The God That Failed
Fred Gwynne, Evie Juster, Gilbert Mack, William Griffis

A U.S. senator is dispatched to visit a small, third world country on a diplomatic mission. After visiting, he is knocked unconscious in a plane crash. When he awakens, he finds a primitive tribe willing to worship him as a god. All he has to do is perform a miracle and is expected to marry a local woman.

11/19/1979
1031
By Word of Mouth
Court Benson, William Griffis, Carol Teitel, Russell Horton

A young doctor treats the princess of a primitive tribe in India — making her an outcast for having been touched by an outsider. She marries him, but dies later. He decides to free her people of disease and the bondage of their religion.

Adaptation

11/21/1979
1032
Strange New Tomorrow
John Beal, Ian Martin, Gordon Heath, Teri Keane

In a distant future, after the second Hundred Years War, mankind is afflicted with diseases caused by nuclear fallout. A scientist and his young wife are compelled by a supreme authority to secretly build a humanoid robot that can survive in the harsh environment.

11/26/1979
1033
The Philosopher's Stone
Russell Horton, Ray Owens, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond, Himan Brown

A man walks into a bank and asked for a $100 loan and puts down a philosopher's stone for collateral. The soft-touch banker accepts it and ends up learning a life lesson and something about himself.

11/28/1979
1034
The Specter Bridegroom
Paul Hecht

A young bride is widowed on the eve of her marriage. However, the bridegroom still appears nightly at her window to woo her. Is he a ghost or something more substantive?

Adaptation

12/03/1979
1035
Appointment at Sarajevo
Roberta Maxwell, Tony Roberts, Court Benson, Robert Dryden

A doctor narrates the story of Archduke Ferdinand, his lover, and the events leading up to the assassination in 1914 which sparked World War I.

12/05/1979
1036
If a Body
Fred Gwynne, Bryna Raeburn, Earl Hammond, Ray Owens

Set in the 1800's, a woman claims her husband walked into a field and vanished right in front of her eyes. When the widow inherits a sizeable sum of cash, the sheriff suspects foul play. Is it murder? Based on an actual unsolved murder.

12/10/1979
1037
The Movie Makers
Marian Seldes, Norman Rose, Russell Horton, Earl Hammond

A mysterious company claims to have films of a man's entire life. Curiosity gives way to obsession as the man becomes addicted to the films. When he finally commits suicide, his widow appeals to one of his friends to help her find out why.

12/12/1979
1038
Beyond Belief
Jada Rowland, Gerald Hiken, Carol Teitel, Ralph Bell

A young woman wandering New York City with no memory is taken in by a couple who own a small shop. They soon discover the dark secret that she conceals with a pleasant demeanor.

12/17/1979
1039
Shadow of a Lover
Evie Juster, Russell Horton, Bryna Raeburn, Michael Tolan

A woman, entranced by hokey romance films, confuses fantasy and reality. She asks an actor on a cop show to solve the disappearance of her husband. The actor starts to buy into the fantasy and finds it often conflicts with reality.

12/19/1979
1040