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1. Horrors of Spider Island (1960)
Unrated | 77 min | Horror
Survivors of a plane crash on a remote island find it is covered by spiders. When bitten, the survivors start turning into spiders!
Director: Fritz Böttger | Stars: Harald Maresch, Helga Franck, Alexander D'Arcy, Helga Neuner
Votes: 4,212
2. The Tell-Tale Heart (1960)
78 min | Horror
While called the Tell Tale Heart, the plot differs significantly from Poe's short story of the same name.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Laurence Payne, Adrienne Corri, Dermot Walsh, Selma Vaz Dias
Votes: 614
3. The Spider's Web (1960)
88 min | Mystery
When an intruder is killed in her house, the comfortable life of Clarissa Hailsham-Browne is turned upside-down.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Glynis Johns, John Justin, Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge
Votes: 273
4. A Woman Possessed (1958)
Not Rated | 68 min | Drama
John and Ann want to marry but John's possessive mother is a bit overbearing and jealous. How far will mother go to come between them?
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Margaretta Scott, Francis Matthews, Kay Callard, Alison Leggatt
Votes: 133
5. The Great Van Robbery (1959)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Drama
Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Denis Shaw, Kay Callard, Tony Quinn, Philip Saville
Votes: 121
6. Moment of Indiscretion (1958)
Not Rated | 71 min | Crime, Drama
For an innocent goodbye, the married Janet meets her one-time fiance leaving the country forever and witnesses a murder. Not wanting to report the matter to her jealous husband, a lawyer, she ends up being accused of the crime.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Ronald Howard, Lana Morris, John Van Eyssen, Denis Shaw
Votes: 86
7. Two Wives at One Wedding (1961)
66 min | Crime, Drama
Tom and his new bride's big day takes a turn for the worse when a Frenchwoman arrives uninvited, claiming to be Tom's wife Annette, with whom Tom had a romance at the end of the war when he... See full summary »
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Christina Gregg, Lisa Daniely, André Maranne
Votes: 85
8. Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1963)
60 min | Crime, Mystery
A successor to Kraft Television Theater with a change of focus away from straight drama. The high productions remained along with the ability to attract well known talent.
Stars: Frank Gallop, Keir Dullea, John Ericson, Richard Anderson
Votes: 79
9. The Vise (1954–1961)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
This British production featured lesser-known actors in filmed plays showing people caught in "the vise" of fate created by their own deeds.
Stars: Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ron Randell, Robert Arden
Votes: 75
10. A Woman of Mystery (1958)
71 min | Crime
Feature writer Ray Savage is assigned to uncover the facts leading to the sudden death of Jayne Hayle. His investigations expose an intricate web of crimes and characters involved in a kidnapping, murder, and counterfeiting.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Jennifer Jayne, Ferdy Mayne
Votes: 72
11. The Betrayal (1957)
Not Rated | 82 min | Crime, War
An Allied pilot is captured by the Germans during the war. During his imprisonment, he is blinded by his captors. Realizing that one of his fellow officers betrayed him to the enemy, after ... See full summary »
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Philip Friend, Diana Decker, Philip Saville, Peter Bathurst
Votes: 72
12. Innocent Meeting (1959)
Not Rated | 62 min | Crime, Drama
A teenager on probation is falsely accused of robbery. A young girl, knowing the truth, must persuade the boy to give himself up and overcome his conviction that he is condemned to being a lifelong criminal.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Sean Lynch, Beth Rogan, Raymond Huntley, Ian Fleming
Votes: 51
13. Three Crooked Men (1959)
71 min | Drama
Three criminals decide to rob a bank by drilling through the party wall from the general store next door. The store owner is already going through a personal crisis.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Gordon Jackson, Sarah Lawson, Eric Pohlmann, Philip Saville
Votes: 50
14. Sentenced for Life (1960)
Not Rated | 64 min | Crime
An engineer is wrongly convicted of selling secrets to enemy agents and is sentenced to life in prison. Convinced it was his former partner who framed him, he enlists his son to investigate.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Basil Dignam, Jack Gwillim, Francis Matthews, Jill Williams
Votes: 37
15. An Honourable Murder (1960)
69 min | Drama
Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is played in modern dress with Caesar as the chairman of a board of directors considering a merger with another company. The conspirators are his fellow ... See full summary »
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Norman Wooland, Margaretta Scott, Lisa Daniely, Douglas Wilmer
Votes: 35
16. The Cheaters (1960–1962)
30 min | Mystery
Cases of an Insurance Claims Investigator.
Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Ann Hanslip, Colin Tapley
Votes: 32
17. High Jump (1959)
Not Rated | 66 min | Crime, Drama
A woman enlists a trapeze artist to help her with a jewel heist, but two deaths during the robbery heighten his guilt and tempt him to go to authorities.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Richard Stapley, Lisa Daniely, Leigh Madison, Michael Peake
Votes: 32
18. Man from Interpol (1960– )
30 min | Crime, Drama
The series followed the globetrotting adventures of Anthony Smith (The Man From Interpol) as he sought to bring master criminals from all corners of the globe to justice.
Stars: Richard Stapley, John Longden, John Serret, Michael Peake
Votes: 31
19. Crash Drive (1959)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama
An international race car driver is informed he'll never walk again, then regains his will to live through the efforts of his wife and a sympathetic race care manufacturer.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Dermot Walsh, Wendy Williams, Ian Fleming, Anton Rodgers
Votes: 29
20. The Child and the Killer (1959)
Not Rated | 65 min | Crime, Drama
On-the-run psychopathic escaped murderer Mather (Ryck Rydon) sweet-talks a very imaginative small boy Tommy (played by 11-year-old Richard Williams) into believing that if he quietly ... See full summary »
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Patricia Driscoll, Robert Arden, Richard Williams, Ryck Rydon
Votes: 28
21. The Durant Affair (1962)
73 min | Drama
When society hostess Ethel Durant dies leaving a vast estate, the search begins for the rightful heir. It was believed that Ethel died childless, but it soon becomes clear that her life ... See full summary »
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Jane Griffiths, Conrad Phillips, Nigel Green, Francis De Wolff
Votes: 23
22. Three Spare Wives (1962)
Not Rated | 70 min | Comedy, Romance
Man inherits a harem of three wives from his Uncle which he brings home to his wife in England.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Susan Stephen, John Hewer, Robin Hunter, Barbara Leake
Votes: 21
23. Highway to Battle (1961)
71 min | Drama
Months before the out break of WWII, suspicion falls on a German ambassador when one of his envoys fails to return to Berlin. The arrival of two Gestapo agents searching for the missing man... See full summary »
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Gerard Heinz, Margaret Tyzack, Ferdy Mayne, Dawn Beret
Votes: 20
24. Links of Justice (1958)
68 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Jack Watling, Sarah Lawson, Robert Raikes, Denis Shaw
Votes: 15
25. A Woman's Temptation (1959)
60 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Patricia Driscoll, Robert Ayres, John Pike, Neil Hallett
Votes: 15
26. On the Run (1958)
Not Rated | 70 min | Crime, Drama
An ex-boxer on the run from gangsters for refusing to throw a fight, helps a garage owner and his daughter to improve their business.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Neil McCallum, Susan Beaumont, William Hartnell, Gordon Tanner
Votes: 14
27. Top Floor Girl (1959)
71 min | Drama
An ambitious and unscrupulous young woman joins an advertising agency.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Kay Callard, Neil Hallett, Robert Raikes, Maurice Kaufmann
Votes: 12
28. Web of Suspicion (1959)
70 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Philip Friend, Susan Beaumont, John Martin, Peter Sinclair
Votes: 11
29.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Platinum Murder
(1959)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Robert Arden, Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, John Longden
Votes: 7
30.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
The Maid Was Curious
(1960)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
George Peters leaves a trunk in an exclusive London hotel. When the maid opens the trunk she finds a dead body. Fearing bad publicity the hotel asks Mark Saber for help. He learns Harry Quinn has gone missing and his bank account emptied.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Neil McCallum, Colin Tapley, Jan Holden
Votes: 6
31.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Weakness Doesn't Pay
(1958)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Mr. Poole asks Mark Saber to help his wife while he is on a trip to Paris. She has been diagnosed with a terminal illness and he fears she make commit suicide. When Saber arrives at their flat she is dead but it soon looks very suspicious.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Gordon Tanner, Colin Tapley, Carol Marsh
Votes: 6
32.
Kraft Mystery Theater (1961–1963)
Episode:
The Spider's Web
(1961)
Crime, Mystery
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Glynis Johns, John Justin, Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge
33.
Man from Interpol (1960– )
Episode:
A Woman in Paris
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Richard Stapley, Martine Alexis, Charles Brodie, Andre Charisse
34.
