Adventure Theater

Adventure Theater is a dramatic anthology series that aired on NBC from June 16, 1956, through September 1, 1956. The series was produced in England in 1953, but was never broadcast there as a series. It was also known as "Calling Scotland Yard".
Series structure.
Actor Paul Douglas was the program's host and introduced each of the two-act plays that composed the series. Each introduction involved a memento or souvenir that he had brought back from England. The story about the object led into that week's episode.
Cast.
With the exception of Douglas, all of the featured cast members were British actors and included Hugh Latimer, Laurence Naismith, Anthony Nicholls, Derek Blomfield, Jack Watling, Maurice Denham, Robert Raglan, Hazel Court, Derek Bond and Kay Walsh.
Broadcast history.
Sponsored by the American Tobacco Company and Hudnut, the series was broadcast in 1956 on Saturday evenings as a summer replacement for "Your Hit Parade". The series returned in 1957 with repeats of the original 13 episodes.
Episodes.
Some of the episodes were re-titled for broadcast in the United States.
Film adaptations.
Two films were made from the series for release in UK theaters in 1954, each comprising three episodes from the series, linked by Gilbert Harding.
"Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder".
Featuring the episodes:
"Tale of Three Women".
"The Wedding Gift".
A man marries off his girlfriend to a wealthy diamond merchant then murders him.
"The Thief of London".
A professional pickpocket makes his gift pay.
"The Final Twist".
A jeweller robs himself and commits murder.