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Seasons: 8
Total Episodes: 267
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Networks: NBC
Status: Ended
First Air Date: Oct 3, 1948
Recent Air Date: Feb 12, 1956
Run Time: m
In Production: No
Original Language: English
Age Rating: NR
Website: Link
Production Companies: Showcase Productions
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Episodes
Episode 1
21 September 1952 - The Thin Air
A young girl's disappearance on the night of her engagement party leads investigators and her fiancee on a long perplexing case that ends in a London pub 24 years later.
Episode 2
05 October 1952 - The Black Sheep
A reformed playboy has quite a time explaining his escapades to the mother of the girl he decides to marry.
Episode 3
19 October 1952 - Uncertain Heritage
The story of a young man struggling against his father's domination after his father has been dead for several years.
Episode 4
02 November 1952 - The Winter of the Dog
This plot revolves around American troops stationed in China after WWII.
Episode 5
16 November 1952 - Parole Chief
The case histories of several parolees and events that shaped the career of the parole director is told.
Episode 6
30 November 1952 - The Gift
A child has been given an exceptional gift by her fairy godmother, the gift of finding lost articles
Episode 7
14 December 1952 - Tempest of Tick Creek
The story of two brothers and a missing uncle who returns suddenly bringing with him a chest which the brothers assume contains gold. The brothers want their share but so does the uncle's jilted bride and son.
Episode 8
28 December 1952 - Magic Morning
A woman seeks success in her marriage as she had gained in her career.
Episode 9
04 January 1953 - Double Jeopardy
A jury finds a woman not guilty of the murder of her husband, but some still believe her to be guilty of the crime.
Episode 10
11 January 1953 - Pride's Way
The story from incidents in the life of Benedict Arnold and how Arnold's family suffers by his traitorous acts against his country.
Episode 11
18 January 1953 - Two for One
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 12
25 January 1953 - Elegy
A young writer hears that his friend has died so he writes an "Elegy - A Tribute to Larry" that brings him fame and fortune. A year later his friend turns up very much alive and with plans for blackmail.
Episode 13
08 February 1953 - The Reluctant Citizen
A 67-year-old refugee deals with his fears and conflicted feelings as he's about to become an American citizen.
Episode 14
15 February 1953 - Mr. Pettengill Here
A dancer becomes so eager for success that her ambition nearly ruins her career.
Episode 15
22 February 1953 - Wings on My Feet
DANCE- DANCE- DANCE- The struggle is real for this young dancer.
Episode 16
01 March 1953 - The Trip to Bountiful
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940's Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish -- just once before she dies -- is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as "home." The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don't have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts "escape" attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. ...
Episode 17
15 March 1953 - The Gesture
Misaligned plot twists for this lost episode.
Episode 18
22 March 1953 - The Velvet Mitten
A man becomes entangled with a flighty woman during a convention.
Episode 19
05 April 1953 - A Young Lady of Property
Wilma a 15-year-old girl has dreams of becoming a movie star but after her mother's death she is sent to live with her aunt, her father is too weak and unreliable. She wishes to be back at her home with her father.
Episode 20
19 April 1953 - The Recluse
Classic definition of a recluse when an older man withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and often in solitude. Withdrawn from the world; due to heavy trauma in his life.
Episode 21
26 April 1953 - Printer's Measure
An old typesetter in a printing works fears the new machinery which will make him redundant - and perhaps render his whole working life pointless.
Episode 22
10 May 1953 - A Little Something in Reserve
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 23
24 May 1953 - Marty
Marty Pilletti is a 36 year-old butcher who lives with his mother. His brothers and sisters are all married and his dear mother - along with several other of her friends - is always asking him why he doesn't find a nice girl and get married. The truth is Marty is lonely and would like nothing better. He has very low self-esteem however and admits to his mother that he's ugly and no one wants him. He's tired of going to the Saturday night dance with his buddies and then going home more depressed than he was when the evening started. At one of those dances he meets ...
Episode 24
07 June 1953 - The Way of an Eagle
The story of John J. Audobon and his wife Lucy.
Episode 25
14 June 1953 - Baby and Me
In a family of eccentrics the five year old daughter stands out for her diva like behavior. Her mother, a retired actress, and her happy go lucky father accept her behavior while her older brother cares only about scouting.
Episode 26
21 June 1953 - Expectant Relations
The struggle of a middle-aged woman who tries to win an inheritance from a rich uncle.
Episode 27
05 July 1953 - The House in Athens
Three people are thrown together by the death of a man.
Episode 28
19 July 1953 - The Big Deal
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 29
02 August 1953 - The Cipher
No Synopsis For This Episode Yet.
Episode 31
16 August 1953 - The Rainmaker
Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as a homemaker can't make up for the fact that she's just plain plain! Even the town sheriff, File, for whom she harbors a secret yen, won't take a chance --- until the town suffers a drought and into the lives of Lizzie and her brothers and father comes one Bill Starbuck ... profession: Rainmaker!
Episode 32
06 September 1953 - Othello
Othello, the Moor of Venice, is manipulated into believing his loving wife an adulteress.
Episode 30
09 August 1953 - Ernie Barger is 50
Ernie Barger has a startling revelation when he turns 50. The discovery that he is no longer needed by anyone sends him over the edge.
Episode 33
20 September 1953 - Holiday Song
A cantor's faith is renewed.
Crew
Department | Role | Name |
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Production | Producer |
Robert Alan Aurthur
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Writing | Writer |
Robert Alan Aurthur
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Department | Role | Name |