Man from Interpol (1960– )
Episode:
No Other Way
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Richard Stapley, Peter Allenby, Victor Baring, Alfred Bell
35.
Man from Interpol (1960– )
Episode:
The Odds on Murder
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Smith investigates a threat to the life of jockey Tim Stout shortly before an important race. The investigation leads to Stout's French girlfriend Nicki.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Richard Stapley, Arnold Bell, Lisa Daniely, James Donnelly
36.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Deep in the Heart of Chelsea
(1957)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Texan Mr. Dugan, asks Mark Saber for help, when he is cheated out of £4,000, when he bought a fake painting by Ambroise Martin. To prove art dealer Guthrie is selling fakes Pete Paulson goes under cover as a rich American.
Director: Ernest Morris | Stars: Donald Gray, Neil McCallum, Basil Dignam, Honor Blackman
37.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Diamond Follies
(1958)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Kathy Lansing dies in a car crash. She had a large diamond set in a cheap jewelry. The police think she may part of a smuggling ring alongside fiancee Tom Weeks. Saber knows her sister Jean so he speaks to Weeks but he is also murdered.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Gordon Tanner, Colin Tapley, Charles Ross
38.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Don't Lose Your Shirt
(1958)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Tim Shute loans his flat to his friend Fred Bassett, who is using it for an all night poker game. When Shute returns home he finds Bassett has been stabbed to death. Instead of going to the police his asks Mark Saber to find the murderer.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Gordon Tanner, Colin Tapley, Patrick Holt
39.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Fast Cars and Girls
(1957)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Colonel March asks Mark Saber for help. His friend Major Beanie is wheelchair bound and not been seen four days. His niece Marsha has vanished. Saber learns Marsha is a big spender and soon caught trying to forge her uncle's cheque.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Neil McCallum, John Loder, Gerald Blake
40.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Incident in Soho
(1959)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Donald Gray, Robert Arden, Arnold Bell, Vanda Godsell
41.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
It Walks at Night
(1958)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Robert Arden, Donald Gray, Colin Tapley, Ian Fleming
42.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Operation Arson
(1959)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
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.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Robert Arden, Donald Gray, Tony Wager, Jack Melford
43.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Power of Suggestion
(1958)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
John Bellville rings Mark Saber but falls unconscious. Saber finds Kitty Bellville dead and John fighting for his life following arsenic poisoning. Harrison Kane comes forward to say he give them the wine. Saber must find the truth.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Gordon Tanner, Colin Tapley, Neil Hallett
44.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
Strong Man Out
(1958)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A van delivery is used to cover for a robbery of diamonds at a bank. The robbers wearing uniforms left unchallenged. Mark Saber is called in but have only one suspect John Rogers, an aging employee with a record but he is blind.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Neil McCallum, Robert Dorning, Totti Truman Taylor
45.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
The Case of Mr Shore
(1959)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Accountant Roger Shore asks Mark Saber for help when his 8-year-old son Peter has been kidnapped. He is told to pay £1,000 but misses his contact. Saber stands in but discovers it is Shore making the calls and there is no kidnapping.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Neil McCallum, Peter Reynolds, Martin Boddey
46.
The Vise (1954–1961)
Episode:
The Penny Black
(1959)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Stamp dealer Ferrari is accidentally sold a Penny Black, with printers error, for well under it's market value. A desperate John Roberts tries to buy it back. When Ferrari is murdered, Roberts goes on the run and asks Mark Saber for help.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: Donald Gray, Neil McCallum, Basil Dignam, Eric Pohlmann
47.
The Cheaters (1960–1962)
Episode:
The Rocker
(1962)
Mystery
The story of how John Hunter became to work for Eastern Insurance. Hunter came to Britain with a circus and met a girl from Cornwall. When a fire broke out at the circus, the safe is emptied and Hunter needs to prove his innocence.
Director: Max Varnel | Stars: John Ireland, Robert Ayres, Oliver Johnson, Victor Platt
48.
Man from Interpol (1960– )
Episode:
Diplomatic Courier
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Director: Montgomery Tully | Stars: Richard Stapley, Peter Elliot, Catherine Ellison, Nora Gordon
49.
Man from Interpol (1960– )
Episode:
The Art of Murder
(1960)
Crime, Drama
Director: Godfrey Grayson | Stars: Richard Stapley, John Harrison, William Marshall, Sonny McKenzie