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Title:
The Headstrong Corpse
Plot:
After his death, Lord Berly of Moreland is kept in an open crypt by his physicians in deference to his fear of being buried alive. When his body mysteriously vanishes, murder and mayhem become the key facets in this Gothic thriller set in 1874.
Episode:
0128
Air Dates:
First Run - August 6, 1974
Repeat - October 6, 1974
Repeat - April 4, 1980
Actors:
Benson, Court

Gould, Gordon

Grossman, Suzanne

Lowthar, George

Martin, Ian

Pitoniak, Ann

Writer:
Lowthar, George
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3 Responses to Episode 0128


Lord Berly of Moreland is dead. In life, he feared being buried alive, so he is left in an open crypt until doctors are sure he is dead. While lying in state, somebody steals his body. Murder, mutilation, and corpse snatching take place in this 1874 gothic whodunit.

Ana Robinson, 2012-12-16 20:06:05

The patriarch of a family is terrified of being buried alive and in his will requires the family to visit his crypt regularly to examine his corpse to ensure this doesn’t happen. On one of the visits they discover the body has been switched… but not all the body, just the torso. The head is still the same. The daughter is betrothed to a gold-digging doctor of dubious reputation while another man who shares the young girl’s love seeks to release her from the engagement.

John Lemuel, 2013-01-17 09:46:06

There were enough clues to figure out exactly what was going on...sadly, I did not. It was "obvious" at the end. Horror, no supernatural elements.

Andy, 2013-04-15 08:41:37

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