One Step Beyond - Season 2 - Episode 15 - The Hand

In a jealous rage, a piano player at a run-down dive murders a beautiful young woman. Although he at first seems to have covered his tracks well enough, he soon discovers that, no matter how hard he tries, he cannot get the woman's blood off his hands.
Director: John Newland, Axel Gruenberg, Jack Hively
Starring: John Newland, Robert Douglas, Olan Soule, Will J. White, Francis De Sales, Rudolph Anders

[@debishaw9355]

I must say, back in the day I was too scared to watch these shows. I’m 70 now and it kind of amazes me how innocent they seem. Thanks for uploading these..

[@isabelltecaxco-yd3lw]

I must agree with you I'm 62 now and I just found these precious old movies. I think black and white films were better than the color ones are.

[@jackspraker3542]

6O here. The 2nd scene 02:53 - 06:43 between Alma and Tommy seems brutally real. Mainly because Miriam Colon does her job fantastically. Robert Loggia is young, sweaty, and adequate in his part, especially when he gets close to her and she both pulls him in and pushes back. Colon invents a character who I'm not sure I want to save. In fact, she makes me know her too well and so...After that it's the tell tale heart all over again. What ever became of Miriam Colon?

[@jackspraker3542]

Not all black and white films are better than color ones.

[@godlygirls62]

I began watching One Step Beyond in 1969 or 1970. I was a young child, but I really enjoyed the series.

[@pendorran]

I was surprised to recognize the very young Robert Loggia so quickly. Nice to see Miriam Colon as well. Two acting legends.

[@susanruggero426]

I grew up watching these. It's nice to be able to see them again. Thank you.

[@pennya.5892]

I remember this episode as a child and never forgot the violent murder with a broken beer bottle. It was very graphic to me as a young girl.

[@Garden366]

Shades of Macbeth with piano man as Lady Macbeth. Psychosis secondary to murder. I was 5 when this program came out and I never watched it before. I’ve now watched 3 in a row and it looks as if I’ll be up all night….

[@kafkastrial8650]

These really are like the old pulp magazines like Fantastic tales brought to life ..wonderful !

[@cyndiaraujo1976]

One Step Beyond- a wonderful mystery series. It has all the elements of suspense and is very well acted. The stories are interesting.

[@jeffvirosztko5241]

Back in the 50s they used to televise live plays on TV, not only this program but also comedy live, Side Ceaser, Mel Brooks, Carl Riener, Steve Allen, and others not like now. I'm so glad I'm still alive to share that.

[@duanehouston7689]

Robert Loggia, very cool actor..I first got exposed to him in Scarface...

[@blastradius7193]

These aren't better or worse than twilight zone, though clearly inspired just a little different. I like it.

[@lovingmayberry307]

Great acting!!

[@2deetex]

OMG! It's Robert Loggia.

[@JP51ism]

Yes, thanks for mentioning it. I wonder why he wasn't listed above.

[@kristinecollier9155]

R as in Robert Logia, O as in Oh my God it's Robert Logia, B as in By God it's Robert Loggia , R as in ...

[@BeachsideHank]

Stars Robert Loggia, AKA T.H.E. Cat.

[@jamesvickers9476]

He also played in the movie Scarface as Omar an gave Al Pachino his start in the drug game

[@peroduanippa]

@@jamesvickers9476 He played Frank in Scarface and he was also in the Sopranos.

[@mariaferreras4369]

Great old time series!

[@michaelharrington7656]

Not a bad little film noir, with some of the style of the 1940s.

[@CornvilleConsigliere87]

Many of these anthology shows which i love (ie Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, etc) have several shows with a variation of the same kind of story. They all come from the Tell Tale Heart. Poe's influence was vast.

[@world-yw5ro]

Much better than today's! 😏

[@ski6703]

And Poe's influence was The Bible. He, and so many others endeavoring to affect others, including, no, especially, "Shakespeare'" have/use the Bible as their GREATEST inspiration. Admitted or not. Giving it up to J. Peterson, he doesn't pretend to NOT regard the Word.

[@kristinecollier9155]

These stories are true, they really happened

[@optimal8155]

@@ski6703Good insight. The greatest book ever written.

[@jgunther3398]

@@ski6703 poe never matches the bible though. it's one horror story after another, especially the old testament

[@JasminePatterson-jk4dj]

Thank you so much

[@JP51ism]

Thanks for posting. So many episodes of this show (& others) had actors whose fame came later. I wonder why Robert Loggia wasn't mentioned in the credits above, under the caption.

[@vm6824]

KZbin is the best platform ever. Shows like One Step Beyond, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Outer limits, Thriller (personal fave), The Veil etc...are all available on here. I wish they would piss off with copyright nonsense for shows that are over 60 yrs old as I would love to see the old Twilight Zone on here. There are still so many good old shows / movies that should be allowed for free on KZbin. There's my 2 cents.

[@cynthiahawkins2389]

Robert Loggia and Miriam Colon, years later - would do 'SCARFACE' together. Though they had no scenes. She played Tony's (Pacino) mother, Mrs. Montana. Loggia played the not too bright drug dealer Frank Lopez.

