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Legend has it the pool beneath the Lady of the Mist waterfall resents anyone who tries to replace Meg Drayton as lady of the Manor. Ten years ago her brother's first wife fell in and vanished. Now Charles returns with a much younger second wife to take over. Infuriated, Meg plans to ensure the legend isn't broken.
NYC detectives investigate dancer Candace Hart, strangled by her own panty hose while alone in a midtown hotel. They identify four suspects. When her boyfriend admits Candy called to find a fence for $100,000 in small bills, the cops begin to realize who the guilty party is.
Time and again the United States' plan to become independent of foreign energy sources falls short as their partner; Energy Exploration, Inc.'s resources are sabotaged. Amory Mills, EEI's hotshot lawyer sets up an elaborate scheme to entrap a corrupt EEI executive suspected of selling out the company. The clock is ticking as he zeroes in on Clem Ferris and finally comes close to unmasking "The Ferret."
Jessica Chapman and Clare Connor were once roommates at Stapleton Academy. Jessica is shocked to find that Clare who was once "fairest of them all" has been terribly scarred by a bleak marriage and a dysfunctional relationship with her child. However, what haunts her most is the memory of the golden mirror she gave her friend, and she embarks on a journey to discern what part it has played in the tragedy of Clare's life.
Fashion designer Paula Randall, thinking of buying the 400-year-old Kerfol castle in northern Brittany, first reads its history. Early in the 17th century it was occupied by the elderly Baron Yves Decornault and his beautiful wife Anne, whom he considered to be unfaithful. To punish her he gave her several dogs, then killed them, the ghosts of which ultimately killed him. During one of Paula's visits to Kerfol, several dogs rush to greet her, though everyone says no dogs have been seen at the castle for years.
John Desmond, a co-director of the Sociological Advistory Institute, is a leading sociologist, well admired by his colleagues. Yet, year after year, he is passed over while the Parkhurst Medal is awarded to other sociologists: first to his co-workers and then even to a former student. One day Desmond is approached by a Mr. Strickland, who promises him the next Parkhurst Medal if he falsifies his research and murders his superior. The price of fame? Death.
Tish Meredith becomes a widow when her husband is hit by a drunken driver as he lifts her into his car outside the church. After being awarded $1 million by the drunken driver’s insurance company, Tish heads for New York and she is contacted by a Dr. Payitkrishna. He claims he can put Tish in touch with her dead husband if she will just give the $1 million to his Temple of Transcendent Truth.
In a world where men and women are forced to live apart, a dangerous contest begins. In this game, they must track down and kill each other to claim the greatest reward-- the right to have children.
Mistakenly thinking it is a race horse, a timid young man purchases a work horse at an auction. Little does he know that the pony hides an enormous secret that will change his life forever.
Upon hearing of their inheritance, Claude and Polly Baxter are thrilled to be the proud new owners of Captain Doubloon's castle and its mysterious lake. Their pleasure turns to fear when they learn that the castle is home to Professor Micah, a demented embryologist crossing giant Venus flytraps with birds and their terror reaches fever pitch when they discover the creature that lives in Dead Lake.
Haunted by dreams and visions of the untimely death of her deceased twin, a woman desires to put the voices to rest. In order to do so, she must first unravel the mysteries surrounding her identical twin to find the truth.
Mary Roth awakens old memories with her tales and presents. The patient doesn't know that thirty years back, mind doctor Hans von Fodor and his wife Lili von Fodor had to escape Hungary right after their wedding. Before they left Kispest, they hid twelve gold cups beneath a cherry tree and promised to return for them someday. Determined to make that promise come true, Mary pushes them into another hopeless search.
A proud "half-breed", Dan Bowles unwittingly saves the life of ranch owner Hale Chalmer. In gratitude, he is hired as a ranch hand and life becomes complicated when he falls in love with the boss's daughter. Despite their differences, the lovers make plans to get married but things come to a head when the foreman challenges the cowboy to a gun-fight because of his mixed heritage. Chalmers saves Dan's life only to throw him a gun when he learns that the man he has just saved is a half-breed.
A committed physician and his bride-to-be work at the same hospital and must make a painful choice when only one kidney machine can save either a gifted researcher or a young girl. Wrestling with torn feelings, they ultimately respect the researcher's request to give the machine to the child.
