1140 A Holiday Visit

A Holiday Visit
Episode 1140
Original Air Date: December 25, 1980

A couple on their way to beautiful Runyonville, Ohio to visit her parents for Christmas have an accident on the highway. They walk through the snow to the village of Taylortown whose sole resident is a little old woman who can be several places at once.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Diane Kirkwood, Joan Shea, Robert Dryden,

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: **1/2

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM

Commericals: Kennedy Center Honors on CBS, Peoples Magazine, Navy recruiting, CARE PSA, Delta Airlines, Freebie and the Bean television show on CBS, Bayer Aspirin, 1980 Cougars at Terry Lincoln Mercury, Learning Disablities PSA, Chicago Tribune,

1026 Who Has Seen The Wind?

Who Has Seen The Wind?
Episode 1026
Original Air Date: October 31, 1979

A claustrophobic woman is trapped in her apartment and calls a friend to plead with her to let her out. Despite their best efforts, the woman and her husband are unable to open the door. The consequences are dramatic.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Teri Keane, Carol Teitel,

Writer: Nancy Moore

Rating: ***

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

Commercials: Ex Lax pills, Contac, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Maxwell House, Perfect Sleeper by Serta, York Furrier, Postal Instant Press Printing, National Guard and Reserve, "White Shadow" "MASH" WKRP in Cincinnati on CBS television, DiGel, Crost Furniture and antiques, Bsorex Shampoo,

News: President Carter guarantees Chrysler a $1 billion loan, Chrysler workers to vote on scaled back contract agreement, 13,000 G.M. workers walk out at two plants,

0999 No Man's Land

No Man's Land
Episode 0999
Original Air Date: July 23, 1979

During World War II, two American soldiers are taken prisoner by the people of a French village. They are put on trial and sentenced to death for their part in the war.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Earl Hammond, Carol Teitel, William Griffis

Writer: Percy Granger

Rating: ***

Recorded from WBBM Chicago,

Commercials: "Paris" television show on CBS, Pennsylvania Dutchman mushrooms, Bycozene Cream, Master Charge, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Contac, Kool Aid, Consumer Catalog,

0997 The House Of The Dead Heart

The House Of The Dead Heart
Episode 0998
Original Air Date: July 16, 1979

A college student travels to a castle to view an secret, undiscovered DaVinci painting and falls in love with its owner's daughter. Both suffer for their love is forbidden by the master of the house.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Gordon Gould, Evie Juster, Cort Benson

Writer: Edith Wharton adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM Chicago,

News: Nicaragua president Simosa loses ground to Sandanistas, President Carter is back in Washington primed to rally support for his energy and economic programs, Soviets say Carter's Crisis of Confidence is a problem of a capitalist economy, Governor declares Cheyenne, Wyoming as a disaster area after tornado, FDA wants to ban use of amphetamines as diet drug,

Commercials: CBS Celebrates the People of America, Bycozene Cream, DermaSoft Cream, Lerner Factory Job map, Coca Cola, DiGel, Agree Cream Rinse and Conditioner, Ilini Computer Contractors, Country Time Lemonade, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Kool Aid, Goodyear Service Center, Delta Airlines, Harts 2 in 1 Plus collar, DermaSoft Cream,

0981 Help Wanted

Help Wanted
Episode 0981
Original Air Date: May 21, 1979

A detective works a case involving a serial killer who stalks lonely, old women. His elderly aunt puts him on to a suspect who is a local grocer.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Carol Teitel, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

News: Refiners are asked to make more gasoline to alleviate shortages, Gas lines shorter in California, Americans taken to task by Europeans who say America uses too much oil, Former city supervisor convicted for murdering mayor of San Francisco, Gays march on San Francisco city hall to protest, Texas Democrats hiding to prevent quorum on vote to create presidential primary, Montreal Canadians win Stanley Cup,

Commercials: Homestead Ribs, Delta Airlines, International Harvester Scout, Bycozene cream, Derma soft cream, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Kraft Barbeque Sauce, Yanzen Chevrolet, A.R.M. Allergy medicine, Easter Seals, Whiel Oldsmobile, Michelob, Maxwell House, Olympic Paints, Master Charge, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Porcelana Face Cream, Kraft Barbeque Sauce, Maxwell House,

0980 Messenger From Yesterday

Messenger From Yesterday
Episode 0980
Original Air Date: May 16, 1979

A college professor purchases a life size statue of a pharaoh for his wife's birthday and places it in the living room. It comes to life and does housework. It soon becomes the professor's obsession.

