The Vise
A half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. From October 1951 to June 1954, ABC Mystery Theater stars Tom Conway as the titular character, a plainclothes English detective working with the NYPD Homicide Division. The Vise (seasons 1–4): Donald Gray portrays Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. Broadcast on ABC from October 1954 to June 1957. Saber of London (seasons 5–7): Gray reprises his role in this final iteration, broadcast on NBC from September 1957 to May 1960.
Notes & ratings
0 ratings
0 notes
Season 4
-
1
E1
File It Under Murder
Gwen Lawrence turns up for a job as secretary, with Mark Saber. She changes her mind but has stolen the Dirk Ewing folder. Now going under the name of Richard Osbourne he is murdered attempting to give himself up.
Jun 20, 1957 -
2
E2
If This Be Murder
Writer Tony Latham's wife Nancy is murdered and the police haven't arrested janitor Anton Turek. He wants Mark Saber to help but author Oliver Moon demands he returns to work. Latham writes the books but Moon takes the credit.
Jun 27, 1957 -
3
E3
Sing Softly Sister
A British industrialist calls in detective Mark Saber to locate his missing wife.
Jul 4, 1957 -
4
E4
Against the Ropes
Jul 18, 1957 -
5
E5
Safe for Murder
Mark Saber is called upon to investigate the successful burglary of a bank that "couldn't be robbed." Saber has one clue to go on - the chance remark of a security guard.
Jul 25, 1957 -
6
E6
Receipt for Murder
A crowded train leads to Albert Bishop picking up the wrong suitcase. Opening it up he finds a blood stained knife. He contacts Mark Saber when he hears that jeweler Brian Miller's mutilated body has been found by train tracks.
Aug 1, 1957 -
7
E7
Holiday for Heatherton
Head of the Superior Insurance, William Heatherton contacts Mark Saber to recover the Fairchild Diamond worth £75,000. Unfortunately for Heatherton he as fallen for former jailbird Dinah Adair and is taken it for her.
Aug 8, 1957 -
8
E8
Kill Me My Love
Aug 15, 1957 -
9
E9
Corpse in the Cellar
Ray Gerard sweeps spinster Emma Pine off her feet with and promises of marriage. Once alone he murder's her for her money. However Gerard's bank manager boss calls in Mark Saber when he starts living beyond his means.
Aug 22, 1957 -
10
E10
Dram of Death
Tony Hollister contacts Saber asking him to have a rare bottle of brandy tested for poison. It was sent to him by his cousin Angela, who is desperate for cash. However the bottle was stolen again and the man who is stole it dies.
Aug 29, 1957 -
11
E11
Cage of Fear
A murderous thief forces his way into an elderly woman's home and holds her captive. A suspicious neighbor calls Mark Saber to investigate.
Oct 9, 1957 -
12
E12
A Hatful of Trouble
10-year-old Peggy asks Mark Saber to help her catch a spy. Her father, Philip Carstairs works for the Government and Peggy has seen her step-mother Stephanie looking at his secret work and now plans to send her away to school.
Oct 16, 1957 -
13
E13
Return to Danger
Australian John Wilton asks Mark Saber for help telling him that his father told him, on his death bed, that Wilton was not is real name. If he came to England he would be a rich man but the secret is locked in a bank vault
Dec 7, 1957 -
14
E14
Bullets for Saber
Mark Saber catches thug Freddie Keppel just after he shoots blackmail victim Tom Wright. When he dies, he is the key witness at the trial but faces retribution Keppel's from his gangland boss Chris. Saber sets up a trap to catch him.
Oct 30, 1957 -
15
E15
Cry Wolf
Nov 7, 1957 -
16
E16
The Root of Evil
Paper manufacturer Mr Wilson discovers his safe has been broken into but doesn't want to call the police. His secretary Miss Perry goes to Mark Saber because she saw there was at least £10,000. Safe breaker Mac discovers it's all fake.