On a tour of Latin America, a young American woman is befriended by a jewel thief and assists him in escaping the police's notice. She cannot, however, shield him from the all-seeing eyes of the angry goddess whose jewels he has stolen.
Businessman Guthrie Flack faces money troubles and comes up with a plan to fake his death and become his cousin Benjamin instead. But when doubt and shame start eating at him, Guthrie realizes his smart idea has become a bad dream he can't wake up from.
Martha Saxon, whose husband Dash is working night and day on a new study of Beowulf, asks for psychiatrist Frank Sherby’s help when Dash has nightmares about the epic story, suffers from amnesia and comes home with dirty hands and bloody clothes. When police begin to investigate the carnage that took place in an animal shelter and the murder of two people during a storm, the evidence leads them to Dash, who, if he did commit the crimes, can remember nothing about them.
When his former girlfriend comes to see him, Judge Justin Travers promises to work as her lawyer to help Muriel Parks. Even though her father gave lots of money and property to the nursing home, Mrs. Parks can't get in because she doesn't have $500 for the entrance fee. Judge Travers has a bad heart, but he's determined to win this final case.
A young actress, troubled by career disappointments and her role as wife and mother, contemplates suicide. In a moment of relief, she discovers her mistake and laughs at her predicament. The arrival of the doorman and a phone call from her husband bring her back to reality, but she finds a new warmth in their relationship.
When a young girl experiences the loss of her grandfather soon after losing her parents in a tragic accident finds herself in the care of two old aunts who terrify her. Her faith is bolstered when she realizes her grandpa's spirit is still hanging around.
Dr. Winifred Prentice, a dedicated sociologist in her forties, leads a life filled with research and solitude. Her routine work and quiet evenings highlight her deep sense of unfulfillment. Her world tilts when she meets Paul Jones, whose genuine affection clashes with his early deceit. She must choose between her heart and her ethics.
In the late 1860's, Col. Chambers gives $200,000 to his former officer and current president of a small bank in Texas, Wayne Prescott with the order to invest the funds in cattle. Prescott who is about to marry the sheriff's daughter has no intention of investing the money as he guards a terrible secret. What the others don't know is that he is a member of a marauding and murderous posse, the Gunnysack Gang.
Now committed to an insane asylum, Mary Boyne regrets her impetuousness in trying to restore the ghost to the old house in Lyng, England. She and her husband Ted were seeking a ghost that, as the story goes, no one realized was a ghost until after they had encountered it. But Ted found out too late, and Mary is haunted in the aftermath.
Friar Ambrosius and another young monk, Friar Romanus, of the order of St. Francis, are sent by their superior to the monastery in Berchtesgaden, high in the Bavarian Alps. There, Ambrosius meets and feels great pity for the beautiful Benedicta, despised by all because she is the hangman's daughter. Soon Ambrosius is also scorned by the populace, most of all by the son of the village's most powerful man, who wants Benedicta for himself—not as a wife, but as a mistress.
Ann Fairchild has always been the ugly duckling of the family. Her older and much more attractive sister, Eve, always managed to take possession of her toys and favorite clothes, and later, her boyfriends. Now Eve has come home, divorced from one of these men, and Ann, soon to be married, declares she will kill Eve if she tries to steal away her husband-to-be, Hugh Denning. She also vows to kill Hugh if he falls for Eve’s blandishments, which he soon does.
A Russian soldier tries to learn a rich countess's secret gambling method, but he kills her by mistake. Now the dead woman returns from the grave to get revenge on the man who ended her life.
Scientist Dr. John Gilbert tries to make himself invisible but something goes wrong - he loses his shadow instead. His shadow starts moving on its own, which scares him and makes him think everyone is out to get him. In the end, Gilbert figures out the only way to stop his evil shadow is to kill himself.
In the future, people create a perfect world where no one feels fear, anger, or sadness. But Pandora wants to spread her pain to others, and Mara loves Willis and their child so much it becomes dangerous to their peaceful society. The leaders decide Mara must die, but instead they send her back in time, where she learns to value the life she once had.
When con artist Robert Lewis, also known as Nelson Potter, cheats widow Mrs. Randol out of her cash, she won't fight back even though her kids push her to act. Her angry family gets their revenge when they discover who his next target will be, and the cops create an elaborate trap to catch the clever crook.
