Showing posts with label G. Frederick Lewis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label G. Frederick Lewis. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

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

Sunday, May 13, 2012

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

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

Friday, May 11, 2012

1372 Pursuit Of A Dream

Pursuit Of A Dream
Episode 1322
Original Air Date: September 22, 1982

The story of Madam Marie Currie and the discovery of radiation in Radium.

Cast: Carol Teitel, Mandel Kramer, Lloyd Batista

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: *1/2

1371 The Way Station

The Way Station
Episode 1371
Original Air Date: September 20, 1982


A pair of twins overhear their father, a gravedigger, talking to men they know to be dead. They find out their father is much more than a gravedigger.

Cast: Mia Dillon, Russell Horton, Bernard Grant, Norman Rose

Writer: Franz Monar adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ****

Monday, May 7, 2012

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

1352 The Great Catherine

The Great Catherine
Episode 1352
Original Air Date: July 16, 1982

A German born Czarina of Russia tries to solidify Russia's place among the powers of Europe by modernizing her country's culture. Meanwhile, she tries to marry a military hero who is but the son of a farmer and beneath her station.

Cast: Tammy Grimes

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

1350 The Hand Of Amnesia

The Hand Of Amnesia
Episode 1350
Original Air Date: July 12, 1982

A young, short order cook marries a wealthy widow, but keeps his girlfriend on the side. When his wife finds out, she throws him out. When she comes up missing, he is a suspect in her disappearance.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Carol Teitel, Lloyd Batista, Marian Seldes

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

Friday, May 4, 2012

1337 My First Rogue

My First Rogue
Episode 1337
Original Air Date: June 4, 1982

A sophisticated art thief plays cat and mouse with a French detective.

Cast: Lee Richardson, Robert Kaliban, Louis Turrene, Robert Dryden

Writer: Maurice LeBlanc adapted by G.Frederick Lewis

Rating: *1/2

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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: ***

Thursday, May 3, 2012

1323 Guilty As Charged

Guilty As Charged
Episode 1323
Original Air Date: May 3, 1982

A hardware salesman is charged with a series of robberies and kidnappings he did not commit. The suspect matches his description exactly. He relies on a polygraph to get him off the hook.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Carol Teitel, Mandel Kramer, Lloyd Batista

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: *1/2

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

1315 The Visions Of Sir Philip Sidney

The Visions Of Sir Philip Sidney
Episode 1315
Original Air Date: April 14, 1982

In 19th century London, a Zulu War veteran is plagued by visions of people on a train who no one else notices. Are they real people tormenting him, or is he suffering from shell shock?

Cast: Lee Richardson, Cort Benson, Cynthia Harris, Russell Horton

Writer: M.R. James adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1307 In The Cards

In The Cards
Episode 1307
Original Air Date: March 26, 1982

The story of the Empress Josephine, her obsession with fortune telling through cards, and her manipulation of Napoleon.

Cast: Tammy Grimes, Teri Keane, Louis Turene, Earl Hammond

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1305 The Tool Shed

The Tool Shed
Episode 1305
Original Air Date: March 22, 1982

A reporter for the London Times travels to a writer's farm to do a story on him and his works regarding the occult. He encounters the writer's mute son, his overbearing nanny, the writer's neurotic wife, and the mysterious drawings in the tool shed. Black magic is afoot.

Cast: John Vickery, Bernard Grant, Evie Juster

Writer: Henry James adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1302 The Face Of The Waters

The Face Of The Waters
Episode 1302
Original Air Date: March 15, 1982

A lurid tale that takes place in turn of the century Louisiana. An uncle is strongly attracted to his niece, left in his care after his sister died. His rival is the family chauffer -- a medical student whom she loves.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Norman Rose, Jada Rowland, Lloyd Batista

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ****

1301 The New Man At The Yard

The New Man At The Yard
Episode 1301
Original Air Date: March 12, 1982

Charles Dickens is asked by Scottland Yard to investigate the suicide or murder of a young man in his hometown. He finds clues are few and suspects are many --- or maybe it was suicide.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Cort Benson, Evie Juster, Gordon Gould

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1294 Invaders From Atlantis

Invaders From Atlantis
Episode 1294
Original Air Date: February 24, 1982

The agent of an occupying alien army finds humans to be interesting, but trying creatures who are hard to control.

Cast: Arnold Moss, Don Scardino, Evie Juster, Cort Benson

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

1291 The Washington Kidnap

The Washington Kidnap
Episode 1291
Original Air Date: February 17, 1982

Two convicts in jail use their criminal skills to thwart an effort by the Tories to kidnap General George Washington.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Robert Kaliban, Mandel Kramer, Robert Maxwell

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

Sunday, April 29, 2012

1268 Harry's Taxi And The "T" Machine

Harry's Taxi And The "T" Machine
Episode 1268
Original Air Date: December 14, 1981

A scientist creates a transmigration machine and begins to experiment with living beings. But his wife accidently becomes the unlikely and unwilling subject.

Cast: Larry Haines, Bernard Grant, Carol Teitel, Robert Dryden

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2