Orson Welles' Great Mysteries

Total Seasons :1Total Episodes : 26

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 itse...

Episodes(26)

Captain Rogers

1. Captain Rogers

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.

Air Date : 1973-09-01

The Leather Funnel

2. The Leather Funnel

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

Air Date : 1973-09-08

A Terribly Strange Bed

3. A Terribly Strange Bed

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.

Air Date : 1973-09-15

La Grande Breteche

4. La Grande Breteche

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.

Air Date : 1973-09-22

The Dinner Party

5. The Dinner Party

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.

Air Date : 1973-09-29

Money to Burn

6. Money to Burn

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?

Air Date : 1973-10-06

In the Confessional

7. In the Confessional

An old tramp takes refuge in a church, and, concealed within the confessional, overhears things of great interest.

Air Date : 1973-10-13

Unseen Alibi

8. Unseen Alibi

Dean Stockwell stars as the victim of an elaborately staged murder frame centering around a lover's rendezvous.

Air Date : 1973-10-20

Battle of Wits

9. Battle of Wits

A psychological drama pitting a brilliant headmaster against a vengeful actor in a deadly game.

Air Date : 1973-10-27

A Point of Law

10. A Point of Law

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.

Air Date : 1973-11-03

The Monkey's Paw

11. The Monkey's Paw

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.

Air Date : 1973-11-10

The Ingenious Reporter

12. The Ingenious Reporter

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.

Air Date : 1973-11-17

Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl

13. Death of an Old-Fashioned Girl

A jealous wife faces complications stemming from her artist husband's obsession with his ex-wife.

Air Date : 1973-11-24

For Sale - Silence

14. For Sale - Silence

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.

Air Date : 1973-12-01

The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd

15. The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd

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.

Air Date : 1973-12-08

An Affair of Honour

16. An Affair of Honour

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.

Air Date : 1973-12-15

Farewell to the Faulkners

17. Farewell to the Faulkners

The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.

Air Date : 1973-12-22

The Power of Fear

18. The Power of Fear

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

Air Date : 1973-12-29

Where There's a Will

19. Where There's a Will

A letter opened in error provides rather dangerous knowledge concerning a murder case.

Air Date : 1974-01-05

A Time to Remember

20. A Time to Remember

Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?

Air Date : 1974-01-12

Ice Storm

21. Ice Storm

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

Air Date : 1974-01-19

Come Into My Parlour

22. Come Into My Parlour

Air Date : 1974-01-26

Compliments of the Season

23. Compliments of the Season

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.

Air Date : 1974-02-02

Under Suspicion

24. Under Suspicion

A pianist on an international tour is forced to spy for the secret police to avoid being detained.

Air Date : 1974-02-09

Trial for Murder

25. Trial for Murder

During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?

Air Date : 1974-02-16

The Furnished Room

26. The Furnished Room

A young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.

Air Date : 1974-02-23

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