THERE WAS A CROOKED MAN(1950)
In the set: 100 Greatest Mystery Classics

Another Studio One production, complete with all
the commercials from Westinghouse with Betty
Furness! This takes 15 minutes of the 56 minutes
to get going! One of the tennant's of a bording
house is killed and one of the women there is
caught in the room! It seems an open and shut
case, but of course it wouldn't be any fun for
things to go the way they seem!! Quite some
humor here! B

A review from IMDb.com:

This episode was included as one of the 50 films
in the "Dark Crimes" mega pack. This is an example
of early television as presented in the anthology
series "Studio One." Yes, the picture quality is
grainy and dark and many of the actors appear to
be using their stage training for television, but
rough, cutesy, hammy beginning aside--one of my
favorite character actors, Robert Emhardt, really
munches more than Gouda (if you watch the episode,
you'll know what I mean)--it's a nifty little
mystery involving a stolen letter, murder, and
other chicaneries. The main couple has an
easy-going charm--with some banter that's a
bit risque for the times--and the viewer is
treated to some fine character actors one
didn't get to see much of. If you modernized
the episode a bit, it wouldn't be out of place
on an episode of "Perry Mason" or "Matlock,"
so if you like those program and are a fan
of early TV, this will be a treat. And dig
the ad for the "big screen" television--at
least I think it's on this episode. - FilmNutgm