Showing posts with label Gerald Keane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gerald Keane. Show all posts

Monday, April 30, 2012

1279 Les Miserables, Part V: The Final Chapter

Les Miserables, Part V: The Final Chapter
Episode 1279
Original Air Date: January 15, 1982

Verjean and his friends flee the revolution above to the sewers of Paris where they find an unexpected ally. Verjean and the inspector have their apocolyptic meeting.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant, Amanda Plummer, Bob Kaliban, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Victor Hugo adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1278 Les Miserables, Part IV: Fear, Love And Death

Les Miserables, Part IV: Fear, Love And Death
Episode 1278
Original Air Date: January 14, 1982

Verjean is caught in the French Revolution. Collette's secret love finds her. The situation takes an ugly turn for the Inspector.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant, Amanda Plummer, Lloyd Batista, Earl Hammond

Writer: Victor Hugo adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1277 Les Miserables, Part III: No Escape

Les Miserables, Part III: No Escape
Episode 1277
Original Air Date: January 13, 1982

Verjean escapes the inspector and flees to the Latin section of France. There, he finds Collete hidden in a monestary and tells her of her past. Meanwhile, the inspector tracks him, and lays a trap.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant, Evie Juster, Bob Kaliban, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Victor Hugo adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1276 Les Miserables, Part II: The Lawless And The Law

Les Miserables, Part II: The Lawless And The Law
Episode 1276
Original Air Date: January 12, 1982

Jean Verjean improves his lot in life by becoming a factory owner. Meanwhile, he is pursued by an inspector who is certain he has profited by illegal means. Verjean is confronted by a moral crisis and at the end of the episode, makes a promise to a dying woman to find her abducted daughter.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant, Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond

Writer: Victor Hugo adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1275 Les Miserables, Part I: The Thief And The Bishop

Les Miserables, Part I: The Thief And The Bishop
Episode 1275
Original Air Date: January 11, 1982

Jean Valjean spends 19 years in prison for stealing a loaf of bread for his starving family. When he gets out, he finds that no one will help him because he is a convict. Then he meets a Bishop who tries to help put him on the straight and narrow path.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Bernard Grant, Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond

Writer: Victor Hugo adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

Saturday, April 14, 2012

1149 The Legend Of Alexander, Part Five: The Legend Begins

The Legend Of Alexander, Part Five: The Legend Begins
Episode 1149
Original Air Date: January 16, 1980

Alexander continues to wage war across Persia before a long soujorn where he defines himself as one of the great rulers in European history.

Cast: Russell Horton, Mandel Kramer, Ray Owens, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1148 The Legend Of Alexander, Part Four: The Oracle

The Legend Of Alexander, Part Four: The Oracle
Episode 1148
Original Air Date: January 15, 1981

Alexander attempts to consult Apollo's oracle, lays waste to Thebes, and heads for Persia as he tries to unite Greece under his banner.

Cast: Russell Horton, Lloyd Battista, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1147 The Legend Of Alexander, Part Three: Divide And Conquer

The Legend Of Alexander, Part Three: Divide And Conquer
Episode 1147
Original Air Date: January 14, 1981

Alexander learns the secret of his father's death and prepares for his conquest of Greece.

Cast: Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond,

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1146 The Legend Of Alexander, Part Two: Assassination

The Legend Of Alexander, Part Two: Assassination
Episode 1146
Original Air Date: January 13, 1981

Alexander's father embarrasses him and his mother by marrying a much younger woman (against her will). The Queen seeks revenge while Alexander is torn between the father he admires for his warrior prowess and the mother he loves. When his father is assassinated, he becomes King.

Cast: Russell Horton, Court Benson, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

1145 The Legend Of Alexander, Part One: Courage

The Legend Of Alexander, Part One: Courage
Episode 1145
Original Air Date: January 12, 1981

Alexander is repulsed by his mystic mother and embraces the warrior life of his father. While Alexander is eager to run off to war, his father wants him to learn rulership.

