A mugging restores the memory of a man with amnesia.A mugging restores the memory of a man with amnesia.A mugging restores the memory of a man with amnesia.
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Neil Burstyn
- Chuck
- (as Neil Nephew)
Joseph Trapaso
- The Motorcycle Policeman
- (as Joe Trapaso)
Rudy Solari
- Mugger
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOne of Richard Basehart's names was David Webber. Another amnesiac, Jason Bourne's real name David Webb.
- GoofsWhen Phillip Townsend (Baseheart) asks the taxi driver (Harold J. Stone) what day is it the Taxi Driver responds "It's Friday, no now it's Saturday September the 24th". He stated while checking his watch it as if it had just then past midnight into the next day. In fact he had remarked much earlier in the drug store that it was 1:00 AM. In addition September 24th fell on a Saturday in 1960 and not again until 1966. "The Black Curtain" aired in November of 1962.
- ConnectionsVersion of Street of Chance (1942)
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Richard Basehart and Lola Albright
"The Black Curtain" is an intriguing Cornell Woolrich adaptation featuring Richard Basehart as the victim of an attempted mugging who comes to believing himself to be Phil Townsend, a bridegroom on his way to his wedding, at 1:00 in the morning. A helpful cab driver (Harold J. Stone) helps him track down his fiancée (Gail Kobe), who reveals that she has been married for three years to the same private detective she'd hired to find him. Phil now must piece together the events of the past three years, discovering the one person who knows his new identity, Ruth (Lola Albright), who tells him he is David Webber, a bodyguard for her wealthy uncle, and murder suspect in a woman's death. Richard Basehart was best remembered for his starring role on Irwin Allen's television series based on his own 1961 feature, "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea." James Farentino plays a blackmailing thug, Frank Sully a drunk, and Celia Lovsky a landlady.
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- kevinolzak
- Feb 19, 2012
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- Runtime48 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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