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The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse

Somewhere in Manhattan a lady has a bomb in her purse, and doesn't know it. Even Mary Tyler Moore isn't safe!

19601.00h 49m

Overview

A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb. Originally aired November 29, 1960, in the "Thriller" series, Season 1, Episode 11.

Directed by Gerald Mayer
Written by Philip MacDonald, John D. MacDonald
Produced by Maxwell Shane
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Top Cast

Boris Karloff

Boris Karloff

Self

Robert Lansing

Robert Lansing

Lieutenant Brian Rome

Whitney Blake

Whitney Blake

Jane Kimball

Conrad Nagel

Conrad Nagel

Mayor Walker Wylie

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Snyder

Elisha Cook Jr.

Elisha Cook Jr.

Harry Elser

Steve Brodie

Steve Brodie

Sgt. George Dumont

Elaine Edwards

Elaine Edwards

Marjorie Dalquiss

Lance Fuller

Lance Fuller

Robert Larrimore

Harry Bartell

Harry Bartell

Mr. Dalquiss

About The Fatal Impulse

The Fatal Impulse is a crime film released in 1960. Directed by Gerald Mayer, it stars Boris Karloff, Robert Lansing, Whitney Blake. A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb. Originally aired November 29, 1960, in the "Thriller" series, Season 1, Episode 11.

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