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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Season 1

September. 01,1973
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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of different tales. Each episode was introduced by Orson Welles, who was the only regular actor in the series. In the opening titles, Welles would be shown in silhouette as he walked through a hallway towards the camera, smoking a cigar and outfitted in a broad-brimmed hat and a huge cloak, the outfit itself being a nod to his having provided the voice of The Shadow in the radio program. When he actually appeared on-screen to introduce the episodes, his face would be all that would be shown, in extreme close-up and very low lighting.

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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

1973

Orson Welles' Great Mysteries was a British television series The series was an anthology of different tales. Each episode was introduced by Orson Welles, who was the only regular actor in the series. In the opening titles, Welles would be shown in silhouette as he walked through a hallway towards the camera, smoking a cigar and outfitted in a broad-brimmed hat and a huge cloak, the outfit itself being a nod to his having provided the voice of The Shadow in the radio program. When he actually appeared on-screen to introduce the episodes, his face would be all that would be shown, in extreme close-up and very low lighting.

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Orson Welles
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Orson Welles
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Orson Welles' Great Mysteries Season 1 Full Episode Guide

Episode 25 - Trial for Murder
Episode 23 - Compliments of the Season
Episode 21 - Ice Storm
First Aired: January. 19,1974

An "Ice Storm" traps a woman with a potential thief masquerading as one of three experts invited to view a collection of valuable manuscripts.

Episode 18 - The Power of Fear
First Aired: December. 29,1973

A handyman, finding that a number of middle-aged housewives require him for rather more than his professional services, turns to blackmail.

Episode 16 - An Affair of Honour
First Aired: December. 15,1973

India: After secret plans for the defence of a harbour are secretly copied, British General Sanderson tasks officers Bruce and Rolfe with convincing the apparent traitor Fanshaw to "save his honour" by committing suicide.

Episode 15 - The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd
First Aired: December. 08,1973

How did Mr. Budd become a top-class West End hairdresser after such humble origins in a suburban barbershop? Well, one day, a stranger came in for a shave and a haircut.

Episode 14 - For Sale - Silence
First Aired: December. 01,1973

Businessman Pennington is bribed by a Mr. Briggs due to an extramarital affair. But it seems that Briggs has underestimated his opponent and the tables might be turning.

Episode 12 - The Ingenious Reporter
First Aired: November. 17,1973

Reporter Harry Langley pretends to be the murderer of unidentified women to boost sales with a special report from prison. But once arrested, the authorities seem to be convinced that he is indeed the killer.

Episode 11 - The Monkey's Paw
First Aired: November. 10,1973

An old army sergeant, back in England after long service in India, shows some old friends a strange possession he's acquired - a monkey's paw which can make wishes come true.

Episode 10 - A Point of Law
First Aired: November. 03,1973

A lawyer cannot stop a middle-aged spinster from making a fool of herself with a young fortune-hunter, but he can stop the fellow from getting his hands on her money.

Episode 8 - Unseen Alibi
Episode 7 - In the Confessional
Episode 6 - Money to Burn
First Aired: October. 06,1973

A French girl in London finds herself in the awkward position of owing money to a Soho crime boss. But when she pays him off, he contemptuously sets fire to the money. Why?

Episode 5 - The Dinner Party
First Aired: September. 29,1973

Blake is a brilliant accountant, but does he deserve a promotion to the board of directors? It all depends on the suitability of his wife. His bosses attend a small dinner party given by the Blakes to check her out.

Episode 4 - La Grande Breteche
First Aired: September. 22,1973

A Spanish officer, captured by the French during the Peninsular War, is imprisoned at the country house of an elderly aristocrat with a bored young wife - whose lover he becomes, with deadly consequences.

Episode 3 - A Terribly Strange Bed
First Aired: September. 15,1973

Charles Faulkner, a young American gambler in Paris, should have left the casino after striking it lucky. Why the devil did he accept to sleep in the casino's guest bed? This was to be the most horrible night he had ever lived.

Episode 2 - The Leather Funnel
First Aired: September. 08,1973

When a young man discovers a curious funnel made of leather, he has a presentiment that it was once used as an instrument of torture

Episode 1 - Captain Rogers
First Aired: September. 01,1973

The respectable owner of a quiet inn in 18th century England is blackmailed by a grubby stranger, who knows he is secretly the notorious pirate Captain Rogers.

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