Two secret agents from opposing nations are drawn to each other by something called psychic communication-- a classified project both their governments are developing. Fearing for mankind's future, they work together to try and stop the dangerous experiments that are intricately linked to the possible destruction of the world.
Gay Armstrong, in need of cash, tries to sell her late mother’s expensive pearl necklace but is told by a jeweler that the pearls are fake. When her stepfather offers her $15,000 for the fake necklace, Gay becomes suspicious. She doesn’t want to hurt her stepfather but is not satisfied with his explanation that her mother has sold the real necklace to help pay some medical bills.
After losing his job, Sgt. John McCaffrey drowns his sorrows in booze and, through a supernatural accident, wakes up in someone else’s body. Although he thinks like himself, he looks and speaks like Gino Carpacci, a double-crossing mobster who has stolen $1 million from the crime syndicate. While John-turned-Gino tries to avoid death and regain his identity, Gino-turned-John schemes to take the money and live free from mob entanglements.
The pressures of fame and the strain of an unhappy marriage lead to tragedy in the life of Helen Collins, wife of football star Jim Collins. After Jim is shot by a crazed fan, Helen, feeling guilty over her husband's death, confesses to the police that she killed him. In a tense confrontation, the truth unfurls.
Ellie Tate Gottschalk, her husband murdered by Commanches and their beet crop and buildings destroyed by a stampede, joins a cattle drive on its way to Cheyenne. Because she’s the only woman among a dozen or so rough and ready cowboys, the trail boss foresees trouble ahead. But when it comes and Snake Duveen is the cause (he wants Ellie for himself), the ghost of Ellie’s husband appears. Even Duveen is frightened—for a while.
A woman who just got married walks across an old wooden bridge and gets sent back in time to the 1770s. When people try to force her into a marriage she doesn't want, she fights back with all the bold ideas about women's rights from the 1970s.
Bold researchers investigate the puzzling murder of a dig expert and find a hidden lab where a crazy scientist controls people's thoughts.
For years, Joebee consistently played tricks on Will and Martha, but just when the couple really tired of his jokes, Joebee changed his ways. Shortly after his transformation, Joebee starts advising Martha on negotiations with Surania, royalty who wants to pay thousands of dollars for a plate Martha bought at a flea market. Suspecting that this is another one of Joebee’s stunts, Will promises that, if so, it will be his last—literally.
The undercurrents of social ambition and hidden secrets in a small American town are shown when Claire Layton’s past is threatened by a college acquaintance. She is burdened by a crime that could ruin her husband’s political career and shatter their ideal existence. Yet the truth that finally emerges brings forgiveness and a strengthened bond.
A fortune teller foretells that he will carry out the perfect crime in order to safeguard his betrothed. Armed with that knowledge, the haughty nobleman picks his target.
A woman living in a haunted house starts to care about the ghosts who share her home as she observes their everyday routines.
After retiring from football, Gil Stevens is offered a job he can’t refuse: to impersonate a man he physically resembles, Durward Drake, international playboy, financier, sportsman and heir to the Drake Machine Company fortune. Stevens’ employers, aides to Drake, explain that the billionaire, now a recluse, needs an impostor to make public appearances to prove that he is alive. However, Stevens soon suspects that the whole deal may lead to several dead ends, including his own. But his job is at the center of a game with much higher stakes than the Super Bowl. Notes: Michael Tolan played Dr. Alex Tazinski on the television series The Nurses, from 1964 to ’65. He also played Jordan Boyle on The Senator, a short-run television drama during the 1970-71 season.
With the accidental demise of his mistress, a successful entrepreneur's world slowly falls apart as her vengeful ghost refuses to give him peace.
Planning out the perfect crime and pinning the blame on his cheating wife is a piece of cake for a slick police detective. Life gets even better when he is called on to the case to help solve it!
Edwin Qualen, a professor of parapsychology, believes that time can be just as elastic as space and that someday man will be able to put himself, if he so desires, into any time past, present or future. Suddenly, it happens to him and he’s back in New York 1933, where an argument with a man in a saloon over the current year, develops into a fight. To prevent his arrest, Qualen immediately returns to the present, later taking himself to the same bar, in early 1979, to find out if he had killed his opponent in the fight.
