Panic! (TV series)

Each episode began with a person facing a sudden physical or emotional crisis.

[1] It replaced Noah's Ark and was sponsored by Chesterfield cigarettes and Max Factor cosmetics.

[3]: 606 Among notable guest stars were June Havoc, Darryl Hickman, Pamela Mason, James Mason,[1] James Whitmore,[4] Norman Leavitt, Trevor Bardette, William Kendis, Robert Vaughn, James Parnell, Barbara Billingsley, Paul Burke, William Fawcett, Clark Howat, Gary Hunley, Vivi Janiss, Ken Mayer, Chris Alcaide, Mercedes McCambridge, Ray Kellogg, Ann Rutherford, Dale Ishimoto, Robert Burton, Jess Kirkpatrick, Ray Teal, Paul Stader, Peggy Knudsen, Alan Dexter, Frank J. Scannell and Carolyn Jones.

In the 1957 episode "Marooned," James Mason, his wife Pamela and children Portland and Morgan portrayed a family trapped in a high rise building.

When the man died before giving details, the priest (played by Whitmore) turned detective to try to prevent the murder.