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0180 - The Aaron Burr Murder Case (11/28/1974) May 30, 2025

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0180 - The Aaron Burr Murder Case (11/28/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jack Grimes; George Petrie; Joan Shay; William Redfield; Leon Janney.
* A movie recreation of the Burr–Hamilton duel ends with the actor playing Aaron Burr fatally shooting the man portraying Alexander Hamilton.

0179 - Courtyard of Death (11/26/1974) May 29, 2025

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0179 - Courtyard of Death (11/26/1974)
Written by Murray Burnett. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Ann Pitoniak; Mason Adams; Jean Gillespie; Jackson Beck; Roger DeKoven.
The tale of Grigori Rasputin, the lecherous monk who became advisor to Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family.

0178 - The Sighting (11/25/1974) May 28, 2025

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0178 - The Sighting (11/25/1974)
Written by Fielden Farrington. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kim Hunter; Nat Polen; Ralph Bell; Joe Silver; Robert Dryden.
Sarah and David Hughes have different reactions after witnessing a UFO landing: He wants to deny what he saw, while she becomes amiable to the aliens.

0177 - The Death Watch (11/21/1974) May 27, 2025

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0177 - The Death Watch (11/21/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jay Gregory; Marian Seldes; Robert Dryden; Ian Martin.
A man wins a cursed pocket watch in a game of chance and becomes obsessed with keeping it wound.

0176 - Tattooed for Murder (11/20/1974) May 26, 2025

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0176 - Tattooed for Murder (11/20/1974)
Written by Nancy Moore. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Teri Keane; Stefan Schnabel; Rosemary Rice; Ralph Bell.
Erika Kramer, having escaped her cruel father to become the "Tattooed Princess" in the carnival, has returned home years later in an effort to save her younger sister.

0175 - The Strange Voyage of the Lady Dee (11/18/1974) May 25, 2025

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0175 - The Strange Voyage of the Lady Dee (11/18/1974)
Written by Mary Jane Higby. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Paul Hecht; Corrine Orr; Margaret Barker; Dan Ocko.
A young couple and their daughter become lost in fog on a boat trip; a spirit lures them to a strange island whose lone inhabitant may not have the family's best interests at heart.

0174 - The Thirty-Sixth Man (11/14/1974) May 24, 2025

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0174 - The Thirty-Sixth Man (11/14/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Ross Martin; Ann Pitoniak; Robert Harris; Carol Teitel; Robert Dryden.
The Devil aims to tempt a shopkeeper in order to prevent him from joining a group of 36 righteous men who can save a sinful world.

0173 - I Must Kill Edna (11/12/1974) May 23, 2025

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0173 - I Must Kill Edna (11/12/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Elliot Reid; Joan Loring; Leon Janney; Evie Juster; Earl Hammond.
Soon after marrying an older, wealthy woman, a man begins an affair with a younger, aspiring stage actress.

0172 - Wave of Terror (11/11/1974) May 22, 2025

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0172 - Wave of Terror (11/11/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Paul Hecht; Carmen Matthews; Suzanne Grossman; Gordon Gould; Ian Martin.
As a great tidal wave heads for Hawaii, two young lovers' proposed marriage is frowned upon by both the groom's mother (a Polynesian queen) and the bride's father (a wealthy plantation owner).

0171 - How Eberhard Won His Wings (11/7/1974) May 21, 2025

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0171 - How Eberhard Won His Wings (11/7/1974)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Hans Conried; Marian Haley; Jackson Beck; Bryna Raeburn; Martha Greenhouse; Arnold Moss.
Timid bank teller Eberhard Edwards is so righteous to everyone that he literally grows angel wings; now the butt of embarrassing jokes, he and his wife must find a sinful way to shed them.

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