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0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974) Apr 20, 2025

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0140 - The Fatal Marksman (8/28/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Michael Wager; Suzanne Grossman; Ian Martin; Bryna Raeburn; William Johnstone.
To impress both the girl he loves and her father, an office clerk takes up hunting. His move breaks a vow he made to his late mother, who curses him into making bad shots.

0139 - The Deadliest Favor (8/26/1974) Apr 19, 2025

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0139 - The Deadliest Favor (8/26/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Norman Rose; Ralph Bell; Dan Ocko.
Edmund Churchill does a favor by harboring an old friend who's on the lam from the law; it immediately causes trouble between Edmund and his wife.

0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974) Apr 18, 2025

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0138 - The Case of M.J.H. (8/22/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Augusta Dabney; Jack Grimes; Alan Hewitt; Robert Maxwell; Joan DeMoray.
* A con man persuades a psychiatrist's receptionist into stealing the doctor's private files so that he can blackmail the patients.
CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 1/23/1962.

0137 - Having a Horrible Time (8/21/1974) Apr 17, 2025

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0137 - Having a Horrible Time (8/21/1974)
Written by Bob Juhren. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lynn Loring; Frances Sternhagen; Mandel Kramer; Ralph Bell; Nat Polen.
* After her court testimony brings down a notorious New York druglord, Amy Hastings and a friend vacation at a singles resort populated by lots of men — one of whom is out to murder Amy on the druglord's behalf.

0136 - A Preview of Death (8/20/1974) Apr 16, 2025

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0136 - A Preview of Death (8/20/1974)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Russell Horton; Staats Cotsworth; Clarise Blackburn; Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes.
Despite reservations, an engineer certifies as safe a cable car at his family's mountain resort. His apprehensions increase when he has dreams of a young woman perishing in that same car.

0135 - The Hands of Mrs. Mallory (8/19/1974) Apr 15, 2025

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0135 - The Hands of Mrs. Mallory (8/19/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Celeste Holm; Patricia Elliott; William Redfield; Evie Juster; Arnold Moss; Leon Janney.
After a paralyzed Melinda West regains the ability to walk, the recently widowed Ida Mallory asks Melinda's doctor if the same "water of faith" he gave Melinda can help Ida regain the use of her own hands.

0134 - The Final Vow (8/15/1974) Apr 14, 2025

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0134 - The Final Vow (8/15/1974)
Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Rosemary Rice; Bryna Raeburn; Ann Pitoniak; Jack Grimes; Joe Silver; Ken Harvey.
Distraught after a priceless religious figurine in her possession is stolen, Sister Pamela leaves the convent to devote her time to finding the item and return it to a dying nun.

0133 - Journey into Terror (8/14/1974) Apr 13, 2025

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0133 - Journey into Terror (8/14/1974)
Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Lynn Loring; Roy Thinnes; Carol Teitel.
A police detective tells Jane Stoddard that her new husband, Tom, is a serial killer, and is asked to become bait in the cops' attempt to nab him.

0132 - The Frontier of Fear (8/13/1974) Apr 12, 2025

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0132 - The Frontier of Fear (8/13/1974)
Written by Milt Wisoff. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Jerry Stiller; Paul Tripp; Bryna Raeburn; Bob Kaliban.
At a pawn shop, a down-on-his-luck hustler buys an old typewriter that has the power to prolifically type remarkable stories just by touching its keys.

0131 - The Beach of Falesa (8/12/1974) Apr 11, 2025

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0131 - The Beach of Falesa (8/12/1974)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Robert Louis Stevenson.
Cast: Alexander Scourby; Evie Juster; Ian Martin; Robert Dryden.
After being outcast for marrying a local woman in defiance of the local faith, a South Sea island merchant must fight a voodoo religion and a shrewd business rival to regain his business, his pride, and his family's honor.

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