The Vise: Vol.1 (1955)
9h 6min
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- Synopsis:
Edward J. and Harry Lee Danziger, producers extraordinaire - native New Yorkers, they set up shop in Britain in 1952 and, for a decade, became arguably the world's most prolific independent supplier of television shows and 'B' movies, creating nearly 100 films and in excess of 300 TV episodes for the British and American market. Their longest-running creation was one-armed detective Mark Saber, who sleuthed his way through more than 150 episodes of murder, blackmail and conduct unbecoming! But before Saber appeared on the scene, there was 'The Vise' - an anthology series that nailed its colours to the mast in the opening sentence of each episode: "The story we're going to tell is about people caught in the jaws of a vise - in a dilemma of their own making!". Over 65 episodes a rotating cast played out a succession of noir-tinged morality tales, with each show bookended by a monologue from moody Australian actor Ron Randell. Featuring screenplays from a very young Brian Clemens among others, this volume showcases 21 episodes from the first series of 'The Vise' - unseen for over fifty years they have been newly transferred from original film elements especially for this release!
Episodes Comprise:
- Dr. Damon's Experiment
- Death Pays No Dividends
- The Very Silent Traveller
- The Gamblers
- The Count of 12
- The Final Column
- The Benevolent Burglar
- Broken Honeymoon
- Death on the Boards
- Behind the Mask
- The Cruel Test
- The Deception
- Week-End Guest
- Account Closed
- Man in Demand
- The Verdict
- Death in White
- Never Let Me Down
- Side Entrance
- The Search for Martha Harris
- Cross Channel- Actors:
- Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden, John Stuart, Neil McCallum, Hal Osmond, Michael Balfour, Patrick Holt, Teresa Thorne, Sandra Dorne, Alastair Hunter, Denis Shaw, Diana Decker, Gordon Tanner, Jennifer Jayne, Gil Winfield, Garry Thorne, Kay Callard, Jack Melford
- Directors:
- David MacDonald, Ernest Morris, Max Varnel, Godfrey Grayson, Paul Dickson, Kieron Moore, Splinters Deason, Francis Searle, Harry Lee Danziger, Richard Lester
- Producers:
- Edward J. Danziger, Harry Lee Danziger
- Writers:
- Frank Atkinson, Kate Barley, Robert Barr, Franklin Barton, Elizabeth Berridge, Brian Clemens, Mabel Constanduros, James Eastwood, Ken Field, Mark Grantham, Robert Hirst, Eldon Howard, Gib Howe, George Mikes, Stanley Miller, Reginald Moon, Rex Rienits, John Roeburt, George St. George, George Tabori
- Studio:
- Network
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Thrillers
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- Release Date:
- Not available for rental
- Run Time:
- 546 minutes
- Languages:
- English LPCM Mono
- Subtitles:
- None
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Full Screen 1.33:1 / 4:3
- Colour:
- B & W
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
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- Disc 2:
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