Film Chest has done some great things with TV shows of the past, and this is an interesting find. Included here are 70 of the 96 episodes of ONE STEP BEYOND.
I wish they had every episode, and maybe someday someone will turn them all out, but somehow I feel this is mostly wishful thinking on my part.
The episodes vary in quality. Some are very good and look at though they have been re-mastered while others are the usual tattered and torn 16mm prints we have all seen before.
I don't care about the quality as long as I can watch them, but I do wish someone in the business cared more about this show. It costs so much to bring things to Blu-ray anymore, I am sure this show does not take a top spot in anyones mind.
I happen to love this show and someday would love to see every episode. This set is a 6 disc set and I enjoyed everything from start to finish. There have been other collections of this show out before, but they were usually 10 or 12 episodes and that was it.
I'm not sure why Film Chest didn't have all the episodes, but I guess I shouldn't look a gift horse in the mouth about that. The list of actors and actresses who showed up in some of these episodes is like a who's who. They include Charles Bronson, Cloris Leachman, Virginia Leith, Paul Richards, Albert Salmi, Mike Conners, Yvette Vickers, Joe Mantell, Arthur Shields and hundreds more.
Host John Newland directed all 96 episodes which is a feat all to itself. I always recommend this show to anyone who wants to see something a little different. It's a one of a kind program, and here is a rundown of the episodes availble on this set.
THE BRIDE POSSESSED...1/20/59
NIGHT OF APRIL 14TH...1/27/59
EMERGENCY ONLY...2/3/59
THE DARK ROOM...2/10/59
TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE...2/17/59
EPILOGUE...2/24/59
THE DREAM...3/3/59
PREMONITION...3/10/59
THE DEAD PART OF THE HOUSE...3/17/59
THE VISION...3/24/59
THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER...3/31/59
RETURN OF MITCHELL CAMPION...4/7/59
THE NAVIGATOR...4/14/59
THE SECRET...4/21/59
THE AERIALIST...4/28/59
THE BURNING GIRL...5/5/59
HAUNTED U-BOAT...5/12/59
THE IMAGE OF DEATH...5/19/59
THE CAPTAIN'S GUESTS...5/26/59
ECHO...6/2/59
FRONT RUNNER...6/9/59
THE RIDDLE...6/16/59
DELUSION...9/15/59
ORDEAL ON LOCUST STREET...9/22/59
BRAINWAVE...10/6/59
DOOMSDAY...10/13/59
THE INHERITANCE...10/27/59
THE OPEN WINDOW...11/3/59
MESSAGE FROM CLARA...11/10/59
FORKED LIGHTNING...11/17/59
REUNION...11/24/59
DEAD RINGER...12/1/59
THE STONE CUTTER...12/8/59
MAKE ME NOT A WITCH...12/22/59
THE HAND...12/29/59
EARTHQUAKE...1/12/60
THE FORESTS OF THE NIGHT...1/19/60
CALL FROM TOMORROW...1/26/60
WHO ARE YOU...2/2/60
THE LOVERS...2/16/60
VANISHING POINT...2/23/60
THE MASK...3/1/60
THE HAUNTING...3/8/60
THE EXPLORER...3/15/60
THE CLOWN...3/22/60
I SAW YOU TOMORROW...4/5/60
ENCOUNTER...4/12/60
DELIA...5/3/60
THE VISITOR...5/10/60
GYPSY...5/17/60
CONTACT...5/24/60
HOUSE OF THE DEAD...6/7/60
GOODBYE GRANDPA...6/14/60
THE STORM...6/21/60
TIDALWAVE...8/30/60
ANNIVERSARY FOR A MURDER...9/27/60
MOMENT OF HATE...10/25/60
TO KNOW THE END...11/1/60
THE TRAP...11/15/60
TONIGHT AT 12:17...12/6/60
WHERE ARE THEY...12/13/60
LEGACY OF LOVE...12/20/60
RENDEZVOUS...12/27/60
THE EXECUTIONER...1/3/61
LAST ROUND...1/10/61
DEAD MAN'S TALE...1/17/61
THE GIFT...1/31/61
PERSON UNKNOWN...2/7/61
NIGHT OF DECISION...2/21/61
MIDNIGHT...6/13/61
There are all 70 of the episodes included in this set. Again, I really like this show and I wish it would get more attention than it does. We really need a Blu-ray release of all 96 episodes. I really recommend this to any fan of fantastic television.
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