Nov 13, 1957 -
17
E17
The Very Last Witness
Financier Oscar Brand sends his colleague Ferris, to France, find and eliminate black market rival Verner Sharpe. Drawing a blank they ask Mark Saber to find Sharpe under the guise of paying back a debt to an old friend.
Nov 14, 1957 -
18
E18
Corpse with a Sword
Tony Preem and his lover Anita Rodock murder her husband John so they can be together. Preem hides the body in an ancient tomb, replacing the original one and burying it in a field, Mark Saber happens to be on hand when it's found.
Nov 20, 1957 -
19
E19
The Wrong Face
Nov 27, 1957 -
20
E20
Short Cut to Murder
Dec 4, 1957 -
21
E21
Tough Part
Dec 11, 1957 -
22
E22
Signature for Murder
Jan 3, 1958 -
23
E23
Murder by Error
Mark Saber is shocked by the apparent suicide of his friend, Peter Kenyon who was found at the bottom of a cliff. Saber is even more surprised when Kenyon's secretary Miss Barnes comes to see him, claiming he was murdered.
Jan 17, 1958 -
24
E24
Find Harry Clay
Jan 27, 1958 -
25
E25
Man on a Cliff
Jan 24, 1958 -
26
E26
The Sound of Death
Mark Saber is on a fishing holiday when chamber maid Rosie Temple begs for his help. Her son Dan has been arrested for the murder of Norma Farrington. Farrington's is the town's biggest employer and she fears he won't get a fair trial.
Jan 31, 1958 -
27
E27
Diamond Jubilee
Mac has just been released from jail and intends to retrieve the Ormby Diamonds which he hid before his arrest. Marc Saber is hoping to get the insurance on the diamonds but notices Mac no longer knows where they are.
Feb 5, 1958 -
28
E28
A Coin's Worth of Murder
When Tony Inglis discovers his Uncle Walter has left his money to his cousin Johnny Clark he pays a visit. The pair argue and Johnny is murdered. Tony makes it as a suicide but his fiancee Sally begs Mark Saber to find the truth.
Feb 18, 1958 -
29
E29
Farewell Mrs. Forrest
A difficult case of blackmail appears closed to Mark Saber when a victim is found drowned in her swimming pool. The evidence points to murder.
Apr 3, 1958 -
30
E30
Death in a Flask
Mar 11, 1958 -
31
E31
Hi-Jacked
Gangster Sheik Babson beloved Bentley gets hi-jacked by rival Dizzy Wilcox. When his associate Bang Bang Trout brings it back the car is scratched. Next day Wilcox and Babson are found murdered. Saber thinks he has the answer.
Mar 18, 1958 -
32
E32
The Sucker Game
Apr 1, 1958 -
33
E33
You Can't Live Twice
Apr 8, 1958 -
34
E34
Back Track to Murder
Nov 13, 1958 -
35
E35
Death Wears a Coronet
Feb 4, 1959 -
36
E36
Bishops Sometimes Bite
While waiting for his train to arrive, crime fan the Bishop of Tricester over hears a hit being planned and decides to follow the man. His secretary Prinn desperately rings up Mark Saber for help but arrives too late to stop the murder.
Mar 20, 1959 -
37
E37
Short Dark and Handsome
Tommy Wilson is set up by girlfriend Jean Tracy and Vince Gibbons to take the fall for the murder of Gibbons photographer brother Paul. Mark Saber is asked to help and starts to believe Wilson's not telling truth about Jean Tracy.
Apr 22, 1959 -
38
E38
The Hostage
Mark Saber does not usually respond to threats, but when an unknown woman phones him and threatens to commit suicide unless he calls round within half an hour, he feels it is his duty to act. She takes Stevie hostage and gives Saber three hours to find her friend or she will kill Stevie.
Feb 25, 1958 -
39
E39
The Pink Scarf
Nov 27, 1958