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The Best Episodes of Climax! Season 3

Every episode of Climax! Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Climax! Season 3!

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 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Climax!" season 3 is "Bury Me Later", rated N/A/10 from 0 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Bury Me Later" aired on 9/6/1956 and is rated NaN point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Burst of Violence".

  • Bury Me Later
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    #1 - Bury Me Later

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/6/1956

    An English vicar believes in the innocence of an artist, thought by everyone to be the murderer of a missing farmer. With the help of the murdered man's wife, he solves the mystery and unmasks the real killer.

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  • Burst of Violence
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    #2 - Burst of Violence

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/1956

    A Texas rancher whose opposition to slavery led him to fight for the Union in the Civil War returns home to find himself despised for betraying the South even by his family.

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  • The Garsten Case
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    #3 - The Garsten Case

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/1956

    Two nuclear scientists, married to each other, are working on a top-secret experiment when the woman is accidentally exposed to atomic radiation. With only a week to live, she and her husband decide to perform a series of usually fatal experiments in the name of science, with her as the subject.

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  • The Fog
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    #4 - The Fog

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/27/1956

    A strange, poisonous fog envelops a small town. In the struggle against death in the mysterious fog, several people re-evaluate their lives and those of others close to them.

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  • Island in the City
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    #5 - Island in the City

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/4/1956

    A Puerto Rican detective in the big city tries to keep a youngster from getting into trouble, but is suspended from the force for alleged brutality to the boy.

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  • Journey Into Fear
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    #6 - Journey Into Fear

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/11/1956

    A munitions expert goes on an arms smuggling mission to Istanbul and becomes a target for Nazi agents.

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  • The Midas Touch
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    #7 - The Midas Touch

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/18/1956

    The owner of a mine comes to a small South American town to investigate the cave-in, which caused his brother's death. But the townspeople refuse to co-operate.

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  • Night of the Heat Wave
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    #8 - Night of the Heat Wave

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/1956

    After serving a six-year sentence for jewel robbery, a man is released from prison. He and his wife are threatened by characters from the underworld who believe the ex-convict knows where a missing $150,000 star-brilliant is hidden.

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  • Flight to Tomorrow
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    #9 - Flight to Tomorrow

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/8/1956

    A co-owner of a small charter service plans to fake a plane crash in order to steal a casino's cash.

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  • Night Shriek
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    #10 - Night Shriek

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/15/1956

    The young bride of a Jamaica plantation owner is frightened by her husband's violent outbursts of rage. She begins to believe the rumors that he was responsible for the death of his first wife, whose body was never found

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  • The Chinese Game
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    #11 - The Chinese Game

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1956

    A newspaper columnist buys an unusual Chinese game at a curio shop. As he plays this game, he sees himself murdering his wife for another woman.

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  • The Secret Thread
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    #12 - The Secret Thread

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/1956

    On a visit to his childhood home, a man discovers a cache of stolen goods in the attic. He is injured by falling crates, and, unable to leave, finds himself at the mercy of the leader of the gang that stole the goods.

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  • Savage Portrait
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    #13 - Savage Portrait

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/6/1956

    After the loss of his patron and the failure of his one-man show, an artist decides that the only way he can acquire money is to steal it.

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  • Strange Hostage
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    #14 - Strange Hostage

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/20/1956

    The kidnapping of a retired doctor whom the criminals mistakenly believe to be wealthy is witnessed by a young boy whose story no one believes.

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  • Ten Minutes to Curfew
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    #15 - Ten Minutes to Curfew

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/27/1956

    A paroled convict and a hoodlum are both in love with the same girl. The hoodlum tries to provoke the ex-convict into a violation of his parole.

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  • Carnival at Midnight
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    #16 - Carnival at Midnight

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/3/1957

    The elderly owner of a carnival is infatuated with the bareback rider he discovered. She rejects his love and his jealousy drives him to plot murder.

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  • The Gold Dress
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    #17 - The Gold Dress

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/17/1957

    Richard leaves Louella, from a prominent family, to marry Jean. Louella vows vengeance even if it's from the grave.

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  • Circle of Destruction
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    #18 - Circle of Destruction

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/24/1957

    A ruthless convict breaks out of prison and intimidates his family into helping him stay free.

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  • The Trouble at Number 5
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    #19 - The Trouble at Number 5

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/31/1957

    A middle-aged woman takes a job as a wealthy old lady's housekeeper and, in an attempt to gain the security she longs for, plots to dispose of her employer.

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  • The Stalker
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    #20 - The Stalker

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/7/1957

    A businessman who testifies against a gangster learns that the criminal is now out of jail.

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  • Stain of Honor
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    #21 - Stain of Honor

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/14/1957

    The son of a former governor who was assassinated is himself running for the same office when the son of the killer, who was shot while trying to escape, arrives in town under an alias. The candidate confronts the newcomer and makes it clear he plans to use the assassination to further his own career.

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  • The Long Count
    8.3/10 16 votes

    #22 - The Long Count

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/21/1957

    After a cocky American boxer on a European tour is defeated by a French fighter, he is befriended by a beautiful cafe owner who tries to rouse him from the depression that threatens his career.

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  • And Don't Ever Come Back
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    #23 - And Don't Ever Come Back

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/28/1957

    A man wrongly accused of murder is released from prison only after the guilty man confesses to the crime on his deathbed. A newspaper reporter seeks to learn if the townspeople will accept the ex-convict in their midst now that it has been proved he was innocent of the crime.

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  • Night of a Rebel
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    #24 - Night of a Rebel

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/7/1957

    A young boy is ashamed of his father's bootlegging activities. When the parents of his girlfriend refuse to let her see him, he decides to run away to the big city to become a success.

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  • Let It Be Me
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    #25 - Let It Be Me

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/21/1957

    Corruption in the recording industry plays out just as the music plays in.

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