FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Suspense: The Lost Episodes, Collection #2
'And now, a tale well calculated to keep you in...Suspense'
Headlined by Horror Maestro Boris Karloff, 30 Additional Episodes of
Popular '50s Mystery TV Series Previously Thought Lost Available
Oct. 30th for the First Time Ever in a Four-DVD Special Collector's Edition
LOS ANGELES - Oct. 1, 2007 -
Suspense, a premiere anthology drama series featuring stories of mystery and the macabre, broadcast live from New York on CBS from 1949 to 1954. The show chilled and thrilled Americans each week with a new, spine-tingling tale.
Following the successful summer release of
Suspense: The Lost Episodes, Collection #1, comes
Suspense: The Lost Episodes, Collection #2, a four-disc DVD collector's set available for the first time ever in any format Oct. 30th from Infinity Entertainment and Falcon Picture Group.
Enjoy another 30 episodes of 90 programs, not seen since they first aired live on TV, digitally remastered from the original Kinescope masters for unparalleled picture and audio quality. And look for one more
Suspense collector's edition, another 30 lost episodes, coming to DVD soon!
Film and television critic Leonard Maltin marks the unearthing of these lost shows as "a major discovery," touting the show as "especially fun to watch, exciting TV at its best!"
Suspense's television version was based on the long-running show from the "Golden Age of Radio" and successfully created the atmosphere of its radio predecessor by using the same identifiable opening announcement, "And now, a tale well calculated to keep you in...Suspense," accompanied by the familiar, ominous Bernard Herrmann theme.
Suspense featured many of Hollywood and Broadway's most legendary stars, including Boris Karloff, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, Rod Steiger, Anne Bancroft, Jack Lemmon, John Forsythe, Brian Keith, Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Art Carney, Chester Morris, Leslie Nielsen, Hume Cronyn, Eddie Albert, Eva Gabor, Lloyd Bridges, Jacki Cooper, Jack Palance, Jack Klugman, George Reeves, Lee Marvin and Bela Lugosi, among many others.
Episodes in Collection #2 include:
- Disc #1: Suspicion (1949), The Doors on the Thirteenth Floor (1949), Collector's Item (1949), A Cask of Amontillado (1949), The Third One (1949), The Man Who Talked in His Sleep (1950), Murder at the Mardi Gras (1950) and Dark Shadows (1950).
- Disc #2: The Tip (1950), Tough Cop (1951), Telephone Call (1951), The Three of Silence (1951), The Juiceman (1951), Murderers' Meeting (1951), Frisco Payoff (1951) and The Far-Off House (1951).
- Disc #3: Betrayal in Vienna (1952), The Purloined Letter (1952), The Corsage (1952), House of Masks (1952), For the Love of Randi (1952), The Beach of Falesa (1952), All Hallow's Eve (1952) and The Moving Target (1952/Based on a true story).
- Disc #4: Monsieur Vidocq (1952), Mr. Matches (1953), Career (1953), The Quarry (1953), The Black Prophet (1953) and Portrait of Constance (1953).
Infinity Entertainment, headquartered in Los Angeles, Calif., is a multi-service home entertainment retail distributor, specializing in independent films, television programming, special-interest, documentaries, anime and music. Clients include MOJO on INHD, Falcon Picture Group, Bandai Entertainment, Retromedia Entertainment and Stone Cutter Productions. The company was launched in 2006 and is a division of Infinity Resources, Inc., a privately-held, multi-channel marketing and service enterprise with general offices based in suburban Chicago, Ill.
Suspense: The Lost Episodes, Collection #2
Infinity Entertainment/Falcon Pictures
Genre: Classic TV/B&W
Running Time: Approx. 14.5 Hours (30 Episodes/29 Minutes Each)
Suggested Retail Price: $39.98
Street Date: October 30, 2007
