Orson Welles' Great Mysteries - Season 1

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes26
DatesJul 6, 1974 - Jul 24, 1976

Episodes

Captain Rogers
Season 1Episode 130 min

Captain Rogers

Period drama about a reformed sea pirate and his former shipmate. Their paths cross again in a web of blackmail and terror.

Jul 6, 1974
The Leather Funnel
Season 1Episode 230 min

The Leather Funnel

A leather funnel dating back to the 17th century holds an imprint of a notorious murder trail, which comes to light in a mysterious test of a man and his dreams.

Jul 13, 1974
A Terribly Strange Bed
Season 1Episode 330 min

A Terribly Strange Bed

A young gambler spends a night in a guest room which contains a very unusual canopied bed.

Jul 20, 1974
La Grande Breteche
Season 1Episode 430 min

La Grande Breteche

Deception proves a bad risk as the master of a huge chateau torments his wife and her lover.

Jul 27, 1974
The Dinner Party
Season 1Episode 530 min

The Dinner Party

An executive loses his promotion but wins a lot more when his wife becomes a social disgrace.

Aug 3, 1974
Money to Burn
Season 1Episode 630 min

Money to Burn

A loathsome creditor terrorizes and revolts a young woman with his sadistic and unorthodox means of collection.

Aug 10, 1974
In the Confessional
Season 1Episode 730 min

In the Confessional

A murder is solved when a paranoiac young boy's confession leads his priest and the law to a man without a prayer.

Aug 14, 1974
Unseen Alibi
Season 1Episode 830 min

Unseen Alibi

A drama with twists. The story of an innocent man who is made to appear guilty of murder through an intricately devised plan.

Aug 14, 1974
Battle of Wits
Season 1Episode 930 min

Battle of Wits

A modern drama about a game of life and death played between a brilliant headmaster and a vengeful actor.

Aug 24, 1974
A Point of Law
Season 1Episode 1030 min

A Point of Law

After the demise of her father, a devoted spinster daughter marries a fortune seeker. His fortune, however, leaves much to be desired.

Aug 31, 1974
The Monkey's Paw
Season 1Episode 1130 min

The Monkey's Paw

The tale of a cursed monkey's paw that rains disaster upon those who would use its power to tamper with fate.

Sep 7, 1974
The Ingenious Reporter
Season 1Episode 1230 min

The Ingenious Reporter

Harry Langley, a young American reporter stationed in Paris decides to pose as a murder suspect to improve his paper's circulation only to have the plan backfire when the murder victim is identified as the reporter's sweetheart and no one will believe his story.

Sep 18, 1975
Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl
Season 1Episode 1330 min

Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl

An artist's obsession for his former wife leads to unexpected complications for his present jealous wife.

Sep 25, 1975
For Sale--Silence
Season 1Episode 1430 min

For Sale--Silence

A criminal seeks an illegal fortune and then has to pay for it.

Oct 9, 1975
The Inspiration of Mr. Budd
Season 1Episode 1530 min

The Inspiration of Mr. Budd

A hairdresser entraps an escaping murderer.

Oct 23, 1975
An Affair of Honour
Season 1Episode 1630 min

An Affair of Honour

Top-level government plans are stolen and a clear case of espionage turns into a case for deception and involuntary suicide.

Oct 30, 1975
Farewell to the Faulkners
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Farewell to the Faulkners

The disappearances of the Faulkners lead to the discovery of a greedy, but ladylike, murderer.

Nov 2, 1975
The Power of Fear
Season 1Episode 1830 min

The Power of Fear

A young woman s life becomes fraught with terror when a crafty plumber comes to fix a leaky faucet.

Nov 6, 1975
Where There is a Will
Season 1Episode 1930 min

Where There is a Will

A man's will tells more than his final wishes when it is revealed that he murdered a young lady

Nov 13, 1975
A Time to Remember
Season 1Episode 2030 min

A Time to Remember

A man is summoned by a top-level governmental agency to identify a defected Russian whose disclosures could cost America a huge sum of money.

Nov 20, 1975
Ice Storm
Season 1Episode 2130 min

Ice Storm

How to frame a fraud is the premise for this tale of a rare manuscript collection about to be stolen by one dinner guest.

Nov 27, 1975
Come Into My Parlor
Season 1Episode 2230 min

Come Into My Parlor

Two women chat pleasantly over martinis while each plots evil revenge upon the other.

Dec 4, 1975
Compliments of the Season
Season 1Episode 2330 min

Compliments of the Season

A drunken derelict returns a precious doll to a millionaire's daughter and receives two rewards-one quite unexpected.

Dec 11, 1975
Under Suspicion
Season 1Episode 2430 min

Under Suspicion

A concert pianist holds the key to the fate of her lover, who is under suspicion for treason.

Dec 16, 1975
Trial for Murder
Season 1Episode 2530 min

Trial for Murder

The foreman of a jury is influenced by the spirit of a murder victim seeking justice in the trial of his killer.

Apr 30, 1976
The Furnished Room
Season 1Episode 2630 min

The Furnished Room

A sleazy furnished room provides clues, and an unexpected end to the mystery of a jilted suitor's former girlfriend.

Jul 24, 1976

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