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The Fatal Impulse

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A man fleeing from an attempt to assassinate a political candidate puts a small bomb in the bag of a woman in an elevator. The police spend the evening looking for the mystery girl and the bomb. Originally aired November 29, 1960, in the "Thriller" series, Season 1, Episode 11.

DirectorGerald Mayer
WriterPhilip MacDonald
ProducerMaxwell Shane

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Cast · Directed by Gerald Mayer

BKBoris Karloff
Boris Karloff
Self
RLRobert Lansing
Robert Lansing
Lieutenant Brian Rome
WBWhitney Blake
Whitney Blake
Jane Kimball
CNConrad Nagel
Conrad Nagel
Mayor Walker Wylie
MMMary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Snyder
EJElisha Cook Jr.
Elisha Cook Jr.
Harry Elser
SBSteve Brodie
Steve Brodie
Sgt. George Dumont
EEElaine Edwards
Elaine Edwards
Marjorie Dalquiss
LFLance Fuller
Lance Fuller
Robert Larrimore
HBHarry Bartell
Harry Bartell
Mr. Dalquiss
ABAlice Backes
Alice Backes
Carolyn
ACAntony Carbone
Antony Carbone
Bernie

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The Fatal Impulse — streaming FAQ

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The Fatal Impulse isn't streaming anywhere in Canada yet.

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The Fatal Impulse hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around January 17, 1961. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.