Charlie, The Actor
Episode 0850
Original Air Date: June 14, 1978
an old flatfoot cop is assigned to guard the king of a small country while he visits the United States. He recognizes him as an imposter who is actually an actor who was convicted of murder.
Cast: Leon Janney, Earl Hammond, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012
0849 Alias Mr. Aladdin
Alias Mr. Aladdin
Episode 0849
Original Air Date: June 12, 1978
An evil woman and her loser boyfriend try to figure out where the woman's dead husband kept his money. The deceased's best friend aims to stop them.
Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Teri Keane, Roberta Maxwell
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: **1/2
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Episode 0849
Original Air Date: June 12, 1978
An evil woman and her loser boyfriend try to figure out where the woman's dead husband kept his money. The deceased's best friend aims to stop them.
Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Teri Keane, Roberta Maxwell
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: **1/2
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0848 A Long Way From Home
A Long Way From Home
Episode 0848
Original Air Date: June 9, 1978
Two buddies from Ohio enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. they agree to stay together and look after each other in battle. But when the fighting gets hot and heavy, one cuts and runs while the other lie mortally wounded. The consequence of that cowardice is dire.
Cast: Russell Horton, Arnold Moss, Evie Juster, Lloyd Batista
Writer: Ambrose Bierce adapted by Arnold Moss
Rating: ****
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Episode 0848
Original Air Date: June 9, 1978
Two buddies from Ohio enlist in the Union Army during the Civil War. they agree to stay together and look after each other in battle. But when the fighting gets hot and heavy, one cuts and runs while the other lie mortally wounded. The consequence of that cowardice is dire.
Cast: Russell Horton, Arnold Moss, Evie Juster, Lloyd Batista
Writer: Ambrose Bierce adapted by Arnold Moss
Rating: ****
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0847 Death Spell
Death Spell
Episode 0847
Original Air Date: June 8, 1978
An out of work artist and his out of work actress wife move into the home of a wealthy friend who is sure his wife is trying to kill him with witchcraft.
Cast: Ralph Bell, Joan Lovejoy, Gordon Heath, Teri Keane
Writer: Elspeth Eric
Rating: ***
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Episode 0847
Original Air Date: June 8, 1978
An out of work artist and his out of work actress wife move into the home of a wealthy friend who is sure his wife is trying to kill him with witchcraft.
Cast: Ralph Bell, Joan Lovejoy, Gordon Heath, Teri Keane
Writer: Elspeth Eric
Rating: ***
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0846 Miracle In Sharon City
Miracle In Sharon City
Episode 0846
Original Air Date: June 6, 1978
A mayor recruits a major chemical manufacturer to build a new plant in a small town and is hailed as a hero for creating jobs. But when the company's former chemist tells him about the chemical they produce, he has second thoughts.
Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Anne Williams, Ray Owens
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
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Episode 0846
Original Air Date: June 6, 1978
A mayor recruits a major chemical manufacturer to build a new plant in a small town and is hailed as a hero for creating jobs. But when the company's former chemist tells him about the chemical they produce, he has second thoughts.
Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Anne Williams, Ray Owens
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ***
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0845 The Undying Heart
The Undying Heart
Episode 0845
Original Air Date: June 5, 1978
A gambler gambles away a bookie's payoff and has to find a way to get it back. He decides to ice a rich aunt.
Cast: Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, Joan Shea
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **1/2
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Episode 0845
Original Air Date: June 5, 1978
A gambler gambles away a bookie's payoff and has to find a way to get it back. He decides to ice a rich aunt.
Cast: Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, Joan Shea
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **1/2
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0844 Diamond Cut Diamond
Diamond Cut Diamond
Episode 0844
Original Air Date: June 2, 1978
While on holiday in Monte Carlo, a wealthy man is swindled by a man who claims to be a psychic.
Cast: Norman Rose, Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond, Barbara Sommer
Writer: G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: **
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Episode 0844
Original Air Date: June 2, 1978
While on holiday in Monte Carlo, a wealthy man is swindled by a man who claims to be a psychic.
Cast: Norman Rose, Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond, Barbara Sommer
Writer: G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: **
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0843 The Silent Woman
The Silent Woman
Episode 0843
Original Air Date: June 1, 1978
After a woman is forced to marry a man befitting her social position, a woman falls into a 27 year long silence.
Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Norman Rose, Carol Teitel, Joan Shea
Writer: Leopold Comport adapted by Percy Granger
Rating: *
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Episode 0843
Original Air Date: June 1, 1978
After a woman is forced to marry a man befitting her social position, a woman falls into a 27 year long silence.
Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Norman Rose, Carol Teitel, Joan Shea
Writer: Leopold Comport adapted by Percy Granger
Rating: *
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0842 The Bittersweet Honeymoon
The Bittersweet Honeymoon
Episode 0842
Original Air Date: May 30, 1978
A newly-wed couple thinks themselves lucky when a cruise line screw-up puts them a luxury suite aboard a ship. But when their cabin is broken into by a nine-fingered man, they change their minds.
Cast: Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Gordon Heath
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: ***
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Episode 0842
Original Air Date: May 30, 1978
A newly-wed couple thinks themselves lucky when a cruise line screw-up puts them a luxury suite aboard a ship. But when their cabin is broken into by a nine-fingered man, they change their minds.
Cast: Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Gordon Heath
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: ***
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0841 The Rich Ostrich
The Rich Ostrich
Episode 0841
Original Air Date: May 29, 1978
An amusing and intriguing farce about an cirucs ostrich that snatches and swallows a valuable diamond from an Arab diplomat.
Cast: Don Scardino, Patricia Elliot, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond
Writer: G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: ***
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Episode 0841
Original Air Date: May 29, 1978
An amusing and intriguing farce about an cirucs ostrich that snatches and swallows a valuable diamond from an Arab diplomat.
Cast: Don Scardino, Patricia Elliot, Leon Janney, Earl Hammond
Writer: G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: ***
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0840 Arctic Encounter
Arctic Encounter
Episode 0840
Original Air Date: May 26, 1978
A Russian plane and an American plane crash over the Arctic Circle. The crews encounter an alien world.
Cast: Mason Adams, Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ****
Commercials: Buick Elektra, Master Charge, New Approach Methods, Tru Value Hardware, Kidney Foundation, Life Underwriter Insurance, Catholic Relief Services Annual Appeal, Rinse and Vac, Country Time Lemonade, Buick Elektra, Olympic Paint,
Episode 0840
Original Air Date: May 26, 1978
A Russian plane and an American plane crash over the Arctic Circle. The crews encounter an alien world.
Cast: Mason Adams, Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: ****
Commercials: Buick Elektra, Master Charge, New Approach Methods, Tru Value Hardware, Kidney Foundation, Life Underwriter Insurance, Catholic Relief Services Annual Appeal, Rinse and Vac, Country Time Lemonade, Buick Elektra, Olympic Paint,
0839 The Spy And The Traitor
The Spy And The Traitor
Episode 0839
Original Air Date: May 25, 1978
A fictionalized account of Benedict Arnold's betrayal of West Point to the British.
Cast: Gordon Heath, Katherine Byers, Earl Hammond, Howard Ross
Writer: G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: ***1/2
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Episode 0839
Original Air Date: May 25, 1978
A fictionalized account of Benedict Arnold's betrayal of West Point to the British.
Cast: Gordon Heath, Katherine Byers, Earl Hammond, Howard Ross
Writer: G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: ***1/2
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Sunday, January 22, 2012
0838 Window To Oblivion
Window To Oblivion
Episode 0838
Original Air Date: May 23, 1978
A World War II pilot disappears while on routine patrol over the Bermuda Triangle. Thirty years later, psychics put him in touch with his widow.
Cast: Russell Horton, Teri Keane, Ian Martin, Bryce Bond
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
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NEEDS REPLACED Final thought and cast cut off
Episode 0838
Original Air Date: May 23, 1978
A World War II pilot disappears while on routine patrol over the Bermuda Triangle. Thirty years later, psychics put him in touch with his widow.
Cast: Russell Horton, Teri Keane, Ian Martin, Bryce Bond
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **
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NEEDS REPLACED Final thought and cast cut off
0837 The Girl He Left Behind
The Girl He Left Behind
Episode 0837
Original Air Date: May 22, 1978
Under pressure from her mother, a young girl turns down a proposal from her boyfriend who is on leave from the Army. When he dies in a car crash, his ghost haunts her.
Cast: Ann Williams, Robert Dryden, Jack Grimes, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Percy Granger
Rating: **1/2
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Episode 0837
Original Air Date: May 22, 1978
Under pressure from her mother, a young girl turns down a proposal from her boyfriend who is on leave from the Army. When he dies in a car crash, his ghost haunts her.
