Crime Classics 53-09-07 (13) The Torment of Henrietta Robinson, And Why She Killed

Crime Classics. 08-31-1953. CBS net. "Your Loving Son, Nero". Sustaining. The emperor decides to kill Agrippina, his mother. A rare opportunity to hear William Conrad sing (sort of)! Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Betty Lou Gerson, David Friedkin (writer), Edgar Barrier, Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Hy Averback, Lou Merrill (host), Martha Wentworth, Morton Fine (writer), Roy Rowan (announcer), Sammie Hill, William Conrad. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-24 -1953. CBS net. "The Alsop Family: How It Diminished and Grew Again". Sustaining. In the 1670s, a family of highwaymen is none-too-pleased with the bride of one of its members. Lou Merrill (host), Roy Rowan (announcer), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Ben Wright, Herb Butterfield, Ellen Morgan, Betty Harford, Richard Peel, Terry Kilburn, Raymond Lawrence, Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-17-1953. CBS net. "The Incredible Trial Of Laura D. Fair". The oft-times married Miss Laura uses her "4-shooter" on a ferry in San Francisco harbor...for interesting reasons. Lou Merrill (host), Mary Jane Croft, Herb Butterfield, William Johnstone, Paula Winslowe, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Florence Wolcott, Jean Wood, Joseph Granby, Hugh Douglas (announcer). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-10-1953. CBS net. "The Axe and The Droot Family: How They Fared". Sustaining. In Pennsylvania in 1795, the shortest distance to an inheritance is two crushed skulls. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Mary Jane Croft, Clayton Post, Herb Butterfield, Sam Edwards, Paul Frees, Charles Davis, George Walsh (announcer). 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 08-03-1953. CBS net. "Mr. Thrower's Hammer". Sustaining. A gentleman of England in 1804 has bashed in the heads of a father and daughter. Eleven years later, a doubt arises. The program is also known as, "The Dread Events Surrounding Mr. Thrower's Hammer." Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), William Johnstone, Eric Snowden, Alistair Duncan, Bob Lemond (announcer), Jay Novello, Joseph Kearns, Paula Winslowe, Tudor Owen. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-27-1953. CBS net. "The Final Day Of General Ketchum and How He Died". Sustaining. How did the General die? Damned if we know! Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Bill Bissell, David Friedkin (writer), David Young, Elliott Lewis (transcriber, director), George Walsh (announcer), Herb Butterfield, Hy Averback, Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), Paula Winslowe, Russell Simpson, Sarah Selby. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-20-1953. CBS net. "The Death Of A Picture Hanger". Sustaining. The Ford brothers are hired to kill Jesse James, they do just that. Lou Merrill (host), Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Clayton Post, Sam Edwards, Joseph Granby, Roy Rowan (announcer), Paul Frees, Joseph Kearns, Charlotte Lawrence, Paula Winslowe. 1/2 hour.

Crime Classics. 07-13-1953. CBS net. "The Terrible Deed Of John White Webster". Sustaining. When does a doctor need a friend? When the janitor suspects him of murder! Lou Merrill (host), Jay Novello, Paula Winslowe, Herb Butterfield, Larry Thor, Junius Matthews, Morton Fine (writer), David Friedkin (writer), Bernard Herrmann (composer, conductor), Elliott Lewis (producer, director), Martha Wentworth, Bob Lemond (announcer), Jean Howell. 1/2 hour.