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Run For Your Life
Starring Ben Gazzara
Episode:
I Am the Late Diana Hays
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Synopsis: Paul tries to protect Diana Hays (Diana Hyland) from her eccentric husband Julian Hays (Jack Palance) who was convicted of her murder when she mysteriously disappeared. With Anthony Eisley as Tom Stone, Laurence Haddon as District Attorney George McCullough, Paula Winslowe as Miss Glenroy, Ray Ballard as the Stuffy Reporter, Joy Ellison as the First Girl ScoutIsabel Cooley as Barbara Jackson, Tracy Strafford as the Second Girl Scout, Joe Finnegan as the ToughReporter
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Episode 32
Season 2 - #2
First broadcast on
September 19, 1966
Written by Dale & Katherine Eunson
Directed by Michael Ritchie
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Creative Team
Producer
Jo Swerling Jr.
Associate Producer
Paul Freeman
Music
Pete Rugolo
Director of Photography
Benjamin H. Kline A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard E. Johnson
Film Editor
Henry L. De Mond
Unit Manager
Hilton A. Green
Assistant Director
Chuck Colean
Set Decorators
John McCartey &
Robert C. Bradfield
Sound
Ed Somers
Color Coordinator
Robert Brower
Color by Technicolor
Editorial Dept. Head
Richard Belding
Musical Supervisor
Stanley Wilson
Costumes Supervisor
Vincent Dee
Makeup
Bud Westmore
Hair Stylist
Larry Germain
Assistant to Executive Producer
Robert Foster
Links to Other Episodes
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Paul sets up quirky Diana in a safe house
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The Plot:
Paul settles Diana Hays into a safe house, making special arrangements for ringing her. But soon as he's said not to answer the door, the bell rings with Girl Scouts, banishing the idea that the place is too obscure to be noticed.
Diana hides, and Paul buys cookies, then rings the District Attorney.
Paul reveals that the District Attorney convicted an innocent man when sculptor Julian Hays was sent to prison for murdering his wife.
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The District Attorney is highly sceptical about Paul's news
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George McCullough responds that the case is closed, but Paul tells him that Julian murdered nobody, and Diana Hays is very much alive.
McCullough is sceptical when he hears that Diana apparently fled in fear of her husband, and had hidden in a Mexican village where she remained unaware of the trial, then tells Paul that two valuable diamond rings were found in the incinerator, principal evidence in Julian's conviction - something Paul is unaware of.
When he rings Diana with this revelation, she freely admits tossing out the valuable rings.
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McCullough confronts Diana with trial evidence
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McCullough brings in Diana's lawyer and maid to identify her, and when Paul brings her to the DA's office, they immediately identify her, thrilled to see her alive. But McCullough wants to know why she disappeared, and she replies that she ran in fear of her husband who'd frequently threatened to kill her, saying that she first heard of his conviction two days ago, the day she met Paul, and returned immediately. When McCullough specifically asks her about the burned rings, she says that she threw away many things connected with her marriage, and Paul adds that she is wealthy enough to allow for such eccentric behavior.
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Diana says that Julian killed his first wife
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Back in the safe house, Paul tells Diana that she's a “sweet, beautiful nut,” and questions what she's afraid of, Julian still being in prison. She tells him that her husband often threatened to kill her, but she ran because she learned from a friend that Julian admitted murdering his first wife, and after that, felt in real danger, and took off for Mexico. Paul guesses the friend was the couple's lawyer Tom Stoner (who'd identified her in the DA's office), and Diana says she told him she'd be going to Las Vegas to file for divorce. “Was Stoner in love with you?” Paul asks, but Diana says she isn't his type.
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Julian starts working as reporters ask questions
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Paul makes dinner for them, while Diana sings, and after they eat, Paul asks her about the marriage to Julian.
She says she was in love with him, but doesn't know why he married her. He didn't need her money, and hated her from the start.
Paul drives up to Julian's home as the freed man arrives there surrounded by reporters, following the mob into the house. In constant motion, Julian throws off his suit as he uncovers sculptures and speaks to them.
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Julian says Diana disappeared on purpose
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Dressed in his underwear, he gives glib answers to the journalists' questions, and brings out blow torches to start working on a sculpture, then chases the crowd out by waving the torches at them. Then he sees Paul sitting in a chair, and tells him to leave too. When Paul says that he represents Julian's wife, the sculptor wants to know where she is, implying that she's crazy, and tried to get him executed (“she took a trip and tried to get me wiped out.” When asked why he'd want to see her, Julian replies, “to strangle her, of course,” and scoffs at the idea that she didn't know he was on trial for murder,
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Paul asks Julian about his first wife
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Paul tells Julian that Diana came back from Mexico to save him, but her husband says, “this is a spoiled sick chick.” Paul says he wants to know if Julian is a danger to his client, and asks what the couple quarreled about. Julian complains that, instead of sitting around looking stupid and beautiful - as she should have - Diana desecrated canvases like the one of her paintings he throws at Paul. When Paul asks if Julian threatened to kill his first wife, he says, “show me a man who never wanted to kill his wife, and I'll show you a bachelor,” but adds his desire to kill Jeannie was nothing like that for Diana.
