Harp McGuire

"The Clock" was a radio horror / supernatural anthology series that was aired in 1955-1956 and was a spin off from the USA version that ran between 1946 - 1948. A USA television version also ran from 1949 to 1952. It is thought that the show may have originated in the United Kingdom. The show made 52 episodes. They used the same scripts as the USA version, but hired Australian cast and crew, except for host of the series "The Clock". For this cast member, they hired Harp McGuire. Harp McGuire (Henry Herbert McGuire) was born on 1 November 1921, in Tennessee, USA and passed away on 21 October 1966, Los Angeles, California USA from a heart attack. He is probably best remembered for his work in Australian radio. Harp's roles include the Clock, Mr. Malone, and Randy Stone (of Night Beat fame). He was in Australia between 1946-1958. After leaving Australia, he moved to Hollywood and acted in movies and television show guest spots. The standard opening was: "Sunrise and sunset, promise and fulfillment, birth and death. The whole drama of life is written in the sands of time. We present a new series of radio program, The Clock." The principal actors were: Alan Trevor Albert Garcia Babs Mayhew Barbara Brunton Beryl Marshall Brian James Carol Taylor Charles Tingwell Coralie Neville David Butler David Nettheim Deryk Barnes Diana Davidson Dinah Shearing Don Crosby Don Pascoe Dorothy Dunckle Edward Howell Fifi Banvard Frank Waters Georgie Stirling Gordon Chater Gordon Glenwright Grant Taylor Guy Dolman Harvey Adams Howard Craven Jerry Wells Joan Landor Joan Lord Jocelyn Hernfield Joe McCormick John Bonney John Bushell John Ewart John Mellion John Tate June Salter Ken Hannan Ken Wayne Kevin Brennan Leon Peers Leonard Bullen Leonard Teale Lloyd Berrell Lyndall Barbour Lynn Murphy Madge Ryan Margaret Christiansen Margo Lee Marie Clarke Max Obiston Melpo Zaracosta Moira Redmond Muriel Steinbeck Myme Dodd Neva Carr Glyn Nigel Lovell Ossie Wenban Owen Ainley Owen Weingott Pat Martin Ray Barrett Richard Davies Rodney Jacobs Ruth Cracknell Shiela Sewell Tom Farley Walter Sullivan Wendy Blacklock Wendy Playfair Winifred Handle Wynne Nelson The series distributor was Grace Gibson and aired by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. The series ran from 27 September 1955 until 18 September 1956 broadcasting 52 x 27-minute episodes on Tuesdays. The series was directed by John Saul and written by Lawrence Klee. Fortunately, most of the episodes have survived.

DATE AIRED	EPISODE #	TITLE	STORY
27 September 1955	1	My Loving Wife	(Missing Episode)
4 October 1955	2	The Mystery of Loring Square (aka Spangler's Attic)	A woman goes to extremes to gain her spouses's life insurance.
11 October 1955	3	The Millionaire - All the Money in the World	Joey Harper wished for 'all the money in the world'.
18 October 1955	4	The Actor	Story of Jeanne Claire who meets her ideal man.
25 October 1955	5	The Story of Mr Littlefield	John Littlefield, a man with a spouse, a mistress and a plan.
1 November 1955	6	The One-Eyed Cat	The story of Jasper Wake, his nurse and a one-eyed cat.
8 November 1955	7	Jungle Drums	Charles and Eve are in the jungle and are joined by Barry.
15 November 1955	8	Aunt Emmy	A young woman arrives unexpectedly to visit her aunt in the country.
22 November 1955	9	The Hunter and the Hunted	A group of hunters discover that they have become the prey.
29 November 1955	10	The Helping Hand (aka Helping Hand)	Somerville is a small town. The lady only wanted a lift.
6 December 1955	11	The Dentist's Chair (aka Reference Please)	Mr Alexander Dobey needs personal references.
13 December 1955	12	Ghost Story (aka Lively Ghost)	Vera convinces her lover to kill her spouse, but the hapless murderer soon sees the ghost of his victim.
20 December 1955	13	The Other Woman (aka The Return of The Vanished Wife)	A wife, Irma Stuart returns on the eve of her spouse's remarriage
27 December 1955	14	The Bank Vault (aka Bill Phillips)	A locksmith and a bank executive plan to rob the vault. A double-cross follows.
3 January 1956	15	The Hitchhiker	An attractive woman accepts a ride to Salt Lake City.
10 January 1956	16	Gaol Break (aka Dr. Carter's Experiment)
17 January 1956	17	Time In Reverse (aka The Man Who Lived Once Before)	A man believes he has lived a previous life in the court of a Marquis.
24 January 1956	18	The Double Cross (aka The Good Valet)
31 January 1956	19	Amazon Island (aka Island of Women)	She did not want to marry him, but when they were shipwrecked she changed her mind
7 February 1956	20	Pretty Cousin Amy	The Spencer's routine is changed when Cousin Amy arrives.
14 February 1956	21	The Past or the Present (aka Kay and Larry Collins)
21 February 1956	22	Death Valley (aka Man with A Strange Trunk)
28 February 1956	23	Star-Crossed Lovers (aka Juliet and Cliff)
6 March 1956	24	Hollywood Heartbreak (aka Hollywood Heartache)
13 March 1956	25	The Perfect Crime (aka The Criminal Mind)
20 March 1956	26	Guilty As Always
27 March 1956	27	Only Death Is Timeless
3 April 1956	28	Retribution (aka Uncle Amos)	(Missing Episode)
10 April 1956	29	Coming Events
17 April 1956	30	The Island Paradise (aka Island Paradise)
24 April 1956	31	Gambler's Luck (aka The Man Who Couldn't Lose) (aka Thou Shalt Not Kill)
1 May 1956	32	Behind the Mask
8 May 1956	33	The Hypnotist	A woman is hypnotized by a man to do his bidding.
15 May 1956	34	Rendezvous With Love (aka Gus Fowler) (aka Rendezvous With Death)
22 May 1956	35	Flaming Frances	A female pyromaniac is on the loose.
29 May 1956	36	The Dream Home (aka Ted and Cora)
5 June 1956	37	The Mind Reader	(Missing Episode)
12 June 1956	38	The Shrunken Head (aka Professor Leonard Higgins)
19 June 1956	39	The Matador (aka Don Miguel)
26 June 1956	40	The Sentimental Cop (aka Mike's Dream)
3 July 1956	41	Loverboy	(Missing Episode)
10 July 1956	42	Trouble At Key West (aka Sea Story)
17 July 1956	43	Ophelia	An embittered old woman wills her estate to her cat.
24 July 1956	44	Cleo the Second	Cleo goes to extreme measures to achieve retribution. (Missing Episode)
31 July 1956	45	The Jekyll and Hyde Gangsters
7 August 1956	46	Lefty and Delilah
14 August 1956	47	Hazel
21 August 1956	48	Beauty and the Beast (aka Natalie)
28 August 1956	49	Leon
4 September 1956	50	The Sweet Cheat (aka Consuelo) (aka The Perfect Babe)	The weird tale of a beautiful kleptomaniac and the two big gamblers she takes for a ride.
11 September 1956	51	Angel With Two Faces	A reporter interviews a beautiful woman just cleared of a murder charge and he falls in love with her.
18 September 1956	52	Gertrude (aka Gertrude Slade)

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