List of CBS Radio Mystery Theater episodes (1974 season)
Season of American radio series
This is an episode list for the 1974 season of the radio drama series CBS Radio Mystery Theater.[1] The series premiered on CBS on January 6, 1974, and ended on December 31, 1982.[2] A set of 1,399 original episodes aired between January 1974 and December 1982.[3][4] The series was broadcast every day of the week for the first six years with re-runs filling in empty slots starting in February 1974.[5] All episodes are available free at the Internet Archive.[6]
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A spry woman in her golden years rents a room to an ailing boarder with a peculiar confession to make. Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Leon Janney, Roger De Koven
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"The Return of the Moresbys"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
January 7, 1974 (1974-01-07)
Richard Moresby murders his wife after she bequeaths her fortune to a religious guru he finds suspicious, but strange animal behaviors lead Richard to believe she's seeking retribution from beyond the grave. Starring: Patrick O'Neal, Marian Seldes, Nick Pryor, Dan Ocko
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3
"The Bullet"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
January 8, 1974 (1974-01-08)
A Vietnam War veteran reunites with the good friend he served with; the problem is that the friend was killed during the war... and has returned from the grave for a reason. Starring: Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Ralph Bell, Martin Newman, Leon Janney, Dan Ocko
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4
"Lost Dog"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
January 9, 1974 (1974-01-09)
A woman with a phobia of dogs learns to befriend the fierce canine her husband brought home... and teaches the dog to turn against him. Starring: Kim Hunter, George Mathews, Robert Dryden, Mandy Patinkin, Gilbert Mack
Thanks to a blackmailer, a well-regarded businessman faces the possibility of a dark secret from his past coming to light. Starring: Larry Haines, Jackson Beck, Anne Meacham, Sydney Walker, Tom Keena
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6
"Honeymoon with Death"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
January 11, 1974 (1974-01-11)
A policeman must determine who's telling the truth: A newlywed woman who says her husband was murdered... or her sister, who claims that the story (and the marriage) is a fabrication. Starring: Lois Nettleton, Teri Keane, Tony Roberts, Norman Rose
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7
"I Warn You Three Times"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
January 12, 1974 (1974-01-12)
Hedy Peterson's husband vanishes while clearing the windshield of the car they're riding in during a snowstorm. After the husband reappears, he tells a newspaper reporter a fantastic tale of his marriage... and of who Hedy really is. Starring: Joan Lorring, Mason Adams, Tom Keena, Alan Manson, Sam Gray
A man executes a dark plan to reclaim a wealthy inheritance left to him by his late mother... after discovering she is very much alive. Starring: Ruby Dee, John Baragrey, Bryna Raeburn, Todd Davis, Roxie Roxer
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9
"Death Rides a Stallion"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
January 14, 1974 (1974-01-14)
A dead girl returns on a fiery steed to torment the boyfriend suspected of causing her death in a horse riding accident. Starring: Mason Adams, Marian Seldes, Paul McGrath, Barbara Worthington, Harry Bellaver
Malvina Thripp's retirement to the countryside is disrupted by a cat and a young girl who forcefully move in with her. Starring: Carmen Matthews, Joan Lorring, Gilbert Mack
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11
"Accounts Receivable"
Himan Brown
Sidney Slon
January 16, 1974 (1974-01-16)
A case of stolen money brings together an embittered son and the father whose criminal reputation has been a burden on the younger man. Starring: William Prince, Joseph Julian, Ian Martin, Ralph Carter, Joan Lovejoy, Robert Dryden, Himan Brown
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12
"You Can Die Again"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
January 17, 1974 (1974-01-17)
Spencer Chadwick offers a police detective a time-bending claim that he murdered his wife and is having an affair with another woman. Starring: Richard Mulligan, Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes, Bryna Raeburn, Gilbert Mack, Himan Brown
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13
"A Ring of Roses"
Himan Brown
S. J. Wilson
January 18, 1974 (1974-01-18)
Laurie Thornton and her fiance discover a mystery surrounding Laurie's college roommate, one that involves an antique ring, a nursery rhyme... and an ancient curse. Starring: Glynnis O'Connor, George Petrie, Sydney Walker, Elspeth Eric, Holland Taylor, Carol Hilliard
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14
"The Girl Who Found Things"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
January 19, 1974 (1974-01-19)
A couple take in a delinquent young girl with a penchant for discovering missing items — including dead bodies. Starring: Norman Rose, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden, Martha Greenhouse, Barbara Caruso, Anne Costello
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15
"The Chinaman Button"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
January 20, 1974 (1974-01-20)
"Everybody's the same when it comes to money; it's the great leveler." An advertising executive devises a ruse to embarrass a scrupulously honest rival, telling him he'll receive a $1 million "inheritance" from a distant, wealthy — and nonexistent — cousin if he authorizes the relative's murder. Starring: Paul Hecht, Mason Adams, Ralph Bell, Evie Juster, Will Hare
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16
"Dead for a Dollar"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
January 21, 1974 (1974-01-21)
Two men burned by ruthless businessman Jason Grant plot Grant's murder, only to pay the price after someone else commits the deadly deed. Starring: Paul Hecht, Joseph Julian, Joan Lovejoy, George Petrie, Tony Roberts, Mary Jane Higby
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17
"A Very Old Man"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
January 22, 1974 (1974-01-22)
An elderly man possesses an acumen for diagnosing and healing ailments using just the warmth of his hands. Starring: Santos Ortega, Norman Rose, Bryna Raeburn, William Redfield
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18
"And Nothing But the Truth"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
January 23, 1974 (1974-01-23)
David Williams is responsible for a hit-and-run accident with a pedestrian; his father, aiming to protect David's college scholarship, takes the blame... but a young investigator thinks otherwise. Starring: Arnold Moss, Ralph Bell, Clarice Blackburn, William Redfield, Kristoffer Tabori
A cross-country trip turns into a nightmare when a police detective advises a newly wedded woman that her husband was culpable in how his first two honeymoons ended — with the brides meeting their untimely demise. Starring: Betsy von Furstenberg, Michael Wager, Mason Adams, Elspeth Eric
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20
"Speak of the Devil"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
January 25, 1974 (1974-01-25)
A bride-to-be and her fiance join in on a spiritual seance conducted by her aunt, which leads to the unleashing of demons that plague the couple and the baby they conceived. Starring: Jada Rowland, Bryna Raeburn, Nick Pryor, Ian Martin
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21
"The Ring of Truth"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
January 26, 1974 (1974-01-26)
Lorna Kitteredge is torn between lying about a fatal auto accident (for the sake of her fiance Mark) or telling the truth (which would please her father but jeopardize her engagement with Mark). Starring: Agnes Moorehead, Ian Martin, Mandel Kramer, Santos Ortega, Dan Ocko
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22
"Time and Again"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
January 27, 1974 (1974-01-27)
A clockmaker discovers an antique clock that can make time stand still... so long as it remains lubricated with human blood. Starring: John Beal, Grace Matthews, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin
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23
"Three Women"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
January 28, 1974 (1974-01-28)
Despite his publisher's instance, writer Steven Lake is hesitant to alter the ending of his book, wherein its leading heroine — who's become just as real a person to Lake as his wife and mother-in-law — is killed off. Starring: Ruth Ford, George Petrie, Roger De Koven, Joan Lorring
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24
"The Man Who Heard Voices"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
January 29, 1974 (1974-01-29)
