0375 Killing Valley

Killing Valley
Episode 0375
Original Air Date: November 7, 1975

A successful authoress returns to the small town where she grew up to get revenge on the powerful people who destroyed her father. She starts research to write a tell-all about the town, and learns some unexpected facts about her father and mother.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Joan Shea, Ian Martin, William Redfield

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Commercials: Budweiser, Buick Century, Ludens Medicated Cough Drops,

0374 The Edge Of The Scalpel

The Edge Of The Scalpel
Episode 0374
Original Air Date: November 5, 1975

A hospital soap opera where an injured man is forced to undergo surgery at the hands of a surgeon who is in love with his wife and might like to see him out of the way.

Cast: Teri Keane, Robert Kaliban, Joan Shea, Don Scardino, Gordon Gould.

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: *1/2

Recorded from WOR New York

Commercials: Budweiser, Shop Rite supermarkets, Channel 11 news, Lemon Mint Listorene Lausanges, "Write if You Get Work: Best of Bob and Ray" book, Bahamas Air, Buick 1976 Century, Delco Batteries, New York Bankers Association PSA, Sine Off,

News: Local New York news,

0372 It's Hell To Pay The Piper

It's Hell To Pay The Piper
Episode 0372
Original Air Date: October 31, 1975

A man tries to pay his rent; while doing so, his landlord dies, he has no receipt proving he paid the rent. When the landlord's son doesn't believe him.

Cast: Ian Martin, Arnold Moss, Cort Benson, Guy Sorel, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of Sir Walter Scott

Rating: **

0371 Triptych For A Witch

Triptych For A Witch
Episode 0371
Original Air Date: October 30, 1975

A witch posing as a kindly, widowed, great aunt comes to live with a newlywed couple. She brings with her a couple interesting pets.

Cast: Margaret Hamilton, Kristoffer Tabori, Evie Juster, Gilbert Mack

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

0369 The Storm Breeder

The Storm Breeder
Episode 0369
Original Air Date: October 28, 1975

A lost soul and his daughter are cursed to forever wander New England in search of home. Always behind him comes rain. A young judge aims to put his soul to rest.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Fred Gwynne, Ann Pitoniak, Arnold Moss, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin adaptation of William Austin story.

Rating: ***

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0368 A Living Corpse

A Living Corpse
Episode 0368
Original Air Date: October 27, 1982

A hypnotist cons a young man into hypnotizing him on his death bed to try to forestall death. His real plan is to possess the young man's wife.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Kirk Peterson, Patricia Elliot

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

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1267 The Song Of The Siren

The Song Of The Siren
Episode 1267
Original Air Date: December 11, 1981

A man missing for eight days is found in the desert weighing 125 pounds less than he went in. A reporter investigates and finds that the weight loss secret comes at a terrible price --- sanity!

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Joyce Gordon, Evie Juster, Ian Martin,

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

News: President Reagan loses Republicans on budget, Reagan holds secret meeting with Fed Chairman Paul Volker, VP Bush tries to sell president's budget to AFL-CIO, Majority Leader Baker provides qualified support to Reagan's budget, New Jersey Senator Harrison Williams convicted in ABSCAM case, Agriculture Dept to change standards for grading beef, China opens 56,000 square miles for oil exploration, Local Chicago news, Interview with Himan Brown during his visit to Chicago,

Commercials: Oscar Meyer at Jewell's, "Moses Bottle" Raven House novel, "Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal" CBS Television Movie, BW Oil and Lube, Tru Value Tru Test Paint, CARE PSA, Choice Magazine Listening, Wall Street Journal, March of Dimes, Red Cross PSA, American Library Association, Raven House Books, Northwest Airlines, "Great Santini" movie on CBS Television, US Magazine, Dreyfuss Liquid Assets,

1265 The Dog-Walker Murders

The Dog-Walker Murders
Episode 1265
Original Air Date: December 4, 1981

Wealthy, elderly, women become the victim of a serial killer with a talent for hypnosis and a charming personality.