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally telecast on December 29, 1959.

[@Jack908r]

It'd be nice if you could add in the date the original episode aired. Just be fun to know. And the acting style looks so old fashioned now.

[@TheCalico72]

That woman was ice cold long before she died.

[@louannhuber2651]

The one who looks like Jay Lo?

[@evelynwilson1566]

She didn't deserve to get murdered just for breaking his heart. The other woman who was so keen on him maybe had a lucky escape.

[@KSmall109CAB]

@@louannhuber2651 Miriam Colon predates Jennifer Lopez by a generation. Like Robert Loggia, Miriam Colon would appear in "Scarface" many years later.

[@peterferber1527]

Responding to the reference to Poe's Tell-Tale heart. The reference that comes to my mind is Macbeth. Shakespeare's influence is also vast. What does Lady Macbeth say when she's taking out the dog? "Out, dammed Spot!"

[@samembaye7077]

Is that Robert Loggia??

[@jeffnorbert1871]

Sick and tired of utube commercials.

[@abstractspiritualismartist466]

New Subscriber 🌿 💗 🌿

[@adamcheong4742]

In this story, is this love or lust ?

[@JasminePatterson-jk4dj]

I will never forget Shelly Wiley Cheyenne Laramie Wyoming 1982

[@Lee90000]

dont they see the host intrude, rudely?

[@jlkitz1775]

Wow, this type of guy has always been around unfortunately 😕...SO desperate & needy, it's embarrassing! He couldn't have her, have his way, so he destroyed her...oy 🤨🤦🏾‍♀️

[@jonathanrogers9039]

Blast from the past time: crime scene has no tape, no police around the scene, etc. Lady Macbeth Syndrome time.

[@bmmaaate]

I thought that was Dona Donald Pleasance with the bible but IMDB only credits him for being in a completely different episode.

[@alexishernan4289]

And you wonder why Tony wanted frank dead

[@malcolmbest1249]

Y didn't he start wearing gloves?

[@shizukamori6755]

16:36 If I had a girl like that who came to my place at 3 AM, I could think of a lot better things to do than give her piano lessons!!

[@angiebirdsall5132]

What a pig

[@mordechai-]

He hated her. No matter what time in the morning.

[@janicesmith2475]

Can you make sandwiches? 😂

[@yadrak2354]

When did this come out? Kind of reminds me of the twilight zone...did Rod Serling rip this show off?

[@arthursmith6854]

You've got to be kidding! Twilight Zone came first and won awards. One Step Beyond is just one step above an Ed Wood production.

[@CGrant-nr3gw]

Beyond is a dead god Meta🌹🌑👍 rest in the good news 🌹 okay bye

[@tammyrobinson6409]

Why do these shows such as Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, CBS Radio Mystery Theater etc portray the female characters either as bimbos, weak hysterical flowers or too forward... just an observation 🙄

[@nanaberry4120]

That was how women were portrayed 99% of the time in tv and movies in the 1950’s and early 1960’s.

[@deborahfollowscornell9007]

Or bedraggled house wife😂😂

[@user-do2sg6ns9d]

That was the mentality of men at the time. I think the Honeymooners were the first show that didn't belittle women for the most part. I could be wrong, I was born in 62, so I'm sure I missed quite a bit I'd imagine, but it's how I remember it.

[@nanaberry4120]

@@user-do2sg6ns9d you are right. But, on the Honeymooners, Alice was the long suffering, loyal wife to a goofy, oppressive blowhard… she constantly had to save Ralph from his mess. Shows like I Love Lucy and I Married Joan were the opposite their husbands were the long suffering, loyal spouse and the wives were selfish idiots always being saved by her man.

[@GoldandAppel]

​@@deborahfollowscornell9007Who drank.

[@halfcolombian72]

I was surprised to find out that this is the same age or even newer than Alfred Hitchcock Presents. But the production is much uglier, this looks like it's made in the 30s. Sad because story wise it's ok and it has some of the same actors from the AH series too. Needless to say AH presents is superior but I guess it has more in common with Twilight Zone and Outer Limits.

[@blastradius7193]

The ethnic diversity is probably why i was a fully grown adult before i had even heard of this show. The devil is a liar and adept at miss direction. Naa meen?

[@keahithefieryone8513]

Women of color even if its black and white makes this so sultry

[@lionsden6457]

Miriam Colon, pioneering Puerto Rican actress.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

Music always accompanies the sultry types regardless of shade of skin.

[@kathyflorcruz552]

@@lionsden6457 Not as if there werent PR actress & actors in PR before you know. Just like Bollywood, or any other country has their own corrals of actors & actresses they reflect the population. Not NOW though. Now they're ridiculously out of whack.

[@ski6703]

How? DO tell, please...

[@GoldandAppel]

That double take she did.Women.

[@paddy9449]

I love those "Dames" back then!!!!!!!

[@user-do2sg6ns9d]

Yeah, sexy caught on films simply stays sexy.

[@GoldandAppel]

Femme Fatales