In "A Vision of Death," Ronald Colman stars as a nightclub performer who discovers that his mind-reading act is real.
As the episode opens, Jud is in the police station explaining himself to the lieutenant. He is being charged with murder, and he explains how it all started...
Jud and his wife, Aurora, were nightclub performers with a successful mind-reading act. Of course, they used a gimmick to communicate with each other onstage, but their presentation was smooth. Things were going well for them, except for Aurora's hostility towards their manager, Harry Arnold.
One night, during their show, Aurora fainted onstage while performing their act without using the gimmick! Somehow, Aurora's telepathy had become real!
Aurora was disturbed by her new voice in her head that gave her information, but she then became terrified when it told her that Harry Arnold was going to kill her!
"A Vision of Death" was written for Suspense by Jeffrey Hausner and adapted by Walter Brown Newman. Elliott Lewis produced and directed. Ronald Colman starred. Also appearing were Cathy Lewis, Lawrence Dobkin, Florida Edwards, Joseph Kearns, and Charles Calvert. This episode aired on March 8, 1951.
Are you sure he is being charged with murder? I was confused about this myself. Jud mentions that Harry is currently in a cell, and I'm not sure what crime Jud could actually be charged with.
Still, Suspense wasn't afraid to hammer the "crime does not pay!" thing even if It undercut the story. It makes zero sense to set this story as a tale told in a police station, unless Jud is confessing to something. A bit confusing. It makes this one just "average" for me instead of "very good."
P.s. Another strong performance by Cathy Lewis here. She may have never had a tour de force episode like "Sorry, Wrong Number" but her sheer number of solid performances make her the real "first lady of Suspense" for me.
Posted by: Atoz | August 07, 2018 at 10:57 AM