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0160 - A Scaffold for Two (10/14/1974) May 10, 2025

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0160 - A Scaffold for Two (10/14/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: John Beal; Bret Morrison; Denise Alexander; Casey Kasem.
Waylaid on a small island, a lawyer becomes witness to the locals' own brand of justice a kangaroo court determined to hang a man who was already acquitted of murder on the mainland.

0159 - The Doll (10/10/1974) May 09, 2025

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0159 - The Doll (10/10/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Joanne Linville; Ross Martin; Virginia Gregg; Karl Swenson.
Jealous over the upcoming marriage of his old friend's daughter, an anthropologist arranges to have a voodoo doll made in the woman's likeness to stop the nuptials.
CBSRMT Trivia: "The Doll" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 159: 10/10/74) and (Episode 1182: 4/8/81).

0158 - Trapped (10/9/1974) May 08, 2025

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0158 - Trapped (10/9/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Nina Foch; Charles Aidman; Lesley Woods; Joan Tompkins; Joe DeSantis.
An ailing woman is convinced her husband, and her new caregiver are plotting to kill her, and conspires with her old nurse to stay alive.

0157 - Sister of Death (10/7/1974) May 07, 2025

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0157 - Sister of Death (10/7/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Kay T. Stevens; Amzie Strickland; Alan Reed; Bret Morrison.
At a public auction, a recently married woman purchases a portrait that happens to depict her new husband's first wife who was murdered during a robbery.

0156 - The Golden Blood of the Sun (10/3/1974) May 06, 2025

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0156 - The Golden Blood of the Sun (10/3/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: John Forsythe; Rita Gam; Arnold Moss; Berry Kroeger.
After moving from New England to Florida, a timeshare salesman hits a run of rainy days and bad luck. Believing him to be cursed, his boss sends the salesman to Mexico.

0155 - The Bride That Wasn't (10/1/1974) May 05, 2025

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0155 - The Bride That Wasn't (10/1/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Janet Waldo; Anne Seymour; Lurene Tuttle; Bill Quinn; Bernard Barrow.
Two weeks after becoming engaged, Amy Prentice travels to the home of her fiancé who's already married and has no recollection of ever meeting Amy.

0154 - Murder to Perfection (9/30/1974) May 04, 2025

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0154 - Murder to Perfection (9/30/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mercedes McCambridge; John Newland; Joseph Campenella.
* Nikki Carpenter is horrified when her fiance's brother candidly confesses to murdering Nikki's sister, his previous wife.

0153 - The Spectral Bride (9/26/1974) May 04, 2025

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0153 - The Spectral Bride (9/26/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Joan Loring; Patricia Elliott; Robert Dryden; Jordan Charney.
"In older days, an alchemist was a man accorded most infinite respect..." but here, it's an alchemist's late daughter that demands respect.

0152 - The Deadly Blind Man's Bluff (9/25/1974) May 02, 2025

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0152 - The Deadly Blind Man's Bluff (9/25/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Mason Adams; Augusta Dabney; Bryna Raeburn; Leon Janney; Earl Hammond.
A construction worker becomes emotionally distraught after losing his sight in an accident.

0151 - Island of the Lost (9/23/1974) May 01, 2025

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0151 - Island of the Lost (9/23/1974)
Written by Arnold Moss. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Norman Rose; Marian Seldes; Bob Kaliban; Ian Martin.
A middle-aged man travels to an island resort to surprise his young beloved, but uncertainty about their relationship leads to doubts about himself.

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