Climax!(1954)
Overview
Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
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No imageSeason 1
38 episodes • 1954
Season 1
38 episodes • 1954
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Long Goodbye | Oct 7, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Thirteenth Chair | Oct 14, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Casino Royale | Oct 21, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sorry, Wrong Number | Nov 4, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Gioconda Smile | Nov 11, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The After House | Nov 25, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 7 | An Error in Chemistry | Dec 2, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Epitaph for a Spy | Dec 9, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The White Carnation | Dec 16, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Nightmare in Copenhagen | Dec 30, 1954 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Bigger They Come | Jan 6, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Escape From Fear | Jan 13, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Mojave Kid | Jan 27, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Leaf Out of the Book | Feb 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Valiant Men | Feb 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Box of Chocolates | Feb 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 17 | South of the Sun | Mar 3, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Great Impersonation | Mar 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Darkest Hour | Mar 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Champion | Mar 31, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Private Worlds | Apr 7, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Flight 951 | Apr 21, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The First and the Last | Apr 28, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Deliverance of Sister Cecilia | May 5, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 25 | No Stone Unturned | May 19, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 26 | A Farewell to Arms | May 26, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Unimportant Man | Jun 2, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Dark Fleece | Jun 16, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 29 | To Wake at Midnight | Jun 23, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Dance | Jun 30, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Wild Stallion | Jul 7, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Escape of Mendes-France | Jul 14, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 33 | The Healer | Jul 21, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde | Jul 28, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 35 | One Night Stand | Aug 4, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Edge of Terror | Aug 11, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Fear Strikes Out | Aug 18, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Deal a Blow | Aug 25, 1955 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
45 episodes • 1955
Season 2
45 episodes • 1955
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Sep 1, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Public Pigeon #1 | Sep 8, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Silent Decision | Sep 15, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Night of Execution | Sep 22, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Sailor on Horseback | Sep 29, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Thin Air | Oct 13, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 7 | House of Shadows | Oct 20, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Pink Cloud | Oct 27, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Scheme to Defraud | Nov 10, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 10 | A Promise to Murder | Nov 17, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Portrait in Celluloid | Nov 24, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Man of Taste | Dec 1, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Passport | Dec 8, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Day They Gave the Babies Away | Dec 22, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Bailout at 43,000 Feet | Dec 29, 1955 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Prowler | Jan 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Hanging Judge | Jan 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Secret of River Lane | Jan 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Gamble on a Thief | Feb 2, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Fifth Wheel | Feb 9, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nightmare by Day | Feb 23, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Sound of Silence | Mar 1, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 23 | The Louella Parsons Story | Mar 8, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Pale Horse, Pale Rider | Mar 22, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 25 | An Episode of Sparrows | Mar 29, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Spin into Darkness | Apr 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 27 | The Lou Gehrig Story | Apr 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Sit Down with Death | Apr 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 29 | The Empty Room Blues | May 3, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Flame-Out on T-6 | May 17, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Shadow of Evil | May 24, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Figures in Clay | May 31, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Faceless Adversary | Jun 7, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 34 | To Scream at Midnight | Jun 14, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Circular Staircase | Jun 21, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 36 | A Trophy for Howard Davenport | Jun 28, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Phone Call for Matthew Quade | Jul 5, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Fear is the Hunter | Jul 12, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Fury at Dawn | Jul 19, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 40 | The Man Who Lost His Head | Jul 26, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 41 | Child of the Wind | Aug 2, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 42 | No Right to Kill | Aug 9, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 43 | The 78th Floor | Aug 16, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Throw Away the Cane | Aug 23, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 45 | Dark Wall | Aug 30, 1956 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
46 episodes • 1956
Season 3
46 episodes • 1956
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bury Me Later | Sep 6, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Burst of Violence | Sep 13, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Garsten Case | Sep 20, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Fog | Sep 27, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Island in the City | Oct 4, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Journey Into Fear | Oct 11, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Midas Touch | Oct 18, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Night of the Heat Wave | Oct 25, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Flight to Tomorrow | Nov 8, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Night Shriek | Nov 15, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Chinese Game | Nov 22, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Secret Thread | Nov 29, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Savage Portrait | Dec 6, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Strange Hostage | Dec 20, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Ten Minutes to Curfew | Dec 27, 1956 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Carnival at Midnight | Jan 3, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Gold Dress | Jan 17, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Circle of Destruction | Jan 24, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Trouble at Number 5 | Jan 31, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Stalker | Feb 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Stain of Honor | Feb 14, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Long Count | Feb 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 23 | And Don't Ever Come Back | Feb 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Night of a Rebel | Mar 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Let It Be Me | Mar 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Strange Sanctuary | Mar 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Don't Touch Me | Apr 4, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Mad Bomber | Apr 18, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Avalanche at Devil's Pass | Apr 25, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Strange Deaths at Burnleigh | May 2, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Bait for the Tiger | May 16, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Hand of Evil | May 23, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 33 | The Disappearance of Amanda Hale | May 30, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Mr. Runyon of Broadway | Jun 6, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 35 | The Man Who Stole the Bible | Jun 13, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 36 | A Taste for Crime | Jun 20, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 37 | The Trial of Captain Wirtz | Jun 27, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 38 | False Witness | Jul 4, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Payment for Judas | Jul 11, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 40 | Walk a Tightrope | Jul 18, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 41 | The High Jungle | Jul 25, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 42 | The Giant Killer | Aug 1, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 43 | Trail of Terror | Aug 8, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 44 | Murder is a Witch | Aug 15, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 45 | The Stranger Within | Aug 22, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 46 | Deadly Climate | Aug 29, 1957 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
37 episodes • 1957
Season 4
37 episodes • 1957
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trial by Fire | Sep 5, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Secret of the Red Room | Sep 12, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Necessary Evil | Sep 19, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Along Came a Spider | Sep 26, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Jacob and the Angels | Oct 3, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mask for the Devil | Oct 10, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Largest City in Captivity | Oct 17, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Tunnel of Fear | Oct 24, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Keep Me in Mind | Nov 7, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Two Tests on Tuesday | Nov 14, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Matter of Life and Death | Nov 21, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Murder Has a Deadline | Nov 28, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Devil's Brood | Dec 5, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hurricane Diane | Dec 12, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 15 | To Walk the Night | Dec 19, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Shadow of a Memory | Dec 26, 1957 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Scream in Silence | Jan 2, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Thieves of Tokyo | Jan 16, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Sound of the Moon | Jan 23, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Burst of Fire | Jan 30, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Four Hours in White | Feb 6, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 22 | The Secret Love of Johnny Spain | Feb 20, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Albert Anastasia, His Life and Death | Feb 27, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Thief With the Big Blue Eyes | Mar 6, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 25 | So Deadly My Love | Mar 13, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 26 | The Great World and Timothy Colt | Mar 27, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 27 | On the Take | Apr 3, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 28 | The Volcano Seat | Apr 10, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Shooting for the Moon | Apr 24, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 30 | The Deadly Tattoo | May 1, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 31 | The Big Success | May 8, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 32 | The Disappearance of Daphne | May 15, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Time of the Hanging | May 22, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 34 | The Push-Button Giant | May 29, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Spider Web | Jun 5, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 36 | House of Doubt | Jun 19, 1958 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Cabin B-13 | Jun 26, 1958 | 0.0 |
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