Ken Clark is an ex-football player who now makes his living as a private eye. His client is someone who insists that a dead man did NOT die because of suicide as the cops have ruled.
"The Silent Kill" is an installment of "Goodyear Theatre" but originally was a pilot for a TV series that never became a show on the networks. It was very common practice in the 50s and 60s to take these unpurchased pilots and show them on other shows in order to recoup the production costs...or, possibly, to see if the public likes it and, perhaps, they'll give the pilot another chance. After seeing "The Silent Kill" I can see exactly why they didn't produce the series, and it wasn't because Ken Clark was bad in the lead. He was just fine. But the short time slot really hurt the show and it could have benefitted with a longer running time. After all, the show is about a private eye...but if the case is solved in 22 minutes, where's the suspense?!
"The Silent Kill" is an installment of "Goodyear Theatre" but originally was a pilot for a TV series that never became a show on the networks. It was very common practice in the 50s and 60s to take these unpurchased pilots and show them on other shows in order to recoup the production costs...or, possibly, to see if the public likes it and, perhaps, they'll give the pilot another chance. After seeing "The Silent Kill" I can see exactly why they didn't produce the series, and it wasn't because Ken Clark was bad in the lead. He was just fine. But the short time slot really hurt the show and it could have benefitted with a longer running time. After all, the show is about a private eye...but if the case is solved in 22 minutes, where's the suspense?!