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And now, another tale well calculated to keep you in... Suspense. Fun Island Amusement Park, late one summer night. The smell of popcorn and Franks, the music of the carousel, the thunder of the lower coaster, the steady sound of shots from the shooting gallery, the seat was called to barkers along the midway. All the garish life and color of a carnival, and hiding behind them the shadows that off the lives of the carnivibles. From the hunchback who peddled balloons to Danny…

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Synopsis

In the gripping episode The Big Dive, we meet Danny King, a high-diver at Fun Island Amusement Park, who is in a precarious financial situation. With a debt of $10,000 owed to ruthless gamblers, Danny feels the pressure mounting as the deadline approaches. His only hope lies in his wealthy uncle, Harvey K. Randolph, who has recently disowned him due to Danny's reckless behavior and a history of forged checks. Desperate and cornered, Danny devises a chilling plan to murder his uncle and make it look like a suicide, believing that this will allow him to claim the inheritance he desperately needs.

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Stuart Metz

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Ethel Huber

Leon Janney

Mandel Kramer

Ralph Bell

Rosemary Rice

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Suspense 600807 865 The Big Dive (64-44) 10418 21m32s.mp3

Suspense, Episode 865

The Big Dive

Sunday, August 7, 1960 · 21:32

Suspense, Episode 865

The Big Dive

Sunday, August 7, 1960 · 21:32

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Danny King, a high-diver in a carnival, faces a dire financial situation and devises a murder plot to secure $10,000 from his wealthy uncle. The stakes rise as he attempts to manipulate those around him to execute his plan.

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