Orson Welles' Great Mysteries
(1973)Streaming Episode Guide
Season 1
The Furnished Room
Episode 26 - 2-23-1974
A young man's month-long search for a missing girl ends in a haunted room of a boarding house.
6/10
Haven't Seen
Trial for Murder
Episode 25 - 2-16-1974
During a murder trial in 19th-century England, one of the jurors begins to have mysterious hallucinations - has he seen a ghost?
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Under Suspicion
Episode 24 - 2-09-1974
A pianist on an international tour is forced to spy for the secret police to avoid being detained.
6.4/10Haven't Seen
Compliments of the Season
Episode 23 - 2-02-1974
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.
7.1/10Haven't Seen
Ice Storm
Episode 21 - 1-19-1974
An "Ice Storm" traps a woman with a potential thief masquerading as one of three experts invited to view a collection of valuable manuscripts.
7/10Haven't Seen
A Time to Remember
Episode 20 - 1-12-1974
Zigorin, a top Russian spy, has defected to the West. But is he really Zigorin or an impostor?
6.7/10Haven't Seen
Where There's a Will
Episode 19 - 1-05-1974
A letter opened in error provides rather dangerous knowledge concerning a murder case.
6.5/10Haven't Seen
The Power of Fear
Episode 18 - 12-29-1973
A handyman, finding that a number of middle-aged housewives require him for rather more than his professional services, turns to blackmail.
5.8/10Haven't Seen
Farewell to the Faulkners
Episode 17 - 12-22-1973
The masquerade is over when a murdered man turns up alive in the guise of his wife.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
An Affair of Honour
Episode 16 - 12-15-1973
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.
7/10Haven't Seen
The Inspiration Of Mr. Budd
Episode 15 - 12-08-1973
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.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
For Sale - Silence
Episode 14 - 12-01-1973
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.
6.8/10Haven't Seen
The Ingenious Reporter
Episode 12 - 11-17-1973
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.
6.7/10Haven't Seen
The Monkey's Paw
Episode 11 - 11-10-1973
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.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
A Point of Law
Episode 10 - 11-03-1973
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.
7.1/10Haven't Seen
Unseen Alibi
Episode 8 - 10-20-1973
Dean Stockwell stars as the victim of an elaborately staged murder frame centering around a lover's rendezvous.
6.5/10Haven't Seen
In the Confessional
Episode 7 - 10-13-1973
An old tramp takes refuge in a church, and, concealed within the confessional, overhears things of great interest.
6.9/10Haven't Seen
Money to Burn
Episode 6 - 10-06-1973
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?
7.4/10Haven't Seen
The Dinner Party
Episode 5 - 9-29-1973
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.
7.3/10Haven't Seen
La Grande Breteche
Episode 4 - 9-22-1973
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.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
A Terribly Strange Bed
Episode 3 - 9-15-1973
30m
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.
6.5/10Haven't Seen
The Leather Funnel
Episode 2 - 9-08-1973
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
8/10Haven't Seen
Captain Rogers
Episode 1 - 9-01-1973
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.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
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La Grande Breteche
Episode 4 - 9-22-1973
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.
8.6/10Haven't Seen
The Monkey's Paw
Episode 11 - 11-10-1973
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.
8.1/10Haven't Seen
The Leather Funnel
Episode 2 - 9-08-1973
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
8/10Haven't Seen
Captain Rogers
Episode 1 - 9-01-1973
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.
7.4/10Haven't Seen
Money to Burn
Episode 6 - 10-06-1973
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?
7.4/10Haven't Seen
