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Run for Your Life is an American television drama series starring Ben Gazzara as a man with only a short time to live. It ran...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
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Season 1

  • The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan
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    The Cold, Cold War of Paul Bryan

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1965

    After a brief romance with Laura Beaumont (Katherine Ross, Paul is guest of her father Phil (Stephen McNally) at an exclusive ski resort where an avalanche provides the setting for a cunning card game to defeat the evil dictator General Carlos Portaz (Robert Loggia), the new object of Laura's affection.

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    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl Next Door Is a Spy
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    The Girl Next Door Is a Spy

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1965

    When Paul spots his childhood sweetheart on the street in Berlin, she seeks his support, but US agents appeal to Paul.s patriotism to find out her secret.

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    Writer: N/A

  • Someone Who Makes Me Feel Beautiful
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    Someone Who Makes Me Feel Beautiful

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1965

    In Mexico, Paul vies with charmer and con man Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas) for the affections of the wealthy Jessica Braden (Tippi Hedren).

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit
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    How to Sell Your Soul for Fun and Profit

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1965

    When Paul makes a satirical toast behind the Iron Curtain, racing-car driver Janos Takacs (Eric Braeden) courteously joins in and finds himself in prison. Paul tries to make up for his frivolous action by freeing him with the help of his sister Marika Takacs (Gia Scala) and former prisoner Istvan Zabor (Telly Savalas).

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    Writer: N/A

  • Never Pick Up a Stranger
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    Never Pick Up a Stranger

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1965

    When Paul makes a satirical toast behind the Iron Curtain, racing-car driver Janos Takacs (Eric Braeden) courteously joins in and finds himself in prison. Paul tries to make up for his frivolous action by freeing him with the help of his sister Marika Takacs (Gia Scala) and former prisoner Istvan Zabor (Telly Savalas).

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: Howard Browne

  • Our Man in Limbo
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    Our Man in Limbo

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1965

    When he meets American agent Mike Allen (Macdonald Carey) in Spain, Paul is asked to help determine whether a girl he knew in Berlin, Erica Voss (Janine Gray), is an enemy agent. When their private plane crashes in the desert, the truth about her is revealed.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Where Mystery Begins
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    Where Mystery Begins

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1965

    Paul successfully defends Louise Brode (Dana Wynter) on a charge of murdering her husband when her regular lawyer, Martin Shawe (Keith Andes), is injured, but Paul suspects Shawe's tactics, and feels compromised.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Savage Season
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    The Savage Season

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1965

    Judy Collins (Jill Haworth) transports money for mobsters, but when she calls on Paul's assistance after $200,000 disappears, casino owner Angie Zeno (Harold J. Stone) goes after him, causing Paul to try a daring ploy.

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

  • This Town for Sale
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    This Town for Sale

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1965

    If tried in the town where the victim's father is the leading employer, Paul seems certain to face a long prison sentence after the young man is found dead following a small altercation with him.

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

  • A Girl Named Sorrow
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    A Girl Named Sorrow

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1965

    On their sail-planing vacation Paul remains in the dark about the actions of secret Israeli agent Lisa Sorrow (Ina Balin) as she tracks down a Nazi war criminal In the Arizona desert .

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    Writer: N/A

  • The Voice of Gina Milan
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    The Voice of Gina Milan

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/29/1965

    Opera singer Gina Milan (Susan Strasberg) declares there can be no romantic commitment in her life, but allows for one moment of love with Paul.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Time of the Sharks
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    The Time of the Sharks

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/6/1965

    Paul's shark fishing expedition with Hardie Rankin (Howard Keel) and his wife Elizabeth (Dolores Dorn-Helt) is suddenly turned into a test of courage when they meet a party of young people diving for treasure in the South Pacific.

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    Writer: N/A

  • Make the Angels Weep
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    Make the Angels Weep

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/13/1965

    An old friend of Paul's is on the run, suspected of murdering his lover's husband, and Paul returns to his home town to investigate the case.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Journey into Yesterday
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    Journey into Yesterday

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/27/1965

    When searching for a friend missing in the New Guinea jungle Paul and his guide Carl Hague (James Forrest) are captured by the Bosavis tribe after accidentally shooting one of their young people.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strangers at the Door
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    Strangers at the Door

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/3/1966

    Stranded in the middle of nowhere, Paul hops a freight and becomes companion of the enigmatic Brett (Robert Drivas) on a trek full of symbolism.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Carnival Ends at Midnight
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    Carnival Ends at Midnight

