0830 Room 418

Room 418
Episode 0830
Original Air Date May 9, 1978

A man checks into a hotel where he killed his wife the night before. He encounters her spirit in the room.

Cast: Michael Tolan, Carol Tietel, Nat Polen, Teri Keane

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0787 Vanishing Lady

Vanishing Lady
Episode 0787
Original Air Date: February 23, 1978

A man's fiance disappears and it seems everybody he knows is in on hiding her. Turns out she disappeared willingly and is on a secret mission.

Cast: Tony Roberts, Evie Juster, Russell Horton, Nat Polen

Writer: Murray Burnett

Rating: **

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Commercials: 1978 Buick, Contac, Buick Regal,

0763 Family Album

Family Album
Episode 0763
Original Air Date: January 4, 1978

A reporter is dispatched to Europe to dig up background on a notorious gangster who has been found dead. When he gets there, he begins behaving oddly, irritating his editor. But he is on to something very important and makes a startling revelation.

Cast: Paul Hecht, Ray Owens, Nat Polen, William Griffis

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: ****

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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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0735 The Final Judgement

The Final Judgement
Episode 0735
Original Air Date: November 4, 1977

Three merchants seek the wisdom of Solomon in resolving a dispute and a mystery about which of them is a thief. Using his legendary wisdom, Solomon employs a unique device to get to the truth.

Cast: Gordon Heath, Bryna Raeburn, Ralph Bell, Nat Polen, Roger DeKoven

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0721 The Adventure Of The Beryl Coronet

The Adventure Of The Beryl Coronet
Episode 0721
Original Air Date: October 7, 1977

A judge and his housekeeper follow the story of a serial killer who prays on young woman and leaves notes exalting in his deeds. The well-read housekeeper tries to remember where she has read the killer's text before. The judge is oddly detached from the whole thing.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Marian Seldes, Martha Greenhouse, Nat Polen

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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0717 The Solitary

The Solitary
Episode 0717
Original Air Date: September 29, 1977

A prison guard befriends an inmate locked in solitary confinement. The inmate is tormented by a less compassionate guard. The warden tries to find a solution to the problem.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Larry Haines, Ralph Bell, Nat Polen

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **1/2

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0715 The Guy De Maupassant Murders

The Guy De Maupassant Murders
Episode 0715
Original Air Date: September 27, 1977

A judge and his housekeeper follow the story of a serial killer who prays on young woman and leaves notes exalting in his deeds. The well-read housekeeper tries to remember where she has read the killer's text before. The judge is oddly detached from the whole thing.

Cast: Fred Gwynne, Marian Seldes, Martha Greenhouse, Nat Polen

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: *1/2

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0629 The Sensitive

The Sensitive
Episode 0629
Original Air Date: April 5, 1977

A skeptic attends a seance with his wife and his boss. Turns out he is the "sensitive" who is able to bring the spirits to the material world. But the gift has a price.

Cast: Gordon Gould, Teri Keane, Ralph Bell, Marian Haley, Nat Polen

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: **

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0619 Little Green Death

Little Green Death
Episode 0619
Original Air Date: March 18, 1977

A small town bookstore owner is accused of murder and all the evidence points to him. A New York lawyer is hired to get him off the hook.

Cast: Kim Hunter, Robert Dryden, Carol Teitel, Nat Polen

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: **

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Commercials: 1977 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, Contac, Better Business Bureau PSA, GE CBs, IRS PSA, Allied Van Lines, Department of Labor Minimum Wage PSA, Buick Regal, Shell, Tru Value Hardware,

0606 Last Judgement

Last Judgement
Episode 0606
Original Air Date: February 24, 1977

A young nurse learns some terrible secrets about her father-in-law when he becomes ill and she moves in with him to take care of him.

