Showing posts with label Robert Louis Stevenson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Robert Louis Stevenson. Show all posts

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,

Saturday, February 26, 2011

0239 The Cezar Curse


The Cezar Curse
Episode 0239
Original Air Date: March 14, 1975

A wealthy man takes a holiday with an aristocratic Spanish family. He immediately falls in love with a woman in a painting in the house. That the woman was wicked and evil in her life makes no difference to him as he falls in love with her daughter who carries the family's wicked curse.

Cast: Richard Kiley, Roberta Maxwell, Ann Pitoniak, Robert Kaliban, Ian Martin

Writer: Robert Louis Stevenson adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: ***

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

0219 The Sire De Maletroit's Door


The Sire De Maletroit's Door
Episode 0219
Original Air Date: February 6, 1975

In sixteenth century England, while avoiding muggers, a man stumbles into the home of an insane nobleman. The Sire de Ma;troit tries to force him to marry his wayward niece.

Cast: Michael Wager, Marian Seldes, William Redfield, Robert Dryden

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson story

Rating: **

Recorded from KCBS

Commercials: Saturday Night with Connie Chung, American Library Association, Choice Magazine Listening,

Sunday, February 13, 2011

0131 The Beach Of Falesa


The Beach Of Falesa
Episode 0131
Original Air Date: August 12, 1974

A quicky marriage to a local girl results in an island trader becoming an outcast. He must fight a voodoo religion and a business rival to restore his honor and his business and to save his family.

Cast: Ian Martin, Alexander Scourby, Evie Jester, Robert Dryden

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson story

Rating: **

Recorded from KRLD Dallas

Commercials: Buick, Ramada Inn, Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers preseason football, IRS PSA, Palace Theater Center, KRLD News, Budweiser, Northtowne Mall, Surtran luxury ground transportation, Buick, Anti-drug PSA, Phenomint Laxative,

Saturday, February 12, 2011

0107 Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde


Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde
Episode 0107
Original Air Date: June 18, 1974

A doctor and his alter ego created by an experiment gone awry.

Cast: Kevin McCarthey, Cort Benson, Marian Seldes, Ian Martin

Writer: Robert Louis Stevenson adapted by George Lowther

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KRLD

Commercials: Dial Soap, Sugar Free Diet 7Up, Body-All deoderant, Camfophenique, Kellogs Special K, Kodak Film, Budweiser (Bud Label), Prestone 2 anti-freeze, Buick Apollo, Contac, "Music Man" in Dallas

Monday, February 7, 2011

0087 The Suicide Club


The Suicide Club
Episode 0087
Original Air Date: May 7, 1974

A high stakes gambler joins a club where he may be asked to commit someone else's suicide, or be forced to commit suicide.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Marian Seldes, Dan Ocko, John Baragray, Barry Nelson

Writer: Robert Lewis Stevenson adapted by George Lowther

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR New York

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