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/1966

    Paul is in Rio de Janeiro trying to trick Larry Carter (Peter Lawford) into returning to the US to face trial when Molly Pierce (Anne Helm), daughter of his victim, makes an attempt on the murderer's life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde
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    The Rediscovery of Charlotte Hyde

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/24/1966

    In Monte Carlo Paul has to come to the rescue of gigolo Ramon de Vega (Fernando Lamas) when “sparrow” Charlotte Hyde (Gena Rowlands) doesn't turn out as he bargained.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Night of the Terror
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    The Night of the Terror

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/31/1966

    When Harry Blunt (Donnelly Rhodes) invites Paul and Jenny (Sharon Farrell) to his house, they find out how seriously disturbed he and his brother Christopher (Charles Aidman) really are.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Keep My Share of the World
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    Keep My Share of the World

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/7/1966

    A love triangle is revealed when Paul grabs the opportunity to make a world speed record for Greek magnate Alex Staphos (Rossano Brazzi), causing both men to disclose intimate secrets.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In Search of April
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    In Search of April

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/14/1966

    When April Martin (Carol Lynley) vanishes shortly after Paul meets her in New Orleans, he goes on a complex search that leads him to a surprising solution to the mystery of her disappearance and a threat to her life.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: N/A

  • Hoodlums on Wheels
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    Hoodlums on Wheels

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/21/1966

    At a lake resort Paul's life is threatened when he is taken prisoner along with a mother and daughter by an outlaw bike gang responsible for a killing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Who's Watching the Fleshpot?
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    Who's Watching the Fleshpot?

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/1966

    Paul's college friend Mark Shepard (Bobby Darin) gets him to help out in his tourist business on the Riviera, and they become involved with smugglers when they earn a sports car for assisting May Huston (Eve Arden) and her daughter Marcia (Davey Davison).

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • Sequestro (1)
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    Sequestro (1)

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/14/1966

    In Sicily brothers Enzo (Harry Guardino) and Tonio (Sal Mineo) kidnap Paul in order to finance Enzo's marriage to Marta (Marianna Hill).

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

  • Sequestro (2)
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    Sequestro (2)

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/21/1966

    Paul has been kidnapped by brothers Enzo (Harry Guardino) and Tonio (Sal Mineo), and everyone's life starts to unravel when Enzo's fiancée Marta (Marianna Hill) goes into a Sicilian city to check for arrival of the ransom money.

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

  • Don't Count on Tomorrow
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    Don't Count on Tomorrow

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/28/1966

    Tortured and falsely imprisoned for espionage by the KGB, Paul's escape is aided by cellmate Gyula Bogner (Roddy McDowall) whose fixation on revenge for his father's death causes Paul to turn himself in again to spare innocent lives.

    Director: Stuart Rosenberg

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cruel Fountain
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    The Cruel Fountain

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 4/4/1966

    Paul's old friend Clara Mallory (Jan Sterling), whose hands are disabled, becomes interested in the treatment of Belle Frazer (Kathryn Hays) by Dr. Raphael (Murray Hamilton) a supposed quack.

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  • Night Train from Chicago
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    Night Train from Chicago

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/11/1966

    Paul becomes involved with the mob when he meets Elizabeth (Louise Sorel) on a train, a woman in nun's garb, who suddenly disappears.

    Director: Paul Freeman

    Writer: Robert Bloch

  • The Last Safari
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    The Last Safari

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/25/1966

    Paul joins Mark Foster (Leslie Nielsen) on safari in Africa to help his daughter Julie (Lesley-Ann Warren), a patient of his own doctor, come to terms with her terminal diagnosis.

    Director: Abner Biberman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Savage Machines
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    The Savage Machines

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 5/2/1966

    Pete Gaffney (Jeremy Slate) and Paul form a racing partnership with Clive Darrell (Edward Mulhare), but his wife Rhona (Sally Ann Howes) is sabotaging the car.

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    Writer: N/A

  • The Sadness of a Happy Time
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    The Sadness of a Happy Time

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 5/16/1966

    When Paul falls hopelessly in love with novelist Nicole Longet (Claudine Longet), he flees, but she interprets his action to mean that he is a spy colleague of Mike Allen (Stephen McNally) until the agent reveals Paul's secret.

    Director: Alf Kjellin

    Writer: N/A