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- Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
- When Japanese war criminal Colonel Okumara slips into Hong Kong to recover stolen treasure he appropriated during the war, he soon leaves a trail of murder behind him for Glenn Evans to follow.
- Glenn's friend Suki, a Chinese girl, imprisoned for murder, is on a hunger strike until the real killer is caught- but she insists it was an American movie star who wasn't even in Hong Kong at the time.
- This NBC Special from 1977 pitted celebrities from the worlds of film and TV in the United States against stars from the U.K. and the rest of the World. Three teams of five men and three women representing their native land, competed in a series of nine events during this fast paced and exciting 2 hour TV Special. Sporting events included bowling, darts, rowing, swimming and running relays and soccer goal kicking.
- Hollywood celebrities are interviewed, often at their homes.
- A woman arrives in Hong Kong to visit a child she has been sending aid packages too. Glen becomes involved when it appears the whole arrangement has been a scam, the child may not even exist
- Frustrated that he has been unable to prove that Senator Horton is a mole for The Thirteen, Richard leaves Washington for home with Maggie and Garth. As they cross that state border, two gunmen open fire on their limo. Garth's expert driving saves them. The limo is bullet-ridden and the passengers are not hurt, but in another part of town Rosemont and Gray Suit watch as Eric Stavros is pumped full of chemicals. The Thirteen is going to turn him into a killing machine. Angela comes home accompanied by Richard's security men. She's off again once she learns that Melissa and Lance are trapped in that underground bank vault in Hobart.
- A small jade statue is stolen and Glen becomes involved when someone passes to him what is assumed to be a copy of the statue. Knowledge of the statue spreads quickly and every criminal in Hong Kong is after Glen for the location of the statue.
- In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a plan to assassinate Nazi leaders by a group of Jewish U.S. soldiers coincides with a theatre owner's vengeful plans for the same.
- Of the many anthology series, this is considered the most ambitious with outstanding talent in front of the camera. Attracting top ranked directors and scripts, it was often filmed live including the entire first season.
- Contains memorable scenes from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs," "Fantasia," "Lady and the Tramp," "Peter Pan," "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," and "The Sword in the Stone."
- The late Australian actor Rod Taylor, whose most recent role is in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds, was a versatile and popular leading man, equally adept at romantic comedy, adventure and dramatic roles. Taylor's rugged on-screen and off-screen persona created a brand of Australian masculinity now enjoyed by actors such as Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman and Chris Hemsworth. During the 1950s through to the 1970s, he featured in many "A list" films: The VIP's, The Birds, The Time Machine, 36 Hours, Sunday in New York, Young Cassidy, The Glass Bottom Boat, Hotel, and Zabriski Point. He was one of the first leading actors to voice a Disney animated character when he portrayed the hero, Pongo, in 101 Dalmatians. He worked with Directors such as the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, George Stevens, Michelangelo Antonioni, John Ford and George Pal. He made a seamless transition from feature films to TV and starred in popular TV series such Hong Kong, Bearcats, Murder She Wrote, Falcon's Crest and Walker - Texas Ranger. In Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches, a variety of actors, film critics, writers, directors and Rod reflect on his colourful life and career which spanned more than 50 years. Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches features Maggie Smith, Tippi Hedren, Angela Lansbury, Veronica Cartwright, Baz Luhrmann, Stephan Elliott, Susie Porter, Bryan Brown, Jack Thompson, Keith Michell and Rod himself.
- Three astronauts return to Earth after seemingly having made an encounter that dooms them and their craft to erasure from existence itself.
- The show consisted of forty episodes, half of which were live and half of which were filmed. The shows, which often involved murder, were intended to confuse and mystify the audience.
- Glenn Evans, a two-fisted journalist in Hong Kong, follows up stories involving smugglers, spies, murderers, and beautiful women in distress, with the help of his friend Chief Inspector Neil Campbell.
- Chief Inspector Campbell strikes up an unusual and unexpected friendship with visiting chanteuse Mary Moore, who is appearing at Ching Mei's Golden Dragon supper club. Campbell is later rattled by Mary's admission that she has become the target of anonymous threats warning her that she'll die unless she quickly leaves the country and returns to America.
- After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
- An anthology series hosted by Betty Furness in the first season, and Desi Arnaz in the second. Stories came from several genres, often based on fact. A two part episode was spun off as the popular show The Untouchables (1959).
- Richard O. Sullivan as a child genius in the play "Honour Bright".
- Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 black-and-white, low-budget film Psycho gave birth to the modern psychological thriller.
- Glenn learns that a friend, a beautiful reporter with whom he has a past relationship, has bribed some officials to help her slip across the border into Red China. The two correspondents are double-crossed and taken hostage. Glenn manages to engineer their escape and the pair desperately flee towards the border with their kidnappers in hot pursuit.