Cast: Lloyd Batista, Martha Greenhouse, Carol Teitel, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

1261 A Handful Of Dust

A Handful Of Dust
Episode 1261
Original Air Date: November 20, 1981

A solar eclipse unleashes a curse placed on the tomb of a woman buried alive. The spirit wants to unleash revenge on the descendants of the woman who entombed her.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Teri Keane, Jada Rowland, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

1232 Hostage To Terror

Hostage To Terror
Episode 1232
Original Air Date: August 10, 1981

A woman and her husband are kidnapped by terrorists. He is held to assure her cooperation in smuggling a bomb into Israel.

Cast: Roberta Maxwell, Ian Martin, Earl Hammond

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WWJ in Detroit

Commercials: American Library reading assistance, Smokey the Bear Program,

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1229 Honor Among Thieves

Honor Among Thieves
Episode 1229
Original Air Date: August 3, 1981

Several old men decide to knock over a bank to pay for the funeral of a dead friend. Like the proverbial tiger by the tale, they aren't sure what to do with it once they have the money.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

1227 Postage Due

Postage Due
Episode 1227
Original Air Date: July 29, 1981

A postman is asked to deliver a piece of mail 40 years after it was mailed. That piece of mail lands the humble postman in a ghostly tale of lost love.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Robert Kaliban, Teri Keane, Ian Martin

Writer: Douglas Dempsey

Rating: ***

1218 Death And The Dreamer

Death And The Dreamer
Episode 1218
Original Air Date: July 8, 1981

An Italian revolutionary searches for his lost youth while living in America. An Italian candle maker tries to help him find the courage to return to Italy to lead its revolution.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: *1/2

1215 The Fourth Bullet

The Fourth Bullet
Episode 1215
Original Air Date: July 1, 1981

A famous composer develops and carries out a bizarre scheme to get revenge on the mother of the lover who spurned him.

Cast: Russell Horton, Bernard Grant, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: *1/2

1211 Two's A Crowd

Two's A Crowd
Episode 1211
Original Air Date: June 15, 1981

A small time swindler randomly meets his identical from whom he was separated at birth. He immediately sets about trying to swindle his rich twin.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Earl Hammond, Evie Juster

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

1210 When In Rome

When In Rome
Episode 1210
Original Air Date: June 12, 1981

A wealthy man accepts an ambassadorship to a small, European country because his wife wants it. While there, he finds that not all in its government is on the level and he sets out to find out why.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Ray Owens, Ian Martin, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

1205 The Runaway General

The Runaway General
Episode 1205
Original Air Date: June 1, 1981

Recounts the story of the only POW to escape from German POW camps in both World Wars. The story is told by a very famous person in French history.

Cast: Norman Rose, Tudi Wiggans, Earl Hammond, Ian Martin

Writer: G. Frederick Lewis

Rating: **

1204 Out Of The Past

Out Of The Past
Episode 1204
Original Air Date: May 29, 1981

An artist hired to do sketches for a television station at a trial believes he recognizes one of the courtroom observers as a man he thought was long dead. He tries to figure it out while a police detective tries to solve the rest of the mystery surrounding the case.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Evie Juster, Mandel Kramer, Russell Horton

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

1202 The Innocent Face

The Innocent Face
Episode 1202
Original Air Date: May 25, 1981

An Arkansas farm girl moves to California and falls hard for a gambler and swindler. She eventually gets more than she asks for on a trip to Mexico bo buy a "pinata".

Cast: Paul Hecht, Ian Martin, Evie Juster, Roberta Maxwell

Writer: Victoria Dann

Rating: **1/2

1199 A Shocking Affair

A Shocking Affair
Episode 1199
Original Air Date: May 18, 1981

A political assassin plans to use an apartment to carry out his mission. When the apartment's residents return unexpectedly, trouble ensues.

Cast: Joe Silver, Patricia Elliot, Michael Wager, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: *1/2