Showing posts with label Marian Seldes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marian Seldes. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

0373 The Mortgage

The Mortgage
Episode 0373
Original Air Date: November 1, 1975

A middle-aged college professor is actually a sleeper spy. when his picture appears in the paper for doing a good deed, he worries that he might be activated, disrupting the life he loves.

Cast: Larry Haines, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Robert Maxwell, Russell Horton

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WFAA, Dallas, TX

Commercials: Drunk driving PSA, Buick Century, Braille Foundation for Blind Musicians, Budweiser, Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Sine Off, Campaign for Human Development, International Rescue Committee PSA, American Lung Association PSA, U.S. Coast Guard Academy,

0370 Ghost Powder

Ghost Powder
Episode 0370
Original Air Date: October 29, 1975

John and Abigail Adams encounter a ghost haunting their abode in France. The future first couple try to learn the nature of their poltergeist while John's rivalry with Thomas Jefferson grows.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Michael Wager, Cort Benson, Bryna Raeburn, Guy Sorel,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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1399 The Boatman And The Devil

The Boatman And The Devil
Episode 1399
Original Air Date: December 7, 1982

The boatman who transports Russian exiles to Siberia tries to convince a young man to serve out his sentence dilligently and not try to bring his family to pass the time with him in the Russian wilderness of Siberia.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Marian Seldes

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

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

1392 The Twelfth Juror

The Twelfth Juror
Episode 1392
Original Air Date: November 11, 1982

A wealthy woman scorned kills her married lover when he tries to end their affair. She manages to get her employee to take the rap when she threatens to blackmail him. She is able to line up all the ducks except one of twelve jurors who can't be controlled.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Mandel Kramer, Lloyd Batista, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1386 Resident Killer

Resident Killer
Episode 1386
Original Air Date: October 25, 1982

Five hundred years in the future man has eliminated violence and violent thoughts in society A violent man is reprogrammed to have placid thoughts. But when they need violence to protect society, will they be able to change him back?

Cast: Marian Seldes, Russell Horton, Carol Teitel

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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

1379 The Pale Horse

The Pale Horse
Episode 1379
Original Air Date: October 8, 1982

A dying man crosses over into the after-life briefly where he encounters to souls who show him how he is slowly being killed. Meanwhile, his doctor begins to develop his own suspicions back on Earth.

Cast: Earl HAmmond, Mandel Kramer, Elspeth Eric, Marian Seldes

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

1370 Two Sisters

Two Sisters
Episode 1370
Original Air Date: September 16, 1982

Two twin sisters resort to deception and more to win the affections of a doctor.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Monday, May 7, 2012

1362 Eleanora

Eleanora
Episode 1362
Original Air Date: August 19, 1982

An actress recalls her experience with a radical communist group in Berlin and her love affair with its leader.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Evie Juster, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Batista

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

1358 Murder By Decree

Murder By Decree
Episode 1358
Original Air Date: August 5, 1982

The story of Henry VIII's unfortunate second wife is told from the time she gives birth to her unfortunate end at the hand of her adulterous husband.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Bernard Grant, Carol Teitel

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: *1/2

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

Sunday, May 6, 2012

1344 Escape To Prison

Escape To Prison
Episode 1344
Original Air Date: June 28, 1982

An executive thinks there is a large conspiracy against her by her friends and coworkers to convince her that her husband has been dead for five years when she knows he is alive. She turns to a sympathetic police detective for help.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster, Bernard Grant

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Friday, May 4, 2012

1340 The Fifth Man

The Fifth Man
Episode 1340
Original Air Date: June 18, 1982

The writer for a British aviation magazine works part time to ferret out commuist spies in the aviation industry.

Cast: Norman Rose, Bernard Grant, Lloyd Batista, Marian Seldes

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

1332 Your Desires, My Guilt

Your Desires, My Guilt
Episode 1332
Original Air Date: May 24, 1982

A couple of modest income find that they can have whatever they want just by wishing for it together. They don't find a downside to their until they start using their newfound power to right some perceived wrongs.

Cast: Norman Rose, Elspeth Eric, Marian Seldes

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

1328 The Hills Of Arias

The Hills Of Arias
Episode 1328
Original Air Date: May 14, 1982

A former revolutionary of a Central American country escapes the rising dictatorship and settles in America where be becomes a college professor. But his revolutionary roots call out to him. . .

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Marian Seldes, Robert Kaliban, Ray Owens

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

1324 Dreamers And Killers

Dreamers And Killers
Episode 1324
Original Air Date: May 5, 1982

A woman scorned has nightmares of killing her former beau in various ways. She is troubled when her former fiance continues to have close calls with his life that closely resemble her dreams.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Gordon Gould, Diana Kirkwood

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

1318 The Jataka

The Jataka
Episode 1318
Original Air Date: April 21, 1982

A young college professor is invited to her mentor's mansion to study with him. When she gets there, she finds that he has disappeared. The servants give different excuses and varying reasons for his absence. She is suspicious.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

1312 Only A Woman

Only A Woman
Episode 1312
Original Air Date: April 7, 1982

A woman who claims to be the daughter of a goddess recounts for her biographer how she brought down several men who underestimated her.

Cast: Russell Horton, Marian Seldes, Norman Rose, Ray Owens

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

1308 On The Night Of The Dead

On The Night Of The Dead
Episode 1308
March 29, 1982

Women of a village stricken with disease and famine think they have found a savior in a man who claims he is a god. The leader of the village doubts him and challenges the man to prove himself a god.

Cast: John Vickery, Marian Seldes, Earl Hammond, Tracy Ellis

Writer: Arnold Moss

Rating: **