Cast: Norman Rose, Teri Keane, Gordon Gould, Russell Horton

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from WBBM Chicago,

Commercials: Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Perfect Sleeper by Serta, Dawson Cadillac, Country Time Lemonade, Avon, Delta Airlines, Bycozene Cream, Contac, Carsons Store, Michelob, Maxwell House, Master Charge, Wheil Oldsmobile,

0966 Waste Paper

Waste Paper
Episode 0966
Original Air Date: March 28, 1979

A lady detective investigates the murder of a cleaning woman in an office complex. She finds that the simple cleaning woman was actually a lady of means who lead an interesting life.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Lloyd Batista, Earl Hammond

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago

No news

Commercials: Easter Seals, John Morelli Ford-Honda, American Lung Association PSA,

0965 Enemy From Space

Enemy From Space
Episode 0965
Original Air Date: March 26, 1979

Aliens kidnap the President and send a double back to start a nuclear war. The President's daughter and aide de camp try to thwart the aliens' plans.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster, Russell Horton

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

No news

No commercials

NEEDS REPLACED

0955 The Shock Of His Life

The Shock Of His Life
Episode 0955
Original Air Date: February 19, 1979

A petty gambler and bartender is badly shocked when he tries to fix his television. The electricity gives him the powers to foresee the winners of sporting events. He uses his new powers for profit and gets himself into trouble.

Cast: Larry Haines, Joan Shea, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

Commercials: Bay Furniture, IRS PSA, Delta Airlines, Maxwell House, Hayloft Restaurant, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Bob Beard Cadillac, High Blood Pressure PSA,

0923 Alien Presences

Alien Presences
Episode 0923
Original Air Date: November 27, 1978

A flying saucer crashes on Earth way out in the country. An elderly couple sees the crash and find its only survivor -- a little baby. That baby grows up on our planet, but longs for his home and his people.

Cast: John Beal, John Lithgow, Ian Martin, Joan Shea

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago,

Commercials: Radio advertising, Delta Airlines, Arrow Shirts, Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Quality Inn, Consumer Catalog, Freedent Gum, Zebra Mystery Puzzlers books, Girl Scouts, DiGel, Contac, Girl Scouts, Zebra Mystery Puzzlers, Shriners Hospitals, GE AM/FM/TV band radio with cassette recorder, Polk Brothers appliances, Roseland Buick, Arco American Insurance, Polk Brothers appliances,

News: U.S. initiating contacts with opponents of the Shah of Iran, San Francisco city official arrested for killing mayor and city supervisor, President Carter will meet with Egyptian Prime Minister, Police in Guyana will decide which survivors of Jonestown Massacre will be allowed to return to the United States, President Carter says modern society has led to increased divorce and teenage suicide, U.S. Supreme Court rejects appeal from NY Times for refusing to turn over notes on New Jersey murder, Sports report,

According to the news broadcast, this is recorded on November 20.

0917 The Pilgrim Soul

The Pilgrim Soul
Episode 0917
Original Air Date: November 13, 1978

An American nurse serves in a hospital in Great Britain in World War II. She is friendly with the patients and they talk to her openly. British Intelligence suspects she might be a Nazi spy.

Cast: Carol Teitel, Gordon Heath, Bryna Raeburn, Gordon Gould

Writer: Percy Granger

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Goodyear car service, Chicago City Center, "The Magic Goes Away" by Larry Niven, "Skyfall" novel, Eastern airlines, Freedent Gum, Chloroseptic, Metronet mobile communications systems, Choice Magazine Listening for the blind,

NEEDS REPLACED, Digital artifacts, a few seconds of Fulton Lewis Commentary dropped in between introduction and first act, random seconds of another episode in between third act and final thought,

0871 The Cabinet Of The Unsolved

The Cabinet Of The Unsolved
Episode 0871
Original Air Date: July 27, 1978

An amateur actor uses his skill to hustle wealthy poker players. He ends up dead on a train without a ticket. Scotland Yard receives a letter from the man involved in his death that recounts the murder.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Ray Owens, Lloyd Batista, Robert Kaliban

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

No news

No commercials

0868 The Locked Trunk

The Locked Trunk
Episode 0868
Original Air Date: July 21, 1978

A sister scorned plots revenge on her sister who married the man she loves. After she gets her revenge, she wants more and pays dearly for it.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Russell Horton, Ann Pitoniak, Gordon Gould, Betsy Beard

Writer: Henry James adapted by Roy Windsor

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago,

Commercials: Buick Century, "Seawitch" novel,

0771 The Safety Match

The Safety Match
Episode 0771
Original Air Date: January 26, 1978

Two detectives try to solve a murder. Their only clue is a spent safety match found on the floor of the apartment.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Russell Horton, Cort Benson, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by Percy Granger

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago

No news

No commercials

0615 Till Death Do Us Part

Till Death Do Us Part
Episode 0615
Original Air Date: March 11, 1977

A middle-aged spinster finds forbidden love in her boss. The consequences are dire for both.