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Julian threatens to kill anyone accusing him of murder
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With her paintings and campy folk songs, he describes their marriage as verbal mayhem. To Paul's question about how Jeannie died, Julian says it was pneumonia, and that he'll kill anyone who says differently - so demonstratively that Paul shys away and says he'll leave. Then the phone rings, and it's a call for Paul who'd told no one he'd be there. Julian doesn't believe this, and throws the telephone at Paul. The call is from the couple's lawyer who guessed that Paul might be at the studio, and wants to arrange a meeting. While he's speaking, Julian looks through his coat pocket.
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Stone relates how Julian confessed to murder
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There he finds the house rental receipt.
At Tom Stone's office, Paul says he's only representing Diana temporarily, and that he's keeping her hidden due to the danger posed by Julian. Stone says this is minimal, but Paul says he knows Julian confessed to Stone that he murdered his first wife.
When Stone says that Diana shouldn't have repeated the statement, Paul retorts that it's Stone who shouldn't have quoted it to Diana, then adds that she didn't tell Paul; he only guessed. m.
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Paul finds Julian on the floor, struck by Diana
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Stone says he told Diana because her husband had threatened to kill her that night, then confirms that Julian admitted to murdering his wife who death was attributed to suffocation resulting from pneumonia. Paul listens to the story with a look of sceptism. Julian goes to Diana to talk to her, but she runs from him shrieking, and they race around the house until she finally throws something at him, knocking Julian out, then hovers over her husband with great concern as Paul arrives. But instead of calling a doctor as Paul's shouted to her, Diana races to Paul's car and drives away.
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On the floor Julian wonders why Diana fears him so
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Paul's shouted to her, Diana races to Paul's car and drives away. Julian suddenly jumps up in fury when he sees Diana's paintings, but then falls back again, admitting he got Diana's address from Paul's coat pocket. Julian says he came to find out whether Diana really framed him, but can't believe it. He seems shocked that she is so afraid of him, saying that he might shout a lot, but it was the only way he could stay sane living in a mad house, adding that the sculpture in his studio that no one can understand is a pure shreek of agony. But he just can't understand why Diana is so afraid of him.
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Paul says Julian would like to come in
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“Shouldn't she be?” asks Paul, but Julian says he threatens to kill everyone, implying that Diana would have taken no notice. He is therefore astounded that she thought he came to the house to kill her.
In fear Diana has gone to Tom Stone, trying to figure why Paul told Julian where she was.He says Paul is a stranger, then asks why she didn't get in touch after she ran. Diana explains that she wanted to be alone, and still can't understand why anyone surmised she was dead, only that it might be because her husband was an eccentric artist.
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Julian is confused by the accusation of murder
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Stone replies that it sounds like she's talking herself into going back to Julian, but she answers that she's going back to Mexico, and wants Stone to handle the divorce. Paul arrives, and explains that Julian got her address by stealth, but Diana is more concerned how her husband is after the blow she landed. Paul says Julian is outside, but afraid that she'll throw something else at him. Stone interjects that Julian is not welcome, but Paul tells Diana to see him. Julian tells her that Paul made him realize that she didn't try to frame him, but Diana tells him that she's going to get a divorce in Mexico.
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Julian goes to strangle Stone over the lie
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Julian is perplexed why she won't stay in California, but Paul explains she's afraid of him, then says they should talk about the death of Julian's first wife - since they all know the circumstances. He is puzzled, but Paul says that they all know he murdered her, Stone having passed on his secret. Incredulous, Julian grabs Paul, and asks angrily if this is some sick joke. Then Paul goes to Stone, and asks him if Julian didn't smother her with a pillow. Stone tells Julian there's no denying what he already admitted. But the sculptor remains in shock, and Paul says probingly that he understands how he must feel.
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Stone admits he did it because he loves her
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Paul says his lawyer broke a confidence to protect Diana, who moves towards her husband, as he turns and goes for the seated Stone, growling, “you tell her you lied or I'll strangle you!” Then he regains his control and tells Stone to stay out of his sight. Then, after expressing to Diana his horror that she believed the lie, he leaves, telling her to go to hell. Stone goes to make a drink as she goes up to him, saying what a vicious thing he did. He apologizes, and explains that he did it because he loved her, and still does, adding, “what you two had wasn't a marriage; it was guerrilla warfare.
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We could have had a civilized marriage. We still could.” But after a word, she too departs, Paul following.
Paul is helping Diana to pack and leave the safe house when Julian comes in, saying he wants her to come home with him. When she asks why, Julian answers if he knew, he wouldn't be there. They begin arguing about why he wants her back, Diana finally getting him to admit that he loves her.
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Julian carries Diana away with him
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They fall into a joyous embrace, and Julian picks Diana up under one arm, grabbing her cases in the other, as she calls Paul to say they're leaving.
But, she then wriggles away to bring her paintings as well, much to Julian's horror.
But he finally manages to catch her and throw her over his shoulder, so she offers the pictures to Paul, who says something about not being able to take them with him on the road.
As he goes out through the door with Diana still slung over his shoulder, Julian backs up, allowing Diana to kiss Paul goodbye.
Saying that's enough, he carries her out to the car as Paul watches them leave, Diana screeching
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Diana Hyland
as Diana Hays
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Jack Palance
as Julian Hays
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Anthony Eisley
as Tom Stone
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Laurence Haddon as
George McCullough
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Paula Winslowe
as Miss Glenroy
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Ray Ballard as
Stuffy Reporter
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Joy Ellison as
Girl Scout #1
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Isabel Cooley as
Barbara Jackson
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Tracy Stratford
as Girl Scout #2
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Joe Finnegan as
the Tough Reporte
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