You could not do any better with such a marvelous team as Robert Douglas (as director) and Robert C. Dennis (as writer) for the series. One thing for certain, they kept your attention in spades...
NIGHTMARE is something to see, all about a client named Mark Wade (well played by Peter Breck) who is plagued with bizarre nightmares. I totally agree with the last reviewer, there's a touch of Hitchcock in his dreams --a man in black, a dagger, and a dead blonde--due to the fact that writer Robert C. Dennis wrote so many classic episodes for ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS. In fact, this may have been an outline for one of his projects that was never filmed. Good writers save a lot of their material, as it comes in handy.
Wade immediately contacts Jeff Spencer, and this is Roger Smith's show all the way. Smith was always Mr. Cool, and fun to watch. He's assisted by a "blonde" psychiatrist, played by beautiful Anna Lisa, who appeared regularly in Warner Brothers tv shows.
Bottom line... WHAT is it, or WHO is it that Wade saw that brought on these weird nightmares. Are there too many blondes here? As usual, there's some interesting suspects and those excellent chases around the Warner Brothers lot at night. Director Robert Douglas, with his keen eye, saw to that.
Breck, much like Anna Lisa, was also regularly cast in tv shows at Warner Brothers/ABC, best known in the 60s for THE BIG VALLEY. Without too much surprise, he was a frequent guest at nostalgia tv conventions around the country for many years.
Atmospheric and creative writing 101. 10 Stars.
SEASON 4 EPISODE 40 WB remastered. And thanks to METV for running these classic episodes.