0281 The Executioner

The Executioner
Episode 0281
Original Air Date: May 27, 1975

A young American couple's car breaks down in the swampy Scottish moors. They seek shelter in a manor house nearby inhabited by a strange lord of the manor. It is also the former home of Queen Elizabeth I's personal executioner.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Arnold Moss, Jaqueline Brooks

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: ***

Recorded from KIXI, Seattle, WA

News: President Ford unilaterally raises price of oil, Ford to leave NATO summit, US opening new Vietnamese refugee center in Pennsylvania, Gulf Oil tanker hits pier causing an explosion, Congress divided along party lines on President Ford's tax on imported oil, Institute of Medicine reports that fewer women are dying or being injured since legalization of abortion, Sudan says Ethiopian rebels have accepted a peace plan, Students occupy AIE offices in Laos,

Commercials: Time Magazine,CBS News election coverage, Budweiser, Catholic Communications Foundation, Sine-Off, Metric System PSA, National Alliance of Businessmen, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, National Alliance of Businessmen, Hemmoraid, Mike Roy's Cook Thing, Vantage Press,

NEEDS REPLACED Tape speeds up dramatically during final thought and then cast list is cut off.

0276 The Diamond Necklace

The Diamond Necklace
Episode 0276
Original Air Date: May 19, 1975

A modest couple borrows a diamond necklace from a rich friend to wear to a dinner party. They lose it and the husband borrows $6500 from a loan shark. As they say, paybacks are a . . .

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes, Leon Janney, Bryna Raeburn,

Writer: George Lowther adaptation of a Guy de Maupassant story

Rating: ****

Recorded from WELM, Elmyra, NY

News: FAA considers grounding DC 10 aircraft after two crashes,

0273 Where Angels Fear To Tread

Where Angels Fear To Tread
Episode 0273
Original Air Date: May 13, 1975

Dr. Ken Anderson, Professor of paranormal psychology, is experimenting with astral projection --- projecting his astral self to other places. He soon loses control of when he projects and what his astral self does.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Bryna Raeburn, Cort Benson, Robert Dryden.

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: **

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0262 Bullet Proof

Bullet Proof
Episode 0262
Original Air Date: April 24, 1975

Rocky Stark goes to jail when evidence shows that his gun killed petty criminal Johnny Mallory.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Mason Adams, George Petrie, Earl Hammond, Ian Martin

Writer: George Lowther

Rating:***

Recorded from KOIN

News: terrorists blow up West German embassy in Stockholm Sweden, tornado touches down in Springfield MO, Students continue to occupy a building a Brown Univ., Fighting in Vietnam slows, U.S. continues Vietnam evacuation, Thailand fighting with Khmer Rouge at their border with Cambodia, Portugese prepare to go to polls, Congress still working on bill for humanitarian aid for Vietnam, President Ford wants $700,000 for military aid, Congress will examine U.S. banking system, Local Portland news,

Commercials: Hemmoraid, Anacin, Lung Association PSA, Buick Skyhawk, National Alliance of Businessmen, Save the Whales, The Franciscans, Lung Association, Buick Century, Catholic Communications Foundation, Red Cross PSA, Mental Health Association,

0260 Sting Of Death

Sting Of Death
Episode 0260
Original Air Date: April 21, 1975

Explorer and writer Trevor Constaine always gets what he wants and he wants his daughter to marry his guide and assistant. Unfortunately, both are married. Trevor isn't going to let a little thing like that get int he way. With the help of some shrunken heads and a mysterious clock, he puts things into order. Sit back, light a pipe, and enjoy this one. It's good!

Cast: William Prince, Marian Seldes, Tony Roberts Martha Greenhouse

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: ***

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0251 Roses Are For Funerals

Roses Are For Funerals
Episode 0251
Original Air Date: April 4, 1975

A cheap,imitation leapord skin coat becomes the object of murder, intrigue and mystery as a Englander visits her American fiance.

