0450 The Other Side Of The Coin

The Other Side Of The Coin
Episode 0450
Original Air Date: March 18, 1976

A cop and a gangster switch bodies in an underworld "Freaky Friday". The gangster realizes he's off the hook with the boss. The cop realizes he's in a lot of trouble and tries to find a way back.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Kaliban, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KOIN

News: Patty Hearst bankruptcy trial goes to jury. Twice explosives have been found near American nuclear plants, Congress debates campaign finance reform, Henry Jackson will make housing a priority if elected president, Saudi Arabia has large oil reserves, Vegas workers reject contract offer, Private phones now allowed in private homes, Local Portland news, Spain lifting ban on political parties, Islamic state delegates at UN want emergency meeting to discuss situation in Jordan, Air Force has 25 planes detailed for special details for officials, Federal investigators find links to Cuban agents trying to kill President Ford and Ronald Reagan, Morris Udall says Frank Church should not run for president. Reagan responds to calls for him to withdraw from the race,

Commercials: Amana radar range, Fleischman's margirin, Tru Value Hardware, Foundation Church, Buick Skylark, Better Business Bureau, Carrier heating and air conditioning, March of Dimes PSA, Singer sewing machine, "The Physicians" novel, Air pollution PSA, March of Dimes PSA,

0449 Crime Casts A Shadow

Crime Casts A Shadow
Episode 0449
Original Air Date: March 16, 1976

A woman inherits what she thinks is an expensive strand of pearls. When she finds out their fake, she suspects her step-father may have stolen and sold the real strand. A newspaper reporter helps her investigate.

Cast: Evie Juster, William Redfield, Ian Martin, Jay Gregory

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: ***1/2

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0448 The Aliens

The Aliens
Episode 0448
Original Air Date: March 15, 1976

Two spies encounter each other and have a conversation where they find that they suffer from the same on-the-job problems. They find they have a psychic bond and soon, the American spy finds out that aliens have invaded the Earth. They try to convince their superiors who will not listen.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Marie Cheatham, Robert Dryden, Mandel Kramer

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Opel-Isuzu, Preparation H, Budweiser, Contac,

0447 The Man Who Preyed On Widows

The Man Who Preyed On Widows
Episode 0447
Original Air Date: March 12, 1976

A police inspector and the son of a jilted woman work together to try to ensnare the cad who swindled his mother. His mother defends the man who swindled her and will not take part in the capture of the bigamist.

Cast: Mason Adams, Russell Horton, Joan Shea, Jackson Beck

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: **1/2

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0446 Pandora

Pandora
Episode 0446
Original Air Date: March 11, 1976

In a futre society where everyone must be happy, one woman's inability to find happiness can have dire consequences.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Norman Rose, Don Scardino, Joan Lovejoy

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0445 I Thought I Saw A Shadow

I Thought I Saw A Shadow
Episode 0445
Original Air Date: March 10, 1976

A scientist develops a formula they think will make them invisible. Instead, it separates him from his shadow. When his shadow goes on a killing spree, his estranged wife is worried.

Cast: Nat Polen, Gordon Gould, Lloyd Batista, Joan Shea

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: **1/2

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0444 The Queen Of Spades

The Queen Of Spades
Episode 0444
Original Air Date: March 8, 1976

A down-on-his-luck Russian soldier begs an elderly matron for her secret at winning at cards. When he accidentally kills her, she returns from the grave -- to help him!

Cast: Michael Tolan, Ann Sheppard, Ian Martin, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden

Writer: Alexander Pushkin adapted by Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: President Ford appears to be heading toward a win in Florida endangering Reagan's candidacy, Ford administration opposes creation of new agency to collect information on energy crisis, Prosecution puts psychiatrist on stand in Patricia Hearst case, Police looking for state department official whose family was murdered, Congressman divorces wife after she decides she wants to run for Congress herself, Local Portland News, Sen. Scoop Jackson to finish third in Florida primary, Scoop Jackson wins Massachusetts, Czech airline offices bombed, Munitions factory in Kansas struck by lightning killing three, Massachusetts man arrested for sending death threats to Boston area doctors, American confesses to British customs that he stole a quarter million dollars,

