Paul Dickson
Director
The Vise (1954)
Season 7
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
S7E1 - Broken Journey
An elderly employee of a jewelry firm carrying a bag of diamonds stops in at a roadside restaurant for a cup of coffee and disappears. Convinced that he is not a thief, his daughter appeals to Mark Saber to find him and prove his innocence.
Sept. 6, 1959, midnight
S7E2 - Cousin from Montreal
Gang member wants out and is beaten to death for it. When the case goes cold after a month, Sabre gets the job.
Sept. 13, 1959, midnight
S7E3 - The Big Stone
Ross the Jewellers received an uncut diamond from Wainwrights worth £50,000. They polished it and courier, Jessica Roberts was taking it to Jonathan French to be cut. A car pulls up and a man steals the diamond. Mark Saber is called in.
Sept. 20, 1959, midnight
S7E4 - Ordeal of Fear
When a new bride feels uneasy in her husband's home, he confesses that this place holds unhappy memories of his first wife. Later, the man is found dead.
Sept. 27, 1959, midnight
S7E5 - Murder with Make-Up
Oct. 4, 1959, midnight
S7E6 - Damages
Sam Hawtrey falls down a flight of stairs leaving him paralised. Acme Insurance Company believe he is faking but are willing to pay £2,000 in good faith. Hawtrey turns the offer down so Acme boss Mr. Robinson calls Mark Saber to find out.
Oct. 11, 1959, midnight
S7E7 - Lost and Found
American Kim Muller arrives in Britain to work for lecturer Mr. Harding. She finds his dead body but knocked unconscious. No body is found and his housekeeper says he is in Scotland. Mark Saber offers to help when Harding is found shot.
Oct. 18, 1959, midnight
S7E8 - Full Moon
The body of Dora Daine is discovered, by the police. This is the third murder of it's kind and is known as the "Full Moon Murders". The suspect "John Smith" has many alias's. Ann learns he is now in Brighton using the name Captain Brigham.
Oct. 25, 1959, midnight
S7E9 - Scream in the Night
William Pelham, the accountant for Inter Dominion Builders jumps to his death. It's called suicide and his family will get nothing, once his gambling debts are paid. Mark Saber believes it's murder and sets a trap to smoke out the killer.
April 3, 1960, midnight
S7E10 - A Boxful of Tragedy
After a man aggressively bargains for a uninteresting jewel case, Mark Spencer must find out the significance of the jewel cases after an antiques dealer is found dead.
April 10, 1960, midnight
S7E11 - Kill and Run
When Irene Saunders' husband is killed by a hit-and-run driver, there is an obvious suspect - too obvious for Mark Saber.
April 17, 1960, midnight
S7E12 - Florentine Madonna
Michael Gerard is selling forgeries and getting Jim Peters to paint them. When Peters disappears his wife contacts Mark Saber for help. Gerard is planning to steal the Madonna from the Grosvenor Art Gallery and replace it with Peters copy.
April 24, 1960, midnight
S7E13 - The Last Chapter
May 1, 1960, midnight
S7E14 - Sweetheart, Beware!
Martin Haigh is struggling to come to terms with the death of his wife in a plane crash and is fixated with survivor Capt. Glen Ramsey. When Ramsey returns home, he discovers his room wrecked and his dog killed. Mark Saber is called in.
May 8, 1960, 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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