A lawyer's life is disrupted by his hearing voices, including that of his late first wife (whom he had killed in mercy). Starring: Larry Haines, Augusta Dabney, Leon Janney, Suzanne Grossman
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25
"Mother Love"
Himan Brown
Bob Juhren
January 30, 1974 (1974-01-30)
Six thousand bucks and an unusual favor are all the titular fortune teller needs to grant a spell that can give the young, infertile Paula Richards the chance to conceive a child. Starring: Joan Hackett, Evie Juster, Leon Janney, Mason Adams, Roger De Koven, Vinnette Carroll
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26
"The Man Who Asked for Yesterday"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
January 31, 1974 (1974-01-31)
Hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his brain, a man is given the chance to relive the previous day that led to his unfortunate circumstance. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster, Paul Hecht, Gilbert Mack, Ralph Bell
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"Dead Ringer"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
February 1, 1974 (1974-02-01)
A woman discovers a man who looks exactly like her estranged husband, and the two contrive a way to kill the husband and secure his wealth. Starring: Leon Janney, Joan Lovejoy, Larry Haines, Robert Dryden, Paul Hecht
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28
"A Ghostly Game of Death"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
February 2, 1974 (1974-02-02)
A developer hires a ghost hunter to drive three spirits from a condemned seaside house, those of two lovers and the sea captain who murdered them. Starring: William Prince, Joan Tyson, William Redfield, Gilbert Mack, Ralph Bell
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29
"The Sign of the Beast"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
February 3, 1974 (1974-02-03)
An impetuous archaeologist disregards tribal customs while on an excavation in South America; her selfish acts result in a native bringing an ancient curse upon her. Starring: Lois Smith, Paul McGrath, Tom Keene, Dan Ocko
A newlywed woman arrives at her new husband's seaside estate and encounters savage dogs, a resentful housekeeper... and the spirit of her husband's former wife, a film star who may have died under suspicious circumstances. Starring: Ruby Dee, Michael Wager, Teri Keane, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin
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31
"The Lady Was a Tiger"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
February 5, 1974 (1974-02-05)
An out-of-work journalist accepts an assignment in Paris and is soon accused of homicide; the woman who obtains his release from jail may also be the double agent who set him up for the crime. Starring: William Redfield, Joan Lorring, Roger De Koven, Ian Martin, Chris Gampel
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32
"After the Verdict"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
February 6, 1974 (1974-02-06)
A defense attorney ponders what should be done after the client he successfully defended in a murder case admits to the crime post-acquittal. Starring: Tony Roberts, Joseph Julian, Bryna Raeburn, Barbara Caruso, Robert Dryden, Sam Gray
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33
"Conspiracy to Defraud"
Himan Brown
Sidney Slon
February 8, 1974 (1974-02-08)
A U.S. detective, sent to France to investigate a heroin trafficking case, encounters very unwelcoming people... except for a woman he meets on the flight to Paris and quickly falls head over heels for. Starring: Paul Hecht, Suzanne Grossman, Ruth Warrick, Leon Janney, George Petrie, Gilbert Mack
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34
"The Deadly Hour"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
February 9, 1974 (1974-02-09)
A traumatized man relays to a psychiatrist a tale of infidelity and vengeance that left him literally scared silent for 25 years. Starring: Norman Rose, Marian Seldes, John Baragrey, Jack Grimes
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35
"Dead Man's Mountain"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
February 10, 1974 (1974-02-10)
Firmly determined to turn a mountain in the Adirondacks into a resort, a New York developer sets out to prove that the peak is not as cursed — and life-altering — as the locals insist it is. Starring: Alan Hewitt, Bryna Raeburn, William Redfield, Robert Dryden
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36
"A Dream of Death"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
February 12, 1974 (1974-02-12)
A college history professor and his student seem destined to fulfill the 200-year-old tale of a Civil War soldier and the rancorous woman he jilted. Starring: Michael Tolan, Marian Seldes, Evie Juster, Ira Lewis, Robert Dryden
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37
"Dig Me Deadly"
Himan Brown
S. J. Wilson
February 13, 1974 (1974-02-13)
A detective is summoned to an Arizona archeological site to examine the mystery of an ancient skeleton attached with the hands of a girl who had recently gone missing. Starring: Louise Larrabee, Mason Adams, Ralph Bell, Corrine Orr, Anne Costello, Kristoffer Tabori
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38
"Under Grave Suspicion"
Himan Brown
Henry Warner
February 14, 1974 (1974-02-14)
Two storms hit a seaside cottage: A developing hurricane, and a bitter fight between an estranged husband and wife. Starring: Ralph Bell, Patricia Wheel, Robert Dryden, William Redfield
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39
"A Lady Never Loses Her Head"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
February 16, 1974 (1974-02-16)
An American woman marries an aristocratic Brit, but upon arriving at his manor house becomes haunted by a headless apparition... one that bears a strikingly familiar resemblance. Starring: Kim Hunter, Nick Pryor, Bryna Raeburn, Court Benson, Ian Martin
Two newlyweds win a two-week vacation in a Caribbean island country... where a military general uses an army of zombies to take over the government. Starring: Tony Roberts, Jackson Beck, Suzanne Grossman, Vinnette Carroll, Bob Kaliban, Ian Martin
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41
"Blizzard of Terror"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
February 18, 1974 (1974-02-18)
A couple seeks refuge from a blizzard in a remote cabin, where the man who inhabits it may be an axe murderer wanted by the police. Starring: Lois Smith, Larry Haines, Leon Janney
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"Sea Fever"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
February 19, 1974 (1974-02-19)
A jealous sea captain has his wife on board, and threatens his crew with death if they glance at or even talk about her. Starring: George Mathews, Bret Morrison, Leon Janney, Marian Seldes, William Redfield
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"The Walls of Jericho"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
February 21, 1974 (1974-02-21)
The steward of a men's club pulls jokes on the club's snobbish members, only to discover he's also bringing up ghostly apparitions who tend to get out of hand. Starring: Robert Dryden, Mary Jane Higby, Ian Martin, Ralph Bell, Guy Sorel, Sydney Walker
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44
"The Horla"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22)
A man greets a ship in the harbor, only to realize he's invited an evil spirit that immediately plagues his sanity — and his life. Starring: Paul Hecht, Bryna Raeburn, Dan Ocko, Robert Dryden Adapted from the short story by Guy de Maupassant
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"The Horse That Wasn't For Sale"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
February 24, 1974 (1974-02-24)
To help pay off her late father's monetary debts, Crissie Runyon agrees to sell her family's stable of horses... except for Stargazer, who only obeys Crissie's directions. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Arnold Moss, William Redfield, Earl Hammond
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"The Edge of Death"
Himan Brown
Sol Panitz
February 26, 1974 (1974-02-26)
The sight of a mysterious faceless figure terrorizes a rural community, in particular a farmer distressed over his wife's illness. Starring: Patrick O'Neal, Marian Seldes, Ian Martin, Leon Janney
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"A Choice of Witnesses"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
February 28, 1974 (1974-02-28)
Even though he's tired of paying off the photographer who blackmailed him, Gordon Bailey is reluctant to join his fellow victims in a plot to kill the crook. Starring: Paul Hecht, Evie Juster, Ralph Bell, Robert Dryden
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"Out of Sight"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
March 2, 1974 (1974-03-02)
A superstitious astronaut believes the space flight she's on is cursed due to her very presence. Starring: Julia Meade, Sydney Walker, Jack Grimes, Ira Lewis
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"Prognosis Negative"
Himan Brown
