Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

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1x1
Captain Rogers
Episode overview
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.
1x2
The Leather Funnel
Episode overview
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.
1x3
A Terribly Strange Bed
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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.
1x4
La Grande Breteche
Episode overview
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.
1x5
The Dinner Party
Episode overview
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.
1x6
Money to Burn
Episode overview
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?
1x7
In the Confessional
Episode overview
An old tramp takes refuge in a church, and, concealed within the confessional, overhears things of great interest.
1x8
Unseen Alibi
Episode overview
Dean Stockwell stars as the victim of an elaborately staged murder frame centering around a lover's rendezvous.
1x9
Battle of Wits
Episode overview
At the end of the semester, college professor Richard Lumsden is getting ready for vacation - and retirement. However he is interrupted by an angry parent of a student, blaming him for his son's suicide after he was expelled for stealing.
1x10
A Point of Law
Episode overview
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.
1x11
The Monkey's Paw
Episode overview
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.
1x12
The Ingenious Reporter
Episode overview
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.
1x13
Death Of An Old-Fashioned Girl
Episode overview
Four people are investigated after the death of a woman who ruined an artist's life and drove his wife to leave him.
1x14
For Sale-Silence
Episode overview
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.
1x15
The Inspiration of Mr. Budd
Episode overview
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.
1x16
An Affair of Honour
Episode overview
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.
1x17
Farewell to the Faulkners
Episode overview
The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.
1x18
The Power of Fear
Episode overview
A handyman, finding that a number of middle-aged housewives require him for rather more than his professional services, turns to blackmail.
1x19
Where There Is a Will
Episode overview
A letter opened in error provides rather dangerous knowledge concerning a murder case.
1x20
A Time To Remember
Episode overview
Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?
1x21
Ice Storm
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An "Ice Storm" traps a woman with a potential thief masquerading as one of three experts invited to view a collection of valuable manuscripts.
1x22
Come Into My Parlor
Episode overview
Two beautiful women chat pleasantly over their martinis in a luxurious flat in Naples. But all is not what it seems - one is plotting an evil revenge on the other.
1x23
Compliments of the Season
Episode overview
A penniless man tries to claim a reward from a millionaire at Christmas, and finds it's not as easy as he thought it would be.
1x24
Under Suspicion
Episode overview
A pianist on an international tour is forced to spy for the secret police to avoid being detained.
1x25
Trial for Murder
Episode overview
During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?
1x26
The Furnished Room
Episode overview
A young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.

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