Ratings
4.6
Series Details
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 574
Creators:
Networks: NBC
Status: Ended
First Air Date: Oct 31, 1955
Recent Air Date: Jun 13, 1958
Run Time: m
In Production: No
Original Language: English
Age Rating: NR
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Production Companies: NBC
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Synopsis
No Synopsis for this season yet
Episodes
Episode 1
31 October 1955 - Beginning Now
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 2
01 November 1955 - Make Believe Mother
A man who left his wife and infant son turns up years later. He drops in for a visit at the home of his now-married son and grandchildren. His sudden appearance and penchant for gambling wreak havoc in his son's home.
Episode 3
02 November 1955 - The Persistent Image
A once successful writer, who now verges on the alcoholic, makes one last attempt to sell his latest work. When this fails, he must decide which is more important, personal integrity or money.
Episode 4
03 November 1955 - I'm Straight with the World
This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.
Episode 5
04 November 1955 - Progress and Minnie Sweeney
A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.
Episode 6
07 November 1955 - The House on Wildwood Lane
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 7
08 November 1955 - Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 8
09 November 1955 - One for the Road
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 9
10 November 1955 - An Apple for Miss Myrtle
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 10
11 November 1955 - The Man Without a Country
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 11
14 November 1955 - Jigsaw
An elderly father is being pressured by his family to sell his orange groves to a real estate developer. He resists but starts to reconsider when he considers that his tomboy grandaughter could use the money to develope her singing career.
Episode 12
15 November 1955 - She's the One with the Funny Face
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 13
16 November 1955 - All the Hoffmeyers in the World
During all the years of their married life, Helen has been bullied by her husband Phil--about the neglected house, her ill health and the care of their son. Lately, Phil has been seeing much of Ruth, their next-door-neighbor, whose husband Matt, according to Phil, is ""an unambitious cop."" A terrible accident reveals Phil as he really is.
Episode 14
17 November 1955 - The Aspern Papers
In a Korean battle five Americans become detached from their company. They take over a hut in which they find and capture two North Korean soldiers, and an orphaned youngster. The boy soon becomes their mascot.
Episode 15
18 November 1955 - Roman Fever
A shy school principal and a rising young attorney are both in love with the same woman. A man who looks a great deal like Abraham Lincoln arrives in town as a summer boarder and becomes involved in the situation.
Episode 16
21 November 1955 - Midsummer
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 17
22 November 1955 - The Lady Chooses
The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide
Episode 18
23 November 1955 - The Courtship of Miles Standish
A Polish merchant learns that his teen-age son and daughter have been won over to communism. He laboriously arranges an escape from the country, with his rebellious son virtually his prisoner. Even in Sweden their trouble continues, as the son informs on a priest who has aided their escape. - Tv Guide
Episode 19
25 November 1955 - Dispossessed
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 20
28 November 1955 - One for the Road
A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.
Episode 21
29 November 1955 - The Touchstone
A middle-aged bachelor thus far has avoided matrimony. His friends, knowing he is in need of money, arrange a meeting with a prospective bride who might be willing to support a husband.
Episode 22
30 November 1955 - Wuthering Heights
A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.
Episode 23
01 December 1955 - The Brass Ring
A meek little file clerk turns into a veritable tiger when his boss hires an efficiency expert. His file system has worked for 30 years. and he's not going to change it for an efficiency expert.
Episode 24
02 December 1955 - Jason
A husband has definite ideas about bringing up his children. He feels his way of life on an isolated island is better than letting his offspring be subjected to education and other ""cruelties"" of civilization.
Episode 25
05 December 1955 - Arrowsmith
Three generations come together to celebrate the grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. During the evening the newly wedded granddaughter insists on modeling her grandmother's wedding gown.
Episode 26
06 December 1955 - Passing Strange
A woman art instructor entering her 30s falls in love with a pupil younger than she. Her overbearing brother tries to convince the woman that the artist is only using her to further his career.
Episode 27
07 December 1955 - For These Services
Following the death of her husband, a widow insists on keeping his tailor shop open even though business is falling off. A long-time friend, who has been in love with her for many years, tries to convince the grief-stricken widow she is making a mistake by treating the shop as a shrine to her husband's memory.
Episode 28
08 December 1955 - Cordially - With Bombs
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 29
09 December 1955 - The White Oaks
An elderly man of letters supports his orphaned teen-age granddaughter. When he hires a young male secretary, the girl believes she has fallen in love. -Tv Guide
Episode 30
12 December 1955 - O'Toole from Moscow
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 31
13 December 1955 - The Milwaukee Rocket
A young couple moves into the ground floor apartment of a mansion owned by an elderly woman. The husband at first resents the fact that the old lady imposes on his wife to do household chores. Then they learn they have been made sole heirs in her will. -Tv Guide
Episode 32
14 December 1955 - This One is Different
A man is determined to prevent his teen-age daughter from leaving home and entering a convent - Tv Guide
Episode 33
15 December 1955 - Sins of the Fathers
This is the well-known story of Biblical times about Ruth, whose devotion to her mother-in-law tkes her into a new land among strangers.
