• Air date: 05 Sep '57 37 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 (37)
    • 1. Trial by Fire

      05 Sep '57
    • 2. The Secret of the Red Room

      12 Sep '57
    • 3. Necessary Evil

      19 Sep '57
    • 4. Along Came a Spider

      26 Sep '57
    • 5. Jacob and the Angels

      03 Oct '57
    • 6. Mask for the Devil

      10 Oct '57
    • 7. The Largest City in Captivity

      17 Oct '57
    • 8. Tunnel of Fear

      24 Oct '57
      Drama about the men who struggle to move rivers and dig tunnels.
    • 9. Keep Me in Mind

      07 Nov '57
    • 10. Two Tests on Tuesday

      14 Nov '57
    • 11. A Matter of Life and Death

      21 Nov '57
    • 12. Murder Has a Deadline

      28 Nov '57
    • 13. The Devil's Brood

      05 Dec '57
    • 14. Hurricane Diane

      12 Dec '57
    • 15. To Walk the Night

      19 Dec '57
      On a snowy Christmas eve, police detective Ed Brooks hopes to be able to get away early. But a call comes in that a prowler, who has murdered several women, has struck again.
    • 16. Shadow of a Memory

      26 Dec '57
    • 17. Scream in Silence

      02 Jan '58
    • 18. Thieves of Tokyo

      16 Jan '58
    • 19. Sound of the Moon

      23 Jan '58
    • 20. Burst of Fire

      30 Jan '58
      A singer orders a copy made of an antique cross for an old friend of hers, a priest. While she is in the jewelry store to pick up the cross, the store is held up by a masked gunman who steals the cross and makes his escape. The thief resembles the priest's brother. Then the third brother, a policeman, is assigned to investigate the case.
    • 21. Four Hours in White

      06 Feb '58
      Trapped in a crossfire of human emotions, a hospital chief surgeon fights his own conscience to decide the fate of two men. He must weigh the possible sacrifice of one life for another. Drawing on years of experience, he defies the pressures of time and personal fear to face one crucial moment of judgment.
    • 22. The Secret Love of Johnny Spain

      20 Feb '58
      Four days before his movie is to be released, singing idol Johnny Spain is killed in an airplane crash. His press agent decides he must dig up some publicity to make the up-coming movie pay-off. He pressures Julie, a young starlet, to pose as Spain's secret love.
    • 23. Albert Anastasia, His Life and Death

      27 Feb '58
      The story of Murder Inc. and the 1957 barber shop rub-out of mob czar Albert Anastasia. Anastasia had an appeal that belied his reputation for brutality and impetuosity. He had a sense of confidence and presence, and because he was so sure of himself he was at ease with other people.
    • 24. The Thief With the Big Blue Eyes

      06 Mar '58
    • 25. So Deadly My Love

      13 Mar '58