Season 5 • Episode 32
LatestA half-hour 1950s detective television series that took different forms and titles during its run. From October 1951 to June 1954, ABC Mystery Theater stars Tom Conway as the titular character, a plainclothes English detective working with the NYPD Homicide Division. The Vise (seasons 1–4): Donald Gray portrays Saber as a one-armed private detective based in London. Broadcast on ABC from October 1954 to June 1957. Saber of London (seasons 5–7): Gray reprises his role in this final iteration, broadcast on NBC from September 1957 to May 1960.
Production
Same show, three titles, two networks, two actors—pure television anarchy.
Practical Effects
Donald Gray's one-armed physicality before disability representation existed.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brian Clemens later created The Avengers and The New Avengers, proving Saber was just his warm-up act.
Partially lost media status means some Saber episodes survive only in collectors' grimy 16mm prints—true noir archaeology.
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