The Great House at Collinwood in the year 1840. By way of a mysterious staircase in time, Julia Hoffman has come here from the present. She is posing as a member of the Collins family. Soon after her arrival, Julia opened the chained coffin, hoping desperately that Barnabas would be able to help her. But the Barnabas of 1840 looked upon her as a stranger and enemy. Since then, welcoming his new-found freedom, Barnabas has met a young woman named Roxanne Drew. He has made the decision to make Roxanne his bride in life after death. But on this night, Julia has thwarted his plans, and her actions will place her only in grave danger.
Episode 1117 | |
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Air date | October 6th, 1970 |
Writers | Gordon Russell |
Director | Henry Kaplan |
Producers | Lela Swift; Dan Curtis |
Starring | Joan Bennett; Jonathan Frid; Grayson Hall; John Karlen; Virginia Vestoff; Donna Wandrey |
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Episode 1117 is the untitled 1,117th episode of the daytime Gothic soap opera series Dark Shadows created by Dan Curtis. It was directed by Henry Kaplan and written by Gordon Russell. It was produced by Lela Swift and first aired on ABC on Tuesday, October 6th, 1970. This episode is part of a storyline that this database refers to as the "1840 Flashback".
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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Joan Bennett | Flora Collins |
Jonathan Frid | Barnabas Collins |
Grayson Hall | Julia Hoffman |
John Karlen | Desmond Collins |
Virginia Vestoff | Samantha Drew Collins |
Donna Wandrey | Roxanne Drew |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Michael McGuire | Head of Judah Zachary |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc two of Dark Shadows DVD Collection 23 and disc 114 of the Dark Shadows: The Complete Original Series DVD boxset collection by MPI Home Video.
- Opening narration: Virginia Vestoff.
- Opening still: Collinwood; exterior, night.
- Closing still: Rose Cottage.
- There are no production credits listed for this episode; cast credits only.
- This is the 220th episode of Dark Shadows directed by Henry Kaplan.
- This is the 295th episode of Dark Shadows written by Gordon Russell.
- This is the first appearance of John Karlen in the role of Desmond Collins.
- This is the first appearance of Michael McGuire as the Head of Judah Zachary. He is credited only as "Head" in this episode.
- This is the fifth appearance of Virginia Vestoff in the role of Samantha Drew Collins.
- This is the fourth appearance of Donna Wandrey in the role of Roxanne Drew of the 1840 timeline. It is her twenty-third episode in the series playing some variation of the character.
Bloopers[]
- The camera moves back and forth quite a bit during the closing credits.
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