Climax!
Climax! is an American anthology drama series that aired from 1954 to 1958 on CBS, presenting live television adaptations of novels, short stories, and plays. The series was one of the most prestigious dramatic programs of the golden age of television, featuring adaptations of works by authors including Robert Louis Stevenson, Mark Twain, and Ian Fleming. The series is perhaps best known for its 1954 adaptation of Casino Royale, the first screen adaptation of a James Bond novel, starring Barry Nelson as an Americanized James Bond. Many episodes are in the public domain.
This series is:Anthology
Season 1
Trail of Terror
A suspenseful drama about a man's desperate flight through the wilderness, pursued by enemies who will stop at nothing to catch him.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A live television adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic horror novel about a scientist whose experiments split his personality
Casino Royale
The first screen adaptation of an Ian Fleming James Bond novel, starring Barry Nelson as American agent "Jimmy" Bond and Peter Lorre
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
A live television adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel about a young boy's journey down the Mississippi River, capturing the spirit
Wild Stallion
A handsome, devil-may-care fortune hunter [from South America] makes his home with a well-to-do Southern family. He is attracted at first to the daughter, until he discovers the mother is the one who holds the key to the family fortune.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Classic Stevenson tale of a scientist whose experiments into the duality of man transform him into the misshapen, murderous Mr. Hyde.
Fear Strikes Out
True story of ballplayer battling mental illness and domineering father.
Season 2
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck and Jim once again embark on their adventure-filled trek down the Mississippi .
Public Pigeon #1
Cafeteria worker Rusty is cheated by stock swindlers and winds up in jail, but the crooks have to break him out in order to recover their loot, which was stashed in Rusty's safety deposit box.
Night of Execution
A mother watches her cruel and destructive husband continually expose their young son to all kinds of violence. Finally she feels she must take steps to save her son from this sinister influence.
Public Pigeon #1
A comic drama about an ordinary man who becomes an unwitting pawn in a dangerous game of espionage, proving that the most unlikely hero can
The Scream in Silence
A psychological drama about a woman trapped in an oppressive situation, whose silent suffering builds to a powerful and
Night of Execution
A tense drama centered on the final hours before a scheduled execution, exploring questions of guilt, innocence, and justice as the
The Fifth Wheel
Two sports-minded priests, off for a fishing holiday, become involved with thieves, a stolen car and stolen money!
The Lou Gehrig Story
Baseball's ""Iron Horse,"" whose brilliant career was ended by a terminal illness, and who struggled valiantly against adversity.
Season 3
A Promise to Murder
A chilling drama about a man who receives a promise that he will be murdered, and the desperate measures he takes to prevent his own
Strange Sanctuary
A drama about a fugitive who finds refuge in an unexpected sanctuary, only to discover that safety may come at a price more dangerous than
Trial By Fire
A courtroom drama about a man whose life is put on trial, exploring the themes of justice, prejudice, and the devastating consequences of
The Long Count
After a cocky American boxer on a European tour is defeated by a French fighter, he is befriended by a beautiful cafe owner who tries to rouse him from the depression that threatens his career.
Strange Sanctuary
In the old southwest, a pair of bank robbers must ride out after killing a man. They intend on eventually getting far away, but one seeks to reunite with his daughter in a nearby convent. When he is wounded in a gunfight, they end up hiding out there, though the men from town are a mob out for their blood,sanctuary or not.
Payment for Judas
When one of the ranchers resisting an unscrupulous railroad agent's efforts to buy them out breaks ranks and decides to sell, the other ranchers turn against him, his wife scorns him and her brother is murdered.
Trail of Terror
Murdered doctor had been researching a rare disease.
Season 4
Trial by Fire
A forest fire spreads with fury, threatens a town with destruction, and brands a boy a murderer.
Jacob and the Angels
A criminal lawyer makes a desperate gamble to defend a boy charged with murder. Risking his career, his love, even his health, he faces an even greater terror when he finds his own guilty conscience is on trial.
Keep Me in Mind
Publicity hungry, Las Vegas lounge singer, Mike Owens stages a hoax publicity stunt making the local police and his entourage furious with him, especially his press agent. And like the little boy who cried wolf, he discovers when he actually can identify a cop-killer, the cops and the newspapers and his press agent don't believe him. But the killer knows he isn't lying and determines to kill him next.
A Matter of Life and Death
A man wakes up with a hangover one morning believing he is responsible for a murder. All he can remember is standing over a body holding a broken bottle in his hand. The girl in love with him is convinced he is innocent and helps him try to prove
Scream in Silence
Medical student tries to help depressed neighbor.
Four Hours in White
Trapped in a crossfire of human emotions, a hospital chief surgeon fights his own conscience to decide the fate of two men. He must weigh the possible sacrifice of one life for another. Drawing on years of experience, he defies the pressures of time and personal fear to face one crucial moment of judgment.
The Volcano Seat
This true story involving the crew of an in-air refueling operation for Air Force bombers who take a training team on a dangerous mission.
Details
- Years
- 1954–1958
- Seasons
- 4
- Episodes
- 29
- Genres
- Drama, Anthology
- TMDB Rating
- 3.8/10 (12 votes)
- Maturity Rating
- NR
- Quality
- SD
- Audio
- English
- Status
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Studio
- CBS
