The Mystery of Thirteen (Playhouse 90)

"The Mystery of Thirteen"
Playhouse 90 episode
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Episode no.	Season 2 Episode 7
Directed by	Robert Mulligan
Written by	David Shaw (adaptation), Robert Graves (story)
Original air date	October 24, 1957 (1957-10-24)
Guest appearances
Jack Lemmon as Dr. Billy Palmer Margaret O'Brien as Annie Brookes Herbert Marshall as Dr. Knight
Episode chronology
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"The Mystery of Thirteen" was an American television play broadcast in 1957 as part of the CBS television series Playhouse 90. Jack Lemmon starred as the notorious English physician, William Palmer, who was suspected of 13 murders and was hanged in 1856 for poisoning a close friend. Margaret O'Brien co-starred, David Shaw wrote the teleplay, and Robert Mulligan directed.