Episode Hive Logo
Show cover for Climax!

The Best Episodes of Climax! Season 2

Every episode of Climax! Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Climax! Season 2!

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.

Genres:DramaMystery
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Climax!" season 2 is "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", rated 5.1/10 from 39 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by DeWitt Bodeen. "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" aired on 9/1/1955 and is rated 1.7 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Public Pigeon #1".

  • The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    5.1/10 39 votes

    #1 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/1/1955

    Huck and Jim once again embark on their adventure-filled trek down the Mississippi .

    Director: N/A

    Writer: DeWitt Bodeen

  • Public Pigeon #1
    6.8/10 22 votes

    #2 - Public Pigeon #1

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/8/1955

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Silent Decision
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #3 - Silent Decision

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/15/1955

    A surgeon finds out about his wife's unfaithfulness and takes matters into his own hands.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • Night of Execution
    7.7/10 28 votes

    #4 - Night of Execution

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 9/22/1955

    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.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

  • Sailor on Horseback
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #5 - Sailor on Horseback

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 9/29/1955

    As Jack London's reputation as a writer grows, his fame causes conflicts with his sister Eliza and his wife Charmain.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • Thin Air
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #6 - Thin Air

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1955

    An advertising executive's wife disappears during a summer vacation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • House of Shadows
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #7 - House of Shadows

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1955

    A woman keeps her elderly uncle locked up as a prisoner in his own home when a man decides to investigate the story himself.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pink Cloud
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #8 - The Pink Cloud

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1955

    An ex-con returns to New York looking for the man responsible for the crime he did time for.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Scheme to Defraud
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #9 - Scheme to Defraud

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/1955

    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.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • A Promise to Murder
    7.5/10 20 votes

    #10 - A Promise to Murder

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1955

    At his wealthy aunt's insistence, a rising young London barrister submits to having his palm read. The prophecies come true with alarming accuracy.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

  • Portrait in Celluloid
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #11 - Portrait in Celluloid

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 11/24/1955

    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.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • A Man of Taste
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #12 - A Man of Taste

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/1955

    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.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Passport
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #13 - The Passport

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1955

    An American correspondent, assigned to Europe shortly after World War II, is offered part of a fortune in confiscated gems in return for letting a former Nazi officer use his passport.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Day They Gave the Babies Away
    8.9/10 13 votes

    #14 - The Day They Gave the Babies Away

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/22/1955

    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.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

  • Bailout at 43,000 Feet
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #15 - Bailout at 43,000 Feet

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/1955

    Three men prepare to test the ejector seat of a jet bomber. As they wait for favorable weather conditions, each reacts differently.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prowler
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #16 - The Prowler

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/5/1956

    A rancher's wife is bored with her monotonous life. One night when her husband is away, her mother-in-law inadvertently suggest the "perfect escape" .

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hanging Judge
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #17 - The Hanging Judge

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1956

    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.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret of River Lane
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #18 - The Secret of River Lane

    Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/26/1956

    The son of a respected lawyer is involved in a case of homicide over the shooting of a schoolmate. Even though the father suspects his son's guilt, he tries to protect him. The entire town is indignant when charges are not brought against the boy immediately for lack of sufficient evidence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gamble on a Thief
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #19 - Gamble on a Thief

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/2/1956

    A dedicated parole officer makes a daring effort to help a two-time loser who has violated the conditions of his parole.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Fifth Wheel
    7.0/10 16 votes

    #20 - The Fifth Wheel

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/9/1956

    Two sports-minded priests, off for a fishing holiday, become involved with thieves, a stolen car and stolen money!

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

  • Nightmare by Day
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Nightmare by Day

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/23/1956

    The parents of a recently married young woman, whose husband claims she's taken a trip to New York, slowly become convinced she's been murdered.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sound of Silence
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #22 - The Sound of Silence

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/1956

    A priest becomes involved in murder when the killer confesses his crime to him.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A

  • The Louella Parsons Story
    5.6/10 17 votes

    #23 - The Louella Parsons Story

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/1956

    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 she recovers from her illness, she meets the man who is to become her second husband, and her rise as Hollywood columnist begins. As a climax to tonight's drama, there will be a tribute from the stars of the movie industry.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • Pale Horse, Pale Rider
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #24 - Pale Horse, Pale Rider

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/22/1956

    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.

    Director: John Frankenheimer

    Writer: N/A

  • An Episode of Sparrows
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #25 - An Episode of Sparrows

    Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 3/29/1956

    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.

    Director: Allen Reisner

    Writer: N/A