Kraft Mystery Theatre

Season 2 Episode 8: The Problem in Cell Block 13

A famous scientist (Prof. S.F.X. Van Dusen, a.k.a. The Thinking Machine, the creation of early 20th century writer Jacques Futrelle) & savant wagers with acquaintances that he can escape from any jail cell within a week. He is locked in with only the clothes on his back (after a few seemingly benign & readily acceded-to requests) & immediately proceeds to contact a local reporter & to drive the prison warden to the brink of madness.

Genre:

Drama , Mystery , Crime

Seasons:

3

Episodes:

40

Actor:

Frank Gallop

Quality:

HD

Status:

Ended

First Air:

1961

IMDb:

7.2