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0590 - License to Kill (1/24/1977) Jul 14, 2026

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0590 - License to Kill (1/24/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Tony Roberts; Fred Gwynne; Marian Seldes; Robert Maxwell.
Defensive end Billy Chapman loses his spot on the football team. But with his wife facing a difficult (and expensive) medical crisis, Billy asks the coach for another shot.
CBSRMT Trivia: "License to Kill" is the same title of two Mystery Theater episodes (Episode 590: 1/24/77) and (Episode 403: 12/26/75).

0589 - Happy Death Day (1/21/1977) Jul 13, 2026

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0589 - Happy Death Day (1/21/1977)
Written by Ian Martin. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Marian Seldes; Mandel Kramer; Carol Teitel; Ken Harvey.
An obese woman seeks help from a renowned psychologist to explain her recurring nightmares of being pushed to her death by a faceless man.

0588 - A Woman in Red (1/19/1977) Jul 12, 2026

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0588 - A Woman in Red (1/19/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Robert L. Green; Evie Juster; Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Earl Hammond; Himan Brown (uncredited).
A famous painting is stolen by an unlikely thief, one who has specific long-term plans for the work of art.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the policeman in act 2.

0587 - Son of Satan (1/17/1977) Jul 11, 2026

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0587 - Son of Satan (1/17/1977)
Written by Elspeth Eric. Directed by Himan Brown.
Cast: Gordon Gould; Joan Lovejoy; Ralph Bell.
A couple rekindle acquaintances with an old friend who's joined a devil-worshiping cult, going so far as to entrust him to babysit their infant son.

0586 - Jimmy Valentine's Gamble (1/16/1977) Jul 10, 2026

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0586 - Jimmy Valentine's Gamble (1/16/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Paul Hecht; Catherine Byers; Court Benson; Ken Harvey.
Ready to crack safes again (after serving prison time for doing so), Jimmy Valentine has a change of heart when a banker's daughter steals his heart. But Jimmy must reuse his old skills when a crisis forces him to perform one last job.

0585 - Cherchez La Femme (1/15/1977) Jul 09, 2026

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0585 - Cherchez La Femme (1/15/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Bryna Raeburn; Ian Martin; Bill Griffis; Himan Brown (uncredited).
A French Quarter restaurateur hires O. Henry to track down the $25,000 she entrusted to a long-time customer who unexpectedly died.
CBSRMT Trivia: Himan Brown is uncredited as the jeweler in act 2.

0584 - A Departmental Case (1/14/1977) Jul 08, 2026

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0584 - A Departmental Case (1/14/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Joe Silver; Teri Keane; Carol Teitel; Earl Hammond.
* In Austin, Texas, O. Henry learns why an insurance commissioner tracked down and killed a wife-beating, bank-robbing desperado and how the killer and the victim weren't all that different.

0583 - Don't Die Without Me (1/13/1977) Jul 07, 2026

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0583 - Don't Die Without Me (1/13/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Marian Seldes; Joan Shay; Russell Horton.
O. Henry curiously observes a police investigation of two people who appeared to have committed suicide in the same room of a seedy boarding house.
E.G. Marshall makes a mistake in his narration at the end of act 2.

0582 - Tobin's Palm (1/12/1977) Jul 06, 2026

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0582 - Tobin's Palm (1/12/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Fred Gwynne; Jack Grimes; Marian Seldes; Gilbert Mack.
An adaptation of the O. Henry story finds the titular character having his palm read in order to help find his missing fiancée. Instead, the fortune teller sends him on an amusing series of misadventures.

0581 - The Passing of Black Eagle (1/11/1977) Jul 05, 2026

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0581 - The Passing of Black Eagle (1/11/1977)
Written by Sam Dann. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by O. Henry.
Cast: Robert Dryden; Larry Haines; Evie Juster; Paul Tripp; Earl Hammond.
A panhandler has two personalities: When drunk, he's a meek, easygoing beggar; when sober, he's a fearsome, grandiose, train-robber.

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