Showing posts with label Grace Matthews. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grace Matthews. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

0367 The Summer People

The Summer People
Episode 0367
Original Air Date: October 24, 1975

A young, artistic couple search for a small, remote town in which to pursue their crafts during the summer. They find Granville --- a place that is VERY hard to find and even harder to leave.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Jennifer Harmon, Leon Janney, Grace Matthews, William Redfield.

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ****

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Sunday, March 18, 2012

1063 The Intruder

The Intruder
Episode 1063
Original Air Date: February 27, 1980

A scientist's son comes home from college on spring break and discloses that he is actually an alien from another dimension holding their real son hostage. His demand: that he be allowed to take the scientist's wife back to his dimension to repopulate it.

Cast: Norman Rose, Grace Matthews, Russell Horton

Writer: Jules Verne adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: *1/2

Sunday, March 11, 2012

1035 The Specter Bridegroom

The Specter Bridegroom
Episode 1035
Original Air Date: December 3, 1979

A young bride is widowed on the eve of her marriage. However, the bridegroom still appears nightly at her window to woo her. Is he a ghost or something more substantive?

Cast: Paul Hecht, Robert Dryden, Grace Matthews, Patsy Bruder,

Writer: Washington Irving adapted by Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

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1027 The Terrorist

The Terrorist
Episode 1027
Original Air Date: November 5, 1979

Three people are held hostage in the home of an elderly author by Islamic terrorists. The terrorist must wait for his people to retrieve him and expects the residents to take care of him until they do. The residents plot their escape.

Cast: Grace Matthews, Jada Rowland, Russell Horton, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Saturday, March 3, 2012

1009 Tomorrow Will Never Come

Tomorrow Will Never Come
Episode 1009
Original Air Date: September 3, 1979

An old elevator attendant finds out that he is about to lose his life's love: His elevator he affectionately calls Nellie. He has a plan to keep her and to keep his job. The building's residents decide to help him.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond Ray Owens, Grace Mathews

Writer: Nancy Moore

Rating: **1/2

Friday, March 2, 2012

0970 The Charnel House

The Charnel House
Episode 0970
Original Air Date: April 11, 1979

A young woman takes a job in a rest home to find out what happened to her father that was a resident. What she and a young daughther find is ghastly.

Cast: Roberta Maxwell, Gordon Gould, Grace Matthews, Cort Benson

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

0962 The Love God

The Love God
Episode 0962
Original Air Date: March 14, 1979

Women's Lib meets traditional values in British-occupied India. A strongly opinionated woman alienates the man she wants to marry and appeals to the grace of an Indian god of love.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Cort Benson, Grace Matthews, William Griffis

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOAI, San Antonio

News: Hurricane David, threatens Haiti, State Department expresses concern about Soviet ground forces in Cuba, President Carter names replacement for UN Ambassador, Seven coastal counties in Texas declared disaster areas because of oil spill,

Commercials: Mastercharge, Tru-Value Hardware, Wall Street Journal, Bycozene Cream, ExLax Pills, Kodak Film, Tommy's Pizza, Rinse-N-Vac, Nightline radio show, Serta Perfect Sleeper, Michelob beer, Chrysler Cars, Kodak Film, Ben Franklin Stores, Porcelana cream,

Monday, February 27, 2012

0953 The Sinister Shadow

The Sinister Shadow
Episode 0953
Original Air Date: February 12, 1979

A woman recounts how she found her double in a bar and how that double rebelled against her when she felt they were not spending enough time together.

Cast: Teri Keane, Grace Matthews, Joan Shea

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

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0949 The Burning Bough

The Burning Bough
Episode 0949
Original Air Date: January 24, 1979

A wealthy industrialist inexplicably starts calling his secretary and wife "Myra". He goes to a psychologist to understand why the name Myra has emerged from his subconscious to haunt him.

Cast: Norman Rose, Russell Horton, Katherine Byers, Grace Matthews

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

0918 The Conspiracy

The Conspiracy
Episode 0918
Original Air Date: November 15, 1978

A woman conspires to embarrass and torment her former boyfriend who is a photographer. She demonstrates a special talet to him when she poses for him.

Cast: Teri Keane, Cort Benson, Grace Matthews

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from KQB

News: 200 died in plane crash in Sri Lanka, A plane crash in San Diego that killed 140 has been followed at least five near misses on runway, NASA completes several commands to Venus probe, President Carter and President Sadat to meet, Oil Minister of Kuwait touring Argentina, Federal grand jury indicts computer expert for embezzling from bank,

Commercials: Roto Rooter, Radio advertising, Goodyear Service Center, Freedent gum, Reading is Fundamental, The Magic Goes Away novel by Larry Niven, Skyfall novel, American Heart Association anti-smoking PSA, Quality Inns,

Saturday, February 4, 2012

0895 The Beheading

The Beheading
episode 0895
Original Air Date: September 20, 1978

A woman is speaking to another woman about her experiences. She provides the listener with family portraits (mother and father in unflattering lights) and explains details about her past. Without trepidation, she explains that she has agreed to be decapitated by her doctor.