Episode 34
16 December 1955 - See You on Sunday
When a confirmed bachelor who owns a restaurant tries to sell his special recipe for a salad dressing, he gets involved with a beautiful girl FBI agent.
Episode 35
19 December 1955 - Coming of Age
A young English couple decide that they will live with the groom's aged mother after the wedding. When the bride puts up her house for sale, her five brothers and sisters, whom she has not seen for years, descend upon her from all corners of the British Isles to try to prevent the sale.
Episode 36
20 December 1955 - Technique
A governess, in love with the father of her charge, is dismayed when she learns the widower is unaware of her feelings and plans to marry another woman. In her bitter disappointment, the governess turns the young boy against his prospective stepmother in an effort to prevent the marriage from taking place.
Episode 37
21 December 1955 - Gallin: All-American
The idyllic existence of an American college professor, who has moved with his second wife and two children to Mexico, is menaced by the sudden appearance of his first wife, who is determined to win him back.
Episode 38
22 December 1955 - Santa is No Saint
The fifth wealthiest woman in the world hires detectives to trail her fifth husband and ensure his faithfulness. The husband decides to regain his freedom by arranging his own ""death.""-Tv Guide
Episode 39
23 December 1955 - The Unwelcomed
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 40
26 December 1955 - The Red Sanders Story
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 41
09 July 1956 - Class of '58
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 42
28 December 1955 - Horns of the Dilemma
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 43
29 December 1955 - Little Girls Grow Up
A young man is trying to keep up pretenses even though the business he inherited from his father is failing. He is furious when a practical joker at the alumni reunion asks him if he needs a job. -NBC
Episode 44
30 December 1955 - The Shot
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 45
03 January 1956 - Mr. Krane
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 46
04 January 1956 - Yesterday is Gone
A wealthy industrialist offers to revive the dwindling industry in a small town. In his ruthless business dealings he threatens to ruin the town banker. The other prominent citizens are forced to choose between the banker and the industry the town needs so badly.- TV GUIDE
Episode 47
05 January 1956 - Double Door
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 48
06 January 1956 - The Happy Rest
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 49
09 January 1956 - The Gate
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 50
10 January 1956 - One Left Over
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 51
11 January 1956 - All the Trees in the Field
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 52
12 January 1956 - The Century Plant
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 53
13 January 1956 - Friday the 13th
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 54
16 January 1956 - The Old Maid
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 55
17 January 1956 - Mother Was a Bachelor
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 56
18 January 1956 - The Bottom of the River
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 57
19 January 1956 - The Carefree Tree
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 58
20 January 1956 - Interlude
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 59
23 January 1956 - The Big Box
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 60
24 January 1956 - Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 61
25 January 1956 - Doc
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 62
26 January 1956 - The Amateur
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 63
27 January 1956 - Light and Shadow
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 64
30 January 1956 - Romney
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 65
31 January 1956 - O Promise Me
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 66
01 February 1956 - Hold My Hand and Run
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 67
02 February 1956 - Dark Possession
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 68
03 February 1956 - The Diamond
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 69
06 February 1956 - Susan and God
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 70
07 February 1956 - As Young As You Feel
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 71
08 February 1956 - The White Knight
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 72
09 February 1956 - The Anxious Years
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 73
10 February 1956 - The Heart of Mary Lincoln
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 74
13 February 1956 - The Middle Son
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 75
14 February 1956 - Valentine's Day
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 76
15 February 1956 - Summer Cannot Last
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 77
16 February 1956 - The Last Battlefield
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 78
17 February 1956 - The Catbird Seat
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 79
20 February 1956 - Dream House
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 80
21 February 1956 - The Runaways
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 81
22 February 1956 - The Ledger
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 82
23 February 1956 - When the Bough Breaks
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 83
24 February 1956 - I Want to March
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 84
27 February 1956 - Skylark
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 85
28 February 1956 - Tall, Dark Stranger
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 86
29 February 1956 - Anything But Love
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 87
01 March 1956 - Robin Daw
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 88
02 March 1956 - Letter to a Stranger
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 89
05 March 1956 - Dinner at Antoine's
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 90
06 March 1956 - The Mating of Watkins Tottle
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 91
07 March 1956 - Her Son's Wife
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 92
08 March 1956 - The Shining Palace
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 93
09 March 1956 - The Odd Ones
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 94
12 March 1956 - A Cowboy for Chris
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 95
13 March 1956 - The Rocking Chair
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 96
14 March 1956 - The Big Guy
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 97
15 March 1956 - Statute of Limitations
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 98
16 March 1956 - The Baron and the Banshees
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 99
19 March 1956 - Notebook Warrior
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 100
20 March 1956 - Temptation for a King
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 101
21 March 1956 - The White Knight
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 102
22 March 1956 - The Anxious Years
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 103
23 March 1956 - M is for the Many
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 104
26 March 1956 - Silent Partner
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 105
27 March 1956 - Winter in April
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 106
28 March 1956 - Bread Upon the Waters
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 107
29 March 1956 - The Giant Killer
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 108
30 March 1956 - The Book of Ruth
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 109
02 April 1956 - Singer in the Valley
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 110
03 April 1956 - The Heart of a Husband
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 111
