Showing posts with label John Beal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label John Beal. Show all posts

Monday, April 23, 2012

1260 Death Will Not Silence Me

Death Will Not Silence Me
Episode 1260
Original Air Date: November 16, 1981

The tragic story of Mary Todd Lincoln. Two young sons dying, a husband assassinated, delusions, and the betrayal of her final son push the bounds of sanity of the former First Lady.

Cast: Marian Seldes, John Beal, Carol Teitel, Lloyd Batista

Writer: Arnold Moss

Rating: **1/2

Friday, April 20, 2012

1219 A Man Of Honor

A Man Of Honor
Episode 1219
Original Air Date: July 10, 1981

A college professor who is about to receive an major book award, is suddenly overcome with forgetfulness and severe depression. His problems stem from his long forgotten loss of honor.

Cast: John Beal, Teri Keane, Bernard Grant, Patricia Elliot

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

Recorded from AFRS transcription

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

1182 The Doll

The Doll
Episode 1182
Original Air Date: April 8, 1981

A pair of twin men struggle to come to grips with the death of their sister. When, out of grief, one twin breaks the bond to the other, they try to find each other again.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, Teri Keane, Russell Horton, John Beal

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *1/2

Sunday, April 15, 2012

1165 Love Me, Don't Leave Me

Love Me, Don't Leave Me
Episode 1165
Original Air Date: February 27, 1981

An old couple find love and happiness together for 45 years. But the wife harbors a dark secret that will eventually separate them.

Cast: John Beal, Teri Keane, Evie Juster, Ian Martin

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **

Saturday, April 14, 2012

1153 The Vanishing Herd

The Vanishing Herd
Episode 1153
Original Air Date: January 29, 1981

Sherlock Holmes is hired to find a the young son of an aristocrat who has disappeared from a prestigious boarding school. The trail is concealed by the tracks of moving cattle.

Cast: John Beal, Cort Benson, Ian Martin, Ray Owens

Writer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle adapted by Murray Burnett

Rating: ***

Monday, April 9, 2012

1122 The Ruby Lamp

The Ruby Lamp
Episode 1122
Original Air Date: September 29, 1980

A college professor develops a device to photograph a person's thoughts. He tries to use it to help his friend whose wife suffers from depression after the stillbirth of her twins.

Cast: Mandel Kramer, Teri Keane, John Beal

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *1/2

Saturday, April 7, 2012

1115 Leave Well Enough Alone

Leave Well Enough Alone
Episode 1115
Original Air Date: September 3, 1980

Guy de Maupassant serves as marriage counselor to a couple he knows. We find out where the famous writer got the inspiration for his most famous story.

Cast: John Beal, Tracy Ellis, Cort Benson

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Wednesday, April 4, 2012

1096 Life Blood

Life Blood
Episode 1096
Original Air Date: June 23, 1980

A geneticist builds a life-like robot of a woman and orders it to seduce another scientist who has done him wrong.

Cast: John Beal, Marian Seldes, Ralph Bell, Gordon Gould

Writer: Murray Burnett

Rating: **1/2

Sunday, March 18, 2012

1058 Talk To Me

Talk To Me
Episode 1058
Original Air Date: February 11, 1980

An old and lonely man calls a crime tip line just to have someone to talk to. He ends up getting an innocent kid arrested for a murder. He tries to figure out how to put things to right.

Cast: John Beal, Paul Hecht, Jack Grimes, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

Friday, March 16, 2012

1053 The 44

The 44
Episode 1053
Original Air Date: January 23, 1980

A wealthy, elderly woman shoots her cousin when he confronts her over ownership of some land. When the sheriff investigates, he finds the murder weapon turned in is the wrong caliber. He tries to find out who actually murdered the land-snatching cousin.

Cast: John Beal, Court Benson, Carol Teitel, Bryna Raeburn

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

Sunday, March 11, 2012

1033 Strange New Tomorrow

Strange New Tomorrow
Episode 1033
Original Air Date: November 26, 1979

In a distant future, man is afflicted with diseases caused by the fallout of a nuclear war. A scientist and his wife are compelled by a supreme authority to construct robots able to withstand the harsh environs.

Cast: John Beal, Ian Martin, Gordon Heath, Teri Keane

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***1/2

Thursday, March 8, 2012

1020 At The End Of The Passage

At The End Of The Passage
Episode 1020
Original Air Date: October 10, 1979

A British military officer begins abusing servants as he succumbs to the oppressive heat and lack of sleep.

