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Joker Wild
Originally Aired: December 8, 1952
Suspense #490, "Joker Wild," presents a chilling portrait of celebrity comedian Harry Malloy, a man desperate to prove he's more than just a clown. After 22 years of making audiences laugh, Malloy has grown obsessed with being taken seriously. To demonstrate his capacity for tragedy rather than comedy, he carefully plans and executes a shocking act: he picks up a lonely young woman named Rosalie, lures her to a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and pushes her to her death. Malloy believes this murder will prove to himself that he's capable of creating…
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