Cast: Ann Williams, Robert Dryden, Jack Grimes, Bryna Raeburn
Writer: Percy Granger
Rating: **1/2
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0836 The Hundred Dollar Difference
The Hundred Dollar Difference
Episode 0836
Original Air Date: May 19, 1978
A no-good gambler conspires with his girlfriend to murder his rich aunt to inherit her money. When he shows up to do the job, somebody beat him to the punch. Is it good luck or bad?
Cast: Mason Adams, (Rest of cast cut off)
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Contac,
NEEDS REPLACED Final thought and cast list cut off
Episode 0836
Original Air Date: May 19, 1978
A no-good gambler conspires with his girlfriend to murder his rich aunt to inherit her money. When he shows up to do the job, somebody beat him to the punch. Is it good luck or bad?
Cast: Mason Adams, (Rest of cast cut off)
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
Commercials: Contac,
NEEDS REPLACED Final thought and cast list cut off
0835 Time Out Of Mind
Time Out Of Mind
Episode 0835
Original Air Date: May 18, 1978
A college student is in a car accident. While unconscious, he travels back in time and takes the place of his uncle during World War II. He has a task to perform to help his father.
Cast: Russell Horton, Lloyd Batista, Ian Martin
Writer: Percy Granger
Rating: ****
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Episode 0835
Original Air Date: May 18, 1978
A college student is in a car accident. While unconscious, he travels back in time and takes the place of his uncle during World War II. He has a task to perform to help his father.
Cast: Russell Horton, Lloyd Batista, Ian Martin
Writer: Percy Granger
Rating: ****
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Commercials: 1978 Buick, Tru Value Hardware
0834 Girl Talk
Girl Talk
Episode 0834
Original Air Date: May 16, 1978
Two women who were old friends meet after not seeing each other for several years. One is a housewife and one is a Senator. They "discuss" who has the better life.
Cast: Teri Keane, Anne Williams, Robert Dryden
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
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Commercials: Olds Cutlass, 55 MPH PSA,
Episode 0834
Original Air Date: May 16, 1978
Two women who were old friends meet after not seeing each other for several years. One is a housewife and one is a Senator. They "discuss" who has the better life.
Cast: Teri Keane, Anne Williams, Robert Dryden
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **1/2
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Commercials: Olds Cutlass, 55 MPH PSA,
0833 Edmund Orme
Edmund Orme
Episode 0833
Original Air Date: May 15, 1978
A young man is thwarted by a ghost every time he starts to propose to the woman he loves. The woman's mother explains the manifestation.
Cast: Lamont Johnson, Gordon Gould, Mary Jane Higby, Jada Rowland
Writer: Henry James adapted by Roy Windsor
Rating: **1/2
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Episode 0833
Original Air Date: May 15, 1978
A young man is thwarted by a ghost every time he starts to propose to the woman he loves. The woman's mother explains the manifestation.
Cast: Lamont Johnson, Gordon Gould, Mary Jane Higby, Jada Rowland
Writer: Henry James adapted by Roy Windsor
Rating: **1/2
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0832 The Secret Of Shen-Si
The Secret Of Shen-Si
Episode 0832
Original Air Date: May 12, 1978
A college professor becomes worried when his wife unaccountably can recite a first hand account of the sinking of the Titantic. Turns out that she can recount a lot more.
cast: Carol Tietel, Arnold Moss, Bob Kaliban
Writer: Arnold Moss
Rating: ***
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Episode 0832
Original Air Date: May 12, 1978
A college professor becomes worried when his wife unaccountably can recite a first hand account of the sinking of the Titantic. Turns out that she can recount a lot more.
cast: Carol Tietel, Arnold Moss, Bob Kaliban
Writer: Arnold Moss
Rating: ***
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Commercials: Buick Regal, Buick Elektra, Tru Value Hardware
0831 The Guilt Of The Innocent
The Guilt Of The Innocent
Episode 0831
Original Air Date: May 11, 1978
A young and poor Russian falls under the influence of a master thief who works a seaport.
Cast: Robert Kaliban, Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond, Jackson Beck
Writer: Maxine Gorky adapted by G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: **1/2
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Episode 0831
Original Air Date: May 11, 1978
A young and poor Russian falls under the influence of a master thief who works a seaport.
Cast: Robert Kaliban, Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond, Jackson Beck
Writer: Maxine Gorky adapted by G. Frederick Lewis
Rating: **1/2
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