Cast: John Beal, Earl Hammond, Curt Benson

Writer: Rudyard Kipling adapted by Roy Winsor

Rating: **

Saturday, March 3, 2012

0998 The Case Of The Forced Divorce

The Case Of The Forced Divorce
Episode 0998
Original Air Date: July 18, 1979

A con man and an American police detective try to assist a British woman who is being hounded by her husband for a divorce. At stake: the custody of their young son.

Cast: Robert Dryden, Cort Benson, John Beal

Writer: James Agate, Jr.

Rating: **1/2

0993 The Rivalry

The Rivalry
Episode 0993
Original Air Date: July 2, 1979

A Washington, D.C. detective works the murder of a lounge singer with international connections. A former felon turned amatuer detective always seems one step ahead of him.

Cast: John Beal, Cort Benson. Kristoffer Tabori, Earl Hammond

Writer: James Agate Jr.

Rating: ****

Recorded from WFAA

News: Votes are there for arms control treaty in Senate, Two ships collide off coast of Cape Cod, NASA wants to keep the attitude of Sky Lab to keep it from filing. New York and New Jersey enact gasoline rationing. Truckers meet with Transportation officials over fuel prices, Johnson Ranch acres for sale,

Commercials: CBS TV celebrates the people of America, Book Digest Magazine, Dermasoft Cream, ExLax Pills, Organ donation PSA, Amateur Radio PSA, Contac, Country Time Lemonade, Heart Association PSA, Master Charge, Federal Trade Commission PSA

Friday, March 2, 2012

0991 Mission From Zython

Mission From Zython
Episode 0991
Original Air Date: June 25, 1979

A farmer and his son, living near a military base, take a few pictures of a flying saucer landing. A few minutes later, an alien comes to their door and demands those pictures.

Cast: John Beal, Russell Horton, Kristoffer Tabori, Ian Martin

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: **

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Commercials: Reynolds Wrap, JC Penney ARM Allergy Relief Medicine,

0983 The Outsider

The Outsider
Episode 0983
Original Air Date: May 28, 1979

A man misses his stop on the train and travels to a town that is stuck in 1949 where no one can enter or leave. The people of the town regard him as their savior and expect him to lead them out.

Cast: John Beal, Joan Shea, Ray Owens, Roberta Maxwell

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ***

Commercials: Contac, Tru-Value Hardware,

0968 The Believers

The Believers
Episode 0968
Original Air Date: April 4, 1979

A nosy neighbor dispatches her son to find out why people seem to enter their neighbor's house, but never come out. He discovers there is another world within that house.

Cast: Kristoffer Tabori, John Beal, Joan Shea

Writer: Percy Granger

Rating: ****

No news

commercials: Maxwell House, Public library PSA

Thursday, March 1, 2012

0964 Masks

Masks
Episode 0964
Original Air Date: March 21, 1979

A retired Hollywood producer is robbed of a silver cigarette case on a train. Trying to solve that mystery leads him into something much more treacherous.

Cast: Cort Benson, Joan Shea, John Beal, Ray Owens

Writer: Gerald Keane

Rating: **1/2

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Monday, February 27, 2012

0946 The Wandering Wind

The Wandering Wind
Episode 0946
Original Air Date: January 17, 1979

A shy man marries an equally shy woman and they move into her home. She will not allow him to fix it up or alter it in any way, despite its decaying condition. He wants to be more extroverted and help others overcome their shyness. She wants to stay secluded.

Cast: John Beale, Teri Keane, Gordon Gould

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

Recorded from WBBM Chicago,

News: Chicago weather, IRA attack in London, Fire in BART system in San Francisco, Lamar Alexander sworn in as governor early to stop governor Blanton from pardoning more criminals, Greenlanders vote for home rule from Denmark, Soviet woman escapes Russia via cruise ship, Hostage situation in San Salvador over with 100 hostages released, Canadian oil company wants to make year long gas shipments from Arctic,

Commercials: Northwest Federal Savings and Loan, Epilepsy PSA, Delta Airlines, March of Dimes PSA, American Airlines, DiGel, Duration anti-congestion, Yasef Chevrolet, USDA PSA, York Furs, Compoze sleep aid, Eazo Dental Cushions, Diabetes PSA,

Monday, February 20, 2012

0933 It Has To Be True

It Has To Be True
Episode 0933
Original Air Date: December 20, 1978

A traveling salesman is arrested for the murder of his girlfriend after his clothes and his gun were found in his apartment. The man has no recollection of ever having known her, let alone dating her. Neither his wife nor his lawyer believe him.

Cast: John Beal, Robert Dryden, Earl Hammond, Joan Shea

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **1/2

NARRATED BY HIMAN BROWN