The Solid Gold Zarf
Episode 1248
Original Air Date: October 5, 1981
A loyal and dutiful employee is fired from his corporation seemingly without reason. No one will tell him why. His ego is destroyed when his wife is forced to go back to work.
Cast: Larry Haines, Frances Sternhagen, Earl Hammond, Robert Dryden
Writer: Sam Damm
Rating: **
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Showing posts with label Frances Sternhagen. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Frances Sternhagen. Show all posts
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Saturday, October 8, 2011
0633 Man-Sized In Marble

Man-Sized In Marble
Episode 0633
Original Air Date: April 12, 1977
American's on an extended working holiday find that one of them is a part of local prophecy and legend. The woman is linked to a blasphemous act in a cursed church.
Cast: Paul Hecht, Roberta Maxwell, Frances Sternhagen, Fred Gwynne
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: **1/2
No news
No commercials
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
0626 Death Is Blue

Death Is Blue
Episode 0626
Original Air Date: March 31, 1977
A private detective is brought in by an unattractive woman's brother to investigate her fiance'. Her brother suspects that he really wants her money.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Ralph Bell, Marian Seldes, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin.
Writer: Sam Dann
Rating: **
Commercials: Buick Regal,
Monday, October 3, 2011
0603 A Heart Of Gold

A Heart Of Gold
Episode 0603
Original Air Date: February 18, 1977
An evil woman converts her massive fortune into gold coins bearing her likeness. But will the results show her likeness, or something more indicative of her character.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Russell Horton, Ann Shepherd, William Griffis
Writer: Bob Juhren
Rating: **1/2
No news
Commercials: Shell,
0598 The Recluse

The Recluse
Episode 0598
Original Air Date: February 10, 1977
A man inherits an inn and its family secrets when his grandmother dies. He learns of the fate of his missing father and what happened to him and his "fortune".
Cast: Tony Roberts, Patricia Elliot, Frances Sternhagen, Cort Benson
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: ***
Commercials: 1977 Buick Regal,
Saturday, April 30, 2011
0566 The Doctor's Evidence

The Doctor's Evidence
Episode 0566
Original Air Date: December 16, 1976
A shallow man who is having an affair with his secretary catches a lucky break when his wife dies in an accidental fall. But her son suspects that his wife sent him a message by telepathy saying she was going to be murdered.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Tony Roberts, Katherine Butterfield, Guy Sorel, Ralph Bell
Writer: Roy Windsor
Rating: **
Recorded from WOR, New York,
News: Swine flu vaccine may cause paralysis, Federal judge orders former president Nixon and other administration officials to pay damages to former NSA official, President-elect Carter names four cabinet officials, local New York news,
Commercials: 1977 Buick Sport Coupe, Livingston Mall, Greyhound, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Charbo Vintage Champagne, Tru Value Hardware, Manev Chevets White Wine, Polish Hams, 1977 Buick Regal, Ex-Lax, Vivitar Cameras, WOR Children's Christmas Fund,
Sunday, April 24, 2011
0549 The Colony

The Colony
Episode 0549
Original Air Date: November 9, 1976
A couple are driving on a country road when they encounter a UFO. When they travel to the little town of Colony to report it, they find themselves in deep trouble with the law.
Cast: Tony Roberts, Morgan Fairchild, Frances Sternhagen, Guy Sorel, Jackson Beck
Writer: Fielden Farrington
Rating: **1/2
Recorded from WOR, New York,
No news
No commercials
Sunday, March 13, 2011
0319 The Onyx Eye

The Onyx Eye
Episode 0319
Original Air Date: August 1, 1975
A man purchases a good luck charm in a quaint curio shop. Early on, he and his wife have good luck, getting a good job and winning the lottery. but after their baby dies, the wife is convinced the charm is the source of great evil.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen, Michael Wager, William Redfield, Sidney Slon, Bryna Raeburn.
Writer: Sidney Slon
Rating: **1/2
Recorded from WOR, New York,
NEws: 40 injured in Boston mass transit accident, Earthquake in northern California, Lockheed accused of bribing federal officials for government contracts, Negotiations between Egypt and Israel getting into fine details, Unemployment down to 8.4 percent, Senate rejects defense bill, Local New York news, former vice president Agnew wants to testify before Congress on CIA investigation, Senator says Russians bugged NASA during joint mission, Jimmy Hoffa Jr. says his dad was kidnapped,
Commercials: Budweiser, Bob & Ray Show, Buick, Time Magazine, WOR Children's Christmas Fund, Mike Thomas religious program, Barry Faber Show, Business Week magazine,
Sunday, February 27, 2011
0256 The Intermediary

The Intermediary
Episode 0256
Original Air Date: April 14, 1975
Frank Ellington has inherited from his stepmother the house he grew up in -- and in which she made his life hell. His wife convinces him to move in to the free house -- a decision that might cost her her soul.
Cast: Frances Sternhagen
Writer: Fielden Farrington, Leon Janney, Ralph Bell
Rating: **
No news
No commercials
Saturday, February 26, 2011
0237 The Dark Closet

The Dark Closet
Episode 0237
Original Air Date: March 12, 1975
A young girl, prone to claustrophobia, nightmares, and various other neuroses, is arrested as an accomplice to a holdup. Her father disowns her and a police psychologist takes an interest in her case.
Cast: Jada Rowland, Fred Gwynne, Kristoffer Tabori, Frances Sternhagen, Earl Hammond
Writer: Ian Martin
Rating: *1/2
Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR
News: South Vietnamese airliner shot down with some Americans aboard, Sec of State Kissinger in Egypt negotiating peace with Israel, Alan Greenspan forecasts economic upturn at midyear, George Meany of AFL CIO asks member union to soften wage demands, Man on 10 most wanted list arrested, President Ford to speak at Notre Dame University, Cambodian government calls on foreigners to leave Pnom Penh and close embassies, House Democrats vote against extending any aid to Vietnam or Cambodia, Wharton School at U of Pennsylvania says unemployment will rise to nine percent, Local Portland news,
Commercials: Sine Off, Harts 2 in 1 collar, Radio advertising, Budweiser, Catholic Communications Association, Sine Off, Radio advertising, Buick, Job Service employment service, Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice, Sine Off, Hemmoraid,
Sunday, February 20, 2011
0203 The Cask Of Amontillado

The Cask Of Amontillado
Episode 0203
Original Air Date: January 12, 1975
A man's wife sleeps with a piggish financier to save her husband from ruin. He seeks revenge with an invitation the financier can't refuse.
Cast: Richard Kiley, Frances Sternhagen, Roberta Maxwell, Leon Janney, Robert Dryden
Writer: Edgar Allan Poe adapted by George Lowther
Rating: ***
No news
No commercials
Monday, February 14, 2011
0137 Having A Horrible Time

Having A Horrible Time
Episode 0137
Original Air Date: August 21, 1974
Courageous Amy Hastings has just given testimony that brought down Archer Hamlin, one of New York's most notorious drug kingpens. Now his agents are pursuing her at a remote resort where she and a friend are vacationing.
Cast: Lynn Loring, Frances Sternhagen, Ralph Bell, Mandel Kramer, Nat Polen
Writer: Bob Juhren
Rating: **
Recorded from KRLD
Commercials: Firestone, Buck Regal, Optics Vision Center, American Cancer Society, Tru Value Hardware Store, Budweiser (don't ice your beer), Seven Seas 74, USO, Movie "Dr. Zhivago"
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
No news
Commercials: Heart Attack PSA
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Celeste Holm,
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Gilbert Mack,
Highly Recommended 1974,
Nat Polen,
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