Mark Saber (Season 6)

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.

  • Poster for Curse of Death

    Curse of Death (Episode 1)

    Air date: 1958-10-12

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for The Killer and the Kid

    The Killer and the Kid (Episode 2)

    Air date: 1958-10-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: An escaped murderer persuades a young boy to get him clothes and food. But when the child's father discovers the items are missing, he calls Mark Saber.

  • Poster for Paid Off

    Paid Off (Episode 3)

    Air date: 1958-10-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Freddy Benson steals diamonds smuggled in from Amsterdam and leaves the courier for dead. The courier reaches former Sir George Royston but dies. Royston has been in prison so decides to ask Mark Saber for help rather than the police.

  • Poster for Trap for Murder

    Trap for Murder (Episode 4)

    Air date: 1958-11-02

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Night on the Town

    Night on the Town (Episode 5)

    Air date: 1958-11-09

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Background for Murder

    Background for Murder (Episode 6)

    Air date: 1958-11-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: John Perry is arrested for the murder of Howard Armstrong. He is engaged to his niece Julia, who asks Mark Saber for help. Housekeeper Mrs. Frost worships Armstrong and wants Perry to hang. She later admits Armstrong committed suicide.

  • Poster for Where There's a Will

    Where There's a Will (Episode 7)

    Air date: 1958-11-23

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Mrs. Kraft finds the body of Mrs Ridley, the companion to neighbour Mrs. Verity. Mark Saber learns Mrs. Verity has just died and Mrs. Ridley was set to be the main beneficiary. Mrs. Verity's family are now jockeying over who benefits most.

  • Poster for A Toast to Death

    A Toast to Death (Episode 8)

    Air date: 1958-11-30

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sylvia suspects that her mother's second husband, Count Dariani, is up to no good. She engages Mark Saber, who solves the mystery with a bottle of champagne.

  • Poster for It Walks at Night

    It Walks at Night (Episode 9)

    Air date: 1958-12-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sir Thomas Winters begs Mark Saber for help. He says he is haunted by the Curse of Eye Halwara and claim he has actually seen it. His family believe he's going out of his mind. Saber learns that the family will all benefit from his death.

  • Poster for The Lady Doesn't Scare

    The Lady Doesn't Scare (Episode 10)

    Air date: 1958-12-14

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Uncle William

    Uncle William (Episode 11)

    Air date: 1958-12-21

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Joe Kelly meets Kathleen Grant to ask about his fiancee Jane's suicide. He believes that Jane's father, Uncle William is lying and asks Mark Saber to get to the truth. He learns that Kathleen has now inherited Jane's money worth £100,000.

  • Poster for The Black Widow

    The Black Widow (Episode 12)

    Air date: 1959-01-04

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Hour of Reckoning

    Hour of Reckoning (Episode 13)

    Air date: 1959-03-08

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Frank gambles heavily to impress a girl. But he loses all his money, and puts her life in danger. As a result, Mark Saber is engaged to save her.

  • Poster for Double Take

    Double Take (Episode 14)

    Air date: 1959-04-05

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Cooked-Up Murder

    Cooked-Up Murder (Episode 15)

    Air date: 1959-04-12

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Dark Moments

    Dark Moments (Episode 16)

    Air date: 1959-04-19

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Platinum Murder

    Platinum Murder (Episode 17)

    Air date: 1959-04-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A caretaker, Dumphy throws a brick at a thief running away. The thief is dead but only has a lighting fixture on him. The dead man's is Albert Taff, a bank guard who suddenly quit. Mark Saber learns lighting fixture is made of platinum.

  • Poster for Silent Accusation

    Silent Accusation (Episode 18)

    Air date: 1959-05-03

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Fred Winchell has just been released from prison. Tom Brent offers him the chance earn £50,000. All he has to do is give Tom and his wife an alibi when he leaves to murders his aunt. The local inspector is foxed and asks Mark Saber help.

  • Poster for Under Suspicion

    Under Suspicion (Episode 19)

    Air date: 1959-05-10

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A young London policeman asks detective Mark Saber to assist him in clearing his name when Scotland Yard suspects him of complicity in a series of robberies.