- Glenn becomes involved in a smuggling operation involving a ship's purser and a haberdashery owner.
- As Walker and Alex's wedding takes place, a pair of assassins is hired to kill her.
- Film Australia presents a four part miniseries celebrating the centenary of Australia's film industry 1895-1995.
- 1973– 1h 40m7.9 (294)TV EpisodeOn March 7, 1979, Alfred Hitchcock becomes the seventh recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.
- A renegade army colonel steals some heavy artillery in order to destroy a convoy of explosives headed for England.
- Cheyenne meets two prospectors whose partner was killed by Indians. The partner is the only one who knows where they found gold. Given a description, Cheyenne is able to lead them to the gold but one of the men's greed overtakes him.
- Richard sends the children to Emma while Maggie dries out. He's mulling over what to do about Melissa's plan to get into Hobart now that she's decided not to spy on Lance for him. He takes turns with Emma watching over Maggie, who painfully weans herself of alcohol- until she gets a letter from Vickie, delivered by Emma. Maggie is shocked to find that her daughter is in jail in Switzerland and that her husband is responsible. She goes to call Geneva but finds that the telephones have been removed. Furious and frustrated and feeling totally deceived by her husband, Maggie reaches for a hidden bottle of brandy and pours herself a drink. Richard comes home and finds Maggie seated with a glass of brandy. She tells him she knows where Vickie is and what he has done to put her there. He begs Maggie not to take the drink. The smell of it alone makes her sick, Maggie tells him. She pours the brandy into a nearby planter and says, "A toast to my daughter in Switzerland." Richard can't find a thing to say. Now that she knows her husband is responsible for putting Vickie in jail, Maggie is all ears when Emma suggests coming to Falcon Crest.
- A haunted spirit and antique smugglers are just a few challenges Jessica faces on her Irish vacation.
- Just as Walker and Alex are about to go on their honeymoon, the pair of assassins who were hired to kill Alex and whose partner Walker killed, sets out to get them. And he's determined to do so even if he has to bring their plane down.
- This filmed series of light comedies, romances and melodramas alternated on Friday nights with the "Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" between October 1958 and September 1959.
- 1973– 2h7.8 (273)TV EpisodeHenry Fonda is honored for his career in theater, television and film by friends, family, and co-workers.
- As Maggie is haunted by nightmares over her husband Richard's death, Angela surprises her friends and family with her calm resignation over losing control of the winery empire, while Melissa mercilessly wields her newfound power over everyone within her domain, down to the field hands and household help. As Maggie must take control over Richard's vast financial empire, she tries to cope with the agony of his murder by the underground group, The Thirteen. After leaving years ago after a dispute with her family, Pilar Ortega, not only the daughter of the vineyard foreman at Falcon Crest but also now a bank vice president, returns and provokes intense curiosity throughout the valley.
- Having escaped with Samantha's help, Angela finds her family doubting her kidnapping story, but Pilar gains Angela's confidence with her plan to help her regain control of the Glenbraddoch stock. At the court hearing, Richard wins custody of the children. Angela agrees to protect Samantha from Richard's wrath and calls Lance to pick her up in San Francisco. However, Samantha disappears before he arrives. When Richard warns Pilar about opposing him, he plays a tape that has been edited to indict both her and Sinclair and which will exonerate Richard. Richard also obtains a warrant ordering Angela into custody for a psychiatric evaluation to determine her mental competency.
- Jessica is trapped in the dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.
- The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
- A wonderfully informative 80-minute documentary combining current interviews with archival materials and scenes from the film. Hitchcock's daughter Pat, production designer Robert Boyle, screenwriter Evan Hunter, matte artist Albert Whitlock's colleagues Syd Dutton and Bill Taylor, storyboard artist Harold Michelson, Hitchcock collaborator Hilton Green, actors Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright and Rod Taylor, filmmaker Peter Bogdanovich, author Robin Wood, makeup artist Howard Smit, and composer Bernard Herrmann biographer Steven Smith all contribute valuable input to Hitch's memorable classic. A terrific documentary that matches the brilliance of "The Making of 'Psycho'."
- Five time-tossed 1890's cowboys find themselves in the 1980's and start a detective agency.
- Shortly after Richard carries Maggie across the threshold of their new home, he is perturbed by the news that Eric and Vickie have left for Europe and that someone has broken into his wall safe. Also, the key to his Swiss bank safe-deposit box has been copied in wax. In Geneva, Eric and Vickie put their plan into motion, getting a wax mold of the key that will admit them to the bank vault. Melissa will not warm up to her uncle Frank and Angela frankly doesn't know why he even bothers trying to win her over. Frank Agretti then tells Angela that he's not sure what his heirloom is, but he has to pass it on before he dies. Angela learns he has six months to two years to live.
