Ghost in the House
The inventor Abner Thorn has died, leaving a secret formula to manufacture platinum in his safe at Thorn Manor. It is essential to the economy of the world that this formula be registered immediately with the Science Council. A se...
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"Lt. Wilma Deering (Lou Prentis) goes undercover at a séance to ensure that the secret of synthetic platinum is not lost to the World. This may be the only surviving episode of the short-lived 1950 Buck Rogers TV series and for that reason is worth watching, otherwise, it is awful, and if typical, explains the series quick demise. After some (now) dated humour involving Lt. Deering's makeup-compact and fear of rubber spiders, the comely Earth Patrol officer travels in disguise to look for the secret formula in a cheap-looking 'castle room' set, complete with 18th century furnishi..."
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A kinescope of this episode was discovered in 2020, making it the only footage from the series known to exist.
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The inventor Abner Thorn has died, leaving a secret formula to manufacture platinum in his safe at Thorn Manor. It is essential to the economy of the world that this formula be registered immediately with the Science Council. A se...