Collector's Item: The Left Fist of David

Summary Mr. Prentiss is an appraiser at his firm, the House of Prentiss. He is about to go to Florida to appraise a vast collection of a recently deceased collector, Van der Locken, when he receives an unwanted visit from Ivor Hager, who informs him of "The Left Fist of David," a valuable but mysterious art object that was stolen from a Mexican church. Hager offers a bribe but Prentiss firmly rejects it and heads to Florida. In Florida, Prentiss meets up with his cohorts, Mr. Munsey and his secretary, and they set about to appraise the collection. However, Hager shows up again, since he is a neighbor, with a teasing shot of a bow and arrow. It appears all are interested in the "Left Fist of David." After a mistaken poisoning of a cat, Prentiss and Munsey become concerned, and fabricate a sculpture of a fist. Thinking the sculpture is real, Hager enters with a gun, ready to steal the object, but then discovers it's a fake. In a fight-out with Prentiss and Munsey, Hager fires his gun at the ceiling, where it hits a chandelier... View more details

Collector's Item: The Left Fist of David

Directed : Buzz Kulik

Written : Herb Meadow

Stars : Vincent Price Peter Lorre Whitney Blake Thomas Gomez

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Genres : Adventure Mystery

Release date : Nov 30, 1957

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : CBS Television Network

Summary Mr. Prentiss is an appraiser at his firm, the House of Prentiss. He is about to go to Florida to appraise a vast collection of a recently deceased collector, Van der Locken, when he receives an unwanted visit from Ivor Hager, who informs him of "The Left Fist of David," a valuable but mysterious art object that was stolen from a Mexican church. Hager offers a bribe but Prentiss firmly rejects it and heads to Florida. In Florida, Prentiss meets up with his cohorts, Mr. Munsey and his secretary, and they set about to appraise the collection. However, Hager shows up again, since he is a neighbor, with a teasing shot of a bow and arrow. It appears all are interested in the "Left Fist of David." After a mistaken poisoning of a cat, Prentiss and Munsey become concerned, and fabricate a sculpture of a fist. Thinking the sculpture is real, Hager enters with a gun, ready to steal the object, but then discovers it's a fake. In a fight-out with Prentiss and Munsey, Hager fires his gun at the ceiling, where it hits a chandelier... View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Mystery

Release date : Nov 30, 1957

Countries of origin : United States

Language : English

Filming locations : 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production companies : CBS Television Network

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