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Here are two campy examples of what foreign intrigue and general spying were all about on TV in the 1950s.
1. OVERSEAS ADVENTURES (1953). James Daly stars as a newspaper reporter in search of action and adventure in Europe.
2. SECRET FILES, USA (1955). This World War II spy show stars Robert Alda as the head of army intelligence.
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Richard Greene stars as the leader of the Merry Men. All four shows have orig. comm.
1. "QUEEN ELEANOR". The Mother Queen, who's no pushover, is on a crusade collecting money for King Richard, and the sheriff must see to it that no money leaves England.
2. "THE THORKIL GHOST", a Halloween episode, and one of the best in the series. Robin tries to prove to a man who claims a ghost in an English castle killed his father that no such ghost exists.
3. "LADIES OF SHERWOOD", another classic show. The sheriff bans men from entering Sherwood in order to protect alleged criminals from escaping before their executions. Robin, believing the innocence of one of the prisoners, dresses up as a woman to gain entrance.
4. "SECRET MISSION". In order to transfer valuables through Sherwood Forest, an official sends a man pretending to be poor ahead of him, hoping Robin will rob the official and give the wealth to the imposter.
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OK, adventure fans, this tape's for you!
1. ROBIN HOOD (1955). The sheriff of Nottingham tries to blackmail Robin.
2. CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION (1954). Buster Crabbe and his son Cuffy star in this series. Buster plays the commander of the North African headquarters of the French Foreign Legion. Al "Fuzzy" Knight also stars.
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1. ROBIN HOOD (1955) - "The Lottery". Robin and his Merry Men go after two shady characters conducting fake raffles. Complete with original commercials. Stars Richard Greene.
2. CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION (1954) - "The Camel Race". Fuzzy and the Legionaires bet on a camel race - unaware that it's fixed. Buster Crabbe, his son Cuffy, and Al Knight star.
3. ROBIN HOOD (1955) - "A Year and a Day". Robin helps a young slave achieve his freedom. Also complete with commercials.
4. CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION (1955) - "Cuffy's Good Deed". Cuffy tries to help an Italian lady find her son.
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1. "TONIGHT AT 12:17". A pregnant woman keeps experiencing the same nightmare over and over: on a specific day at a specific time, a plane will crash through the roof of her house.
2. "THE HAND". After murdering his girlfriend, a piano player can't seem to get her blood off his hand.
3. "NIGHTMARE". An artist keeps painting the face of a woman whom he never met.
4. "DELIA". A man meets a woman during a vacation in Central America, but no one else working or staying at the hotel claims the woman exists.
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1. "THE DEAD PART OF THE HOUSE". A little girl goes to stay with relatives, and is told specifically never to go upstairs into the nursery.
2. "ORDEAL ON LOCUST STREET". At the turn of the century, a woman's fiancee cancels their marriage when he sees her deformed brother in the guest house.
3. "I SAW YOU TOMORROW". A man witnesses a murder in a house 24 hours before it actually takes place.
4. "TO KNOW THE END". A woman has a vision of meeting a man, marrying him, and then watching him die in a battle.
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