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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Climax! Season 2 Episode 25 - An Episode of Sparrows
    9.4/10(9 votes)

    S2:E25

    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:Unknown

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  2. Climax! Season 2 Episode 14 - The Day They Gave the Babies Away
    8.9/10(13 votes)

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown

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  3. Climax! Season 2 Episode 10 - A Promise to Murder
    7.5/10(23 votes)

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown

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  4. Climax! Season 2 Episode 4 - Night of Execution
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    S2:E4

    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:Unknown

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  5. Climax! Season 2 Episode 20 - The Fifth Wheel
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    S2:E20

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

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Climax! Season 2 Episode 2 - Public Pigeon #1
    6.8/10(27 votes)

    S2:E2

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Climax! Season 2 Episode 27 - The Lou Gehrig Story
    6.6/10(32 votes)

    S2:E27

    Baseball's ""Iron Horse,"" whose brilliant career was ended by a terminal illness, and who struggled valiantly against adversity.

    Director:Fielder Cook
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Climax! Season 2 Episode 23 - The Louella Parsons Story
    5.6/10(17 votes)

    S2:E23

    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:Unknown

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  9. Climax! Season 2 Episode 1 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
    5.2/10(41 votes)

    S2:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:DeWitt Bodeen

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  10. Climax! Season 2 Episode 3 - Silent Decision
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E3

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

    Director:John Frankenheimer
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Climax! Season 2 Episode 5 - Sailor on Horseback
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  12. Climax! Season 2 Episode 6 - Thin Air
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Climax! Season 2 Episode 7 - House of Shadows
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown

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  14. Climax! Season 2 Episode 8 - The Pink Cloud
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E8

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Climax! Season 2 Episode 9 - Scheme to Defraud
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown

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  16. Climax! Season 2 Episode 11 - Portrait in Celluloid
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown

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  17. Climax! Season 2 Episode 12 - A Man of Taste
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown

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  18. Climax! Season 2 Episode 13 - The Passport
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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  19. Climax! Season 2 Episode 15 - Bailout at 43,000 Feet
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E15

    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:Unknown

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  20. Climax! Season 2 Episode 16 - The Prowler
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E16

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Climax! Season 2 Episode 17 - The Hanging Judge
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E17

    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:Unknown

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  22. Climax! Season 2 Episode 18 - The Secret of River Lane
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E18

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Climax! Season 2 Episode 19 - Gamble on a Thief
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E19

    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:Unknown

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  24. Climax! Season 2 Episode 21 - Nightmare by Day
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E21

    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:Unknown

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  25. Climax! Season 2 Episode 22 - The Sound of Silence
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S2:E22

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

    Director:Allen Reisner
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"An Episode of Sparrows" is the best rated episode of "Climax!" season 2. It scored 9.4/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Allen Reisner and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/29/1956. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Day They Gave the Babies Away".