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Climax!

Season 2 (45 Episodes)

This anthology series, which aired from 1954 to 1958, presented a unique format where each episode introduced new stories and characters. One episode, "Casino Royale," would later be adapted into two James Bond films.

Season 2 Episodes:

Episode 2 Public Pigeon #1

2. Public Pigeon #1

Aired: Sep 8, 1955

A hapless individual accidentally gets roped into a network of con artists se...

Episode 3 Silent Decision

3. Silent Decision

Aired: Sep 15, 1955

A renowned surgeon's life is turned upside down by a shocking revelation abou...

Episode 4 Night of Execution

4. Night of Execution

Aired: Sep 22, 1955

A mother's desperate struggle for freedom and escape from a life of abuse and...

Episode 5 Sailor on Horseback

5. Sailor on Horseback

Aired: Sep 29, 1955

Tensions escalate between Jack London's sister Eliza and wife Charmain as his...

Episode 6 Thin Air

6. Thin Air

Aired: Oct 13, 1955

A seemingly idyllic summer getaway turns sinister when an advertising executi...

Episode 7 House of Shadows

7. House of Shadows

Aired: Oct 20, 1955

A journalist uncovers a shocking secret when he investigates a mysterious cas...

Episode 8 Pink Cloud

8. Pink Cloud

Aired: Oct 27, 1955

A former prisoner returns to New York City, driven by a burning desire for ve...

Episode 9 Schedule to Defraud

9. Schedule to Defraud

Aired: Nov 10, 1955

A budding romance blossoms between a pair of office colleagues, an underwrite...

Episode 10 A Promise to Murder

10. A Promise to Murder

Aired: Nov 17, 1955

A lawyer's life is turned upside down after his aunt's involvement with a mys...

Episode 12 A Man of Taste

12. A Man of Taste

Aired: Dec 1, 1955

The English expatriate in Paris becomes fixated on the art market, leveraging...

Episode 13 The Passport

13. The Passport

Aired: Dec 8, 1955

In the aftermath of World War II, a veteran journalist is presented with a lu...

Episode 16 The Prowler

16. The Prowler

Aired: Jan 5, 1956

A life of monotony takes a dramatic turn for a rancher's wife, whose mother-i...

Episode 17 The Hanging Judge

17. The Hanging Judge

Aired: Jan 12, 1956

A brilliant lawyer, despite his controversial reputation, is so confident in ...

Episode 19 Gamble on a Thief

19. Gamble on a Thief

Aired: Feb 2, 1956

A rebellious parole officer takes a risk to redeem a troubled individual, cha...

Episode 20 The Fifth Wheel

20. The Fifth Wheel

Aired: Feb 9, 1956

A minister's ordinary life is turned upside down when he stumbles upon a myst...

Episode 21 Nightmare by Day

21. Nightmare by Day

Aired: Feb 23, 1956

The parents of the newlywed grow more and more suspicious as they're told the...

Episode 22 The Sound of Silence

22. The Sound of Silence

Aired: Mar 1, 1956

A priest listens intently as a killer confides in him, revealing a dark and d...

Episode 26 Spin Into Darkness

26. Spin Into Darkness

Aired: Apr 5, 1956

A struggling widow, reeling from her pilot husband's tragic loss of life savi...

Episode 27 The Lou Gehrig Story

27. The Lou Gehrig Story

Aired: Apr 19, 1956

The next episode tells the courageous story of Lou Gehrig, a legendary New Yo...

Episode 28 Sit Down with Death

28. Sit Down with Death

Aired: Apr 26, 1956

A peaceful evening turns into a deadly nightmare as a sinister plot is reveal...

Episode 29 The Empty Room Blues

29. The Empty Room Blues

Aired: May 3, 1956

As her husband vanishes with their child, a desperate mother is thrust into a...

Episode 30 Flame-Out in T-6

30. Flame-Out in T-6

Aired: May 17, 1956

As the icy grip of the North Pole tightens, ten desperate men cling to a frag...

Episode 31 The Shadow of Evil

31. The Shadow of Evil

Aired: May 24, 1956

A young American woman's innocence is shattered when she discovers her boyfri...

Episode 32 Figures in Clay

32. Figures in Clay

Aired: May 31, 1956

A seasoned defense attorney takes on a high-stakes case, defending an elderly...

Episode 33 Faceless Adversary

33. Faceless Adversary

Aired: Jun 7, 1956

The accused man vehemently asserts his innocence, insisting that he had no pr...

Episode 38 Fear Is the Hunter

38. Fear Is the Hunter

Aired: Jul 12, 1956

A broken-down vehicle brings an unexpected chain of events to Brewster, as th...

Episode 39 Fury at Dawn

39. Fury at Dawn

Aired: Jul 19, 1956

A team of specialists embark on a treacherous mission to disable a malfunctio...

Episode 42 No Right to Kill

42. No Right to Kill

Aired: Aug 9, 1956

A writer's groundbreaking concept is pushed to the limits when he commits a s...

Episode 43 The 78th Floor

43. The 78th Floor

Aired: Aug 16, 1956

A plane heads towards the Empire State Building as a blind businessman writes...

Episode 44 Dark Wall

44. Dark Wall

Aired: Aug 23, 1956

Dr. Giffin investigates a complex case of a patient with multiple personaliti...

Episode 45 Bury Me Later

45. Bury Me Later

Aired: Aug 30, 1956

The vicar's unwavering faith in the artist's innocence sets off a chain of ev...

Main Cast

Info about Climax!

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Ended

Network: CBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Drama