- A Midwesterner becomes fascinated with his wealthy neighbor, who obsesses over his lost love.
- Alex wakes up in the morning and finds a gun in her hand and a dead man beside her. Realizing she was framed, the Rangers investigate. Her father comes to town to defend her.
- A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
- Short dramas each with a twist of some kind; across the first four seasons most of these are from short stories by Roald Dahl.
- Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
- Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.
- The story of the Australian exploitation genre cinema of 1970s and 80s.
- Live dramatic shows featuring Hollywood stars, adaptations of motion pictures, and a host accompanying. The host would introduce each act, and would conduct an interview with the stars at the end of the play.
- In this follow up to The Time Machine (1960), Filby is still the caretaker of his friend George's house seventeen years following George's trip to the future. Filby is then surprised to see his old friend return to his home to retrieve some books to help in his quest to rebuild humanity. During the stay, Filby implores his good friend to stay and resume his life there. However, George refuses and tells James that he has chosen to remain in the future. Also, it is a sad return for George due to the fact that at the time he returns it is just prior to the beginning of World War I and he does all he can to try to not reveal the tragic future of his good friend.
- Explores behind the big screen to meet the filmmakers, distributors and exhibitors who bring Australian films to us, the audience.
- Dee Time starred charismatic former BBC Radio 1 DJ Simon Dee in a series of hip talk shows in which he interviewed the big names in the TV and film showbiz-set as well as stars of the world of popular music.
- Johnny and Hank come into a town that is having problems with its oil wells being sabotaged, and the residents are blaming Indians from a nearby village for the damage. The two try to find out who's behind the sabotage before the angry townspeople attack the village and start an Indian war.
- A Mexican revolutionary is in the US raising funds for his efforts to overthrow the Mexican government. The Mexican army sends an officer to the US to kill him.
- Hank and Johnny call on their old friend Raoul Esteban to help prevent a gang from destroying a mining town.
- Maggie creeps out of bed early to meet with Senator Ryder in hopes of getting Richard granted immunity for the remainder of the hearing. Alone in bed, Richard is drugged by a gloved hand. He regains consciousness to find the dead body of Madame Malec next to him. Richard shudders. It could have been Maggie. Maggie meets with Senator Ryder and wins immunity for her husband. Meanwhile, Richard has given up trying to convince anyone in Washington that The Thirteen exists and is responsible for Madame Malec's murder. Maggie persuades vitriolic Vickie to keep her trap shut about Richard at the hearing.
- A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
- An anthology based (earlier more so than later) on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell was often the star, as well as the host.
- A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.
- Two honorable men-for-hire look for adventure in the pre-World War I American southwest in their fancy Stutz Bearcat.
- Hannah's girls are a band of saloon girls forced to drop out of their wagon train when one came down with cholera (and recovered). When Evan finds them, they tell him they are mail order brides and he invites them to join their train.
- A young lives in fear of men after being brutally attacked until she meets the man who years ago assaulted her.
- The stories of several people are told as they stay at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."
- When Jane tells her parents that she is getting married to Ralph Halloran, her mother Agnes starts planning an elaborate wedding, even though Jane does not wish it.
- When The Alcoa Hour dramatic anthology series moved from Sunday night to Monday, both the name and the format were changed. Instead of having a completely different cast for each episode, the series now used a set group of actors who would appear repeatedly throughout the series in various roles. While most of the productions were serious dramas, a few comedies were also included in the mix.
- This dramatic anthology series went into open syndication when the DuMont Television Network ceased operations.
- Alex is about to prosecute a man named Karl Mayes. She learns that he hired her father to defend him. Her father is a recovering alcoholic and Mayes gets him to drink. Eventually he's not sure if he can defend Mayes which makes him wonder if he can trust him to keep quiet.
- When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the owners must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
- Germans kidnap an American Major and try to convince him that World War II is over so they can get details about the Allied invasion of Europe out of him.
- In 1842, a widower leaves his Illinois farm and heads west towards Oregon with his three children to seek a better life.
- For 15 years now, Australia has joined Margaret Pomeranz and David Stratton every week to review the latest movies. Margaret and David talk about 4 or 5 movies each week and give us a rating out of 5-stars about movies that are released that week or the week after.
- An endearing tribute to the father of fantasy and science fiction filmmaking - Oscar winner George Pal . Five decades of the visionary film makers groundbreaking works are presented via rare interviews and dynamic movie scenes.
- Hank and Johnny are assigned to investigate a series of raids against Mexican towns along the border. They come to suspect that German troops who are disguising themselves as American soldiers are committing these attacks in order to instigate a war between the US and Mexico.
