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0480 - What A Change in Hilda (5/6/1976) Mar 26, 2026

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0480 - What A Change in Hilda (5/6/1976)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lois Nettleton; Robert L. Green; Bryna Raeburn; Nat Polen; Himan Brown (uncredited).
* Impressed by its results on her untalented friend (who is now a top concert singer), Hilda Turner starts seeing a doctor who claims anyone can attain their heart's desire solely through meditation. The charge for the service is only $100 but in the long run, the results are more than what Hilda bargained for.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited and appears at the end of act 3.

0479 - The Cornstarch Killer (5/3/1976) Mar 25, 2026

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0479 - The Cornstarch Killer (5/3/1976)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes; Earl Hammond.
Police are baffled by a series of murders; the perpetrator appears to be a virtuous woman who can bring the wrath of God down on anyone who approaches her with impure intentions.

0478 - Two Plus Two Equals Death (4/29/1976) Mar 24, 2026

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0478 - Two Plus Two Equals Death (4/29/1976)
Written by Alfred Bester. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; William Redfield; Robert Dryden; Sam Gray.
Peter Gerard takes his father's place in a traveling circus act and falls in love with one of the show's ballerinas who, unfortunately for Peter, has a cruel identical twin sister.

0477 - The Three Elders of Lifeboat Landing (4/26/1976) Mar 23, 2026

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0477 - The Three Elders of Lifeboat Landing (4/26/1976)
Written by Roy Winsor. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Ann Sheppard; Mandel Kramer; Robert Phelps; Guy Sorel.
A New York hamlet seems to be an idyllic place (clean air, no crime, etc.) but as an inquiring reporter soon finds out, anyone who disturbs such bliss, in any way, must pay a steep price.

0476 - The Serpent of the Nile (4/25/1976) Mar 22, 2026

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0476 - The Serpent of the Nile (4/25/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.
Cast: Kevin McCarthy; Lois Nettleton; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden; Russell Horton; Paul Hecht.
This is a retelling of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra in which a Roman politician is beguiled by the queen of Egypt.

0475 - The Prince of Evil (4/24/1976) Mar 21, 2026

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0475 - The Prince of Evil (4/24/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.
Cast: Howard DaSilva; Evie Juster; Court Benson; Hetty Galen; Earl Hammond; Ian Martin.
A man with loads of charm proceeds with his bloody ascension to the throne in this vivid retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III.

0474 - Long Live the King is Dead (4/23/1976) Mar 20, 2026

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0474 - Long Live the King is Dead (4/23/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Ian Martin; Arnold Moss; Evie Juster; Bob Kaliban.
A retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet, in which an heir to the Danish throne seeks revenge after his murderous uncle claims the crown.

0473 - The Green Eyed Monster (4/22/1976) Mar 19, 2026

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0473 - The Green Eyed Monster (4/22/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.
Cast: Arnold Moss; Marian Seldes; Joan Arless; Court Benson; Ralph Bell; Ian Martin.
Misplaced jealousy and blind rage drive a military commander to commit the ultimate betrayal against his beloved wife in this adaptation of Shakespeare's Othello.

0472 - The Love Song of Death (4/21/1976) Mar 18, 2026

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0472 - The Love Song of Death (4/21/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.
Cast: Kristoffer Tabori; Morgan Fairchild; Joan Shay; Bob Kaliban; Guy Sorel; Earl Hammond.
An adaptation of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, a tale of star-crossed lovers in the middle of a blood feud between their families.

0471 - The Assassination (4/20/1976) Mar 17, 2026

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0471 - The Assassination (4/20/1976)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by William Shakespeare.
Cast: Norman Rose; Robert Dryden; Joan Shay; Russell Horton; Ian Martin.
Adapted from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, this episode chronicles Caesar's final victories, his murder, and its aftermath.

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