Cast: Tammy Grimes, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating **1/2

News: Snowstorms and blizzards hit Dakotas and Midwest states across country to Texas,

Commercials: Chicago Edison PSA, Buick LeSabre, "The Wiz" at Schubert Theater, Greyhound, General Mills Radio Adventure Theater, Tru Value Hardware, Northwest Federal Savings, Tru Temper lawn and garden tools, Midas Mufflers, GE CBs,

0606 Last Judgement

Last Judgement
Episode 0606
Original Air Date: February 24, 1977

A young nurse learns some terrible secrets about her father-in-law when he becomes ill and she moves in with him to take care of him.

Cast: Norman Rose, Carmen Matthews, Teri Keane, Michael Wager, Nat Polen

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from WBBW, Chicago

News: Liberian Tanker full of oil sank in Pacific 300 miles from Hawaii, Toxic chemical dumped in Kanawha River in West Virginia, Tuna fisherman protests limits on porpoise kills, Candadians expel Russian scientist who tried to buy documents from Canadian scientist, President Carter drops in on party honoring WV Sen. Robert Byrd, Local Chicago news,

Commercials: Midas Muffler, Easter Seals, 1977 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, "Cagney by Cagney" book, Currency Exchange Community Service Centers, Contac, March of Dimes, Colby's Home Furnishings, Tru Value Hardware, 1977 Buick Regal, "The 'R' Document" paperback novel, Northwest Federal Savings, Wonder Bread, Bronchaid Mist, Vantage Press,

0605 Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre
Episode 0605
Original Air Date: February 22, 1977

A governess falls in love with the lord of the manner in 19th century England. When she finds that he is married, she flees the mansion and makes a new life for herself.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Arnold Moss, Lloyd Batista, Ann Pitoniak

Writer: Elizabeth Pinnel adaptation of Charlotte Bronte

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM, Chicago

News: Opens with fishing show, Reaction in Congress to President Carter's budget is favorable with increased spending, Researchers have linked materials in plastic food wrap to cancer in mice, Republican wins special election for Congress in Minnesota, Pierre Trudeau addresses U.S. Congress, Cargo ship sinking in Pacific, Storm hits Lubbock Texas, Archbishop of Cantebury wants constant pressure to topple Idi Amin.

Commercials: Allens Store home electronics, "The Wiz", Tru Value Hardware, Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, Exchange National Bank of Chicago, Contac, "Cagney by Cagney" paperback book, Dodge, Buick Regal, 55 Speed Limit PSA, Midas Muffler, Johnson CBs, Northwest Federal Savings, Anacin, Preparation H, "Your Tax Dollars" on CBS Radio,

0594 The Cat Is Dead

The Cat Is Dead
Episode 0594
Original Air Date: February 2, 1977

A husband and wife return to France where they met when she was a member of the French Resistance and he an American soldier. The death of an acquaintance makes them remanisce about the past.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Ian Martin, Cort Benson

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

News: President Carter delivers speech in casual clothes and promises an open administration, Republicans disappointed Carter offered no long term solutions on energy,

Commercials: Bell Auto Imports, Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, "Dubai" paperback novel, Midas Muffler, Tru Value Hardware, Northwest Federal Savings, 1977 Buick Regal, Contac, Miromatic Drip Coffee Maker, "Establishment of Innocence" paperback novel, Mennonite Churches, Himan Brown promotes General Mills Adventure Theater, Magickiss Carpet Cleaning,

NEEDS REPLACED Outro not present.

0588 The Woman In Red

The Woman In Red
Episode 0588
Original Air Date: January 19, 1977

A famous painting is stolen by an unlikely thief. However, the person who ends up with it has very long term plans for it.

Cast: Robert L. Green, Evie Juster, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond, Robert Dryden

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Recorded WBBM, Chicago

News: Carter family parties before being sworn in tomorrow, President Gerald Ford flies to Colorado, Americans upbeat about Carter presidency, Carter inaugural covers many subjects and not quotable, Coverage of gun show,

Commercials: Bell Auto Imports, Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, Conatc, Magicist Carpet Cleaning, Vantage Press, Northwest Federal Savings, Buick Elektra, Tru Value Hardware, Shyrie Cadillac, WBBM Sports Report, Time Magazine,

0570 Double Zero

Double Zero
Episode 0570
Original Air Date: December 23, 1976

A private investigator working an adultery case stumbles on a murder. Five $20 bills with two zeroes written on them provide the clues.

Cast: Robert Dryden, William Griffis, Earl Hammond, Bryna Raeburn, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

Commercials: Budweiser, Christmas Seals, Chemotherapy Foundation, Tru Value Hardware, Magic Kiss carpet cleaning, Budweiser, Underwriters Laboratories, Tru Value Hardware, Buick LeSabre,