Showing posts with label Elizabeth Pinnel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elizabeth Pinnel. Show all posts

Sunday, April 29, 2012

1272 Too Early Too Late

Too Early Too Late
Episode 1272
Original Air Date: December 31, 1981

Four friends spending a night in a remote cabin visit an old cemetary after being commanded to do so in a dream. there, they are granted secrets to end world hunger and eliminate nuclear power. But the mean, old capitalists won't let them help the world.

Cast: Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Paul Hecht, Arnold Moss

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: *

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

1102 Nightmare In Gilette Castle

Nightmare In Gilette Castle
Episode 1102
Original Air Date: July 14, 1980

A couple visit the castle home of the greatest actor to play Sherlock Holmes on the silver screen. They find themselves trapped in the castle overnight as a real life murder mystery plays itself out with them and the real Sherlock Holmes at its center.

Cast: Kevin McCarthey, Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Carol Teitel

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **1/2

Sunday, January 29, 2012

0860 The Four-Fifteen Express

The Four-Fifteen Express
Episode 0860
Original Air Date: July 7, 1978

A man encounters a former acquaintance on a train who had reportedly absconded with 75,000 Pounds Sterling. First, he is accused of being in cahoots with the man, and then dismissed as mistaken identity.

Cast: William Prince, Anne Williams, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnell

Rating: **

Saturday, October 8, 2011

0643 Wuthering Heights


Wuthering Heights
Episode 0643
Original Air Date: April 29, 1977

The prodigal son returns to the family homestead bent on seizing control from the relatives that treated him poorly as a youth.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Bryna Raeburn, Russell Horton, Roberta Maxwell, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Emily Bronte adapted by Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **1/2

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Monday, October 3, 2011

0605 Jane Eyre


Jane Eyre
Episode 0605
Original Air Date: February 22, 1977

A governess falls in love with the lord of the manner in 19th century England. When she finds that he is married, she flees the mansion and makes a new life for herself.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Arnold Moss, Lloyd Batista, Ann Pitoniak

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel adaptation of Charlotte Bronte

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago

News: Opens with fishing show, Reaction in Congress to President Carter's budget is favorable with increased spending, Researchers have linked materials in plastic food wrap to cancer in mice, Republican wins special election for Congress in Minnesota, Pierre Trudeau addresses U.S. Congress, Cargo ship sinking in Pacific, Storm hits Lubbock Texas, Archbishop of Cantebury wants constant pressure to topple Idi Amin.

Commercials: Allens Store home electronics, "The Wiz", Tru Value Hardware, Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, Exchange National Bank of Chicago, Contac, "Cagney by Cagney" paperback book, Dodge, Buick Regal, 55 Speed Limit PSA, Midas Muffler, Johnson CBs, Northwest Federal Savings, Anacin, Preparation H, "Your Tax Dollars" on CBS Radio,

0600 Stamped For Death


Stamped For Death
Episode 0600
Original Air Date: February 14, 1977

Two greedy brothers inherit their father's stamp collection. When it's lost, they try to swindle their elderly aunt and uncle out of theirs.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Russell Horton, Robert Dryden, Ann Pitoniak

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: ***

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Commercials: 1977 Buick Regal

Monday, April 4, 2011

0482 The Secret Sharer


The Secret Sharer
Episode 0482
Original Air Date: May 13, 1976

A friendless ship captain harbors a stowaway in his cabin and ends up befriending him.

Cast: Norman Rose, William Redfield, Cort Benson, Mandel Kramer

Writer: Joseph Conrad story adapted by Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **1/2

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Saturday, March 19, 2011

0415 What The Shepherd Saw


What The Shepherd Saw
Episode 0415
Original Air Date: January 12, 1976

A young shepherd witnesses his master killing a man who loved his wife. He must now convince him that he did not see anything.

