Lost TV Mystery Classics (1951-54) {DVD Review}

Reviewed By Jason S. Lockard

Television debuted almost 80 years ago, and sadly a lot of shows that were on the air simply disappeared after they were viewed. The TV networks just didn't save the copies of those show, because no one ever dreamed there would be an advent of home video. So they simply disappeared never be seen again! But the cool thing is there are many of these TV episodes thought lost are turning up! Now our friends at Alpha Video have released a collection of mystery TV shows were thought to be lost!

Let's take a look at what is included in this collection entitled, "Lost TV Mystery Classics!"

Our Rating System:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend a half an hour.
*=You haven’t missed anything.

The Shadow of the Cloak 'The Last Performance' (1952): A carnival knife-thrower is blackmailed by a communist agent into committing murder. ****

Charlie Wild, Private Detective 'The Case of Double Trouble' (1951): Charlie is offered $500 to guard a rare parchment, but the trouble that ensues may not be worth the reward. **

The Files of Jeffrey Jones 'Killer Bait' (1952): Jeffery Jones, a gumshoe is warned not to help a man accused of murder, but Jones is convinced of his client's innocence. ***

The Telltale Clue 'The Case of the Talking Garden' (1954): A homeless drifter kills the wife of a rich businessman...but the vagrant may not be a stranger to the wealthy couple, despite all appearances. ***

This collection of episodes are a true blast from the past! We even see classic commercials from the 50s. The Last Performance had the greatest story of this collection! That might be because it was written by Rod Serling the creator of Twilight Zone. There are also many recognizable stars are in these episodes. Including Darren McGavin many will remember him as Kolchak: The Night Stalker or as playing the dad in The Christmas Story. There is also Werner Klemperer, best known for his time as Colonel Klink on Hogan's Heroes. There is also Don Haggerty, Patricia Breslin, Michael Strong, John McQuade, Tristram Coffin & Anthony Ross.

The audio and video quality is not stellar, but you have to understand these are lost TV episodes. They are almost 70 years old and for that I think the quality is impressive. I truly enjoyed this collection of TV episodes and I recommend this for all classic Mystery fans.

So head over to www.Oldies.com and check out this and other great releases from there amazing library of releases!

Moral Rating: mild violence
Audience: Teens and Adults
Length: 113 minutes
DVD Release: 2018
DVD Rating: B