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The Clock is an American anthology television series based on the 1946–48 AMC radio series of the same name, which primarily consists of original dramas concerning murder, mayhem or insanity. 92 episodes aired from 1949 to 1952, the first three seasons on NBC, the fourth on ABC. Series narrator Larry Semon was the only regular; each week a new set of guest stars were featured. The title of the series was derived from a clock which was a major plot element in each story. The show's musical theme was "The Sands of Time".
1949
Convinced his wife is cheating, a man hires a killer to bump her off. When he realizes he was mistaken, he has to figure out how to stop the murder from happening at its scheduled time.
A niece visiting an elderly aunt out in the country begins to suspect the aunt of killing a traveling necktie salesman. Complications arise when the niece gets a phone call that an inmate of a nearby psychiatric hospital has escaped; and the aunt claims a bloody ax blade was used on a chicken; and the hired hand disappears.
A man sells his body to another and signs a confession of murder, because he expects to die within 30 days. The doctors made an error, and the complications that follow leave him to deal with his bizarre bargain.
A boxer who gave up the fight game for love decides to stage a comeback -- until a murder thwarts his efforts.
A couple headed back to their sick son's bedside pick up a woman who isn't who she pretends to be.
A man is caught in a plot to sabotage his mental stability.
Maria, a European refugee, attaches herself to the household of her cousin. Her refusal to leave when asked produces a vicious ending.
Three people are trapped in a lonely country shack by a heavy snowstorm. The wild-looking man among them is believed to be an escaped maniac.
A mother and her son, who are tenants in a town house for the summer, commit a murder in order to stay on against the wishes of the returning owner.
Fate ruins the plans of two young lovers.
D.A. Wade learns a lesson after sending an innocent man to jail over circumstantial evidence.
A number of apartment buildings are set ablaze by a pyromaniac. A woman's boss finds out that fire is her obsession.
A lonely married woman falls for a salesman at the gas station and motel she works at.
A greedy nurse and an invalid's companion make several attempts on his life. But they fail to consider his pet cat in their efforts.
A mystery writer fakes a murder to get notoriety. Later, he's revealed to be a real murderer.
Two men are frustrated when a greedy, ambitious and unprincipled girl double-crosses them.
A young couple seek refuge in a farmhouse when their car is damaged. The farm owners are extremely suspicious.
A newspaper hires a new librarian who seems to know in advance when people will die.
An investment broker wearies of his daily existence and takes off.
A strong-minded man dupes a weak-willed woman into committing murder for him.
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1950
A taut drama of a man's race against time to avert the tragic death of a young girl.
To the world they seem a happy couple. Hearing their internal thoughts we learn he thinks she's a hag and she thinks he's a drunk and she hates his dog. He also plans to murder her, either by strangulation or poisoning.
Espionage agents and small time criminals are after a brief case, and things begin to spin out of control as they struggle to get it.
A weak, elderly woman is being threatened by two criminals
A pair of lovers become engulfed in a tragedy.
1951
A young writer inadvertently finds himself involved in a Communist plot to counterfeit American banknotes.
An ex-convict is out to 'get' the district attorney and gets spooked instead.
An unscrupulous wife who helped murder her husband engineers one double-cross too many.
How desperate can a man become when he expects to be paroled near the end of his 20-year prison term and suddenly learns that the warden and the parole board have denied his plea?
A destitute man is given a book by Balzac that contains the theory that any man who has not had a meal in eight days is a potential killer. A man is murdered and the destitute man is brought to trial.
Gossip columnist Walter Halloran stoops to murder in order to score a journalistic and domestic scoop.
A garage mechanic is the prime suspect in the murder of his boss.
Professor Alan Harlan establishes radio communication with Mars and finds himself talking with a woman. He wonders: should he divulge the secrets of Atomic fission to her?
1951
A vacationing American schoolteacher recognizes a traitor.
A man's memory plays tricks on the conflicting evidence he knows about.
A doctor is engulfed with a yellow fever epidemic in the rural town where he lives.
A man facing blindness arranges to have himself murdered, then unexpectedly falls in love. Frantically, he tries to cancel his murder.
A man wandering around aimlessly encounters a helpful young woman who gives him food and love.
A man is shot by a robber, then is denied aid from the desk clerk at a dingy hotel.
A smuggler seduces a young woman into smuggling jewels into the United States
A doctor attempts to cure a beautiful woman's speech impediment, which he believes is caused by her domineering sister.
A deceased soldier returns home to mixed emotions from his family.
