0376 The Public Avenger

The Public Avenger
Episode 0376
Original Air Date: November 10, 1975

A secretary wonders if her meek and mild coworker is actually a vigilante super hero.

Cast: Arnold Stang, Marian Haley, Robert Dryden, Leon Janney

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

News: Australian constitutional crisis, U.N. condemns Zionism as a force of racism, sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Angola achieve independence but is awash in civil war, Morrocan army marches into desert, Karen Ann Quinlan's parents do not know if they will appeal court ruling, local Portland news, VP Rockefeller says he's not ruling out a presidential bid,

Commercials: Rolaids, Sine Off, American Lung Association, Buick Skylark, Mennonite Churches, National Association for the Blind PSA, Sine Off, National Institute on Alcoholism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Buick, International Rescue Committee PSA, Give to the College of Your Choice, Share A Ride, Washington Watch on CBS Radio, United Nations PSA, U.S. Army recruiting,

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

0375 Killing Valley

Killing Valley
Episode 0375
Original Air Date: November 7, 1975

A successful authoress returns to the small town where she grew up to get revenge on the powerful people who destroyed her father. She starts research to write a tell-all about the town, and learns some unexpected facts about her father and mother.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Joan Shea, Ian Martin, William Redfield

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Budweiser, Buick Century, Ludens Medicated Cough Drops,

0374 The Edge Of The Scalpel

The Edge Of The Scalpel
Episode 0374
Original Air Date: November 5, 1975

A hospital soap opera where an injured man is forced to undergo surgery at the hands of a surgeon who is in love with his wife and might like to see him out of the way.

Cast: Teri Keane, Robert Kaliban, Joan Shea, Don Scardino, Gordon Gould.

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from WOR New York

Commercials: Budweiser, Shop Rite supermarkets, Channel 11 news, Lemon Mint Listorene Lausanges, "Write if You Get Work: Best of Bob and Ray" book, Bahamas Air, Buick 1976 Century, Delco Batteries, New York Bankers Association PSA, Sine Off,

News: Local New York news,

0373 The Mortgage

The Mortgage
Episode 0373
Original Air Date: November 1, 1975

A middle-aged college professor is actually a sleeper spy. when his picture appears in the paper for doing a good deed, he worries that he might be activated, disrupting the life he loves.

Cast: Larry Haines, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Robert Maxwell, Russell Horton

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WFAA, Dallas, TX

Commercials: Drunk driving PSA, Buick Century, Braille Foundation for Blind Musicians, Budweiser, Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sine Off, Campaign for Human Development, International Rescue Committee PSA, American Lung Association PSA, U.S. Coast Guard Academy,

0372 It's Hell To Pay The Piper

It's Hell To Pay The Piper
Episode 0372
Original Air Date: October 31, 1975

A man tries to pay his rent; while doing so, his landlord dies, he has no receipt proving he paid the rent. When the landlord's son doesn't believe him.

Cast: Ian Martin, Arnold Moss, Cort Benson, Guy Sorel, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of Sir Walter Scott

Rating: **

0371 Triptych For A Witch

Triptych For A Witch
Episode 0371
Original Air Date: October 30, 1975

A witch posing as a kindly, widowed, great aunt comes to live with a newlywed couple. She brings with her a couple interesting pets.

Cast: Margaret Hamilton, Kristoffer Tabori, Evie Juster, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

0370 Ghost Powder

Ghost Powder
Episode 0370
Original Air Date: October 29, 1975

John and Abigail Adams encounter a ghost haunting their abode in France. The future first couple try to learn the nature of their poltergeist while John's rivalry with Thomas Jefferson grows.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Michael Wager, Cort Benson, Bryna Raeburn, Guy Sorel,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0369 The Storm Breeder

The Storm Breeder
Episode 0369
Original Air Date: October 28, 1975

A lost soul and his daughter are cursed to forever wander New England in search of home. Always behind him comes rain. A young judge aims to put his soul to rest.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Fred Gwynne, Ann Pitoniak, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of William Austin story.

Rating: ***

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0368 A Living Corpse

A Living Corpse
Episode 0368
Original Air Date: October 27, 1982

A hypnotist cons a young man into hypnotizing him on his death bed to try to forestall death. His real plan is to possess the young man's wife.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Kirk Peterson, Patricia Elliot

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

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0367 The Summer People

The Summer People
Episode 0367
Original Air Date: October 24, 1975

A young, artistic couple search for a small, remote town in which to pursue their crafts during the summer. They find Granville --- a place that is VERY hard to find and even harder to leave.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Jennifer Harmon, Leon Janney, Grace Matthews, William Redfield.

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ****

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1399 The Boatman And The Devil

The Boatman And The Devil
Episode 1399
Original Air Date: December 7, 1982

The boatman who transports Russian exiles to Siberia tries to convince a young man to serve out his sentence dilligently and not try to bring his family to pass the time with him in the Russian wilderness of Siberia.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Marian Seldes

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

1398 The Last Plan

The Last Plan
Episode 1398
Original Air Date: December 2, 1982

An eccentric old woman puts and end to a young couple's squabling when she hires a hitman to watch the couple and assure that if one kills the other, both end up dead.

Cast: Elspeth Eric, Paul Hecht, Bernard Grant, Mia Dillon

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

1397 The Goddess Of Death

The Goddess Of Death
Episode 1397
Original Air Date: November 30, 1982

A moody painter finds the perfect model for his painting of Aphrodite. Is she perfect because she is a real goddess?

Cast: Diane Kirkwood, Mandel Kramer, Robert Dryden

Writer: Barry Payne adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: ***

1396 The Reigate Mystery

The Reigate Mystery
Episode 1396
Original Air Date: November 25, 1982

Sherlock Holmes, recovering from nervous exhaustion, is called upon to solve two similar burglaries that results in the murder of a most unlikely person.

Cast: Gordon Gould, William Griffis, Lloyd Batista, Ray Owens

Writer: Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **

1395 The Smile

The Smile
Episode 1395
Original Air Date: November 23, 1982

A reporter is haunted by a curse of a smiling visage that always appears in the sky. He is certain this being is going to kill him.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Fred Gwynne

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1394 Diamond Dotty

Diamond Dotty
Episode 1394
Original Air Date: November 18, 1982

In a western town in the 1880s, A woman confesses to killing two fugitives who killed her husband and tried to take their diamond mine.

Cast: Teri Keane, Earl Hammond, Carol Teitel, Bernard Grant

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1393 The Magic Dust

The Magic Dust
Episode 1393
Original Air Date: November 16, 1982

A metalurgist researches a mysterious powder that does incredible things to metal. The secret of how to use the dust rests with his old college professor who promises bad things will happen if he uses this ancient secret.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Arnold Moss, Evie Juster

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1392 The Twelfth Juror

The Twelfth Juror
Episode 1392
Original Air Date: November 11, 1982

A wealthy woman scorned kills her married lover when he tries to end their affair. She manages to get her employee to take the rap when she threatens to blackmail him. She is able to line up all the ducks except one of twelve jurors who can't be controlled.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Mandel Kramer, Lloyd Batista, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1391 Portrait Of The Past

Portrait Of The Past
Episode 1391
Original Air Date: November 9, 1982

A mysterious coat of arms on an old piece of jewelry leads a jeweler into a 50 year old mystery involving the suspicious disappearance of an 18 year old girl.

Cast: Robert Kaliban, William Griffis, Carol Teitel, Bernard Grant

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1390 The School Mistress

The School Mistress
Episode 1390
Original Air Date: November 4, 1982

A Russian school mistress leads has a scandulous love affair in pre-revolutionary Moscow.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2