• Air date: 01 Sep '55 45 episodes
      Climax! is an American anthology series that aired on CBS from 1954 to 1958. The series was hosted by William Lundigan and later co-hosted by Mary Costa. It was one of the few CBS programs of that era to be broadcast in color. Many of the episodes were performed and broadcast live.
  • List of Episodes (45)
    • 1. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

      01 Sep '55
      Huck and Jim once again embark on their adventure-filled trek down the Mississippi .
    • 2. Public Pigeon #1

      08 Sep '55
      Cafeteria worker Rusty is cheated by stock swindlers and winds up in jail, but the crooks have to break him out in order to recover their loot, which was stashed in Rusty's safety deposit box.
    • 3. Silent Decision

      15 Sep '55
    • 4. Night of Execution

      22 Sep '55
      A mother watches her cruel and destructive husband continually expose their young son to all kinds of violence. Finally she feels she must take steps to save her son from this sinister influence.
    • 5. Sailor on Horseback

      29 Sep '55
    • 6. Thin Air

      13 Oct '55
    • 7. House of Shadows

      20 Oct '55
    • 8. The Pink Cloud

      27 Oct '55
    • 9. Scheme to Defraud

      10 Nov '55
      An insurance underwriter and his secretary are both disgruntled over their dull, monotonous routine. They fall in love, and then discover a way to cash in on a $70,000 insurance claim.
    • 10. A Promise to Murder

      17 Nov '55
      At his wealthy aunt's insistence, a rising young London barrister submits to having his palm read. The prophecies come true with alarming accuracy.
    • 11. Portrait in Celluloid

      24 Nov '55
      Art Shaddick, formerly a writer, now a writer's agent, sits in his gaudy, pretentious office, on the bookcase reposes an Oscar, won by Art for his last picture. That was in 1929. Since then he has gone steadily downhill, shouting all the way. When suddenly a young writer appears with a great script, it is just what Art needs, a golden opportunity to rise again to greatness.
    • 12. A Man of Taste

      01 Dec '55
      A cultured Englishman, living in Paris, becomes interested in art for purely mercenary reasons. He sponsors a young artist and goes to great lengths to keep his protege's canvases valuable.
    • 13. The Passport

      08 Dec '55
    • 14. The Day They Gave the Babies Away

      22 Dec '55
      While decorating a Christmas tree, narrator Joan Evans recalls the story of the Christmas of her ancestors during the 1860s in Wisconsin. A 12-year old boy becomes the head of his family when both parents die. On Christmas Eve he finds a way to provide homes for his five younger brothers and sisters.
    • 15. Bailout at 43,000 Feet

      29 Dec '55
      Three men prepare to test the ejector seat of a jet bomber. As they wait for favorable weather conditions, each reacts differently.
    • 16. The Prowler

      05 Jan '56
    • 17. The Hanging Judge

      12 Jan '56
      One of the most despised men in the legal profession clings tenaciously to the belief that English law is infallible. Because of his fixation he even stands trial for a murder he did not commit.
    • 18. The Secret of River Lane

      26 Jan '56
    • 19. Gamble on a Thief

      02 Feb '56
    • 20. The Fifth Wheel

      09 Feb '56
      Two sports-minded priests, off for a fishing holiday, become involved with thieves, a stolen car and stolen money!
    • 21. Nightmare by Day

      23 Feb '56
    • 22. The Sound of Silence

      01 Mar '56
      A priest becomes involved in murder when the killer confesses his crime to him.
    • 23. The Louella Parsons Story

      08 Mar '56
      The Louella Parsons story, based on incidents in her autobiography ""The Gay Illiterate"", is a series of flashbacks. Teresa Wright portrays Miss Parson in the drama. As she speaks with the stars the cameras will re-create incidents in her long career. The time span is from the early twenties to 1948. We see Miss Parsons' early days as a newspaper reporter in Chicago. Here she loses her job and departs for New York. In New York she resumes her career, only to be stricken with tuberculosis. When
    • 24. Pale Horse, Pale Rider

      22 Mar '56
      A young woman lives in fear that a recurring dream foretells real tragedy. The premonition persists when she falls in love with a young soldier about to leave for overseas duty.
    • 25. An Episode of Sparrows

      29 Mar '56
      An 11-year old girl whose home has always been the slums, steals a packet of flower seeds from a playmate. In her search for a small bit of earth in which to grow flowers, she is befriended by a youthful gang leader.