  • Poster for Dangerous Meeting

    Dangerous Meeting (Episode 20)

    Air date: 1959-05-17

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Dilemma for Harry

    Dilemma for Harry (Episode 21)

    Air date: 1959-05-24

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Operation Arson

    Operation Arson (Episode 22)

    Air date: 1959-05-31

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Mr. Shaw is an house builder who has been hit by a string of arson's. He fell out with the fire service and asks Mark Saber to find the culprit. Mrs. Walston was sacked from Shaw's and she told her son Chester, who set fires in revenge.

  • Poster for Come Out Fighting

    Come Out Fighting (Episode 23)

    Air date: 1959-06-07

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: The trainer of a prizefighter asks Mark Saber to investigate when his fighter walks out before a championship bout.

  • Poster for Time Alibi for Murder

    Time Alibi for Murder (Episode 24)

    Air date: 1959-06-14

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Out of the Past

    Out of the Past (Episode 25)

    Air date: 1959-06-21

    Overview: Amy Kubrick visits London to see the editor of the Daily Echo. They printed a picture of a man she recognised. He is Mason Crowder and later confronts him. Next day she is found strangled. The editor recognises her and tells Mark Saber.

  • Poster for Incident in Soho

    Incident in Soho (Episode 26)

    Air date: 1959-06-28

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Jockey Missing

    Jockey Missing (Episode 27)

    Air date: 1959-07-05

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A young jockey who brings in the first winner for a hard-luck racing stable disappears after his victory. The stable owner's daughter asks Mark Saber to investigate.

  • Poster for Death Hides Out

    Death Hides Out (Episode 28)

    Air date: 1959-07-12

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: An elderly lady visits Mark Saber, because she believes her house is haunted. He agrees to take the case, and to spend the night at the property.

  • Poster for Switch to Murder

    Switch to Murder (Episode 29)

    Air date: 1959-07-19

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A sultan discovers that a diamond delivered to him by a jewelry salesman is fake and Mark Saber is hired by an insurance company to investigate the switch.

  • Poster for Silence for Sale

    Silence for Sale (Episode 30)

    Air date: 1959-07-26

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Sir Robert Quinlan hires detective Mark Saber to find a blackmailer. Saber becomes suspicious when he discovers that the blackmailer has not approached Sir Robert, but his wife, Lady Quinlan.

  • Poster for Arena for Fraud

    Arena for Fraud (Episode 31)

    Air date: 1959-08-02

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: A young boxer wishes to give up the fight game, but vested interests stand to lose a lot of money if he walks away, and doesn't become the champion.

  • Poster for 1000 Alibis

    1000 Alibis (Episode 32)

    Air date: 1959-08-09

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: An elderly woman informs Mark Saber that her son's life is threatened by a young actress. The young man ridicules the idea that anyone is trying to kill him, but while he is being questioned by Saber, someone takes a shot at him.

  • Poster for The Opportunists

    The Opportunists (Episode 33)

    Air date: 1959-08-16

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Susy Wilmot and her friend Betty are on a touring holiday, in the West Country. They are unaware someone is watching. Her father, Fred gets an anonymous call demanding £10,000, in the next 24 hours. He agrees but asks Mark Saber to help.

  • Poster for A Date with Trouble

    A Date with Trouble (Episode 34)

    Air date: 1959-08-23

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Death at His Fingertips

    Death at His Fingertips (Episode 35)

    Air date: 1959-08-30

    Runtime: 30 min

  • Poster for Murder for Revenge

    Murder for Revenge (Episode 36)

    Air date: 1959-09-06

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Businessman John Adams wife Stella has weaponised her heart attack to be spiteful. Adams is meeting actress Betsy Linton. His designer Lynch, wants him to let him out of of his royalties deal. When Adams is shot, Betsy needs Mark Saber.

  • Poster for Dead Before Arrival

    Dead Before Arrival (Episode 37)

    Air date: 1959-09-13

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Mari Carmen asks Mark Saber to find her guitarist boyfriend, Antonio Peron, who has vanished. Saber learns a dead body was found by workers moving crates, at the dock. The body is unrecogisable but Saberis sure his boss, Gujaro is lying.

  • Poster for Fire!

    Fire! (Episode 38)

    Air date: 1959-09-20

    Runtime: 30 min

    Overview: Mark Saber is employed by an insurance company to investigate a series of fires plaguing the warehouses owned by Roy Burgess.

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