1399 The Boatman And The Devil

The Boatman And The Devil
Episode 1399
Original Air Date: December 7, 1982

The boatman who transports Russian exiles to Siberia tries to convince a young man to serve out his sentence dilligently and not try to bring his family to pass the time with him in the Russian wilderness of Siberia.

Cast: Alexander Scourby, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond, Marian Seldes

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

1390 The School Mistress

The School Mistress
Episode 1390
Original Air Date: November 4, 1982

A Russian school mistress leads has a scandulous love affair in pre-revolutionary Moscow.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Earl Hammond, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

1330 The Brooch

The Brooch
Episode 1330
Original Air Date: May 19, 1982

A governess signs on with a wealthy, but eccentric couple to school their children. He is paranoid and carries a gun at all times. She is domineering and often accuses the help of stealing jewelry.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Patricia Elliot, Anne Seymour, Earl Hammond

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: ***

0930 Ward Six

Ward Six
Episode 0930
Original Air Date: December 13, 1978

A young doctor joins the staff of a dilapidated hospital in a Russian town. He becomes concerned about the ward housing the insane and the state of the people there.

Cast: Norman Rose, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond, Russell Horton, Eugene Troobnick

Writer: Anton Chekhov adapted by Percy Granger

Rating: **1/2

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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

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