Cast: Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Cort Benson, Evie Juster

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

Friday, March 16, 2012

1049 The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Five: The Buried City

The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Five: The Buried City
Episode 1049
Original Air Date: January 11, 1980

Marcus and Orianna flee burning Pompeii with the assistance of the blind slave, Lydia who is able to guide them through the darkness. They are diverted and waylaid at every turn.

Cast: Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster

Writer: George Bulwer Lytton adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

1048 The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Four: Danger, Love And Death

The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Four: Danger, Love And Death
Episode 1048
Original Air Date: January 10, 1980

The lion refuses to attack Marcus, The Egyptian priest kidnaps Orianna after eluding justice. Mount Vesuvius erupts.

Cast: Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Ian Martin, Patricia Elliot, Earl Hammond

Writer: George Bulwer Lytton adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

1047 The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Three: Half Prophet, Half Friend

The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Three: Half Prophet, Half Friend
Episode 1047
Original Air Date: January 9, 1980

Lydia and Orianna scheme to get MArcus released from prison. The Priest of Isis schemes to keep him there so he can have Orianna. Marcus confronts the lion.

Cast: Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond

Writer: George Bulwer Lytton adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

1046 The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Two: Thrown To The Lions

The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part Two: Thrown To The Lions
Episode 1046
Original Air Date: January 8, 1980

Pompeii is hit by an earthquake. Julia conspires with a priest of Isis to put a love spell on Marcus. Marcus instead goes mad with delusion and is later falsely accused of killing the priest's apprentice. Judgement is passed and he is sentenced to be thrown to the lions.

Cast: Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Kristoffer Tabori, Earl Hammond, Velita Gray

Writer: George Bulwer-Lytton adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

1045 The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part One: The City Of The Dead

The Last Days Of Pompeii, Part One: The City Of The Dead
Episode 1045
Original Air Date: January 7, 1980

Marcus moves to Pompeii, meets a ship owner, saves a slave girl named Lydia, and falls in love with an aristocrat named Orianna. Lydia worships Isis and tries to organize the slave women to demand proper treatment. Orianna discovers Christianity, much to the chagrin of the priest of Isis.

Cast: Russell Horton, Evie Juster, Kristoffer Tabori, Russell Horton

Writer: George Bulwer-Lytton adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

Thursday, March 8, 2012

1015 The Gettysburg Address

The Gettysburg Address
Episode 1015
Original Air Date: September 24, 1979

Murderers and kidnappers dog two men as they search for missing Civil War treasure at the nation's most famous battlefield. Clues left in two paintings lead the way.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Earl Hammond, Robert Dryden

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: **

Recorded from KQV Pittsburgh

Commercials: K-Mart, Lung Association PSA, Radio advertising, Tru Value Hardware, Easter Seals, National Guard recruiting, Consumer Catalog, Special Education PSA,

Monday, March 5, 2012

1012 The Two Sams

The Two Sams
Episode 1012
Original Air Date: September 12, 1979

A retired cop and a lawyer start a private investigation firm. Their first job is to find the kidnapped baby of a wealthy aristocrat. They explore the family's past and find not a few skeletons in the closet.

Cast: Russell Horton, Fred Gwynne, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

NEEDS REPLACED Poor recording quality, slow tape speed,

Saturday, March 3, 2012

0996 The Fools

The Fools
Episode 0996
Original Air Date: July 11, 1979

A young man is forced to fend for himself in post-revolutionary Russia after his father dies. He falls in with a thug and is forced to a life of hustling and crime to survive.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Russell Horton, Bryna Raeburn, Ray Owens

Writer: Maxine Gorky adapted by Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

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Friday, March 2, 2012

0988 The Copenhagen Connection

The Copenhagen Connection
Episode 0988
Original Air Date: June 13, 1979

A detective confronts betrayal while tracing a bogus life insurance claim through Mexico and Europe.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Lloyd Batista, Earl Hammond

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2
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0986 The Pardon

The Pardon
Episode 0986
Original Air Date: June 6, 1979

A man accidently kills his mother in law and is sent to prison. When his wife has a horrible dream about his return, she dreads his inevitable pardon.

Cast: Larry Haines, Carol Teitel, Ray Owens, Russell Horton

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: ***

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