Kraft Suspense Theatre 1.05

A Hero for Our Times

starring Lloyd Bridges, John Ireland, Geraldine Brooks, Sandra Church

written by David E. Lewis, Andy Lewis

directed by Ralph Senensky

Mason Etheridge (Lloyd Bridges) is getting ready to leave the apartment of Ruth Evans (Sandra Church), with whom he is having an affair, when he looks out the eindow and sees a woman get murdered. He calls the police, tells them what he saw, but hangs up before giving his name. He is spotted by the killer, whom he saw but not clearly.

Mason returns to his wife Doris (Geraldine Brooks) and their three children. He tries to go on with his life but starts to have second thoughts about not stepping forward to provide testimony after a janitor gets arrested and put on trial for the murder. Mason is certain that the janitor wasn't the man he saw. The height, hair color, and age are all wrong.

Kraft Suspense Theatre 2.02

Operation Greif

starring Claude Akins, Robert Goulet

written by Jerome Ross

directed by Jack Smight

German commando units infiltrate the allied lines in 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge and sow confusion. Five American soldiers who barely know one another but are traveling together by chance start to suspect one another of being German. The paranoia rises to a point until one of them is caught in a lie.

He turns out not to be a German but one of the other soldiers does. The German spy murders a French teenager who catches on to his true identity and almost succeeds in his mission to blow up a US Army fire direction center.

Kraft Suspense Theater 1.10

The Hunt

starring Mickey Rooney, James Caan

directed by William A. Graham, Robert Altman

Surfer Rick Peterson (James Caan) is driving cross country when his car breaks down in a rural area. Sheriff Mac Williams (Mickey Rooney) is in the midst of a manhunt for an escaped prisoner when he and Peterson cross paths. Peterson witnesses the sheriff's dogs tearing the escapee to pieces.

It quickly becomes clear that Peterson isn't a local. Williams gives Mac a hard time but seems content to leave him alone until Mac's car has been repaired. Peterson tries to leave town but Williams comes after him. The sheriff finds a rifle that belongs to Maynard, the mechanic who fixed Peterson's car, when he searches Peterson's vehicle.

Kraft Suspense Theatre 1.26

The Watchman

starring Jack Warden, Victoria Shaw, Telly Savalas

directed by Sydney Pollack

Reporter Jack Fleming (Jack Warden) receives a summons from Ramon Castillo (Telly Savalas), a former leader of rebel forces in Spain, a man he has known for over 25 years. Jack reflects on his past encounters with Castillo as he talks to his psychiatrist, before and after going to see Ramon. Jack was in love with Helena (Victoria Shaw), Ramon's woman. He was always afraid of expressing or acting on those feelings. He finally does when he goes to see Ramon in Spain and it gets Helena and Ramon killed by Ramon's righthand man.