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The Saint: Simon Takes a Curtain Call (EP5086)
· 34 min · S17 E325
Episode The Saint: Simon Takes a Curtain Call (EP5086)
Today's Mystery: Simon Templar investigates a disturbing situation in the theater world when actor Mercer Bennett becomes convinced that the roles he plays onstage are coming true in real life. His latest play features the murder of his leading lady, Shari Babcock, and a previous attempt involving real bullets has left him fearing the worst. With several people harboring grudges and the final performance approaching, can the Saint uncover the truth before the curtain falls on a real-life tragedy? Original Radio Broadcast Date: January 14, 1951 Originating from Hollywood Cast:
• Vincent Price as Simon Templar • Theodore von Eltz as Mercer Bennett • Mary Shipp as Shari Babcock • Ed Begley as Stuart Jackson • Maggie Morley as Lola Enright • Stanley Farrar as Arnold Prince • Bob Clark as Charlie Glenway • Harry Brown as the doorman
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