The Betty Hawley Story

S05 E01 • Wednesday, Sep 3, 1958 • Sep 3

After graduation from college, John Hawley (Richard Jaeckel) takes a job in Mexico for a mining company. John's wife Betty (Lisa Daniels) is pregnant and desperate to have their child in a hospital and in America. Hence, John agrees to accept $1,000 to drive over rutted dirt roads in an old rickety truck loaded with nitroglycerin to a mine cave-in many miles off.

The Norman Conover Story

S05 E02 • Wednesday, Sep 10, 1958 • Sep 10

Grocer Norman Conover starts a chain of stores with his million which draws a visit from his first wife, who has formerly agreed to stay away.

The Fred Morgan Story

S05 E03 • Wednesday, Sep 17, 1958 • Sep 17

Before they use the money for corrective surgery, Rita Morgan implores her husband to take her to place she was crippled in her husband's boating accident where they are intercepted by an run away convict but Fred devises an escape.

The Ken Leighton Story

S05 E04 • Wednesday, Sep 24, 1958 • Sep 24

Earnest, but gullible Ken Leighton is barely making it just to pay bills but is always is falling for his co-worker's grand money gambling schemes. His marriage is taking a strain now because he has no money to pay the bills.

The David Barrett Story

S05 E05 • Wednesday, Oct 1, 1958 • Oct 1

Struggling young writer David Barrett takes a laborer job on a farm owned by a tough old Scotsman. He's told to stay away from the main house, but circumstances bring him there and he meets the owner's daughter. They fall in love, but when the Farmer finds out, he fights him and orders him away until he can provide for the girl.

The Martin Scott Story

S05 E06 • Wednesday, Oct 8, 1958 • Oct 8

Martin Scott's boy is in trouble at school for running a lottery scam on his classmates. He wanted the cash to buy a car. So he's given an earnest talk about money, and why he can't use any in a college fund his parents save for him,yet unbeknownst to everyone else, Scott has gotten himself in debt to a bookie and must nearly drain the account.

The Ellen Curry Story

S05 E07 • Wednesday, Oct 15, 1958 • Oct 15

Ellen Curry is grief stricken when she loses her husband and terrified when he returns.

The William Vaughan Story

S05 E08 • Wednesday, Oct 22, 1958 • Oct 22

William Eliot Vaughan is a millionaire who finds out he is completely broke.

The Cat Story

S05 E09 • Wednesday, Oct 29, 1958 • Oct 29

Soon after an old spinster lady becomes a "Tipton-made Millionaire", she dies, leaving her estate to her cat, Ralph. The old woman's nephew Freddie Howard is to take care of the feline at a fabulous annual stipend allotted. Freddie's fiancée dislikes Ralph though, who suddenly runs away. Without him, the rest of the inheritance will go to a cat hospital.

The Dan Howell Story

S05 E10 • Wednesday, Nov 5, 1958 • Nov 5

Anthony's meeting with detective Dan Howell on a train on which Howell is returning an escaped convict who wishes revenge on Howell gives the convict an opportunity to free himself and run loose on the train.

The Newman Johnson Story

S05 E11 • Wednesday, Nov 12, 1958 • Nov 12

Meek clerk Newman Johnson who deals with an intrusive sister-in-law, a critical wife, a conniving coworker and a dismissive and grumpy employer gains confidence with his million and turns the tables as he buys his company.

The Lee Randolph Story

S05 E12 • Wednesday, Nov 19, 1958 • Nov 19

Check recipient Lee Randolph suffers brain trauma which condition his brother uses to make him Lee appear insane so he might commit Lee and have the money.

The Frank Harrigan Story

S05 E13 • Wednesday, Dec 3, 1958 • Dec 3

Stickler Frank Harrigan overhears his friends plan a gag to teach him a lesson about his hard nosed attitude so he thinks Anthony is acting when Anthony says he is giving him a million with almost disastrous consequences for the fortune.

The Pete Hopper Story

S05 E14 • Wednesday, Dec 10, 1958 • Dec 10

Hopper, a young insurance accountant, learns that a client is guilty of fraud. Pete refuses a bribe and intends to divulge his findings to the police. When the check for a million dollars is presented to him, Pete thinks the bribe offer has been renewed.

The Eric Lodek Story

S05 E15 • Wednesday, Dec 17, 1958 • Dec 17

Eric Lodek, a man devoted to helping others, receives the million-dollar check shortly before he suffers a fatal heart attack. Nick Slade, an escaped convict, comes across Lodek's body and decides to impersonate him.

The William Courtney Story

S05 E16 • Wednesday, Jan 7, 1959 • Jan 7

William Courtney is unable to pay the back taxes on an old castle he bought, until his check arrives.