Cast: Carol Shelley, Tony Roberts, Mildred Clinton, Dan Ocko

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: ***

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0247 Key To Murder

Key To Murder
Episode 0247
Original Air Date: March 28, 1975

A police detective must solve two sealed room murders that took place in a boarding house. In each case, the rooms were locked from the inside with no other apparent exit.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge, Mary Jane Higby, Robert Maxwell, Robert Dryden

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: American planes are flying supplies into Indo-China and people out, Khemer Rouge continues to make gains on government troops, South Vietnam government about to fall, People die in blizzard in Rockies, Arkansas national guard called out to help with storms, Earthquake hits northern Utah, U.S. Airlift halted (during the show broadcast), Britain to release IRA prisoners in spirit of Easter, Sniper attacks police in New Jersey, President to announce if he'll sign or veto tax cut bill,

Commercials: Harts 2 in 1 collar, Movies 1975 on CBS Radio Network, Vantage Press, Budweiser, Louis Braille Foundation for blind musicians, Buick, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Uncle Ben's Long Grain and Wild Rice, Better Business Bureau PSA, Job Service, American Red Cross PSA, What's New In Learning on CBS radio, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints,

0235 The Eye Of Death

The Eye Of Death
Episode 0235
Original Air Date: March 7, 1975

A photographer tries to prove her step-father murdered her mother. When he gets set to marry again, she gets desparate and begins to follow him.

Cast: Joan Hackett, Ralph Bell, Robert Dryden, Joan Shea

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: ***

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0233 The Pit And The Pendulum

The Pit And The Pendulum
Episode 0233
Original Air Date: March 4, 1975

A modernization and retelling of the Poe classic. A married couple are threatened and tortured to compel him to disclose a formula that could destroy the world were it to fall into the wrong hands.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Marian Seldes, Norman Rose

Writer: George Lowther retelling Edgar Allan Poe

Rating: ***

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Ford holds off on tariff increase on gasoline, Iran and U.S. agree $15 billion in trade agreement that sends American nuclear reactors to Iran, Sine Off, Small force of Marines in Gulf of Thailand to prepare for evacutation of Americans from Pnom Penh, East Germans negotiate to give asylum to anarchists in Yemen, local Portland news, Communists have attacked Pnom Penh surrounded by communists, House slows Ford's request for aid to Cambodia, OPEC meets in Algiers to discuss principles for getting along with their customers, Spain prime minister overhauls his cabinet. Local Portland news,

Commercials: Harts 2 in 2 flea collar, Sine Off, Budweiser, Save the Whales, Buick, Better Business Bureau PSA, Sine Off, Catholic Communications Conference, March of Dimes PSA, Contac, Hemmoraid Ointment, Super Chef Mike Roy radio show,

0229 The Strange Case Of Lucas Lauder

The Strange Case Of Lucas Lauder
Episode 0229
Original Air Date: February 26, 1975

A death row prisoner tells the warden he is actually the reincarnation of Jack the Ripper. He also tells the warden that upon his death, the soul of the Ripper will pass to him and that he will kill his wife.

Cast: Robert Lansing, Lenka Peterson, Ralph Bell, Ira Lewis, Patricia Pierdon

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: ***1/2

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Recorded from WABC New York

Commercials: Carvelle's Ice Cream Cake

0222 A Small Question Of Terror

A Small Question Of Terror
Episode 0222
Original Air Date: February 13, 1975

In a police state run by an entity known as "The Protector", a woman, her mother, and her boyfriend become the object of an investigation and torture over a remark made in jest. The woman must use her wits -- and her wiles -- to get them out of it.

Cast: Teri Keane, Gordon Gould, Joan Shea, Leon Janney

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: ***

Commercials: Buick Skylark, Vina Rose Wine,

0217 Death On Skiis

Death On Skiis
Episode 0217
Original Air Date: February 3, 1975

Two young, blonde, women have been killed in a remote ski cabin. When a famous mystery author takes his young, blonde wife to the same ski resort while he completes his book, she begins to wonder if it's him.