Sidney Slon
March 3, 1974 (1974-03-03)
A possibly brainwashed former POW escapes from a veterans' hospital and goes on a killing spree; a spiritual medium is able to corral him... and use him for her own nefarious motives. Starring: William Redfield, Bryna Raeburn, Mason Adams, Martha Greenhouse, Earl Hammond
A literary reviewer pens a negative assessment about a book on demonology; deeply insulted, the book's author responds by placing a death curse on him. Starring: Norman Rose, Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Roger De Koven, Gilbert Mack
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51
"A Long Time to Die"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
March 5, 1974 (1974-03-05)
A criminologist and an American Indian swap lives, only to realize their exchanged circumstances threaten to engulf them (one must provide a deposition before a tribal council, the other the same before Congress). Starring: Mandel Kramer, Grace Matthews, Arnold Moss, Nat Polen, Mason Adams
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52
"The Sending"
Himan Brown
Robert Newman
March 6, 1974 (1974-03-06)
A professor targets two college students through a form of black magic, with an end result that helps prolong the life of his ailing wife. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes, Tony Roberts, Phoebe Dorin
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"The Creature from the Swamp"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
March 7, 1974 (1974-03-07)
After a woman is rescued from swampy quicksand, she tells her liberator that she's being pursued by a swamp creature. Starring: Jack Grimes, Joan Lorring, Leon Janney, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin
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"The Thing in the Cave"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
March 11, 1974 (1974-03-11)
Two couples are trapped in a cave, one already occupied by a mysterious resident. Starring: Teri Keane, Marian Seldes, Michael Wager, Bob Kaliban
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"A Sacrifice in Blood"
Himan Brown
Milt Wisoff
March 12, 1974 (1974-03-12)
Two archeologists discover and adopt a baby boy found in an ancient Aztec temple — much to their own regret. Starring: Patricia Roe, Ralph Bell, Ian Martin, Don Scardino
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"A Little Night Murder"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
March 13, 1974 (1974-03-13)
A serial killer stalks women in his town, all to fulfill a childhood promise to kill them. Starring: Tony Roberts, Suzanne Grossman, Jack Grimes, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden
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"The Fall of the House of Usher"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
March 14, 1974 (1974-03-14)
An adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale about an insane heir, his cataleptic sister, and macabre incidents that tear apart both a house and a family. Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Arnold Moss, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden
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"Sea of Troubles"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
March 18, 1974 (1974-03-18)
With his brother's help, a man conspires to murder his wife and secure her wealth while on a trans-Atlantic cruise. Starring: Staats Cotsworth, Bryna Raeburn, Dan Ocko, Earl Hammond, Ian Martin
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59
"Frankenstein Revisited"
Himan Brown
Milt Wisoff
March 19, 1974 (1974-03-19)
A news team plans to cover the 400th anniversary of the death of Baron Von Frankenstein — a commemoration the doctor and his creature are eager to crash. Starring: Michael Wager, Leon Janney, Ralph Bell, Evie Juster, William Redfield
A ghostly tale of a two-timing man who continues to romance both his wife and his mistress even after his death. Starring: Beatrice Straight, Paula Trueman, Joan Lorring, John Baragrey
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"Ordeal by Fire"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
March 21, 1974 (1974-03-21)
A father and daughter are crippled with 3rd degree burns for refusing a $1 million demand by a man who can control elemental fire. It prompts the father to turn his home into a fortress, and his daughter to ask her beau for assistance. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Julie Newmar, Earl Hammond, Guy Sorel, Sydney Walker
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"Diary of a Madman"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
March 25, 1974 (1974-03-25)
A magistrate confesses to his secret life as a multiple-times murderer in this retelling of the Guy de Maupassant short story. Starring: Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Robert Dryden, William Redfield
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"Death by Whose Hands"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
March 26, 1974 (1974-03-26)
In the early 20th century, a prosthetic surgeon transplants the hands of a prodigious musician onto the man who was his rival — with deadly repercussions. Starring: Stefan Schnabel, Ira Lewis, Robert Drivus, Marian Seldes, Roger De Koven
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"It's Simply Murder"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
March 27, 1974 (1974-03-27)
A hen-pecked husband who's long dreamt of escaping his domineering wife gets caught up in a weekend-long plot to not only kill her, but also rob a bank and escape with another woman. Starring: Jack Gilford, Marian Hailey, Bryna Raeburn, Dan Ocko, Ian Martin
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"The Unearthly Gift"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
March 28, 1974 (1974-03-28)
A clairvoyant cook at a lumberjack camp takes action when she foresees a horrible premonition of death involving a camp newcomer. Starring: Betsy Palmer, Mason Adams, Jackson Beck, Carmen Matthews, Ian Martin
A man marries for the money, but finds his rich new wife and her cat repulsive... and is convinced by the cat that he will eventually murder his wife. Starring: Norman Rose, Marian Seldes, Evie Juster, Robert Dryden, Joe DeSantis Based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe
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"The Pharoah's Curse"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
April 2, 1974 (1974-04-02)
An ancient curse plagues an archeologist and a singer as they hunt for a treasure of jewels within an Egyptian tomb. Starring: Kim Hunter, George Petrie, Dan Ocko, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin
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"Die! You're on Magic Camera"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
April 3, 1974 (1974-04-03)
An aspiring photographer takes possession of a camera that takes pictures of future events. He's soon pursued by the people who made the camera, as well as its past subjects. Starring: Nick Pryor, Teri Keane, Joan Lovejoy, Joseph Julian, William Redfield
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"The Thing Inside"
Himan Brown
Robert Newman
April 4, 1974 (1974-04-04)
An artist and his wife buy a glass paperweight at a curio store. The artist soon develops a fixation on it, and his wife believes he's being controlled by an evil spirit after suspecting his involvement in a greedy developer's death. Starring: Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Bob Kaliban, Leon Janney
The bride's mother plays villain when she suspects her son-in-law married her not-very-beautiful daughter solely for her wealth. Starring: Jack Grimes, Corinne Orr, Carmen Matthews, Sydney Smith
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"The Murder Museum"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
April 9, 1974 (1974-04-09)
A wax museum dedicated to infamous criminals is preparing to unveil a violent murder's reenactment. When Lisa Brandon is unable to get an advanced showing, she relays to a tour guide the story of a tormented acquaintance who had protested the exhibit's development. Starring: Michael Wager, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Leon Janney
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"Out of Focus"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
April 10, 1974 (1974-04-10)
A married ad executive with a troubled family life falls madly in love with a mysterious woman he wants to photograph for a lucrative campaign. Problem is, only he can see her... and there's a reason her image is hard to capture. Starring: William Redfield, Joan Lorring, Suzanne Grossman, Dan Ocko, Ralph Bell, Earl Hammond
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"Strange Company"
Himan Brown
Bob Juhran
April 11, 1974 (1974-04-11)
A wealthy elderly woman is terrorized by visitors only she can see; her nephew and his equally unsympathetic wife use his aunt's apparent hallucinations to rob her of her wealth. Starring: Bryna Raeburn, George Petrie, Gilbert Mack, Lori March
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"Only the Dead Remember"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
