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Auto Light and its 98,000 dealers bring you Mr. Cornell Wild in tonight's presentation of Suspense. Tonight Auto Light presents a true story with only names changed about a man who inadvertently became involved in a murder plot. Our story, Alan in Wonderland, our star Mr. Cornell Wild. See Harlow, our team looks great out there. Ah, you bet hap. And it's their teamwork that counts. Oh, by the way, that's why you can count on the Auto Light electrical system in your Auto Ligh…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode Allen in Wonderland, a southern lawyer traveling in New York inadvertently steps into a perilous situation. After quoting a line from Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland at a train station, he attracts the attention of a mysterious woman who gives him cryptic instructions to meet at a specific address. Realizing that he has stumbled upon something sinister, he quickly reports the encounter to the police, but his claims are met with skepticism.

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Charles Calvert

C

Clayton Post

Cornel Wilde

Jack Kruschen

Joseph Kearns

T

Truda Marson

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Suspense 521027 484 Allen in Wonderland (128-44) 28718 30m17s.mp3

Suspense, Episode 484

Allen in Wonderland

Monday, October 27, 1952 · 29:57

Suspense, Episode 484

Allen in Wonderland

Monday, October 27, 1952 · 29:57

Summary

A southern lawyer in New York gets caught up in a dangerous Balkan intrigue after quoting Lewis Carroll at a train station. He must navigate a web of deception and crime to survive.

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