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

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: ***

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

1387 The Voice That Wouldn't Die

The Voice That Wouldn't Die
Episdoe 1387
Original Air Date: October 27, 1982

A young woman and her father move into a Scottish manor house in the moors. The woman hears a mournful voice calling from a the ruins of a burned house on the grounds. Her father, her doctor, and a priest investigate.

Cast: Norman Rose, Bernard Grant, Earl Hammond, Mia Dillon

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

1384 Last Days Of A Dictator

Last Days Of A Dictator
Episode 1384
Original Air Date: October 20, 1982

Recounts the fall from grace of Benito Mussolini and his final ditch appeal to Hitler for support before his ultimate demise.

Cast: Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, William Griffis, Louis Turenne, Marian Seldes

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1380 Tony's Market

Tony's Market
Episode 1380
Original Air Date: October 11, 1982

Tells the tales of the final hours of the lives of four people who end up dead in a convenience store shooting.

Cast: Earl Hammond, Joan Shea, Carol Teitel, Robert Kaliban, Arnold Moss

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***1/2

1379 The Pale Horse

The Pale Horse
Episode 1379
Original Air Date: October 8, 1982

A dying man crosses over into the after-life briefly where he encounters to souls who show him how he is slowly being killed. Meanwhile, his doctor begins to develop his own suspicions back on Earth.

Cast: Earl HAmmond, Mandel Kramer, Elspeth Eric, Marian Seldes

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1377 The Ninth Commandment

The Ninth Commandment
Episode 1377
Original Air Date: October 4, 1982

A wealthy, middle-aged woman falls for the man who attempts to burgle her home. LAter, when he is arrested for murder, he refuses to use her as an alibi for fear of dishonoring her. Meanwhile, She struggles with doing the right thing and ruining her marriage.

Cast: Teri Keane, Michael Tolan, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***1/2

1370 Two Sisters

Two Sisters
Episode 1370
Original Air Date: September 16, 1982

Two twin sisters resort to deception and more to win the affections of a doctor.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1367 Scenes From A Murder

Scenes From A Murder
Episode 1367
Original Air Date: September 7, 1982

A down on his luck music teacher turns to murder to solve his financial woes.

Cast: Russell Horton, Carol Teitel, Joan Shea, Earl Hammond

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis,

Rating: **1/2

1362 Eleanora

Eleanora
Episode 1362
Original Air Date: August 19, 1982

An actress recalls her experience with a radical communist group in Berlin and her love affair with its leader.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Batista

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

1358 Murder By Decree

Murder By Decree
Episode 1358
Original Air Date: August 5, 1982

The story of Henry VIII's unfortunate second wife is told from the time she gives birth to her unfortunate end at the hand of her adulterous husband.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, Carol Teitel

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: *1/2

1356 Mind Over Mind

Mind Over Mind
Episode 1356
Original Air Date: July 29, 1982

A young bank teller is questioned about her role in a bank robbery. She has no memory of participating or even being involved.

Cast: Jada Rowland, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, Russell Horton

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

1348 Code Word: Caprice

Code Word: Caprice
Episode 1348
Original Air Date: July 7, 1982

An honest truck driver works with the police to crack a hijacking ring.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Bernard Grant, Joyce Gordon, Earl Hammond

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: **1/2

1344 Escape To Prison

Escape To Prison
Episode 1344
Original Air Date: June 28, 1982

An executive thinks there is a large conspiracy against her by her friends and coworkers to convince her that her husband has been dead for five years when she knows he is alive. She turns to a sympathetic police detective for help.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster, Bernard Grant

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

1341 Universe Hollow

Universe Hollow
Episode 1341
Original Air Date: June 21, 1982

A discredited reporter looks to re-establish her career by reporting on a small town that routinely welcomes UFOs. Are they crazy, or do they see something the rest of us don't.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Arnold Moss, Earl Hammond, Joyce Gordon,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WIP, Philadelphia

Commercials: Tru Value, "Frank Buck" on CBS Television, National Urban League, Doans Pills, Topol Smoking Tooth Polish, Better Business Bureau PSA, 1982 Buick Skyhawk, CARE PSA, Postal Service PSA, radio advertising,

NEEDS REPLACED Improved from original encode, but this encode has a great deal of radio static and station crossover,

1335 Lady Macbeth At The Zoo

Lady Macbeth At The Zoo
Episode 1335
Original Air Date: May 31, 1982

A couple of apes play witness to the drama of a man and his girlfriend plotting the murder of the man's uncle. Despite their best efforts, they can't make the humans pay attention.

Cast: Larry Haines, Teri Keane, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: *1/2

1330 The Brooch

The Brooch
Episode 1330
Original Air Date: May 19, 1982

A governess signs on with a wealthy, but eccentric couple to school their children. He is paranoid and carries a gun at all times. She is domineering and often accuses the help of stealing jewelry.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Patricia Elliot, Anne Seymour, Earl Hammond

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ***

1326 Tourist Trap

Tourist Trap
Episode 1326
Original Air Date: May 10, 1982

A couple wreck their care getting off the interstate. Thinking it's just a fender bender, they journey to a small town to get some gas. There, a mechanic tells them their car needs major work and they will be stuck a few days.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Teri Keane, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster

Writer: Douglas Dempsey

Rating: ***

1325 The Wedding Present

The Wedding Present
Episode 1325
Original Air Date: May 7, 1982

A professional swindler employs the talents of an American artist to swindle the king of a small, Balkan country in pre-World War I Europe. The king is a professional swindler in his own right and tries to outswindle them in this farce.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Patricia Elliott, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***