Commercials: Goodyear, Mike Roy's Cook Thing, Cerebral Palsy Foundation, Buick Elektra, Better Business Bureau PSA, Budweiser, Foundation Church, Goodyear Tires, American Lung Association PSA, High Blood Pressure PSA, Allstate Insurance, Mike Roy's Cook Thing, ACTION PSA,

0443 The Infernal Triangle

The Infernal Triangle
Episode 0443
Original Air Date: March 5, 1976

An ugly duckling young woman is sure that her older, prettier sister is trying to steal her fiancee. She is so sure that her sister is going to steal her love that she might kill everyone involved.

Cast: Morgan Fairchild, Joe Silver, Catherine Byers, William Redfield

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Save the Children, American Heart Association, Luden's Cough Drops, Buick Elektra, Foundation Church, Tru Value Hardware, March of Dimes, ACTION Volunteers,

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0442 The Monk And The Hangman's Daughter

The Monk And The Hangman's Daughter
Episode 0442
Original Air Date: March 4, 1976

Two monks stumble on to the homestead of the town hangman. One of them becomes enchanted with his daughter. They fall in love with horrible consequences for both.

Cast: Evie Juster, Kristoffer Tabori, Arnold Moss, Russell Horton

Writer: Ambrose Bierce adapted by Arnold and Stella Moss

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Tru Value Hardware, Foundation Church, Luden's Cough Drops, ACTION Volunteers, American Heart Association, Buick Century, Heart Association PSA, American Lung Association PSA,

0441 Afterward

Afterward
Episode 0441
Original Air Date: March 2, 1976

A woman's husband inexplicably disappears. She learns there was much more to him and his finances than she ever suspected.

Cast: Celeste Holm, Larry Haines, Guy Sorel, Ian Martin, Joan Shea

Writer: Edith Wharton adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: **

Commercials: Buick Elektra, Foundation Church, Contac, ACTION Volunteers, Better Business Bureau PSA, Budweiser, All State Insurance,

0440 The Death Trail

The Death Trail
Episode 0440
Original Air Date: March 1, 1976

In this oat opera, A loner joins a cattle drive and falls for the bank president's daughter causing trouble with her betrothed.

Cast: Ralph bell, Russell Horton, Robert Kaliban, Marian Seldes, Robert Dryden

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Buick LeSabre, Budweiser, Foundation Church, All State Insurance, ACTION Volunteers, Buick Elektra, Budweiser, IRS PSA, Better Business Bureau PSA,

0439 Half A Life

Half A Life
Episode 0439
Original Air Date: February 27, 1976

An 40 year old woman falls in love with a man she met at a bar. Is it true love or is he trying to swindle her. Her friend has serious doubts about the relationship.

Cast: Tammy Grimes, Tony Roberts, Earl Hammond, Marian Haley

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

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0438 The Providential Ghost

The Providential Ghost
Episode 0438
Original Air Date: February 26, 1976

A young girl who loses her parents in an accident soon loses her grandfather whom she loves dearly. She is forced to live with her two aunts who frighten her. But her grandfather hasn't deserted her completely.

Cast: Beatrice Straight, Hetty Galen, Bryna Raeburn, Cort Benson, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

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0437 General Laughter

General Laughter
Episode 0437
Original Air Date: February 25, 1976

An suicidal actress decides to go out with a dramatic flair by taping her own demise while she slowly slips away with an overdose of sleeping pills. But being a comedic actress, she tries to find humor for just one more laugh.

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge, Mandel Kramer, Sam Gray

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

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0436 The Patient Visitor

The Patient Visitor
Episode 0436
Original Air Date: February 23, 1976

An elderly widow must turn to an old love to help her get into a home for the elderly funded by her late father. The lawyer, terminally ill, wants to win his last case.

