Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Tonight in 1960 — “One Grave Too Many” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
#NeileAdams (Mrs. #SteveMcQueen) starred in this #HenrySlesar story directed by future Oscar nominee #ArthurHiller.
Very #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist.
#alfredhitchcockpresents #1960stv #classictv #onthisday #filmnoir #arthurhiller #henryslesar #SteveMcQueen #neileadams
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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This week in 1960 — “40 Detectives Later” aired on ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS.
It was the TV writing debut of the prolific #HenrySlesar, future Emmy winner for THE EDGE OF NIGHT.
#ArthurHiller directed. #JamesFranciscus and #JackWeston star. A delightful piece of #FilmNoir w/ Slesar’s typical twist ending.
#AlfredHitchcockPresents #ClassicTV #1960sTV #1960s AlfredHitchcock #EdgeOfNight
#edgeofnight #1960s #1960stv #classictv #alfredhitchcockpresents #filmnoir #jackweston #jamesfranciscus #arthurhiller #henryslesar
Will McKinley · @willmckinley
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Today in 1976 — The daytime #SoapOpera SOMERSET ended its 6 1/2 year run on NBC.
The first #AnotherWorld spinoff was written (for 2 1/2 years) by mystery writer #HenrySlesar, who did double duty writing #TheEdgeOfNight. (Both were produced by Procter & Gamble).
After SOMERSET, star #JoelCrothers joined the cast of EDGE!
#ClassicTV #ClassicSoaps #OnThisDay #SoapOperas #DarkShadows
#darkshadows #soapoperas #onthisday #classicsoaps #classictv #joelcrothers #theedgeofnight #henryslesar #AnotherWorld #Soapopera