Cast: Norman Rose, Carmen Matthews, Teri Keane, Michael Wager, Nat Polen

Writer: Roy Windsor

Rating: ***1/2

Recorded from WBBW, Chicago

News: Liberian Tanker full of oil sank in Pacific 300 miles from Hawaii, Toxic chemical dumped in Kanawha River in West Virginia, Tuna fisherman protests limits on porpoise kills, Candadians expel Russian scientist who tried to buy documents from Canadian scientist, President Carter drops in on party honoring WV Sen. Robert Byrd, Local Chicago news,

Commercials: Midas Muffler, Easter Seals, 1977 Buick LeSabre Sport Coupe, "Cagney by Cagney" book, Currency Exchange Community Service Centers, Contac, March of Dimes, Colby's Home Furnishings, Tru Value Hardware, 1977 Buick Regal, "The 'R' Document" paperback novel, Northwest Federal Savings, Wonder Bread, Bronchaid Mist, Vantage Press,

0531 Pool Of Fear

Pool Of Fear
Episode 0531
Original Air Date: October 7, 1976

A spoiled rich girl hires a convict to kill her step mother who she feels is trying to replace her mother.

Cast: Nat Polen, Ann Sheppard, William Redfield, Morgan Fairchild

Writer: Fielden Farrington

Rating: **1/2

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0496 Loser Take All

Loser Take All
Episode 0496
Original Air Date: July 1, 1976

A talent agent conspires to murder the husband of a rich and beautiful woman so he can possess her.

Cast: Patricia Elliot, Paul Hecht, Ian Martin, Nat Polen

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: ***

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0487 Ghost Town

Ghost Town
Episode 0487
Original Air Date: May 31, 1976

A woman is carjacked in Death Valley. Her abductor makes her drive to a ghost town where he hopes to find an old relative.

Cast: Lois Nettleton, Ralph Bell, Ian Martin, Nat Polen, Russell Horton

Writer: Ian Martin

Rating: **1/2

Recorded from WBBM Chicago

Commercials: Budweiser, "Poor White Trash Part II" movie, Buick, Camlight Business Systems, Coffee Rich non dairy creamer, Northwest Federal Savings, Fetters Air Conditioners, Ramada Inns, Magic Mist drapery and cleaning,

News: Plane crash at Dupage airport (special bulletin between acts 2 and 3, Three presidential primaries underway, Sen George McGovern fired staffers for campaigning against Jimmy Carter, California Governor Brown campaigning, Bit of an interview with Chicago's Chief Public Librarian, David Wright.

0480 What A Change In Hilda

What A Change In Hilda
Episode 0480
Original Air Date: May 6, 1976

A woman finds a doctor who can help her attain her life's desire for fancy clothes and jewels. his price is high and our heroine doesn't know it until the bill becomes due.

Cast: Lois Nettleton, Bryna Raeburn, Robert L. Green, Nat Polen

Writer: Bob Juhren

Rating: ***

Recorded from WOR, New York

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0469 Strange Passenger

Strange Passenger
Episode 0469
Original Air Date: April 15, 1976

An out-of-work lawyer volunteers to be trained by aliens to rule Earth.

Cast: Nat Polan, Robert Kaliban, Evie Juster, Ian Martin, Frank Barrons

Writer: Roy Windsor

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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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,

0422 Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror
Episode 0422
Original Air Date: January 28, 1976

pregnant woman recounts her friendship with a poor, but self-absorbed girl while they were in boarding school and how she became obsessed with a mirror.

Cast: Marian Seldes, Marian Haley, Carmen Mathews, Nat Polen

Writer: Elspeth Eric

Rating: *1/2

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0404 The Memory Killers

The Memory Killers
Episode 0404
Original Air Date: December 29, 1975

An advertising executive works hard to get a major corporate account his firm needs to survive. He is troubled by ghosts from the past who tell him the corporation's principle is a Nazi prison guard who tortured them years before.

Cast: Ralph Bell, Patricia Wheel, Robert Dryden, Nat Polen

Writer: Sam Dann

Rating: ***

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