Cast: Ian Martin, Marian Seldes, Ken Harvey, Bryna Raeburn, Robert Dryden

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, Or

News: New Hampshire will cast ballots in presidential primary tomorrow, President Ford optimistic about winning New Hampshire, Ford and Kissinger do not think President Nixon was being critical in remarks in China, President Ford hosts nation's governors for dinner, Washington Post reports that Congress votes against aid to Israel, Secretary Kissinger continuing mission in South America, Local Portland news, Reagan campaigns in Illinois, Engineer who quit Nuclear Regulatory Commission out of safety concerns testifies before Congress, Richard Burton and Liz Taylor separate again,

Commercials: Metropolitan Life Insurance, Vantage Press, Buick Elektra, American Heart Association PSA, Allstate Insurance, High Blood Pressure PSA, Budweiser, Better Business Bureau PSA, Foundation Church, Vantage Press, Mike Roy's Cook Thing, March of Dimes PSA,

0435 The Bloody Legend

The Bloody Legend
Episode 0435
Original Air Date: February 20, 1976

A professor's study of the novel Beowulf leads to an unhealthy obsession that causes him to have bizarre dreams. When animals and people start to turn up mutilated, he begins to suspect himself.

Cast: Teri Keane, Earl Hammond, Robert Maxwell, Arnold Moss

Writer: Milt Wisoff

Rating: ***

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0434 Goodbye, Benjamin Flack

Goodbye, Benjamin Flack
Episode 0434
Original Air Date: February 19, 1976

A businessman, deep in debt concocts a scheme to kill his cousin who looks like him and collect the insurance money, and take over his cousin's life.

Cast: Howard DaSilva, Joan Lovejoy, Cort Benson, Ralph Bell

Writer: Sidney Slon

Rating: **1/2

0433 The Angry God

The Angry God
Episode 0433
Original Air Date: February 17, 1976

A jewel thief is befriended by an American woman on a Latin American tour bus and she helps him escape detection by the police. However, she cannot help him escape detection by the goddess who owns the jewels.

Cast: Larry Haines, Evie Juster, Nat Polen, Ian Martin

Writer: Saul Panitz

Rating: ***

Recorded from KOIN

News: Democrats approve of President Ford's improvements, Democrats attacking each other over presidential nomination, Organized labor conference in Florida, Judge not convinced that Patty Hearst was not a prisoner, Sen. Church criticizes President Ford for not pressuring Soviets on Jewish immigration, Local Portland news, Gunman holding hostages in Tokyo bank after killing guard, Kissinger on Latin America tour, Oscar nominations announced,

Commercials: Heart Association PSA, Goodyear, Buick Electra, Foundation Church, Sine Off, Goodyear, Budweiser, ACTION PSA, Better Business Bureau PSA, Phil Rizzuto on Sports radio show, Blood pressure PSA, Save the Children Federation PSA,

0432 Angel Of Death

Angel Of Death
Episode 0432
Original Air Date: February 16, 1976

A nurse, distraught over the death of her son and the growing distance between her and her husband contemplates suicide. The ghost of a man she once helped to die helps her remember why she fell in love with her husband.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Michael Wager, Robert Dryden, Hetty Galen, Shelly Bruce

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

Recorded from KOIN, Portland, OR

News: President Ford asks Congress to approve plan to reorganize Federal Elections Commission, President Ford asks principals to help students participate in government, Sec of State arrives in Caraucas for South American summit, New plan put forward to improve grain inspection, Anti-bussing program in Boston, U.S. officials ignore George Washington's birthday, local Portland news, Bar Association considers advertising reforms, Democrats continue presidential campaigning in New Hampshire, Bank reorganization in Tennessee,

Commercials: American Lung Association PSA, Save The Children PSA, IRS PSA, Buick LeSabre, Budweiser, Save the Children PSA, Allstate Insurance, Better Business Bureau PSA, Buick Elektra, Budweiser, Foundation Church, Contac, United Cerebral Palsy PSA, Mike Roy's Cook Thing, Blood Pressure PSA,

0431 The Blue Roan Stallion

The Blue Roan Stallion
Episode 0431
Original Air Date: February 13, 1976

A man who is half-Indian falls in love with a ranchers daughter. He is too proud to hide his heritage and it causes him trouble.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Earl Hammond, Joe Silver, Rosemary Rice

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

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