April 15, 1974 (1974-04-15)
"Mother Hennessey's chickens are coming home to roost." A Korean War veteran talks two fellow ex-prisoners of war into killing another ex-POW who foiled their escape attempt (and may have caused the disappearance of a compatriot) from a North Korean camp. Starring: Tony Roberts, Mandel Kramer, George Petrie, Bryna Raeburn, Lon Clark
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"Men Without Mouths"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
April 16, 1974 (1974-04-16)
An aging mobster is haunted by visions of figures without mouths; the daughter of a mob compatriot (whom he adopted after her father's death) and her fiancé try to aid him through his terror. Starring: Joe Silver, Patricia Elliott, Dan Ocko, Ira Lewis
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"The Horror Within"
Himan Brown
Milt Wisoff
April 17, 1974 (1974-04-17)
After his girlfriend's death, a young man turns to religion, successfully seeking the power to prevent future pain and suffering in the world. But over time, his grief heals, his faith sways... and his desire to wield his powers grows. Starring: Don Scardino, Dolores Sutton, Joseph Julian, Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond
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"A Portrait of Death"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
April 18, 1974 (1974-04-18)
A police detective looks into the background of his soon-to-be brother-in-law, an arts school failure turned celebrated painter whose portrait subjects die not long after their paintings are finished. Starring: Nat Polen, Marian Seldes, Jack Grimes, Jackson Beck, Roger De Koven[7]
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78
"The Wishing Stone"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
April 22, 1974 (1974-04-22)
A young country girl believes an angel gave her a wishing stone, but the hopeful things she wishes for produce nothing but adversity for her downtrodden family and the community around her. Starring: Clarice Blackburn, William Prince, Anne Costello, Jack Grimes, Robert Dryden[8]
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"The Ghost Driver"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
April 23, 1974 (1974-04-23)
The ghost of a driver who killed the past proprietors of a country inn threaten the inn's current owners and their guests. Starring: Augusta Dabney, Mason Adams, Mary Jane Higby, Norman Rose, Nick Pryor, Leon Janney
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"The Hand"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
April 24, 1974 (1974-04-24)
A man receives a human hand in the mail and believes it to be a harbinger of doom. Starring: Alexander Scourby, Ian Martin, Mildred Clinton, Guy Sorel Adopted from a short story by Guy de Maupassant
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"Sunrise to Sunset"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
April 25, 1974 (1974-04-25)
The bereaving children of a strong-willed woman fear she may have returned from the dead as a vampire. Starring: Marian Seldes, Bryna Raeburn, William Johnstone, William Redfield[9]
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"All Living Things Must Die"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
April 29, 1974 (1974-04-29)
Barbara is joylessly stuck at home with a domineering husband, a longing to have a baby, and only her houseplants to nurture and talk to. But when Barbara dares to give voice to how she really feels about her husband, her plants take lethal action. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Larry Haines, Ralph Bell
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"The Venus d'Ile"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
April 30, 1974 (1974-04-30)
"I am the Goddess of Love... but I am also the Goddess of Death." In part to resolve his casino debts, deep-in-the-hole gambler Claude plans to propose marriage to his rich, aristocratic girlfriend. But in a careless moment, he places his ring in the hand of a statue of Venus. It awakens the goddess, who demands Claude give her his heart... or his life. Starring: Norman Rose, Joan Lovejoy, Evie Juster, Dan Ocko, Robert Dryden Adapted from a short story by Prosper Mérimée
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"The Death Bell"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
May 1, 1974 (1974-05-01)
An American man encounters worried hosts, IRA sympathizers, and a mysterious woman's voice while journeying to his ancestral home in Ireland. Starring: Michael Tolan, Marian Seldes, William Redfield, Guy Sorel[10]
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85
"Dracula"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
May 2, 1974 (1974-05-02)
Bram Stoker's classic tale is retold in a story of a young woman being drained of her blood — and her life — by the titular vampire; she and her loved ones must undertake an effort to stop him. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Paul Hecht, Stefan Schnabel, Michael Wager, Marian Seldes
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86
"Murder with Malice"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
May 6, 1974 (1974-05-06)
A brother attempts to hypnotize his sister into killing their father. Starring: Marcia Rodd, Ira Lewis, Nick Pryor, Staats Cotsworth
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87
"The Suicide Club"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
May 7, 1974 (1974-05-07)
A high stakes gambler joins a club with a lethal demand: commit murder, or be forced to take their own lives. Starring: Barry Nelson, Marian Seldes, John Baragrey, Dan Ocko, Lloyd Batista Adapted from a short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
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"The Breaking Point"
Himan Brown
Henry Warner
May 8, 1974 (1974-05-08)
A scientist's work in thought projection turns dangerous when he targets his wife's subconscious with a macabre idea — that she should murder him. Starring: Roger DeKoven, Bryna Raeburn, Nat Polen
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89
"A Tiny Drop of Poison"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
May 9, 1974 (1974-05-09)
A charismatic politician holds a dark secret: she committed an unsolved murder during her days as a hippie radical. It's a cold case her detective husband has been assigned to crack. Starring: Tammy Grimes, Paul Hecht, Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond
A series of killings of women in the neighborhood worry a boarding house matron, who thinks her new lodger may be responsible. Starring: Kim Hunter, Michael Wager, Robert Dryden, Mary Jane Higby, Joseph Julian
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91
"Voices of Death"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
May 14, 1974 (1974-05-14)
Actor Jason Phillips must use his wiles to avoid killing the widow of noted producer Peter Truro, whose apparition appears through Jason's TV set urging him to commit the deadly deed. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Ralph Bell, Evie Juster, Bob Kaliban
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92
"The Forever Man"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
May 15, 1974 (1974-05-15)
A healthy yet delinquent young man is given monetary and material security by an elderly millionaire, in exchange for one thing: The older man wants the younger's body, through "psychic surgery," to regain his youth. Starring: Paul Hecht, Bryna Raeburn, Dan Ocko, William Redfield, Leon Janney[11]
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93
"The Trouble with Ruth"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
May 16, 1974 (1974-05-16)
Two thieves coerce a trying-to-go-straight kleptomaniac into stealing a diamond pin for them, threatening to tell her husband if she doesn't assist. Starring: Marian Seldes, George Petrie, Jack Grimes, Jackson Beck, Gilbert Mack
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94
"The Crack in the Wall"
Himan Brown
Sidney Slon
May 20, 1974 (1974-05-20)
Grieving over the loss of their daughter in a house fire, a couple try but fail to repair a crack in the basement wall of their new home; then they start to hear their daughter's cries through that crack. Starring: Celeste Holm, Anne Costello, Robert Dryden, Robert Maxwell, Wesley Addy
95
95
"The Longest Knife"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
May 21, 1974 (1974-05-21)
A woman vows to take revenge upon the third world dictator who killed her son. Starring: Bryna Raeburn, Marian Seldes, Jack Grimes, Leon Janney, Gilbert Mack
Disappointing his heirs, a magician leaves his entire estate to his daughter, along with a promise to protect her from harm through a statue in the estate's courtyard. Starring: Patricia Elliott, Tony Roberts, Grace Matthews, Court Benson, Paul Hecht
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97
"Mirror for Murder"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
May 27, 1974 (1974-05-27)
Tired of living in the shadow of her husband and his job, a woman sees her reflection in the mirror and starts to reclaim her sense of self. Starring: Celeste Holm, Robert Dryden, William Redfield, Wesley Addy
