EDITOR’S NOTE: Lady of Vengeance was on Chiller Theater on Saturday, May 9, 1964 at 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, August 28, 1965 at 11:20 p.m.

Melissa Collins (Eileen Elton) has killed herself, which drives her guardian, newspaper publisher William T. Marshall (Dennis O’Keefe), insane with the need for revenge. She blames her death on a musician named Larry Shaw (Vernon Greeves), who ruined her life with all his cheating. So what does he do? He hires master criminal — and stamp collector — Karnak (Anton Diffring) to help him plan the perfect murder.

Luckily, Marshall has a loyal — and one in love, one assumes — secretary named Katie Whiteside (Ann Sears) who goes to the police to stop the madness.

Director Burt Balaban also made Murder, Inc., Mad Dog Coll and Stranger from Venus. He worked on several movies with writer Irve Tunick.

Made in England, this even has on location shooting at the H. R. Harmer Philatelic Organisation, which has been leading stamp auctioneer in London since 1940. There’s one great twist — spoiler warning — and that’s the fact that Karnak actually killed Melissa, not Shaw. It’s a fine noir, though, and can make a late night or Saturday afternoon move quickly.

You can watch this on YouTube.