"The Trial"
Aired: February 3, 1974
Ray Walston as a former sideshow performer who finds himself the defendant at a
macabre trial. Colonel Broom: Reg Midway. Doc: Willie Fennell. Ronda: Neva Carr
Glynn. Host: Anthony Quayle.
"The Fans"
Aired: February 10, 1974
The tables are turned as a horror movie villain becomes a real-life victim.
Purvis Green: Vic Morrow. Simon Harris: Alfred Sandor. Lavina Pfeiffer: Enid
Lorimer.
"Gornak's Prism"
Aired: March 3, 1974
Bored with life, a man seeks help from a mystic---and finds life dull no longer.
Alvin: Darren McGavin. Selma: Kathie Browne. Dr. Gornak: Joseph Furst.
"They"
Aired: June 2, 1974
A secret cult has strange plans for population control. Dr. Brad Fenton: Harry
Guardino. Peter Fenton: Stephen De Cartaret. Lydia: Alexandra Hynes. Gwilliam:
Tim Eliott. Host: Anthony Quayle.
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Features:
"Happy New Year, Aunt Carrie"
Aired: October 14, 1973
Julie Harris as an invalid who witnesses a murder, and becomes the killer's next
quarry. Bigelow: Kevin Miles. David: Rory Tacchi. Rosie: Regina Tacchi. Host:
Anthony Quayle.
"Dear Beloved Monster"
Aired: December 16, 1973
Who is the real monster of Manchester? Mildred Natwick plays a wealthy aunt who
has plans for her greedy nephew. Mr. Jiggs: Brian Wenzel. Richard: Peter Sumner.
Mrs. Jiggs: Lynn Murphy.
"Campaign 20"
Aired: January 13, 1974
James Daly as a 21st-century Presidential candidate with a very unconventional
campaign plan. Leeds: Tony Bonner. Robertson: Jeff Ashby. Girl: Carmen Duncan.
Anthony Quayle is the program host.
"Death by Dreaming"
Aired: March 24, 1974
Carol Lynley as a girl with disturbing premonitions: her sister's death was no
accident. Hank Martin: Sandy Harbutt. Sergeant Parker: Owen Weingott. Host:
Anthony Quayle.
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Features:
"The Lake"
Aired: September 16, 1973
Robert Lansing as a man tortured by his shrewish wife---even after he murders
her. Ellen Randell: Anne Haddy. Cynthia: Anna Bowden. Anthony Quayle is the
host.
"The Upper Hand"
Aired: November 4, 1973
Roger Carlyle's got woman trouble: after murdering his wife, he has to contend
with his blackmailing maid. Jenny: Julie Harris. Roger: Peter Gwynne. Louise
Carlyle: June Salter. Host: Anthony Quayle.
"Murder Is for the Birds"
Aired: November 11, 1973
Vic Morrow as a big-time gambler who thinks he has committed the perfect crime.
Lily: Neva Carr Glyn. Dr. Alden: Tony Wager.
"Marcie"
Aired: November 18, 1973
Someone's after Elizabeth (Susan Strasberg). Is it her hostile stepchild---or
her husband? John: Peter Gwynne.
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Features:
"Heart to Heart"
Aired: September 23, 1973
Ray Walston as a Nobel Prize-winning scientist whose recent experiments make him
an unwitting accomplice to murder. Watson: Alastair Duncan. Anya: Jan Kingsbury.
Roke: Mark Hashfield. Anthony Quayle is the host.
"A Game of Hearts"
Aired: October 21, 1973
Darren McGavin as a surgeon who is haunted by the original owner of a heart he
transplanted. Marshall: Colin Croft. Anne Sullivan: Judi Farr. Gabor Skorzeny:
Bryan Niland. Anthony Quayle is the host.
"Scared to Death"
Aired: December 2, 1973
Mildred Natwick stars as a jealous wife in a tale of illicit love and macabre
murder. Evan: Jack Thompson. Jeanette: Arna-Maria Winchester. Dr. Phillip: Ben
Gabriel.
"Wings of Death"
Aired: June 9, 1974
Who whisked little Scotty off the merry-go-round? His alarmed parents are
desperately searching for the kidnapper. Emily Weber: Kim Hunter. Gordon Hunter:
Don Reid. Scott Hunter: Paul San Felix.
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Features:
"The Obituary"
Aired: October 7, 1973
A reporter brings strange news to an ex-pilot: it's the pilot's own obituary.
Willie Tremaine: Leslie Nielsen. Pettitt: John Morris. Susan: June Thody.
Ralphie: Reg Evans. Anthony Quayle is the series host.
"Dear Cora, I'm Going to Kill You"
Aired: January 27, 1974
Carol Lynley plays a threatened newspaper columnist: her husband has been
murdered, and she's next. Lieutenant Brennan: Dennis Clinton. Harry: Bruce
Barry. Anthony Quayle is the host of the program.
"Kaidaitcha Country"
Aired: February 24, 1974
What has happened to all the missionaries of Kadaitcha? The Rev. Mr. Vincent
finds the answer at the ritual site of a strange aboriginal tribe. Vincent: Leif
Erickson. Dr. Dennis: Tony Wagner. Jean: Rowena Wallace. The Stockman: Jack
Thompson.
"The Voyage"
Aired: March 10, 1974
Leslie Nielsen as the skipper of an old schooner that seems to be charting its
own course. Craig Larsen: Terence Cooper. Pamela Larsen: Jill Forster. John
Gavin: Deryck Barnes.
"Never Fool With a Gypsy Icon"
Aired: March 31, 1974
Ralph Meeker stars as a mass murderer haunted by his victims. Gene: Harry
Lawrence. Janosh: Don Philps. Amanda: Kay Taylor. Philip: Tom Farley.
The following episodes are considered "lost" and
ARE NOT currently available:
"Dr. McDermitt's New Patients"
Aired: September 30, 1973
Dr. McDermitt comes up with a strange source of new patients ... the cemetery.
Jill: Kim Hunter. McDermitt: Richard Lupino. Nona: Pandora Bronsen. Farley: Dr.
Johnson. Emmett: John Benton.
"Seeing Is Believing"
Aired: October 28, 1973
Fantasy becomes fact when a real monster visits the set of a horror movie.
Archie MacGauffin: Robert Lansing. Williams: Alfred Sandor. Charlie: John Derum.
Evie: Arna-Maria Winchester. Anthony Quayle is the host.
"George"
Aired: November 25, 1973
Is George Manners hallucinating---or is he really being kidnapped by his dead
wife? Manners: Darren McGavin. Hammer: Jack Thompson. Blanche: Shirley Cameron.
Dr. Taylor: Reg Gillam. Anthony Quayle is the host.
"The Homecoming"
Aired: December 9, 1973
Mass hysteria takes over residents of Flatt Junction when hard times hit. Mark
Harper: Harry Guardino. Sam Field: John Meillon. Marion Field: Elaine Lee.
Wallace: Mike Dorsey. Host: Anthony Quayle.
"Faulkner's Choice"
Aired: January 20, 1974
Rags or riches? A young man inherits the key to his grandfather's safe ... which
might be booby trapped. Julian: Noel Harrison. Jonathan: Edward Howell. Tom:
Gerry Duggan. Faversham: Peter Reynolds.