Cast: Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Ian Martin, William Redfield

Writer: Thomas Hardy adapted by Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **1/2

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

0337 Portrait Of Death


Portrait Of Death
Episode 0337
Original Air Date: September 2, 1975

An American couple travels to Venice for their honeymoon. The woman wants to view a rare painting she had seen when she was a student studying art there years before. When they get there, they find the painting is replaced by a fake. They set out to find the original, and the woman's former teacher.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Rosemary Rice, Robert Dryden, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **

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Saturday, March 12, 2011

0312 Fateful Reunion


Fateful Reunion
Episode 0312
Original Air Date: July 21, 1975

A scientist invents a super computer that can tell the future. He and his fiance use it as a party favor and it tells them that one of their fathers (two old war buddies) will miss their next reunion because they'll be dead.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Jennifer Harmon, Ken Harvey, William Redfield

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from KOIN Portland, OR

News: President Sadat of Egypt may allow peacekeeping force in Sanai, President Ford vetoes price rollback on oil prices, President Ford meets with family of man who received LSD in CIA experiment, New York police investigate bomb explosion at UPS center, Crime up 18 percent in 1975, Soviet Cosmonauts land successfully, Bomb explodes in downtown building in San Francisco, Oil washing ashore on lower Keys, International Association of Longhshoremen meet, ILA will refuse to load grain onto ships bound for Soviet Union, Eastern Airlines plane crash survivor returning to Norway,

Commercials: Vantage Press, Harts 2 In 1 collar, Phil Rizzuto on Sports on CBS Radio, Buick, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Keep America Beautiful, Veterans Administration PSA, Florida Orange Juice, National Society of Autistic Children, Gun Safety PSA, Metric System PSA, CBS News,

Sunday, March 6, 2011

0291 Stairway To Oblivion


Stairway To Oblivion
Episode 0291
Original Air Date: June 13, 1975

A Julia Stephens travels to a remote mountain town to visit an uncle she has never met. His mountain top estate has the unlikely name of "Oblivion". Julia finds that Oblivion has had many guests before her who leave clues behind to their fate.

Cast: Ann Shepherd, Guy Sorel, Mary Jane Higby, Nat Polen

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN,

News: Kissinger and Israeli prime minister Rabin extend talks through weekend, Senate continues investigation into CIA, Container ship catches on fire off coast of California, Senate passes energy bill, Business inventory drops indicating recession is bottoming out, auto sales up for first 10 days of the month, last of tax refund checks mailed, Israel angry that Syria and Jordan are cooperating in military affairs, Breshnev says more dangerous weapons are being developed, Tornadoes touch down on Oklahoma State Campus, Airlines get temporary 4 percent fare increase, Inflation in Britain doubles

Commercials: Hemmoraid, Entertainment West on CBS Radio, Harts Once a Month Wormer, Menbtal Health Association, Navy recruiting, Save the Whales, American Lung Association, Buick, Metric System PSA, Vocational Rehabilitation PSA, National Pork Producers Council, Athletes Vs Multiple Sclerosis, U.S. Savings Bonds,

Saturday, February 19, 2011

0194 The Deadly Pearls


The Deadly Pearls
Episode 0194
Original Air Date: January 1, 1975

A private investigator travels to a remote Hawaiian island to locate a set of radioactive pearls that were used to kill two women. posing as a writer, he infiltrates the island's population and averts attempts on his life.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Kate Reed, Grace Matthews, Cort Benson

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **1/2

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

0148 Whatever Happened To Mrs. Forbush?


Whatever Happened To Mrs. Forbush?
Episode 0148
Original Air Date: September 16, 1974

A remote house by the sea is haunted by the ghost of an old sea captain's wife. The waters nearby are haunted by the old sea captain. A family with a sickly child get caught between.

Cast: Patricia Wheel, Gordon Gould, Billie Lou Watt, Mary Jane Higby, Guy Sorel

Writer: Elizabeth Pennel

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBEN Buffalo, NY

Commercials: Buick Apollo, Firm Support Panty Hose at AMA Department Store at Lockport Mall, Budweiser, McDonalds, Contac,IRS PSA, Better Business Bureau PSA

Sunday, February 13, 2011

0124 Ghost At High Noon


Ghost At High Noon
Episode 0124
Original Air Date: July 29, 1974

Two traveling women have their car break down in the desert. They are met by an old man traveling in a covered wagon. He takes them to a ghost town where they cannot make the residents hear them. But the residents have plans for them.

Cast: Celeste Holm, Frances Sternhagen, Nat Polen, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from WABC, New York

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Commercials: Heart Attack PSA