The Fatal Impulse (1960)
A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb. Originally aired November 29, 1960, in the "Thriller" series, Season 1, Episode 11.
Director: Gerald Mayer
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Boris Karloff as Self |
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Robert Lansing as Lieutenant Brian Rome |
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Whitney Blake as Jane Kimball |
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Conrad Nagel as Mayor Walker Wylie |
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Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Snyder |
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Elisha Cook Jr. as Harry Elser |
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Steve Brodie as Sgt. George Dumont |
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Elaine Edwards as Marjorie Dalquiss |
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Lance Fuller as Robert Larrimore |
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Harry Bartell as Mr. Dalquiss |
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Alice Backes as Carolyn |
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Antony Carbone as Bernie |
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Ed Nelson as Brundage |
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Cynthia Pepper as Receptionist |
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Ernestine Barrier as Agnes Kimball |
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Ella Ethridge as Martha Bailey |
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Fred Graham as Sgt. Hannigan |
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Edwin Rochelle as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Chalky Williams as Policeman (uncredited) |
| Art | Jerome Gould | Graphic Designer |
| Crew | Benjamin H. Kline | Cinematography |
| Crew | David J. O'Connell | Editorial Staff |
| Art | John McCarthy Jr. | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vincent Dee | Costume Designer |
| Production | Maxwell Shane | Producer |
| Sound | Earl Crain Sr. | Sound |
| Art | Julia Heron | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Florence Bush | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Pete Rugolo | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jack Barron | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Stanley Wilson | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Howard E. Johnson | Art Direction |
| Directing | Gerald Mayer | Director |
| Writing | Philip MacDonald | Writer |
| Editing | Richard Belding | Editor |
| Directing | Edward K. Dodds | Assistant Director |
| Crew | Edwin Rochelle | Stand In |
| Writing | John D. MacDonald | Novel |