Catspaw

Synopsis: This episode (30) of the original Star Trek series incorporates plot elements from Macbeth. The crew of the USS Enterprise beams down to the surface of the planet Pyris VII. Once on the foggy ground, they are confronted by three witches who chant: "Winds shall rise / and fog descend / So leave here all / or meet your end." Asked to assess the situation, Commander Spock (Leonard Nimoy) comments: "Very bad poetry, Captain.". The episode continues in a supernatural vein when the crew members enter a large castle to encounter a wizard and a black cat, and Captain Kirk has to deal with the ambitious temptress Sylvia.
Series: Star Trek
Language: English
Country: United States
Medium: Television
Technical information: Colour / Sound
Transmission details: 27 Oct 1967
Duration: 45 mins

Notes: Available on VHS and DVD either as an original two episode single-disc release (Star Trek: The Original Series, Volume 15: Episode 29 & 30), or as part of the complete second season DVD set.
General: Theo Marcuse, a versatile actor who played many villains over the years, died in a car accident one month after this episode was broadcast in the US.
History: Although this was the first episode of Season 2 in production (filmed in early May 1967), it did not premiere in the US until the week of Halloween, 1967.

Shakespeare, "Catspaw". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av37816 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)

Antoinette Bower	Sylvia
DeForest Kelley	Dr. Leonard H. McCoy
Gail Bonney	Witch (2nd)
George Takei	Captain Hikaru Sulu
James Doohan	Lieutenant Montgomery Scott
Leonard Nimoy	Commander Spock
Maryesther Denver	Witch (3rd)
Nichelle Nichols	Commander Uhura
Rhodie Cogan	Witch (1st)
Theodore Marcuse	Korob
Walter Koenig	Commander Pavel Chekov
William Shatner	Captain James T. Kirk

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