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98
"The Phantom Lullaby"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
May 29, 1974 (1974-05-29)
Two parents rent an expensive apartment for their daughter, who's recuperating from a bitter relationship and an abortion. But the apartment holds a resident spirit that soon haunts her. Starring: Rosemary Murphy, Arnold Moss, Mason Adams, Corinne Orr, Robert Dryden
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99
"Dressed to Kill"
Himan Brown
Bob Juhran
May 30, 1974 (1974-05-30)
An unemployed actor fakes his own "accidential" death, then passes himself off as his "wife" in order to claim the double indemnity policy he took out on his person years earlier. Starring: Robert Morse, Bryna Raeburn, Dan Ocko, Earl Hammond, Michael Tolan
A newlywed couple stop off in a small town for car repairs. When the wife steps away to get a quick bite to eat, she returns to find the garage, the car, her husband, and the mechanic have all vanished. Starring: Marian Seldes, George Petrie, Larry Haines, Gilbert Mack
101
101
"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
June 4, 1974 (1974-06-04)
A Confederate spy escapes the hangman's noose and journeys through enemy territory in this retelling of Ambrose Bierce's classic short story. Starring: William Prince, Mildred Clinton, Jack Grimes, Leon Janney, William Redfield
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102
"Darling Deadly Dolores"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
June 6, 1974 (1974-06-06)
A scientist discovers a computer's conspiracy to exterminate all animal life on Earth. Starring: Nat Polen, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Roger De Koven
A young man discovers the ability to trade from others their physical traits and afflictions, using his gift to impress his sweetheart and her hard-to-please father. Starring: Tony Roberts, Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster, Gilbert Mack, Robert Dryden, Jack Grimes Adapted by Slesar from his 1961 short story "The Self-Improvement of Salvadore Ross" (which was also adapted into a 1964 episode of TV's The Twilight Zone)
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104
"The Rat"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
June 12, 1974 (1974-06-12)
A genius scientist develops a highly-evolved, super-intelligent rodent, which he sends to attack his unfaithful wife's lover. Starring: Michael Wager, Joan Lorring, Ralph Bell, Bob Kaliban
105
105
"The House of the Seven Gables"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
June 13, 1974 (1974-06-13)
An adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel about the curses and tragedies that befall a mansion's owner and his descendants. Starring: Norman Rose, Arnold Moss, Bryna Raeburn, Jada Rowland, Staats Cotsworth
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106
"Three Times Dead"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
June 17, 1974 (1974-06-17)
After a cop is forced to kill two culprits in an attempted store robbery, the grateful shopkeeper offers to the cop's wife a reward of a figurine that will grant the bearer three wishes. Starring: William Redfield, Sam Gray, Suzanne Grossman, Dan Ocko Based on a short story by W. W. Jacobs
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107
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
June 18, 1974 (1974-06-18)
An adaptation of the Robert Louis Stevensontale about a sociable doctor and the sinister alter ego he develops after an experiment gone awry. Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Marian Seldes, Ian Martin, Court Benson
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108
"The Secret Doctrine"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
June 20, 1974 (1974-06-20)
The obsessed French fan of a famous American actor becomes revengeful when he humiliatingly rejects her marriage-minded advances. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Mildred Clinton, William Johnstone, Robert Dryden, Nick Pryor
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109
"Escape! Escape!"
Himan Brown
Bob Juhren
June 24, 1974 (1974-06-24)
With the help of the former's wife, Army stockade escapees Hank Farley and Will Chase take refuge in a house in the woods, one already occupied by an elderly woman with mystic powers. Starring: Teri Keane, Robert Dryden, Bob Kaliban, Bryna Raeburn
Prompted by her sister's panicked final words, a woman learns of a drug developed by a mysterious doctor, a prescription that can literally scare a person to death. Starring: Kim Hunter, Mason Adams, Alan Hewitt, Ian Martin, Phoebe Dorin
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111
"Yesterday's Murder"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
June 27, 1974 (1974-06-27)
A down-on-her-luck woman is granted the opportunity to go back in time 21 years and right a past wrong to set her life in order. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Leon Janney, Patricia Wheel, Robert Maxwell
A couple take refuge from a storm in a secluded beach house, which is already occupied by two men — one of whom is toting a revolver. Starring: Joseph Julian, Evie Juster, Jack Grimes, Gordon Gould
Grieving from the tragic death of their only child, a couple take in a young orphan, who not only cures the woman's migranes... but also robs both of them blind. Starring: Michael Tolan, Gilbert Mack, Hetty Galen, Marian Seldes, Martha Greenhouse
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114
"The Young Die Good"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
July 4, 1974 (1974-07-04)
A married couple move next to a strange house, but their differing visual interpretations of its occupant (the wife sees her as frail, the husband sees her as young and attractive) creates a strain in their marriage. Starring: Patricia Elliott, Carol Teitel, Ira Lewis, Dan Ocko
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115
"Too Many Women Can Kill You"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
July 8, 1974 (1974-07-08)
Silas Cunningham is haunted by several women: The blackmailing maid and her sister, who know Silas is responsible for his wife's death... and the spirit of that wife, who haunts him in his dreams. Starring: Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Bryna Raeburn, Guy Sorel
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116
"And Death Makes Even Steven"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
July 9, 1974 (1974-07-09)
A profligate young man plots the murder of his twin brother, whom he believes slighted him out of an inheritance from their father. Starring: Michael Tolan, Paul Hecht, Joan Lovejoy, Ian Martin
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117
"The Devil-God"
Himan Brown
Mary Jane Higby
July 11, 1974 (1974-07-11)
Jeff & Katie Moore inherit her late father's sprawling ranch in the American Southwest, on which roams a mysterious Palamino stallion; the Moores' attempt to claim the horse as their own give the indigenous ranchands grave concern. Starring: Ruby Dee, Mandel Kramer, Leon Janney, Guy Sorel
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118
"The Canterville Ghost"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
July 15, 1974 (1974-07-15)
A spirit repeatedly attempts to scare away the new owners of his castle, instead becoming a source of hilarity and amusement. Starring: Arnold Moss, Marian Seldes, Mildred Clinton, William Redfield, Robert Dryden Adapted from the short story by Oscar Wilde
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119
"The Real Printer's Devil"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
July 17, 1974 (1974-07-17)
A young couple luck out in finding an inexpensive apartment in New York's Central Park West, but soon learn it already has an invisible guest for an occupant. Starring: Paul Hecht, Jada Rowland, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin
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120
"The Dream Woman"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
July 18, 1974 (1974-07-18)
A man abandons his loyal wife to pursue a struggling actress he met at a bar; he believes the barfly is his "dream woman" — but soon has dreams that he will die at his new paramour's hands. Starring: Kevin McCarthy, Teri Keane, Grace Matthews, Robert Dryden Adapted from a short story by Wilkie Collins
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121
"The Deadly Process"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
July 22, 1974 (1974-07-22)
In order to save his job, an unskilled engineer pilfers from an old friend the secret to a revolutionary industrial process; it earns him a promotion, but he must lie, cheat, and bribe in order to keep how he got the idea a secret. Starring: Norman Rose, Ralph Bell, Marian Seldes, Robert Maxwell, Jackson Beck
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122
"Adam's Astral Self"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
July 23, 1974 (1974-07-23)
Adam Farr is able to project his spiritual self to other places; it annoys his wife enough that she leaves him, but Adam has a plan to woo her back. Starring: Michael Wager, Jennifer Harmon, Jacqueline Brookes, William Redfield
