A movie about the French Revolution, Robespierre, a powerful figure in the revolution and the subsequent Reign of Terror, is desperately looking for his black book, a death list of those marked by him for the guillotine and a key to help him eventually emerge as the country’s dictator. He hopes his agents will recover it, but, if it falls in to the wrong hands, it would mean his political ruin and death. Starring Robert Cummings, Arlene Dahl, Richard Basehart, and Richard Hart. Where was George Washington and Benjamin Franklin when they were needed? Richard Basehart was the star of VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA television series. Was Hollywood Squares in on this movie?
