Showing posts with label George Petrie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label George Petrie. Show all posts

Sunday, March 20, 2011

0428 The Horror Of Dead Lake


The Horror Of Dead Lake
Episode 0428
Original Air Date: February 9, 1976

a couple inherit an old castle that is inhabited by a scientist who is experimenting on various carnivorous creatures. The most fearsome of these is the inhabitant of the lake on the grounds that eats people whole.

Cast: William Prince, Gordon Gould, Ann Shepherd, George Petrie, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: **

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

0326 The Root Of All Evil


The Root Of All Evil
Episode 0326
Original Air Date: August 14, 1975

A middle-aged copywriter finds $80,000 in his garbage can --- the proceeds of a bank robbery. He sees the opportunity to escape the drudgery of his life. But paranoia starts to eat at him, threatening his marriage and the robbers want their money back.

Cast: Norman Rose, Anne Shepherd, Elliott Reid, Marian Seldes, George Petrie

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WWJ, Detroit

News: Sen. Donald Riegle facing another ethics charge, Venezualan President will meet with Salvadoran Rebels,

Commercials: Teledisk presents Classical Collection, Boy's Town,

Sunday, March 6, 2011

0284 River Of Hades


River Of Hades
Episode 0284
Original Air Date: June 2, 1975

A dancer defects from a communist country and becomes the object of a stalker in New York City.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Norman Rose, Bryna Raeburn, Richard Lynch, George Petrie

Writer: Mary Jane Higby

Rating: *1/2

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Saturday, March 5, 2011

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,

Saturday, February 26, 2011

0240 Every Blossom Dies


Every Blossom Dies
Episode 0240
Original Air Date: March 17, 1975

A young woman is murdered and all the evidence points to the police detective investigating the case. His boss is reluctant to suspect him and his wife discounts all the evidence against him -- including a letter from the victim.

Cast: Michael Tolan, George Petrie, Evie Juster, Catherine Byers

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WABC, New York,

No news

Commercials: Yankees baseball on WABC,

Saturday, February 19, 2011

0188 Charity Is Never Dead


Charity Is Never Dead
Episode 0188
Original Air Date: December 18, 1974

After a department store explosion, an elderly woman with critical injuries is wheeled into an emergency room. She is panicked because she can't find the grandaughter she has just encountered for the first time in ten years. Meanwhile, a young woman is brought in who has a head injury and no memory. Are the two linked?

Cast: Virginia Payne, Patricia Wheel, William Prince, Rosemary Rice, George Petrie

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Tentative agreement to clean up final details in coal strike. Congress expected to enact trade embargoes against Russia to get them to open their immigration policies, Corporate tax rates are supposed to be 48 percent, but are really less, G.M. will furlough 25 percent of its workforce, Congress approves 5.5 billion for unemployed, Congressional approval expected for Nelson Rockefeller for VP, Speaker of Oregon House arrested for DUI, Oregon population growth grows 2 percent a year, Government will provide money for fishermen, Israelis accuse Arabs of building up arms with U.S. help. White House pressures for reduction in steel prices, Unemployment in auto industry going up, Defective Christmas lights recalled,

Commercials: Vantage Press, Contac, Budweiser, IRS PSA, Buick Century, Mennonite Churches, Contac, Better Business Bureau PSA, National Audobon Society, Vantage Press, Tru Value Hardware,

0180 The Aaron Burr Murder Case


The Aaron Burr Murder Case
Episode 0180
Original Air Date: November 28, 1974

An actor playing Alexander Hamilton in a recreation of the famous duel between Hamilton and Aaron Burr is killed when the gun supposedly loaded with blanks is loaded for real. Police investigate and every clue seems to lead to the real Aaron Burr.

Cast: Jack Grimes, George Petrie, William Redfield, Leon Janney, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KCBS

No news

Commercials: Stouffers Frozen Pizza,

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

0167 The Black Room


The Black Room
Episode 0167
Original Air Date: October 29, 1974

A man is locked in a absolutely dark prison cell for a crime he does not understand. He makes an unlikely friend.