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123
"My Sister — Death"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
July 25, 1974 (1974-07-25)
A twisted tale of Sybil Carter's attempts to driver her sister Andrea insane in order to gain their late brother's estate... or is Andrea already in need of a psychiatrist? Starring: Beatrice Straight, Marian Seldes, Paul Hecht, George Petrie
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124
"Ghost at High Noon"
Himan Brown
Elizabeth Pennell
July 29, 1974 (1974-07-29)
Stuck in the middle of the desert with a broken down car, two women are rescued by an old man in a covered wagon, who takes them to the nearest town where he and the townsfolk insists that the women stay. Starring: Celeste Holm, Frances Sternhagen, Nat Polen, Gilbert Mack
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125
"The Only Blood"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
July 31, 1974 (1974-07-31)
An immigrant shoemaker vows murderous revenge after he and his family are attacked by the local mafia for his refusal to pay "protection" money. Meanwhile, the mafia's head feels torn between his chosen business and the love of his daughter. Starring: Howard DaSilva, Ken Harvey, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Jack Grimes
A chance encounter with the wife of his next victim, and hearing the heartbreaking story that the couple shares, changes a hired assassin's mindset. Starring: Mike Kellin, Alan Manson, Earl Hammond, Lon Clark, Marian Seldes
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127
"I Thought You Were Dead"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
August 5, 1974 (1974-08-05)
One year after murdering her husband and his writing partner, an author begins to receive phone calls from her deceased spouse, who wants to remind her of who possessed the real writing talent in their relationship. Starring: Arlene Francis, Mary Jane Higby, Guy Sorel, Robert Dryden
Set in 1874, this story of murder and mayhem finds the late Lord Burleigh of Moreland laid out in an open crypt (per his wishes; he feared being buried alive), but then his body mysteriously vanishes. Starring: Suzanne Grossman, Gordon Gould, Ann Pitoniak, Ian Martin, Court Benson, George Lowther
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129
"The Picture of Dorian Gray"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
August 7, 1974 (1974-08-07)
A handsome, narcissistic young man makes a devilish bargain in exchange for eternal youth; but as evil consumes him, his portrait changes to mirror the abomination he has become. Starring: Nick Pryor, Norman Rose, Roger De Koven, Marian Seldes Adapted from the novel by Oscar Wilde
Marge Miller's blissfulness is shattered when her presumed-dead first husband returns to demand his share of the insurance money she received after his death. Starring: Joan Lorring, Joseph Julian, Dan Ocko, Hetty Galen, Tom Keena
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"The Beach of Falesá"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
August 12, 1974 (1974-08-12)
After being outcast for marrying a local woman in defiance of the local faith, a South Sea island merchant must fight a voodoo religion and a shrewd business rival to regain his business, his pride, and his family's honor. Starring: Alexander Scourby, Evie Juster, Ian Martin, Robert Dryden Adapted from the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
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132
"The Frontiers of Fear"
Himan Brown
Milt Wisoff
August 13, 1974 (1974-08-13)
At a pawn shop, a down-on-his-luck hustler buys an old typewriter that has the power to prolifically type remarkable stories just by touching its keys. Starring: Jerry Stiller, Paul Tripp, Bryna Raeburn, Bob Kaliban
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133
"Journey Into Terror"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
August 14, 1974 (1974-08-14)
A police detective tells Jane Stoddard that her new husband, Tom, is a serial killer, and is asked to become bait in the cops' attempt to nab him. Starring: Roy Thinnes, Lynn Loring, Carol Teitel
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134
"The Final Vow"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
August 15, 1974 (1974-08-15)
Distraught after a priceless religious figurine in her possession is stolen, Sister Pamela leaves the convent to devote her time to finding the item and return it to a dying nun. Starring: Rosemary Rice, Bryna Raeburn, Ann Pitoniak, Jack Grimes, Joe Silver, Ken Harvey Adapted by Slesar from his own short story
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135
"The Hands of Mrs. Mallory"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
August 19, 1974 (1974-08-19)
After a paralyzed Melinda West regains the ability to walk, the recently widowed Ida Mallory asks Melinda's doctor if the same "water of faith" he gave Melinda can help Ida regain the use of her own hands. Starring: Celeste Holm, Patricia Elliot, William Redfield, Evie Juster, Arnold Moss, Leon Janney
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136
"A Preview of Death"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
August 20, 1974 (1974-08-20)
Despite reservations, an engineer certifies as safe a cable car at his family's mountain resort. His apprehensions increase when he has dreams of a young woman perishing in that same car. Starring: Russell Horton, Staats Cotsworth, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Clarice Blackburn
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137
"Having a Horrible Time"
Himan Brown
Bob Juhren
August 21, 1974 (1974-08-21)
After her court testimony brings down a notorious New York druglord, Amy Hastings and a friend vacation at a singles resort populated by lots of men — one of whom is out to murder Amy on the druglord's behalf. Starring: Lynn Loring, Frances Sternhagen, Mandel Kramer, Ralph Bell, Nat Polen
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138
"The Case of M.J.H."
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
August 22, 1974 (1974-08-22)
A con man persuades a psychiatrist's receptionist into stealing the doctor's private files so that he can blackmail the patients, one of whom plays a hard bargain. Starring: Augusta Dabney, Jack Grimes, Alan Hewitt, Robert Maxwell
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139
"The Deadliest Favor"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
August 26, 1974 (1974-08-26)
Edmund Churchill does a favor by harboring an old friend who's on the lam from the law; it immediately causes trouble between Edmund and his wife. Starring: Norman Rose, Marian Seldes, Dan Ocko, Ralph Bell
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140
"The Fatal Marksman"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
August 28, 1974 (1974-08-28)
To impress both the girl he loves and her father, an office clerk takes up hunting. His move breaks a vow he made to his late mother, who curses him into making bad shots; but another, more friendly spirit offers a way to reverse his errors — for a price. Starring: Michael Wager, Suzanne Grossman, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, William Johnstone
141
141
"Medium Rare"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
August 29, 1974 (1974-08-29)
Bilked out of big money while he was alive, the demanding ghost of a big-time gambler asks husband-and-wife false psychics to help exact revenge against a Las Vegas blackjack dealer and his wife, the ghost's ex-girlfriend. Starring: Joan Lovejoy, Robert Dryden, Mason Adams, Marian Seldes, George Petrie
Hans Chevenic works long hours for his sadistic shoemaker uncle Anatole, who in return gives meager pay and no assurance of an inheritance; it leaves Hans fantasizing about Anatole's death — a dream that may come true in ways Hans might not have imagined. Starring: Alexander Scourby, Gilbert Mack, Ann Pitoniak, Sidney Slon
Barry Holden inherits an amulet containing an imp that can grant wishes of wealth... but to save his soul, Barry must sell the talisman for less than he paid for it. Starring: William Redfield, Joan Lorring, Santos Ortega, Ian Martin, Leon Janney Adapted from the short story by Robert Louis Stevenson
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144
"Deadline for Death"
Himan Brown
Arnold Moss
September 5, 1974 (1974-09-05)
Sam Rogers testifies against his former partner-in-crime, Johnny Promo, but goes into seclusion in the wake of Johnny's promise that Sam will die within 30 days of his execution. Starring: Joseph Julian, Michael Tolan, June Gable, Guy Repp
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145
"Double Exposure"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
September 9, 1974 (1974-09-09)
A cop's widow asks her police detective friend to investigate the backgrounds of two men: one claims she is his former neighbor; the other insists she's the ex-wife who abandoned him and his family years earlier. Starring: Kim Hunter, Larry Haines, Joan Shea, Sam Gray
