1083 Wanted, A Husband

Wanted, A Husband
Episode 1083
Original Air Date: May 7, 1980

Two grifters set up a mail order scam auctioning off a fictional wealthy widow. A postal inspector becomes suspicious and investigates.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Ian Martin, Bryna Raeburn, Ray Owens

Writer: O. Henry adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **1/2

0586 Jimmy Valentine's Gamble

Jimmy Valentine's Gamble
Episode 0586
Original Air Date: January 16, 1977

A safe cracker on the lamb goes straight and becomes a leading citizen. He risks it all when a crisis makes him exercise his old skills for one last operation.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Ken Harvey, Catherine Byers, Cort Benson, Paul Hecht

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: ***

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0585 Cherchez la Femme

Cherchez la Femme
Episode 0585
Original Air Date: January 15, 1977

A swindler takes the money of a dumb woman just before he dies. Her boyfriend searches high and low to get it back.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn, Ian Martin, William Griffis

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: **

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0584 A Departmental Case

A Departmental Case
Episode 0584
Original Air Date: January 14, 1977

A gunfighter turned insurance clerk, comes out of retirement to gun down an alleged wife beating bank robber. However, a New York reporter finds out the deceased was not all that different than his killer.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Teri Keane, Earl Hammond, Joe Silver

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: **1/2

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0583 Don't Die Without Me

Don't Die Without Me
Episode 0583
Original Air Date: January 13, 1977

A reporter investigates the deaths of two women who died in the same room in the same seedy boarding house in early 20th century Manhattan.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden, Joan Shea, Russell Horton

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: ***

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0582 Tobin's Palm

Tobin's Palm
Episode 0582
Original Air Date: January 12, 1977

Tobin gets his palm read to help find his absent-minded and missing girlfriend. His life becomes a series of misadventures that amuse his friend.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Fred Gwynne, Jack Grimes, Marian Seldes, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: **

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0581 The Passing Of Black Eagle

The Passing Of Black Eagle
Episode 0581
Original Air Date: January 11, 1977

When he's drunk, he's a mild mannered panhandler. When he's sober, he's a desperado named Black Eagle. The two meet when Black Eagle robs a train.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Paul Tripp, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: **1/2

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0580 Two Renegades

Two Renegades
Episode 0580
Original Air Date: January 10, 1977

A case of mistaken identity puts a con man at the head of the Panamanian army at the turn of the century. His failure as a General lands him in hot water with Panama's enemies.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Leon Janney, Ian Martin

Writer: Sam Dann adaptation of O. Henry

Rating: **1/2

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