Rare Objects

Mickey Rooney, who just died recently (2014), plays a big time crime boss. Unfortunately, there seems to be a big price on his head. At the beginning, he barely escapes with his life. He has a doctor on the payroll who tells him that he has a bad heart and the bullet that hit him barely missed a main artery. It is recommended that he make a decision about his future. The doctor tells him that he can live a long life and be protected from his assailants if he turns himself and his property to a guy, played by Raymond Massey. When Rooney get there we know he is doomed, even though he tries to negotiate. Massey's character is richer than rich. While Rooney is discussing his terms, the man tells him that if he waits a week, he will probably not survive. I won't spoil the ending but assure you that when all options are taken away and the character loses his ability to at least confront his fate, it fizzles. This one fizzles.

Mickey Rooney stars as fugitive gangster August Kolodney, who is on the run because rival gangsters have marked him for death, and August, who is paranoid, realizes he has been betrayed, and now alone with a bullet wound, seeks treatment from his doctor who tells him his blood pressure is dangerously high, and he will die soon if he doesn't retire. He suggests that a Dr. Glendon(played by Raymond Massey) will offer him a lifetime sanctuary for a price, which is much higher than he ever realized...Uneven tale has a fine performance by Rooney, and starts off strong(so to speak) but falls apart by the silliness of the twist ending, which just doesn't work.

I bet if they made this episode 5 years later Jimmy Hoffa would have been apart of Dr. Glendon's collection.