A gifted concert pianist is devastated when his right hand is amputated after an auto accident... and infuriated when he learns the procedure was unnecessary. Starring: Mandel Kramer, Carol Teitel, Marian Seldes, Russell Horton
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147
"The Trouble with Murder"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
September 12, 1974 (1974-09-12)
Brooklyn police are baffled by the deaths of four women found naked and mutilated; the man responsible may be an artist who's been recruited to paint a nude picture of an aristocrat. Starring: Robert Morse, Bryna Raeburn, Evie Juster, Jackson Beck, Ian Martin
Marjorie & Bert Desmond and their son Robbie rent a long-abandoned seaside home for the summer. After they move in, the ghost of a sea captain's wife who lived there two centuries earlier warns Marjorie they'd better leave, lest Bert and Robbie become lost at sea... the same fate as the ghost's own husband and son. Starring: Patricia Wheel, Gordon Gould, Billie Lou Watt, Mary Jane Higby, Guy Sorel
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149
"Thicker Than Water"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
September 17, 1974 (1974-09-17)
A lawyer tries to prove to a jury — and to himself — that his mugger client is innocent of murder by asking to perform a chemical test on the knife allegedly used in the killing. Starring: Jay Gregory, Robert Dryden, Bob Kaliban, Grace Matthews, Ira Lewis
150
150
"The Garden"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
September 19, 1974 (1974-09-19)
A man and woman find themselves imprisoned in a peculiar forest that has two sides: one is as deathly frightening as the giant presiding over it; the other as gentle and enticing as the woman who resides there. Starring: Jennifer Harmon, Jack Grimes, Nancy Coleman, Joe Silver
151
151
"Island of the Lost"
Himan Brown
Arnold Moss
September 23, 1974 (1974-09-23)
A middle-aged man travels to an island resort to surprise his young beloved, but uncertainty about their relationship leads to doubts about himself. Starring: Norman Rose, Marian Seldes, Bob Kaliban, Ian Martin
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152
"The Deadly Blind Man's Bluff"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
September 25, 1974 (1974-09-25)
Emotionally distraught after losing his sight in an accident, a construction worker still possesses a strong body and agile mind... traits that come in handy when he comes face-to-face with a murderer on the loose. Starring: Mason Adams, Augusta Dabney, Bryna Raeburn, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond
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153
"The Spectral Bride"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
September 26, 1974 (1974-09-26)
"In older days, an alchemist was a man accorded most infinite respect..." but here, it's an alchemist's late daughter that demands respect, and her father's life-restoring potion, from her now-remarried husband. Starring: Michael Wager, Joan Lorring, Patricia Elliott, Robert Dryden, Jordan Charney
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154
"Murder to Perfection"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
September 30, 1974 (1974-09-30)
Nikki Carpenter is horrified when her fiance's brother candidly confesses to murdering Nikki's sister, his previous wife. He says he tricked his wife, and others, into killing themselves... and promises that Nikki will be his next victim. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Joseph Campanella, John Newland
October
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"The Bride That Wasn't"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
October 1, 1974 (1974-10-01)
Two weeks after becoming engaged, Amy Prentice travels to the home of her fiance... who's already married, and has no recollection of ever meeting Amy. Starring: Janet Waldo, William Quinn, Anne Seymour, Lurene Tuttle, Bernard Barrow
156
156
"The Golden Blood of the Sun"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
October 3, 1974 (1974-10-03)
After moving from New England to Florida, a timeshare salesman hits a run of rainy days and bad luck. Believing him to be cursed, his boss sends the salesman to Mexico City... where he discovers that he's the reincarnation of an Aztec Prince. Starring: John Forsythe, Rita Gam, Arnold Moss, Berry Kroeger
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157
"Sister of Death"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
October 7, 1974 (1974-10-07)
At a public auction, a recently married woman purchases a portrait that happens to depict her new husband's first wife... who was murdered during a robbery. Starring: K. T. Stevens, Amzie Strickland, Alan Reed, Bret Morrison
158
158
"Trapped"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
October 9, 1974 (1974-10-09)
An ailing woman is convinced her husband and her new caregiver are plotting to kill her, and conspires with her old nurse to stay alive. Starring: Nina Foch, Charles Aidman, Joe DeSantis, Lesley Woods, Joan Tompkins
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159
"The Doll"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
October 10, 1974 (1974-10-10)
Jealous over the upcoming marriage of his old friend's daughter, an anthropologist arranges to have made a voodoo doll in the woman's likeness to stop the nupitals. Starring: Joanne Linville, Ross Martin, Virginia Gregg, Karl Swenson
Waylaid on a small island, a lawyer becomes witness to the locals' own brand of justice — a kangaroo court determined to hang a man who was already acquitted of murder on the mainland. Starring: John Beal, Bret Morrison, Denise Alexander, Casey Kasem
161
161
"Picture on a Wall"
Himan Brown
George Lowther
October 15, 1974 (1974-10-15)
An aspiring stage ingenue finds a visitor in the courtyard of her new Greenwich Village apartment, a man who says he's the grandson — and is also the spitting image — of a figure on a painting in the apartment. Starring: Diane Baker, John Newland, Anne Seymour, Dennis Cole
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162
"The Last Escape"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
October 17, 1974 (1974-10-17)
Aging escape artist The Great Ferlini plans a headline-making endeavor, one that even Harry Houdini couldn't complete; his wife and her lover wants to make sure he does not succeed. Starring: Robert Dryden, Joan Lovejoy, Joseph Julian, Russell Horton, Bob Kaliban Adapted by Slesar from his script for a 1961 episode of TV's Alfred Hitchcock Presents
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"Mind Over Matthew"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
October 21, 1974 (1974-10-21)
A 40-year-old bachelor marries a woman half his age, but her power to heal leads him to believe she might be a witch. Starring: William Redfield, Evie Juster, Bryna Raeburn, Court Benson
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164
"See Naples and Die"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
October 23, 1974 (1974-10-23)
A U.S. Senator fears for his daughter's well-being — and his political future — upon learning she's about to marry the target of his subcommittee's investigation, a known tax felon who's living in exile in Italy. Starring: Michael Wager, Dan Ocko, Ken Harvey, Marian Seldes, Larry Haines
165
165
"A Cage for Augie Karo"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
October 24, 1974 (1974-10-24)
Incarcerated criminal Augie Karo may have found a way out of prison when an elderly fellow inmate gives him a vial of powder that can put him to sleep for centuries. Starring: Leon Janney, Evie Juster, Robert Maxwell, Earl Hammond
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166
"Possessed by the Devil"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
October 28, 1974 (1974-10-28)
A minister's young son is hospitalized with a supposedly fatal skull injury; the boy's recovery may be due to possession by a malign spirit. Starring: Donald Buka, Joan Shea, Ian Martin, Leon Janney, Guy Sorel
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"The Black Room"
Himan Brown
Elspeth Eric
October 29, 1974 (1974-10-29)
The story of a man who, for reasons undisclosed, is kidnapped and imprisoned in a room devoid of light and diversions; those who preceded him died or went insane, yet to his kidnappers' astonishment, he manages to survive. Starring: Larry Haines, George Petrie, Peter Collins
168
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"The Demon Spirit"
Himan Brown
Milt Wisoff
October 31, 1974 (1974-10-31)
After being told his bethroed's father gave her hand in marriage to another suitor, a student ponders using the evil skills he learned from a miracle worker to prevent the wedding. Starring: Norman Rose, Mason Adams, Marian Seldes, Jack Grimes, Nat Polen, Joe Silver Based on The Dybbuk by S. Ansky
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"Bury Me Again"
Himan Brown
Henry Slesar
November 4, 1974 (1974-11-04)
A survivor of a horrible train wreck assumes the name of a victim so that he and his wife can collect on the dead man's sizeable life insurance policy. Starring: Michael Tolan, Vicki Vola, Gilbert Mack, Mary Jane Higby, Robert Dryden.