Cast: Rosemary Harris, Norman Rose, Ralph Bell, Larry Haines

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: **1/2

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At the beginning, E.G. Marshall says the story stores Rosemary Murphy. In the end credits, he calls her Rosemary Harris,

0209 Concerto In Death

Concerto In Death
Episode 0209
Original Air Date: January 22, 1975

A symphony conductor refuses to accept the fact that his son -- a talented violinist -- died. His sanity breaks down and he sets out on a path of self destruction -- much to the chagrin of his family.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Ian Martin, Carol Teitel, Lon Clark

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: *1/2

News: President Ford will raise the price of oil one dollar a barrel, President Ford will veto any gasoline measure, Rebels approaching Cambodian capital, Report shows that Ford aide is actually doing campaign work, Congressional hearings open on Ford economic proposal, DC police estimate 25,000 on Capitol steps to rally for abortion ban, SEC will move forward with banning of fixed commission rates for brokers, Sen Hubert Humphrey says president's energy proposals will be too expensive, Communists blockade Mekong River and cut off Pnom Penh water supplies, President Ford will ask for money to assist Cambodia, Burt Reynolds elected sexiest man in America by Manwatchers, Local Portland news,

Commercials: Sine Off, Vantage Press, Buick, Chemotherapy Foundation PSA, Catholic Communications Foundation, Vina Rose Wine, Buick, Religion in American Life PSA, AFS PSA, Sine Off, Vantage Press,

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: ***

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0202 The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart
Episode 0202
Original Air Date: January 11, 1975

A down on their luck couple and their daughter are forced to move in with the man's sadistic uncle on his remote farm. The uncle works them nearly to death and does not feed them, all the while making sexual overtures to the wife.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Robert Dryden, Ann Shepherd

Writer: Edgar Allan Poe adapted by George Lowther

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KAH, Wichita, KS

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0201 The Masque Of The Red Death

The Masque Of The Red Death
Episode 0201
Original Air Date: January 10, 1975

Poe's classic adapted to the year 1996 where an ecological disaster has created the bloody plague. An old miser sequesters himself, his fiancee, daughter, and son in law in his mansion to wait out the crisis.

Cast: Karl Swanson, Staats Cotsworth, Lois Smith, Jack Grimes, Evie Juster

Writer: Edgar Allan Poe adapted by George Lowther

Rating: ***

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0200 Berenice

Berenice
Episode 0200
Original Air Date: January 9, 1975

A man falls in love with his wife's younger sister while his wife lay dying. He is haunted by his wife's ghastly smile. When that same smile shows up on his new love, he goes insane.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Norman Rose, Joan Lovejoy, Roberta Maxwell

Writer: Edgar Allan Poe adapted by George Lowther

Rating: **1/2

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0199 The Oblong Box

The Oblong Box
Episode 0199
Original Air Date: January 8, 1975

On a ship leaving Europe bound for the U.S., a man encounters an old college friend traveling with his "mistress" and a strange box he claims contains a rare painting. But it's strange shape convinces everyone on board its contents are something more ghastly.

Cast: Grace Matthews, Cort Benson, Bryna Raeburn, Richard Mulligan

Writer: Edgar Allan Poe adapted by George Lowther

Rating: **1/2

0198 The Murders In The Rue Morgue

The Murders In The Rue Morgue
Episode 0198
Original Air Date: January 7, 1975

A woman is brutally murdered and mutilated in a locked room. A police detective desperate for promotion calls on an amateur detective to help him solve the crime with a most unusual solution.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Guy Sorel, Corrine Orr, Dan Ocko

Writer: Edgar Allen Poe adapted by George Lowther

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KCBS

Commercials: Mens Wearhouse, Western appliance,

0197 The Premature Burial

The Premature Burial
Episode 0197
Original Air Date: January 6, 1975

A physician assists his friend in unearthing the dead body of his beloved who wed another man who is evil. It turns out she is still alive, much to her husband's regret.

Cast: Keir Dullea, Paul Hecht, Guy Sorel, Marian Seldes

Writer: Edgar Allan Poe adapted by George Lowther

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KRNT Des Moines, IA

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