Lindemann's Catch/A Feast of Blood/The Late Mr. Peddington (12 Jan. 1972)

A fisherman catches a mermaid and wishes for her to be human. / Sheila Grey's homely suitor Henry Mallory gives her a brooch that seems almost alive. / Impoverished Cora Peddington shops for a cheap funeral for her husband.

Directors:

Jeff Corey, Jeannot Szwarc

Writers:

Dulcie Gray (short story "The Fur Brooch"), Jack Laird (teleplay),

Stars:

Sondra Locke, Harry Morgan, Stuart Whitman

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Sondra Locke	...	Sheila Gray (segment "A Feast of Blood")
Harry Morgan	...	Thaddeus Conway (segment "The Late Mr. Peddington")
Stuart Whitman	...	Capt. Hendrick Lindemann (segment "Lindemann's Catch")
Jack Aranson	...	Dr. Mordecai Nichols (segment "Lindemann's Catch")
Kim Hunter	...	Cora Peddington (segment "The Late Mr. Peddington")
Norman Lloyd	...	Henry Mallory (segment "A Feast of Blood")
John Alderson	...	Granger (segment "Lindemann's Catch")
Hermione Baddeley	...	Mrs. Gray (segment "A Feast of Blood")
Randy Quaid	...	John
Pat O'Hara	...	Frankie (segment "A Feast of Blood") (as Patrick O'Hara)
Harry Townes	...	Abner Suggs (segment "Lindemann's Catch")
Barry Bernard	...	Gippo (segment "A Feast of Blood")
Jim Boles	...	Bennett (segment "Lindemann's Catch")
Ed Bakey	...	Ollie (segment "Lindemann's Catch")
Cara Burgess	...	Girl (segment "A Feast of Blood")

Storyline

A fisherman catches a mermaid and wishes for her to be human. / Sheila Grey's homely suitor Henry Mallory gives her a brooch that seems almost alive. / Impoverished Cora Peddington shops for a cheap funeral for her husband.

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Plot Keywords:

brooch | character name in title | 

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 1972 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sondra Locke's TV debut.

User Reviews

Mermaids & Men

'Lindemann's Catch' - Stuart Whitman plays a cantankerous fisherman who one day catches a real mermaid, and falls in love with her. Due to a dirty trick of magic, his wish for her to become human comes only partly true... Well acted tale has a nice nautical feel to it and a tragic end.

'A Feast Of Blood' - Norman Lloyd plays a middle-aged man trying to romance a reluctant woman(played by Sondra Locke). When she rebukes him, he takes the rejection badly and sends out a nasty method of revenge... Scary if gruesome tale.

'The Late Mr. Peddington' - A woman plots her husband's funeral a bit too early... The sudden ending provides a real jolt and visual punch line. Quite funny if dark.