Cast: Larry Haines, George Petrie, Peter Collins

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Louisiana Downs racetrack, Buick, Save the Children, Cub Scouts, Better Business Bureau PSA, Delco, Borden Ice Cream, Budweiser (Don't Sip), Pilgrim Storage, Buick Skylark, Services for the Blind, Sears Superguard 78 tires, Kroger,

Broadcast on KRLD, Dallas

Monday, February 14, 2011

0141 Medium Rare


Medium Rare
Episode 0141
Original Air Date: August 29, 1974

A ghost, bent on revenge, uses a fake medium to get revenge on a pair of fellow gamblers who took him for big money when he was alive.

Cast: Joan Lovejoy, George Petrie, Mason Adams, Robert Dryden

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KRLD Dallas

Commercials: Better Business Bureau PSA, Margies Department Store, Sports Central Dallas, Budweiser, MB Kaiser Heating and Air Conditioning, Lysol, Sports Central Dallas, Blood pressure PSA, Meijers Department Store,

Sunday, February 13, 2011

0123 My Sister - Death


My Sister - Death
Episode 0123
Original Air Date: July 25, 1974

A story about a woman trying to drive her sister insane.

Cast: Paul Hecth, Beatrice Straight, Marian Seldes, George Petrie.

Writer: George Lowther

Rating: **

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Saturday, February 12, 2011

0100 To Kill With Confidence


To Kill With Confidence
Episode 0100
Original Air Date: June 3, 1974

A newlywed couple traveling across the country has car trouble and stops in a small town for repairs. She leaves him to go have lunch. When she comes back, her husband, the mechanic, and the garage are gone.

Cast: Marian Seldes, George Petrie, Gilbert Mack, Larry Haines

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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Commercials: USO PSA, United Way PSA, Budweiser (Don't Sip), Give to the college of your choice, Buick Apollo, Better Business Bureau PSA, American Cancer Society PSA,

Thursday, February 10, 2011

0093 The Trouble With Ruth


The Trouble With Ruth
Episode 0093
Original Air Date: May 16, 1974

A kleptomaniac trying to go straight is blackmailed when she relapses. Jewel thieves demand that she steal a diamond pin for them or they will tell her husband who will divorce her.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Jack Grimes, Gilbert Mack, Jackson Beck, George Petrie

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR

News: Fulton Lewis Commentary: White House counsel wants House impeachment inquiry held in public,

Commercials: Sine Off sinus medicine, Suburban Savings and Loan, Kellog's Special K (Veronica and Jeff), Shop Rite supermarkets, Sugar Free Diet 7Up, Thomas' Onion English Muffins, Thomas' Bread, TWA airlines, Buick Apollo, Budweiser (Things on the label), "That's Entertainment" on Broadway,

Monday, February 7, 2011

0074 Only The Dead Remember


Only The Dead Remember
Episode 0074
Original Air Date: April 15, 1974

War buddies conspire to kill the fellow former POW who ratted out their escape attempt from a Korean POW camp. They want to avenge the death of one of their own 20 years after the war's end.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Mandel Kramer, Bryna Raeburn, George Petrie, Lon Clark

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WDAF, Kansas City, MO

KC police and fire hope they can recover a body from a car that plunged into a river. Jackson County executive hopes that KC teachers will accept their proposal to resolve their strike, Patricia Hearst wanted by FBI for bank robbery, Two major steel companies lose a lawsuit to NAACP and NOW over discrimination suit, John Mitchell takes a beating in cross examination in Watergate trial, Lebanon asks UN to help in attacks by Israel in Golan Heights, South Vietnamese break off peace talks with Vietcong,

Commercials: Girls' Club, Budweiser (don't sip), Red Cross PSA, Kellogs Special K, Better Business Bureau, Sugar free diet 7UP, Better Hearing Institute, Law Day PSA, Sugar Free Diet 7Up,

0073 Strange Company


Strange Company
Episode 0073
Original Air Date: April 11, 1974

An old woman with a large stash of money is tormented by visitors who no one else can see. Her nephew and his wife are unsympathetic and use the occurences to slowly rob her.

