0162 - The Last Escape (10/17/1974)

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0162 - The Last Escape (10/17/1974)Written by Henry Slesar. Directed by Himan Brown.Cast: Robert Dryden; Joan Lovejoy; Joseph Julian; Russell Horton; Bob Kaliban.Aging escape artist The Great Ferlini plans a headline-making endeavor, one that even Harry Houdini couldn't complete; his wife and her lover wants to make sure he does not succeed.CBSRMT Trivia: This Henry Slesar story was broadcast on "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" on 1/31/1961.

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