
Directing
Fletcher Markle
Born — Died
1921-03-27 — 1991-05-23
Place of birth
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Known for
Directing
Credits
15 titles
Fletcher Markle was a Canadian actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Markle began a radio career in Canada, then worked in radio, film and television in the United States.
Known for
8.0A short-lived anthology series narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. Each episode tells its own thriller story and featured its own unique cast.
Panic!
1957
Telescope is a Canadian documentary series which aired on CBC Television between 1963 and 1973. The series was hosted by Fletcher Markle, which profiled notable Canadian people from celebrities to the unknown, who made a difference. Starting in September 1966, Telescope was the first regular colour broadcast in Canada. It's producer was Sam Levene. In 2008, CBC offered 10 episodes of Telescope on their Digital Archives website. The episodes are from the 1970-1971 season, and feature new host Ken Kavanagh. Among those profiled were game show host Monty Hall, publisher Mel Hurtig, journalist Pat Carney, actor John Vernon, author Farley Mowat, amusement park impresario Patty Conklin, and underwater explorer Joe MacInnis. A 1970 episode featured actor Donald Sutherland including early footage of his son Kiefer. Mentalist Uri Geller followed a week later by Ray Hyman and Jerry Andrus who explained and duplicated Geller's "paranormal" feats.
Telescope
1963
6.7The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
The Incredible Journey
1963
Broadway plays are presented live in condensed one hour versions.
Front Row Center
1945
6.8Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
The Man with a Cloak
1951
6.0Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
Night Into Morning
1951
Film credits
1940s · 3 titles
5.0New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murders related to a neo-fascist organisation.
Jigsaw
1949
6.6Two Englishmen train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.
Journey Together
1945
6.5Short documentary on the use of the V-1 Flying Bomb during the German bombings of London.
V.1.
1944
Series credits
8.0A short-lived anthology series narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. Each episode tells its own thriller story and featured its own unique cast.
Panic!
1957
Telescope is a Canadian documentary series which aired on CBC Television between 1963 and 1973. The series was hosted by Fletcher Markle, which profiled notable Canadian people from celebrities to the unknown, who made a difference. Starting in September 1966, Telescope was the first regular colour broadcast in Canada. It's producer was Sam Levene. In 2008, CBC offered 10 episodes of Telescope on their Digital Archives website. The episodes are from the 1970-1971 season, and feature new host Ken Kavanagh. Among those profiled were game show host Monty Hall, publisher Mel Hurtig, journalist Pat Carney, actor John Vernon, author Farley Mowat, amusement park impresario Patty Conklin, and underwater explorer Joe MacInnis. A 1970 episode featured actor Donald Sutherland including early footage of his son Kiefer. Mentalist Uri Geller followed a week later by Ray Hyman and Jerry Andrus who explained and duplicated Geller's "paranormal" feats.
Telescope
1963
Broadway plays are presented live in condensed one hour versions.
Front Row Center
1945
Behind the camera
6.7The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?
The Incredible Journey
1963
6.8Set in 19th-century New York, this mystery begins when a Frenchwoman shows up at the home of one of Napoleon's former marshals. The alcoholic man is badly crippled and slowly dying, but this doesn't stop the forthright lady from pushing him to change his will to include his estranged grandson so that he can help out the struggling French Republic. Unfortunately, the dying man's conniving housekeeper and butler, already planning murder to get the money themselves, overhear her and begin plotting her demise.
The Man with a Cloak
1951
6.0Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.
Night Into Morning
1951
7.3"Master of Suspense" Alfred Hitchcock speaks candidly in this one-on-one interview with director and host Fletcher Markle, filmed in 1964 for the television documentary series "Telescope." During the discussion, Hitchcock talks about his early career as a silent-film editor, offers his take on the building blocks of his works and relates his theories on the impact of horror films on society and human behavior.
A Talk with Hitchcock
1964
5.0New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murders related to a neo-fascist organisation.
Jigsaw
1949
5.0New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murders related to a neo-fascist organisation.
Jigsaw
1949
6.5Short documentary on the use of the V-1 Flying Bomb during the German bombings of London.
V.1.
1944
4.0The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.
The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus
1952
