0761 The Ninth Volume

The Ninth Volume
Episode 0761
Original Air Date: December 30, 1977

While drilling for oil, a geologist discovers a modern home sealed in rock. In that home is a nine volume history of the world that goes beyond the current year (1998) and tells the future. Problem is, the ninth volume is missing and the geologist, obsessed with finding the book in the home, is running out of time.

Cast: Michael Wager, Cort Benson, Robert Dryden

Writer: Percy Granger

Rating: ****

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0760 The Missouri Kid

The Missouri Kid
Episode 0760
Original Air Date: December 28, 1977

Based on a true story: When a pair of bank robbers murder a Pinkerton detective, his brother and fellow Pinkertons pursue them and bring them to justice.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Evie Juster, Russell Horton, Ian Martin, Roberta Maxwell

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

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0759 The Ghosts Of Yesterday

The Ghosts Of Yesterday
Episode 0759
Original Air Date: December 26, 1977

A middle-aged socialite's world is rocked when a Nazi hunter asks her to identify the man who butchered her family and entire village in a wartime slaughter. She is afraid her less than blue-blood past will hurt her social standing.

Cast: Teri Keane, Russell Horton, Mandel Kramer, Leon Janney

Writer: Victoria Dann

Rating: ****

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0758 The Witching Well

The Witching Well
Episode 0758
Original Air Date: December 23, 1977

After losing his father, a young man travels to Ireland to explore his heritage. He discovers a little village with a haunting secret that helps him discover the truth of his father's past.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Carol Teitel, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0757 The Big Ten-Cent Hustle

The Big Ten-Cent Hustle
Episode 0757
Original Air Date: December 21, 1977

The story recounts the first few days of circulation for a shiny, new Mercury dime -- told from the point of view of the dime.

Cast: Russell Horton, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond, Robert Dryden, William Griffis

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0756 Brother Of The Angle

Brother Of The Angle
Episode 0756
Original Air Date: December 19, 1977

Grifters target an elderly and rich widow who thinks her husband will come back to communicate with her beyond the grave. They exploit the dead man's love of fishing and poetry to con the woman.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Evie Juster, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0755 The Ghost With A Knife

The Ghost With A Knife
Episode 0755
Original Air Date: December 16, 1977

A family is terrorized by a knife-wielding ghost that constantly tampers with their thermostat. A paranormal investigator is called in to try to drive the ghost out. Supposedly based on a true story.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Robert Kaliban, Arnold Moss, Patricia Elliot

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

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0754 The Death Shot

The Death Shot
Episode 0754
Original Air Date: December 14, 1977

A honeymoon in Greece turns nightmarish as the husband photographs a murder par hasard. The killer is an important political leader and the couple must decide on a course to ensure their survival.

Cast: Jackson Beck, Cort Benson, Michael Tolan, Ann Williams

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0753 The Ten Million Dollar Heist

The Ten Million Dollar Heist
Episode 0753
Original Air Date: December 12, 1977

Three small time burglars attempt to pull off the largest bank robbery in history in this turn of the century farce.

Cast: Joe Silver, Robert Dryden, Skip Hinnant

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: *1/2

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0752 This Time Around

This Time Around
Episode 0752
Original Air Date: December 9, 1977

A businessman, struggling to hold on to his job, finds his mind lapsing into visions of medieval battle.

Cast: Teri Keane, Bryna Raeburn, Gordon Heath, William Griffis

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0751 Fire And Ice

Fire And Ice
Episode 0751
Original Air Date: December 7, 1977

A young woman and her father disagree on who she should marry. He wants her to marry a steady young man who is destined to be rich. She wants to marry a kind man whom she loves.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Lloyd Batista, Marian Haley

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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NEEDS REPLACED: Entire final thought and cast cut off

0750 The Lost Tomorrow

The Lost Tomorrow
Episode 0750
Original Air Date: December 5, 1977

Two explorers search a cave in the Yucatan to bring out rare artifacts. Locals warn them not to violate the sacred ground.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Ann Williams, Arnold Moss, Elizabeth Lathram

Writer: Stella Moss

Rating: ***

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0749 Neatness Counts

Neatness Counts
Episode 0749
Original Air Date: December 2, 1977

A wicked man destroys lives and aggravates people on a whim. When he ends up dead, a detective finds himself with a wealth of suspects with motive.

Cast: Earl Hammond, Evie Juster, Ralph Bell, Joan Shea, Robert Maxwell

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

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0748 The Teddy Bear

The Teddy Bear
Episode 0748
Original Air Date: November 30, 1977

The Russians are developing a secret weapon that will allow them to read our thoughts using a satellite. An investigative reporter investigates.

Cast: Ian Martin, Martha Greenhouse, Cort Benson, Michael Wager

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **

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0747 The Man Is Missing

The Man Is Missing
Episode 0747
Original Air Date: November 28, 1977

A woman badgers detectives to find her missing husband. A detective decides to investigate on his own time and finds himself attracted to her. Meanwhile, his wife applies some science to the case and makes some startling revelations.

Cast: Ann Williams, Larry Haines, Ralph Bell Teri Keane

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: ***

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0746 Indian Giver

Indian Giver
Episode 0746
Original Air Date: November 25, 1977

A high society New Yorker's home is haunted by a spirit that drives away guests and the hired help. She turns to a private detective to help her solve the mystery.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Mary Jane Higby, Robert Dryden, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: *1/2

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0745 The Pinkerton Method

The Pinkerton Method
Episode 0745
Original Air Date: November 23, 1977

The Pinkerton Detective Agency pursues train robbers in Missouri who killed an innocent brakeman.

Cast: Ian Martin, Lloyd Batista , Nat Polen, Earl Hammond

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **

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0744 She

She
Episode 0744
Original Air Date: November 21, 1977

An explorer and the son of his late colleague travel to a remote island to find the ancient goddess who killed the young man's ancestors.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Gordon Heath, Joan Shea, William Griffis

Writer: H. Rider Haggard adapted by Roy Windsor

Rating: ***

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0743 A Grain Of Salt

A Grain Of Salt
Episode 0743
Original Air Date: November 18, 1977

An Irish folk tale is told as a young Irish woman living in America implores an Irish cop to find her purse that contains a magical salt shaker. Her father got the shaker from the Old Man of the Stone back in the homeland.

Cast: Teri Keane, Fred Gwynne, Bryna Raeburn, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0742 Hunted Down

Hunted Down
Episode 0742
Original Air Date: November 17, 1977

An insurance investigator looks into the death of a colleague's fiance and finds murder.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Gordon Heath, Patricia Elliot, Earl Hammond

Writer: Charles Dickens adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

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