The Terrence Costigan Story

S05 E17 • Wednesday, Jan 14, 1959 • Jan 14

Terrence Costigan receives someone else's check and tries to find the real recipient.

The Irene Marshall Story

S05 E18 • Wednesday, Jan 21, 1959 • Jan 21

Irene Marshall refuses to believe that her husband committed suicide.

The Julia Conrad Story

S05 E19 • Wednesday, Jan 28, 1959 • Jan 28

Julia Conrad and Gilbert Patterson each believe the other is wealthy.

The Emily Baker Story

S05 E20 • Wednesday, Feb 4, 1959 • Feb 4

A career bachelor and world traveler meets the perfect girl. He leaves her because he is sure that he is not ready to settle down, but she thinks it's because she's a simple country girl.

The John Rackham Story

S05 E21 • Wednesday, Feb 11, 1959 • Feb 11

The Father Gilhooley Story

S05 E22 • Wednesday, Feb 18, 1959 • Feb 18

A priest provides for great and small needs in his poor parish.

The Hank Butler Story

S05 E23 • Wednesday, Feb 25, 1959 • Feb 25

Judy Butler feels unneeded when her husband fills her role in their business with new employees, plus hires an efficient household staff.

The Charlie Weber Story

S05 E24 • Wednesday, Mar 4, 1959 • Mar 4

The Angela Temple Story

S05 E25 • Wednesday, Mar 11, 1959 • Mar 11

Rumors and a husband's secrets add suspicion to his behavior, leading to a crisis with his millionaire wife.

The Alicia Osante Story

S05 E26 • Wednesday, Mar 18, 1959 • Mar 18

Michael has a hard time finding Alicia Osante because she's trying to avoid immigration officials, with the help of sailor William Williams, who is on leave from San Diego.

The Marcia Forrest Story

S05 E27 • Wednesday, Mar 25, 1959 • Mar 25

New millionaires Marsha Forrest and her police lieutenant husband try to find out the truth about a man he arrested who has been convicted of theft and murder.

The Henry Banning Story

S05 E28 • Wednesday, Apr 1, 1959 • Apr 1

Henry Banning who lives with his sister's family and has no visible means is known as a teller of tall tales so when he receives his million he has trouble making himself and others believe he has wealth.

The Sally Simms Story

S05 E29 • Wednesday, Apr 8, 1959 • Apr 8

When mother and daughter Susan and Sally Simms jointly receive the million dollars, Sally uses the opportunity to find her mother a husband but the man she has picked on a cruise for her mother falls in love with Sally and she with him.

The Ann Griffin Story

S05 E30 • Wednesday, Apr 15, 1959 • Apr 15

Newlywed to her college sweetheart Ann Griffin secretly uses her money to successfully promote an acting career for her husband while the husband grows frustrated that an agent requires them to be apart for the sake of publicity.

The Karl Miller Story

S05 E31 • Wednesday, Apr 22, 1959 • Apr 22

Refugee Karl Miller uses his money to post a reward for assistance in finding his lost daughter and draws the help of a reporter who wants to write a story about the search.

The Gilbert Burton Story

S05 E32 • Wednesday, Apr 29, 1959 • Apr 29

Country boy Gilbert Burton spends money on a dancer with which he has become infatuated as a dishwasher in a nightclub but the woman cuts him off when her feelings grow because she feels she and her partner brother are using Gilbert.

The Susan Ballard Story

S05 E33 • Wednesday, May 6, 1959 • May 6

Small town teacher Susan Ballard flees from a wild party.

The Bill Franklin Story

S05 E34 • Wednesday, May 13, 1959 • May 13

Editor Bill Franklin's wife sees the million as way to escape the couples workaday town and thoughts of aging and so loses herself and consideration for husband in the bustle of New York City.

The Louise Benson Story

S05 E35 • Wednesday, May 20, 1959 • May 20

Artist Louise Benson falls in love with a sailor who was injured while rescuing her from a mugging as she sketched on the San Francisco waterfront but there love can go no further until the man faces murders charges in his hometown.

The Martha Halloran Story

S05 E36 • Wednesday, May 27, 1959 • May 27

Clint Halloran diverts an advance received to fuel his plane to take a boy to a hospital out of his way and has to fraudulently mortgage his plane to return because he did not receive funds his wife sent and is unaware of the million.

The Charles Bradwell Story

S05 E37 • Wednesday, Jun 10, 1959 • Jun 10

Charles Bradwell works as a janitor for a school, but has no family to call his own. After getting his million dollars, decides to go out and find a family to claim as his own.