A Simple Matter

S08 E01 • Wednesday, Sep 29, 1954 • Sep 29

The Luck of Roaring Camp

S08 E04 • Wednesday, Oct 20, 1954 • Oct 20

Split Level

S08 E05 • Wednesday, Oct 27, 1954 • Oct 27

A young architect who's finding it tough to make his mark in the big city is faced with a great temptation.

Emma

S08 E09 • Wednesday, Nov 24, 1954 • Nov 24

Emma's a beautiful, intelligent heiress who cares for her elderly father. In desperate need of diversion, she involves herself in the romances and dalliances of her friends.

Career

S08 E11 • Wednesday, Dec 8, 1954 • Dec 8

One Hill, One River

S08 E15 • Wednesday, Jan 5, 1955 • Jan 5

Following the American Civil War, a Southern soldier returns home with the Union soldier who saved his life. When the Yankee falls for a Southern Belle, the resentments of the soldier's southern family quickly bubble to the surface.

Patterns

S08 E16 • Wednesday, Jan 12, 1955 • Jan 12 • 1h

Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

The Written Word

S08 E17 • Wednesday, Jan 19, 1955 • Jan 19

The Skin Game

S08 E19 • Wednesday, Feb 2, 1955 • Feb 2

Patterns (2nd Version)

S08 E20 • Wednesday, Feb 9, 1955 • Feb 9 • 1h

The original presentation received such extensive praise, the same production crew and cast were hired for a highly unusual repeat live performance, thus becoming the first live drama in television history to be broadcast twice due to popularity. Both shows were performed and broadcast live. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

The Emperor Jones

S08 E22 • Wednesday, Feb 23, 1955 • Feb 23

The Story of Mary Surratt

S08 E25 • Friday, Mar 25, 1955 • Mar 25

Gramercy Ghost

S08 E30 • Wednesday, Apr 20, 1955 • Apr 20

When her elderly landlady dies, a young woman inherits her house and the resident ghost: a soldier of the American Revolution who cannot go to Heaven because he failed to deliver a message to George Washington.

A Seacoast in Bohemia

S08 E31 • Wednesday, Apr 27, 1955 • Apr 27

Flowers for 2-B

S08 E32 • Wednesday, May 4, 1955 • May 4

Judge Contain's Hotel

S08 E33 • Wednesday, May 11, 1955 • May 11

The Braveness of Christy Fellon

S08 E34 • Wednesday, May 18, 1955 • May 18

Since his recent retirement, Christy Fellon has taken to visiting with a night watchman friend. One night, a new element is added: a robber appears and is captured by Christy Fellon himself.

Million Dollar Rookie

S08 E35 • Wednesday, May 25, 1955 • May 25

A Woman for Tony

S08 E36 • Wednesday, Jun 1, 1955 • Jun 1

The Mob

S08 E40 • Wednesday, Jun 29, 1955 • Jun 29

In the La Banza

S08 E43 • Wednesday, Jul 20, 1955 • Jul 20

A young man trains his ten-year-old brother to be a boxer. The older brother's motivation is his own vanity and quest for success.

Meet a Body

S08 E44 • Wednesday, Jul 27, 1955 • Jul 27

Spur of the Moment

S08 E45 • Wednesday, Aug 3, 1955 • Aug 3

A medical lab specialist dreams of becoming a successful surgeon. One day when no doctor is available, he intervenes in an emergency to perform an operation. When the patient dies, he tries to clear himself of responsibility by implicating a nurse.

Two Times Two

S08 E46 • Wednesday, Aug 10, 1955 • Aug 10

A rural Southern woman is a mathematical whiz, but she's rather stay in the backwoods than be considered a genius in the big city.