Dark Shadows (1971)

Genres - Horror  |   Sub-Genres - Gothic Film, Soap Opera [TV]  |   Run Time - 30 min.  |   Countries - United States  |  
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

At last realizing he is truly in love with Angelique (Lara Parker) , Barnabas (Jonathan Frid) must stand by in heartbroken helplessness as she dies of gunshot wounds administered by the vengeful Lamar Trask (Jerry Lacy). Stabbed by Barnabas, Lamar survives just long enough to escape into parallel time, where his body is disposed of by the "other" Julia (Grayson Hall) and Flora (Joan Bennett). On a happier note, Desmond (John Karlen) and Leticia (Nancy Barrett) announce their engagement, while the real-time Julia (also Grayson Hall) and Prof. Stokes (Thayer David) escort Barnabas up the Time Staircase and back to the Collinwood of 1971 -- where, thanks to the revised events of 1841, everything has returned to normal. Originally telecast on January 27, 1971, this episode marked the end of the "modern" continuity of Dark Shadows -- though there was still plenty of intrigue awaiting viewers in the parallel time version of 1841.

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