Cast: Bryna Raeburn, Lori March, George Petrie, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ***

Recorded from KRLD Dallas

Commercials: Special K, Inflation coverage by State Farm, Sugar Free Diet 7Up, Dial soap, Budweiser (Beer on the Rocks), True Value Hardware store, American Cancer Society, Sears Candy Store

Saturday, February 5, 2011

0067 The Pharoah's Curse


The Pharoah's Curse
Episode 0067
Original Air Date: April 2, 1974

An archeologist and a songstress unearth valuable jewels, artifacts and a curse in an Egyptian tomb.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin, George Petrie, Dan Ocko

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: The SLA says they will release the time and place of the release of Patricia Hearst, A U.S. diplomat is missing in Mexico, Jack Lemon wins best actor for Paper Tiger, Best Picture is The Sting, French Prime Minister George Pompideau is dead, Watergate trials of John Mitchell and Maurice Stans wrap up, Passengers from the Queen Elizabeth II to be transferred to another ship, congressional committee investigating Nixon's tax returns nearly done with report. AAA says gasoline supply is increasing, Kissinger wants people to leave him and his new wife alone on their honeymoon, Oregon gas stations abandon ration rules and gas lines have disappeared in Oregon, Sheriff expects a break in a quadruple murder in Oregon, Hank Stram is stranded aboard the Queen Elizabeth II, Federal agents acquitted of terrorizing Illinois residents in drug raids, Gov. McCall will teach journalism at U of Oregon, Construction workers union investigated for corruption, Oil slick is actually algae, Gary Lee Duncan charged in arson that destroyed a Portland high school,

Commercials: Viceroy's cooking show, National Federation of the Blind, Better Business Bureau, Woody Hites band plays at Jansen Beach Center, Peace Corps, designate money on your tax return to fund 1976 presidential campaign. Better Business Bureau, Easter Seals, Budweiser (Don't Sip), Junior Achievement, ACTION Corps, Sine Off sinus medicine,

Monday, January 31, 2011

0033 Conspiracy To Defraud


Conspiracy To Defraud
Episode 0033
Original Air Date: February 8, 1974

A federal drug agent goes to France to trace heroin shipments. A Greek drug dealer torments him and his new love interest.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Suzanne Grossman, Ruth Warrick, George Petrie, Leon Janney, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Sidney Slon

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: Israel says it will not give up the Golan Heights, Treasurer Secretary George Schultz says we should not respond to the Arab Oil embargo with sanctions, Nixon will address nation at noon tomorrow, government investigates truck driver strikers, Regular federal troops might help keep highways open during strike, Emrgency energy bill will come up for vote in Senate next week, Commerce dept takes steps to reduce shortage of other petroleum products, New Jersey adopts gasoline rationing, Congressional committee says that Nixon may receive a tax bill after Watergate investigation, No new news from Hearst kidnappers, Skylab 3 astronauts in good shape after 84 days in space, Watergate committee loses battle for five Watergate tapes, Special Watergate investigator Leon Jaworski meets with White House to iron out differences, Dow Jones down 8 points,

Commercials: State Farm Mutual insurance, Readers Digest, American Red Cross PSA, Ramada Inn, Budweiser (amplitude), Jansen Beach Center, Lung Association PSA, Kellogs Special K (The Good, the Bad, and the Heavy), Better Business Bureau PSA, American Red Cross PSA, Turn in heroin pushers,

Sunday, January 30, 2011

0023 Three Women


Three Women
Episode 0023
Original Air Date: January 28, 1974

A writer's publisher wants him to change the end of a book to more fully exploit the heroine. He is afraid because he fears his character is indeed alive.

Cast: Ruth Ford, George Petrie, Elspeth Eric, Joan Loring, Roger DeKoven

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

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0016 Dead For A Dollar


Dead For A Dollar
Episode 0016
Original Air Date: January 21, 1974

Two men plot to murder the businessman who swindled them. When they are preempted by somebody else, they are left to pay the price while receiving none of the rewards.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Joseph Julian, Tony Roberts, Joan Lovejoy, Mary Jane Higby, George Petrie

Writer: Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOR

Commercials: Budweiser (Pouring), Suburban Savings and Loan, Special K (Junior Gives Up), Shop Rite Supermarkets, Himan Brown promotes CBSRMT, "Find Your Way Home" Broadway play, Wingate News Digest, Jean Shepherd Show, McCann Program

0013 Ring A Ring Of Roses


Ring A Ring Of Roses
Episode 0013
Original Air Date: January 18, 1974

A young couple stumble across a ghostly scene of a man trying to whip a little girl. They find themselves wrapped up in a family curse and an old murder.

Cast: Glynnis O'Connor, George Petrie, Sydney Walker, Elspeth Eric, Hollan Taylor, Carol Hilliard

Writer: S.J. Wilson

Rating: **1/2

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