A man becomes convinced he's the reincarnation of a famous 19th century murderer. Starring: Shepperd Strudwick, Marian Seldes, Lon Clark, William Redfield, Chris Gampel.
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"How Eberhard Won His Wings"
Himan Brown
Arnold Moss
November 7, 1974 (1974-11-07)
Timid bank teller Eberhard Edwards is so righteous to everyone that he literally grows angel wings; now the butt of embarrassing jokes, he and his wife must find a sinful way to shed them. Starring: Hans Conried, Marian Hailey, Jackson Beck, Bryna Raeburn, Martha Greenhouse, Arnold Moss.
As a great tidal wave heads for Hawaiʻi, two young lovers' proposed marriage is frowned upon by both the groom's mother (a Polynesian queen) and the bride's father (a wealthy plantation owner). Starring: Paul Hecht, Carmen Matthews, Gordon Gould, Suzanne Grossman, Ian Martin.
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"I Must Kill Edna"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
November 12, 1974 (1974-11-12)
Soon after marrying an older, wealthy woman, a man begins an affair with a younger, aspiring stage actress. Starring: Elliot Reid, Joan Lorring, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond, Leon Janney.
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"The 36th Man"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
November 14, 1974 (1974-11-14)
The Devil aims to tempt a shopkeeper in order to prevent him from joining a group of 36 righteous men who can save a sinful world. Starring: Ross Martin, Ann Pitoniak, Robert Harris, Carol Teitel, Robert Dryden.
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"The Strange Voyage of the Lady Dee"
Himan Brown
Mary Jane Higby
November 18, 1974 (1974-11-18)
A young couple and their daughter become lost in fog on a boat trip; a spirit lures them to a strange island whose lone inhabitant may not have the family's best interests at heart. Starring: Paul Hecht, Augusta Dabney, Corinne Orr, Dan Ocko, Margaret Barker.
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"Tattooed for Murder"
Himan Brown
Nancy Moore
November 20, 1974 (1974-11-20)
Two sisters join a carnival as tattooed women in order to insult and humiliate their domineering father... but one sister has a scheme to end his oppressiveness. Starring: Teri Keane, Stefan Schnabel, Rosemary Rice, Ralph Bell.
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"The Death Watch"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
November 21, 1974 (1974-11-21)
A man wins a cursed pocket watch in a game of chance and becomes obsessed with keeping it wound. Starring: Jay Gregory, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Ian Martin.
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"The Sighting"
Himan Brown
Fielden Farrington
November 25, 1974 (1974-11-25)
Sarah and David Hughes have different reactions after witnessing a UFO landing: He wants to deny what he saw, while she becomes amiable to the aliens. Starring: Kim Hunter, Nat Polen, Ralph Bell, Joe Silver, Robert Dryden.
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"Courtyard of Death"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
November 26, 1974 (1974-11-26)
The tale of Grigori Rasputin, the lecherous monk who became advisor to RussianEmperorNicholas II and his family. Starring: Norman Rose, Ann Pitoniak, Mason Adams, Jean Gillespie, Jackson Beck, Roger De Koven
A movie recreation of the Burr–Hamilton duel ends with the actor playing Aaron Burr fatally shooting the man portraying Alexander Hamilton. The ensuing police investigation determines the culprit: The real Aaron Burr. Starring: Jack Grimes, George Petrie, Joan Shea, William Redfield, Leon Janney
Through the use of two special dice, a 19th century gambler tries to outwit The Devil and alter the fate he was bound to by an ancestor's mistake. Starring: Michael Wager, Carol Teitel, Gordon Gould, Ian Martin, Robert Dryden
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182
"A Bride for Death"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
December 4, 1974 (1974-12-04)
An unlucky poet finds love and affection from a neighbor, a melancholic woman awaiting her fiance's return from the war. The question is... which war? Starring: Tony Roberts, Bryna Raeburn, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond
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"The Body Snatchers"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
December 5, 1974 (1974-12-05)
The sight of a medical school classmate prompts a drunkard to ruefully recall how he got caught up in a sordid trade — robbing graves to sell cadavers to the school "in the name of medicine and research." Starring: Howard DaSilva, Patricia Elliot, Ralph Bell, Court Benson, Ken Harvey Adopted from Robert Louis Stevenson's short story "The Body Snatcher"
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"The Fatal Connection"
Himan Brown
Fielden Farrington
December 9, 1974 (1974-12-09)
Expectant couple Hal & Norma Glenford inherit a New York City brownstone once owned by Hal's great-grandfather; the home contains 1890s decor, including an antique phone that sends the Glenfords back in time to relieve their ancestors' sordid, unscrupulous lives. Starring: Jennifer Harmon, Nick Pryor, Robert Maxwell, Joan Shea
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"The Damned Thing"
Himan Brown
Arnold Moss
December 10, 1974 (1974-12-10)
A coroner conducts an inquest into a wealthy man's death; witnesses offer different recollections of the incident, including one who says the victim died at the hands of an invisible creature. Starring: Robert Dryden, Joan Tompkins, Arnold Moss, Bob Kaliban, Evie Juster Adapted from the short story by Ambrose Bierce
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"Is the Lady Dead?"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
December 12, 1974 (1974-12-12)
While on a trip to England, American businessman Barney Kreuger marries a woman on a whim. But two weeks after the nuptials, his wife dies, causing Barney to become obsessed with bringing her back to life — even if it costs him his fortune. Starring: Larry Haines, Joan Lorring, Ann Pitoniak, Leon Janney
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"Stephanie's Room"
Himan Brown
Bob Juhren
December 16, 1974 (1974-12-16)
After a housewife moves with her husband back to her hometown of New York City, she visits the house in whish she grew up, soon developing a symbiotic relationship with the aged, childless woman who now resides there. Starring: Mercedes McCambridge, Mary Jane Higby, Robert Dryden, William Redfield
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"Charity Is Never Dead"
Himan Brown
Ian Martin
December 18, 1974 (1974-12-18)
Two patients are brought into a hospital ER: An elderly woman, badly injured in a department store explosion, who cannot find the granddaughter she was just reunited with; and a younger woman with a head injury and amnesia. Starring: Virginia Payne, Rosemary Rice, William Prince, Patricia Weil, George Petrie
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189
"The House of the Voodoo Queen"
Himan Brown
Murray Burnett
December 19, 1974 (1974-12-19)
The story of a New Orleans house haunted by a malicious spirit; the couple who just inherited it; and another woman who seduces the husband in order to gain possession of it. Starring: Jordan Charney, Joan Lorring, Gilbert Mack, Renee Roy, Dan Ocko
A touching Christmas tale about a cantankerous multimillionaire and a little girl who wants him to play Santa Claus. Starring: Howard DaSilva, Jennifer Marlowe, Evie Juster, Virginia Payne, Ian Martin
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"Turnabout is Foul Play"
Himan Brown
Sidney Slon
December 26, 1974 (1974-12-26)
A man conspires with his girlfriend to kill his wealthy, sickly wife. He changes his mind at the last moment, but someone carries out the job. Now, with the evidence he created pointing toward him, the man must try to prove his innocence. Starring: Mason Adams, Vicki Vola, Marian Seldes, Jackson Beck, Sidney Slon
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"The Golem"
Himan Brown
Sam Dann
December 30, 1974 (1974-12-30)
As a man tries to save a young Jewish woman and her grandfather from Nazi pursuers, the old man begins to construct a creature from ancient Hebrew legend to save them. Starring: Robert Lansing, Mildred Clinton, Patricia Elliot, Ralph Bell, Robert Dryden
