Horror anthologies were pretty popular in the 50's & 60's. Classic radio anthologies such as Lights Out made the transition to television, but there were others, made strictly for the visual medium, that had varying degrees of success.
The Dow Hour of Great Mysteries was a monthly series of specials produced for NBC in 1960. The series ended upon the passing of host Joseph Welch, otherwise the network might've been well served to find a similarly genial host to keep the program going.
The series opener, an adaptation of Mary Roberts Rinehart's The Bat, which had been adapted into a movie with Vincent Price a year earlier, aired in March, but seems more appropriate for this time of year. The cast includes Helen Hayes and Margaret Hamilton.
I must note that some of the audio is ahead of the video.
Rating: B.
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