Cast: Teri Keane, Grace Matthews, Cort Benson, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

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Sunday, March 13, 2011

0335 Murder By Proxy


Murder By Proxy
Episode 0335
Original Air Date: August 29, 1975

A man who helped convict a murderer finds a strange use for the ex-con's vows of revenge.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Leslie Woods, Earl Hammond, Leon Janney, Grace Matthews, William Redfield

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: **

Recorded from KIXI Seattle

News: President Ford and Congress strike deal on energy policy. FBI believed James Hoffa was abducted. Passengers take ride near Niagra Falls on experimental raft. Car manufacturers must disclose gas mileage on stickers. Israel and Egypt will approve peace approval. President will be in Rhode Island and Maine over Labor Day. VP Rockefeller testifies before grand jury regarding 1971 Attica riot. Portugal has new prime minister. Hurricane Caroline building strength in Gulf of Mexico. Former Irish prime minister dead.

Commercials: Quaker State Motor Oil, CBSRMT contest to go to Disney World, Budweiser, Buick, Mrs. Edward C. Reita of Fairbanks, Alaska wins trip to Disney World via CBSRMT, Foundation Church, CBSRMT contest to Disney World, Project HOPE, Budweiser, Time Magazine, National Society for Autistic Children PSA,

Sunday, March 6, 2011

0279 Markheim: Man Or Monster?


Markheim: Man Or Monster?
Episode 0279
Original Air Date: May 23, 1975

Karl Markheim is the embodiment of evil, manipulating and conning those around him. Denied his inheritance from his uncle, he sets out to exploit his wife and father-in-law for their money. All the while, a mysterious figure watches him from behind the mirror.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Ian Martin, Grace Matthews, Guy Sorel, Rosemary Rice

Writer: Ian Martin inspired by Robert Louis Stevenson

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: State Farm Insurance, Campbells Chunky Soup, American Will Kit, Epilepsy Foundation,

Sunday, February 27, 2011

0254 The Death Of Halpin Fraser


The Death Of Halpin Fraser
Episode 0254
Original Air Date: April 10, 1975

A young man takes a nightmare trip through Hell --- forced to relive past sins that justify his fall from grace.

Cast: Michael Wager, Grace Matthews, Cort Benson, Arnold Moss, Patricia Elliot,

Writer: Adapted from Ambrose Bierce story by Arnold Moss

Rating: *1/2

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Sunday, February 20, 2011

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

Saturday, February 19, 2011

0194 The Deadly Pearls


The Deadly Pearls
Episode 0194
Original Air Date: January 1, 1975

A private investigator travels to a remote Hawaiian island to locate a set of radioactive pearls that were used to kill two women. posing as a writer, he infiltrates the island's population and averts attempts on his life.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Kate Reed, Grace Matthews, Cort Benson

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel

Rating: **1/2

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

0149 Thicker Than Water


Thicker Than Water
Episode 0149
Original Air Date: September 17, 1974

An overworked lawyer is persuaded to take on a murder case where the accused insists he is innocent. The lawyer is not convinced and orders a special test on the murder weapon.

Cast: Jay Gregory, Robert Dryden, Robert Kaliban, Ira Lewis, Grace Matthews

Writer: Henry Slesar

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WOR,

News: Fulton Lewis Commentaries: Congressional liberals were angry with President Ford for anti-Alente activity in Chile, Documents leak regarding investigation of CIA director Richard Helms, President Ford to reorganize National Security Council, Ford and Al Haig deny Haig convinced Ford to pardon Nixon, Haig reappointed to head of NATO, West Virginia Senator says Ford's offer of clemency to Vietnam draft dodgers is wrong, Virginia Harry Byrd supported Robert Byrd, Senate and House agree on public financing for presidential elections, Each candidate would get $5 million and sets limits of $1,000 individuals and $5,000 by organizations,

Commercials: Buick Century Regal, Shop Rite Supermarkets, Suburban Savings and Loan, Budweiser, Jets vs. Bears on WOR, Buick Apollo, Dubonais Wine,

Sunday, February 13, 2011

0120 The Dream Woman


The Dream Woman
Episode 0120
Original Air Date: July 18, 1974

A man inexplicably leaves his loving wife to pursue a trampish barfly who he is sure is his dream woman. He dreams that he will love her and she will kill him.

Cast: Kevin McCarthy, Teri Keane, Robert Dryden, Grace Matthews

Writer: Wilkie Collins adapted by George Lowther

Rating: ***1/2

Commercials: Better Business Bureau PSA, Budweiser, Project HOPE, Sugar Free Diet 7Up, The New Navy, Sine Off

Thursday, February 10, 2011

0096 The Bleeding Statue


The Bleeding Statue
Episode 0096
Original Air Date: May 23, 1974

A magician speaks to his heirs from the grave via tape. When he disappoints most of them by leaving his entire estate to his daughter, he promises her protection via a statue in the courtyard.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Paul Hecht, Tony Roberts, Grace Matthews, Kurt Benson

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

Commercials: Contac, Spaghetti Store, Budweiser, Dallas Soccer Spectacular soccer game, Sugar Free Diet 7Up, Firestone straddle streak superbelt, Kellogs Special K, Buick Century,

Saturday, February 5, 2011

0053 A Long Time To Die


A Long Time To Die
Episode 0053
Original Air Date: March 9, 1974

A criminologist and an American Indian swap lives and find they are unable to deal with their new and strange surroundings. One must testify before Congress, the other before a tribal council.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Grace Matthews, Arnold Moss, Nat Polen, Mason Adams

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: *1/2

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