About this episode
0197 - The Premature Burial (1/6/1975) Written by George Lowther. Directed by Himan Brown. Adaptation of a story by Edgar Allan Poe. Cast: Keir Dullea; Paul Hecht; Guy Sorel; Marian Seldes. A physician assists his friend in exhuming the corpse of a recently deceased loved one; they find her alive, and now the evil husband she married wants her back. CBSRMT Trivia: To celebrate the start of their second year, Mystery Theater presents seven consecutive adaptations of stories by Edgar Allan Poe.