Jack Palance
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London, 1888 on the night of the third Jack the Ripper killing, Mr. Slade (Jack Palance) a research pathologist, takes lodgings with the Harleys, in a gloomy attic room for "experiments." Mrs. Harley (Frances Bavier) finds Slade odd and suspects the worst. Her niece Lily (Constance Smith)(star of a decidedly Parisian stage revue) finds him interesting and attractive. Is Lily in danger?
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From a story by Rod Serling - An over-the-hill heavyweight boxing champion who suffers from the ravages of years of head trauma is exploited by his manager, despite the efforts of a compassionate young woman who tries to help him recover his self-respect. This famous TV presentation, (originally broadcast live) was later made into the motion picture of the same name.
4) Contempt
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When he is asked to rewrite the screenplay of the Odyssey, which is being filmed by Fritz Lang in Rome, he sets in motion his own odyssey. En route to Rome with his wife Camille, who he adores, his wife tells him that she has nothing but CONTEMPT for him.