04 April 1956 - From the Desk of Margaret Tydings
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 112
05 April 1956 - But You Look Like Sisters
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 113
06 April 1956 - The House of Seven Gables
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 114
09 April 1956 - Fiddlin' Man
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 115
10 April 1956 - The Hollow Woman
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 116
11 April 1956 - People in Glass
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 117
12 April 1956 - One of the Family
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 118
13 April 1956 - Young Hands, Young Feet
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 119
16 April 1956 - The Lark Shall Sing
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 120
17 April 1956 - In Dread of Winter
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 121
19 April 1956 - The Babylonian Heart
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 122
20 April 1956 - Ask Me No Questions
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 123
23 April 1956 - Whom Death Has Joined Together
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 124
24 April 1956 - The Wedding
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 125
25 April 1956 - The Reckoning
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 126
26 April 1956 - A Woman Named Ruby
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 127
27 April 1956 - The Bright Boy
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 128
30 April 1956 - The Carefree Tree
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 129
01 May 1956 - Graybeards and Witches
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 130
02 May 1956 - The Legend of Jenny Lind
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 131
03 May 1956 - Daughter of the Seventh Day
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 132
04 May 1956 - Night Must Fall
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 133
07 May 1956 - The 25th Hour
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 134
08 May 1956 - A Man and His Maid
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 135
09 May 1956 - Perspective
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 136
10 May 1956 - The Catamaran
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 137
11 May 1956 - Johnny Came Marching Home
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 138
14 May 1956 - A Family Affair
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 139
16 May 1956 - Blind Date
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 140
17 May 1956 - To Have and to Hold
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 141
18 May 1956 - Edwina Black
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 142
21 May 1956 - The Spare Room
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 143
22 May 1956 - The Bottle Imp
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 144
23 May 1956 - Brief Music
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 145
24 May 1956 - The Girl from Boro Park
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 146
25 May 1956 - To Whom It May Concern
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 147
28 May 1956 - Bachelor Buttons
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 148
29 May 1956 - The Children of Papa Juan
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 149
30 May 1956 - Herself Alone
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 150
31 May 1956 - Three for the Money
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 151
01 June 1956 - Taxi to the Moon
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 152
04 June 1956 - The Goodtime Boys
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 153
05 June 1956 - The American
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 154
06 June 1956 - Cause for Suspicion
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 155
07 June 1956 - Fight the Whole World
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 156
08 June 1956 - Autumn Crocus
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 157
11 June 1956 - George Has a Birthday
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 158
12 June 1956 - The Serpent's Tooth
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 159
13 June 1956 - Crime at Blossom's
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 160
14 June 1956 - The Luck of Amos Currie
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 161
15 June 1956 - Alison's House
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 162
18 June 1956 - Safe Place
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 163
19 June 1956 - The Guest Cottage
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 164
20 June 1956 - Forsaking All Others
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 165
21 June 1956 - Love, Honor and O'Day
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 166
22 June 1956 - The Damask Cheek
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 167
25 June 1956 - Moon Over
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 168
26 June 1956 - But Fear Itself
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 169
27 June 1956 - The Birthday Present
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 170
28 June 1956 - The Ghost of Greenwich Village
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 171
29 June 1956 - The Young and the Damned
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 172
02 July 1956 - There's Always Juliet
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 173
03 July 1956 - Seasoned Timber
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 174
04 July 1956 - The Declaration
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 175
05 July 1956 - High Places
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 176
06 July 1956 - Black Chiffon
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 177
09 July 1956 - Class of '58
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 178
11 July 1956 - Marriage by the Millions
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 179
12 July 1956 - Backfire
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 180
13 July 1956 - The Bishop Misbehaves
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 181
16 July 1956 - Remittance
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 182
17 July 1956 - Beg, Borrow or Steal
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 183
18 July 1956 - Summer Pavilion
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 184
19 July 1956 - The Feast
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 185
20 July 1956 - A Full, Rich Life
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 186
23 July 1956 - The Reverberator
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 187
24 July 1956 - Woman at the Window
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 188
25 July 1956 - Another Sky
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 189
26 July 1956 - Letter of Introduction
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 190
27 July 1956 - Home at Seven
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 191
30 July 1956 - The Cypress Tree
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 192
31 July 1956 - Belong to Me
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 193
01 August 1956 - Pygmalion Jones
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 194
02 August 1956 - Gretel
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 195
03 August 1956 - Some Man Will Want You
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 196
06 August 1956 - The Fall of the House of Usher
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 197
07 August 1956 - Cupid Rode a Horse
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 198
08 August 1956 - The Old Payola
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 199
10 August 1956 - The Perfect Alibi
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Crew
| Department | Role | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Production | Producer |
Albert McCleery
George Lowther
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| Department | Role | Name |