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Carnival
Originally Aired: January 28, 1952
In Suspense #458, "Carnival," Joseph Cotton stars as Renee Orlando, a sideshow performer known as "Renee the Robot" who presents himself as a man without emotion, moving mechanically like a living automaton. But beneath this cold exterior, Renee is consumed by powerful passions, particularly his obsessive love for his wife Gabrielle and his hatred for O'Mara, the carnival barker who controls his act. When Renee confronts O'Mara about ending their fifteen-year arrangement, the sinister showman refuses to let him leave, holding a dark secret over Renee's head…
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