- Professional writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher uses her intellect, charm, and persistence to get to the bottom of every crime she encounters.
- Five cowboys are sent forward in time from 1899 to 1986, where they start their own detective agency.
- Partisans in Yugoslavia clash with the Germans that have invaded their homeland in several confrontations until the climactic battle at Hell River.
- A Midwestern family decides to pack up their belongings and head west to Oregon, where they hear land is free for the taking.
- Hank and a candidate for governor are kidnapped, and Johnny is forced to rely on an ex-convict to help find them.
- Hank and Johnny travel to a small town that has been taken over by a band of would-be revolutionaries.
- While Maggie is stunned by the return of her supposedly deceased husband Richard, Angela Channing decides to remain in the Tuscany Valley and fight for her family's land. While Richard reveals startling news about The Thirteen, the underground group which had supposedly killed him and which included the son of Peter Stavros, Maggie can't understand why she wasn't allowed to know that Richard was still alive. Meanwhile, Angela launches a new legal attack on Melissa for control of the Falcon Crest vineyards. Melissa's erratic behavior worries those around her. As Emma begins work on an article about an enigmatic mystery writer, Carly decides to leave the Tuscany Valley.
- Lavender sends a courier to deliver some sensitive material. But a man named Marlos kills the courier and makes off with the material. Lavender knows Marlos is behind it so they have to get it back. Part of his plan is stop the sale which is about to take place.
- While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to buy his land for a strip mine.
- Amelia McKay is a wealthy widow who hires some of the wagon train folk as staff/servants to make her life easier on the trail. Amelia sets her romantic sights on Evan which does not please Margaret. Margaret decides to "help" Amelia by hiring on to her staff.
- American author Paul Duveen gives a mysterious Irishman a lift, and in return receives a series of boons and banes.
- Sal, the owner of the Rue Royale gambling house, is a hard-hearted young woman who seems to have a chip on her shoulder. One day, Jed Harper rides into town carrying a picture of a girl who looks very much like Sal.
- Doris Day starts as a singer with Les Brown's Band of Renown, then moves on to movies.
- Grace owns the Sunrise, Colorado bus stop. She, waitress Elma, Sheriff Will, and D.A. Glenn watch life through the stories which unfold as passengers enter and leave the small town.
- Goodyear Theatre is a 30-minute dramatic television anthology series telecast on NBC.
- A Special Collector's Edition.
- As Pilar and Sinclair plot against Richard, Samantha and Richard continue to scheme against Angela, while Nick Agretti investigates the background of a forged document. When Lance discovers one deed too many in Angela's safe and burns the document, he is unaware that he has been observed by Pilar, who has joined forces with Sinclair to undermine Richard in his upcoming investigation by the S.E.C. Richard misunderstands Tommy's presence in Maggie's hotel suite. Samantha helps Angela to escape from one of Richard's ploys.
- 1973– 1h 15m7.0 (226)TV EpisodeShortly before his death in 1973, John Ford was given the first ever Lifetime Achievement Award by the AFI while friends and co-workers shared reminiscences.
- Johnny and Hank butt heads with a ruthless rancher while searching for a friend's son, who vanished while engaged in a secret mission for the army.
- Ex-Navy cadet Chris (Darlene Vogel) joins the force and gets training from Palermo as the squad heads up a search for a ring of carjackers.
- At a time of chronic civil unrest in late 1960s America, a young idealist and an anthropology student cross paths at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California. They start an unrestrained relationship by making love on the dusty terrain.
- An intelligence organization recruits civilian specialists for individual missions requiring their skills.
- Maggie recovers from her drunken fall and decides to throw away all of the alcohol in the house so she won't be tempted to drink again. Lance continues to investigate Curtis's allegations about Richard's underworld activity. Richard finds him rifling through Emma's office at the New Globe and warns him to stay away from Maggie. Lance tries in vain to enlist Maggie's support, but she denies Lance's accusations and tells him to stop before anyone else gets hurt. Frank and Melissa ride out to Hobart, California using Frank's antiquated map. Melissa accuses him of selfish motives, but when Frank raises his gun and shoots a rattler lying close to her, Melissa is embarrassed into silence. Frank tells her that he is dying and has no desire of cheating her out of her legacy.
- Having successfully frustrated Richard's plans by marrying Frank Agretti, Angela returns to Falcon Crest, where her family rallies to her side and plans are devised for Richard's total downfall. When Samantha returns to Chicago from Paris, Richard tells her to forget their association or she will have to pay consequences. Nonetheless, when Samantha arrives at Falcon Crest, she provides evidence that Richard was involved in Angela's kidnapping. Consequently, Pilar and Angela work with the S.E.C. to facilitate Richard's financial ruin.