Fletcher Markle

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

Panic! poster
8.0

A short-lived anthology series narrated by Westbrook Van Voorhis. Each episode tells its own thriller story and featured its own unique cast.

Panic!

1957

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7.5

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

The Incredible Journey poster
6.7

The 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

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6.5

Broadway plays are presented live in condensed one hour versions.

Front Row Center

1945

The Man with a Cloak poster
6.8

Set 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

Night Into Morning poster
6.0

Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.

Night Into Morning

1951

Film credits

Series credits

Behind the camera

The Incredible Journey poster
6.7

The 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

The Man with a Cloak poster
6.8

Set 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

Night Into Morning poster
6.0

Berkeley university professor adjusts (using alcohol) to tragic fire deaths of wife & son.

Night Into Morning

1951

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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

Jigsaw poster
5.0

New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murders related to a neo-fascist organisation.

Jigsaw

1949

Jigsaw poster
5.0

New York Assistant District Attorney Howard Malloy launches an investigation into a series of murders related to a neo-fascist organisation.

Jigsaw

1949

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6.5

Short documentary on the use of the V-1 Flying Bomb during the German bombings of London.

V.1.

1944

The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus poster
4.0

The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.

The Play of the Nativity of the Child Jesus

1952