E4 - Trap for Murder
Nov. 2, 1958, midnight
S6E5 - Night on the Town
Nov. 9, 1958, midnight
S6E6 - Background for Murder
John Perry is arrested for the murder of Howard Armstrong. He is engaged to his niece Julia, who asks Mark Saber for help. Housekeeper Mrs. Frost worships Armstrong and wants Perry to hang. She later admits Armstrong committed suicide.
Nov. 16, 1958, midnight
S6E7 - Where There's a Will
Mrs. Kraft finds the body of Mrs Ridley, the companion to neighbour Mrs. Verity. Mark Saber learns Mrs. Verity has just died and Mrs. Ridley was set to be the main beneficiary. Mrs. Verity's family are now jockeying over who benefits most.
Nov. 23, 1958, midnight
S6E8 - A Toast to Death
Sylvia suspects that her mother's second husband, Count Dariani, is up to no good. She engages Mark Saber, who solves the mystery with a bottle of champagne.
Nov. 30, 1958, midnight
S6E9 - It Walks at Night
Sir Thomas Winters begs Mark Saber for help. He says he is haunted by the Curse of Eye Halwara and claim he has actually seen it. His family believe he's going out of his mind. Saber learns that the family will all benefit from his death.
Dec. 7, 1958, midnight
S6E10 - The Lady Doesn't Scare
Dec. 14, 1958, midnight
S6E11 - Uncle William
Joe Kelly meets Kathleen Grant to ask about his fiancee Jane's suicide. He believes that Jane's father, Uncle William is lying and asks Mark Saber to get to the truth. He learns that Kathleen has now inherited Jane's money worth £100,000.
Dec. 21, 1958, midnight
S6E12 - The Black Widow
Jan. 4, 1959, midnight
S6E13 - Hour of Reckoning
Frank gambles heavily to impress a girl. But he loses all his money, and puts her life in danger. As a result, Mark Saber is engaged to save her.
March 8, 1959, midnight
S6E14 - Double Take
April 5, 1959, midnight
S6E15 - Cooked-Up Murder
April 12, 1959, midnight
S6E16 - Dark Moments
April 19, 1959, midnight
S6E17 - Platinum Murder
A caretaker, Dumphy throws a brick at a thief running away. The thief is dead but only has a lighting fixture on him. The dead man's is Albert Taff, a bank guard who suddenly quit. Mark Saber learns lighting fixture is made of platinum.
April 26, 1959, midnight
S6E18 - Silent Accusation
Fred Winchell has just been released from prison. Tom Brent offers him the chance earn £50,000. All he has to do is give Tom and his wife an alibi when he leaves to murders his aunt. The local inspector is foxed and asks Mark Saber help.
May 3, 1959, midnight
S6E19 - Under Suspicion
A young London policeman asks detective Mark Saber to assist him in clearing his name when Scotland Yard suspects him of complicity in a series of robberies.
May 10, 1959, midnight
S6E20 - Dangerous Meeting
May 17, 1959, midnight
S6E21 - Dilemma for Harry
May 24, 1959, midnight
S6E22 - Operation Arson
Mr. Shaw is an house builder who has been hit by a string of arson's. He fell out with the fire service and asks Mark Saber to find the culprit. Mrs. Walston was sacked from Shaw's and she told her son Chester, who set fires in revenge.
May 31, 1959, midnight
S6E23 - Come Out Fighting
The trainer of a prizefighter asks Mark Saber to investigate when his fighter walks out before a championship bout.
June 7, 1959, midnight
S6E24 - Time Alibi for Murder
June 14, 1959, midnight
S6E25 - Out of the Past
Amy Kubrick visits London to see the editor of the Daily Echo. They printed a picture of a man she recognised. He is Mason Crowder and later confronts him. Next day she is found strangled. The editor recognises her and tells Mark Saber.
June 21, 1959, midnight
S6E26 - Incident in Soho
June 28, 1959, midnight
S6E27 - Jockey Missing
A young jockey who brings in the first winner for a hard-luck racing stable disappears after his victory. The stable owner's daughter asks Mark Saber to investigate.
July 5, 1959, midnight
S6E28 - Death Hides Out
An elderly lady visits Mark Saber, because she believes her house is haunted. He agrees to take the case, and to spend the night at the property.
July 12, 1959, midnight
S6E29 - Switch to Murder
A sultan discovers that a diamond delivered to him by a jewelry salesman is fake and Mark Saber is hired by an insurance company to investigate the switch.
July 19, 1959, midnight
S6E30 - Silence for Sale
Sir Robert Quinlan hires detective Mark Saber to find a blackmailer. Saber becomes suspicious when he discovers that the blackmailer has not approached Sir Robert, but his wife, Lady Quinlan.
July 26, 1959, midnight
S6E31 - Arena for Fraud
A young boxer wishes to give up the fight game, but vested interests stand to lose a lot of money if he walks away, and doesn't become the champion.
Aug. 2, 1959, midnight
S6E32 - 1000 Alibis
An elderly woman informs Mark Saber that her son's life is threatened by a young actress. The young man ridicules the idea that anyone is trying to kill him, but while he is being questioned by Saber, someone takes a shot at him.
Aug. 9, 1959, midnight
S6E33 - The Opportunists
Susy Wilmot and her friend Betty are on a touring holiday, in the West Country. They are unaware someone is watching. Her father, Fred gets an anonymous call demanding £10,000, in the next 24 hours. He agrees but asks Mark Saber to help.
Aug. 16, 1959, midnight
S6E34 - A Date with Trouble
Aug. 23, 1959, midnight
S6E35 - Death at His Fingertips
Aug. 30, 1959, midnight
S6E36 - Murder for Revenge
Businessman John Adams wife Stella has weaponised her heart attack to be spiteful. Adams is meeting actress Betsy Linton. His designer Lynch, wants him to let him out of of his royalties deal. When Adams is shot, Betsy needs Mark Saber.
Sept. 6, 1959, midnight
S6E37 - Dead Before Arrival
Mari Carmen asks Mark Saber to find her guitarist boyfriend, Antonio Peron, who has vanished. Saber learns a dead body was found by workers moving crates, at the dock. The body is unrecogisable but Saberis sure his boss, Gujaro is lying.
Sept. 13, 1959, midnight
S6E38 - Fire!
Mark Saber is employed by an insurance company to investigate a series of fires plaguing the warehouses owned by Roy Burgess.
Sept. 20, 1959, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 6600 min.
Released: Oct. 1, 1954
Last Air Date: Sept. 5, 1960, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: NR
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