On a quest to find a missing child named Buchanan, his team slowly disappears one after another. It's no coincidence that the boy and his friends possess amazing talents, and only too late does the man learn the futility of his search.
A wealthy and notorious tycoon begs his psychiatrist, Dr. Maria Kleuger, to exorcise from him the spirit of a man named Stanley, who was sent to the electric chair years ago for a murder Bell committed. Stanley’s spirit keeps telling Bell that he should not go through with a shady real estate deal that, Bell knows, would send him to his grave by others involved in the deal with him.
After a wartime underground comrade’s funeral, Florence travels to Paris obsessed with learning who betrayed her lover Lance to the Gestapo during the Nazi occupation. Surviving members of Lean Serjean warn her to let sleeping dogs lie, stage false confessions, and block her at every turn because an oath still seals the betrayer’s name.
A marine scientist becomes fixated on pirate gold hidden near a distant island's bright beaches. When his helper sabotages his breathing equipment underwater, his wife - who loves treasure hunting but worries about the cursed riches - dives in to rescue him from the ocean depths.
In his 30 years on the bench, Judge Ben Franklin Talbot has always acted without an ulterior motive, until Senator Ed Ashworth offers to postpone the judge’s retirement if he will dismiss charges against a drug dealer. Initially outraged, the judge’s son realizes that based on the evidence he may have to throw the case out of court and thus alienate his daughter, Nancy, who is sure her classmate is guilty and that her father is being bribed.
Whenever Nell Atterwood, now in a nursing home, makes a copy of her original needlepoint portrait of her former house, certain items omitted from the copy, including a maple tree and a Pekinese dog, are unexplainably destroyed. When she portrays her son’s second, young and beautiful wife, whom she despises, as an invalid with a cane, her relatives begin to wonder how strong her powers really are.
James Archer, a lawyer disappointed with his profession, accepts an invitation to move to a superior planet 500 million miles from earth. However, once there, he is unwillingly transformed into Stewart Murdock, a robot programmed to return to Earth as a political leader to soften the people for conquest by space creatures. Back home, Murdock is pursued by government agents who spot him near a UFO, become suspicious of his actions, and want to know who he really is.
In the midst of thunder and lightning, two returning warriors, Macbeth and Banquo, meet three witches who make several strange predictions. Shortly thereafter, Macbeth is profoundly stirred when one prophecy is fulfilled: King Duncan names him his thane of Cawdor. Unsatisfied, Macbeth decides to make the second prophesy come true and, aided by Lady Macbeth, secretly kills Duncan and becomes king himself. However, Macbeth is haunted by the murder and the witches' last prediction: that Banquo's son will succeed him as king.
An adaptation of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar," this classic tale recounts the life and subsequent death of one of history's greatest conquerors.
Two wealthy families have been fighting for generations. When their children fall in love, the young couple must die to finally stop the war between the houses. This story shows how love and hate are connected, and how prejudice destroys innocent lives.
A jealous husband kills his pure and loving wife in this sad story of betrayal and scheming.
Returning home from the university, Prince Hamlet discovers that his father has died and his father's brother, Claudius, has seized the Danish throne and married his mother. His father's ghost soon tells Hamlet that he has been murdered by Claudius and bids Hamlet to seek revenge. Hamlet, after killing his beloved Ophelia's father by mistake, hears again from the ghost, still demanding revenge. Claudius has become suspicious of Hamlet's intention, though, and craftily tries to thwart him.
Despite his physical unattractiveness, Richard is a man of such magnetic charms that few suspect his evil, depraved intentions. While King Edwards lies gravely ill and his brother, Clarence, is sentenced to death, Richard plans his bloody rise to the throne. He commits a long skein of murders of legal heirs to the House of York and is crowned, but the night before a crucial battle with the Tudors, the ghosts of his many victims threaten to drive Richard to his own ruin.
A retelling of Shakespeare's story about Anthony and Cleopatra during the final moments of their stormy romance.
Lifeboat Landing seems to be the perfect community, where there is no crime and everything is peaceful. When a young reporter starts snooping into the communities past, he discovers more than what he was prepared for.
Peter Gerard, who takes his late father’s place as the Incredible Mechanical Man in a traveling circus, falls in love with Francesca, the ballerina who turns the key that starts his act. She is also smitten, but her identical twin sister can express only hatred.