To Each His Own

S05 E01 • Thursday, Aug 26, 1954 • Aug 26 • 1h

An unwed mother, forced to give up her child to avoid scandal, follows her son's life from afar even as she prospers in business.

Welcome, Stranger

S05 E02 • Thursday, Sep 2, 1954 • Sep 2 • 1h

Christmas in July

S05 E03 • Thursday, Sep 9, 1954 • Sep 9 • 1h

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize. As a result, he gets a promotion, buys presents for all of his family and friends, and proposes to his girl. When the truth comes out, he's not prepared for the consequences.

Hold Back the Dawn

S05 E04 • Thursday, Sep 16, 1954 • Sep 16 • 1h

Stopped in Mexico by U.S. Immigration, Georges Iscovescu hopes to get into the country by marrying a citizen.

The Heiress

S05 E05 • Thursday, Sep 23, 1954 • Sep 23 • 1h

A young naive woman falls for a handsome young man who her emotionally abusive father suspects is a fortune hunter.

Meet Jo Cathart

S05 E06 • Thursday, Sep 30, 1954 • Sep 30 • 1h

The Mansion

S05 E07 • Thursday, Oct 7, 1954 • Oct 7 • 1h

Young Master Lacy must make up his mind between a daughter of the Old South and a Northern hussy.

A Visit from Evelyn

S05 E08 • Thursday, Oct 14, 1954 • Oct 14 • 1h

An Angel Went AWOL

S05 E09 • Thursday, Oct 21, 1954 • Oct 21 • 1h

September Tide

S05 E10 • Thursday, Oct 28, 1954 • Oct 28 • 1h

Imperfect Lady

S05 E11 • Thursday, Nov 4, 1954 • Nov 4 • 1h

Five Star Final

S05 E12 • Thursday, Nov 11, 1954 • Nov 11 • 1h

The City Editor of a sleazy tabloid goes against his own journalistic ethics to resurrect a twenty year old murder case - with tragic results.

Captive City

S05 E13 • Thursday, Nov 18, 1954 • Nov 18 • 1h

A Medal for Benny

S05 E14 • Thursday, Nov 25, 1954 • Nov 25 • 1h

Outcast Benny Martin joined the army to escape public scorn. But when the townspeople learn that he is to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor, they pretend that he and his family are cherished, eminent citizens.

Craig's Wife

S05 E15 • Thursday, Dec 2, 1954 • Dec 2 • 1h

A domineering woman marries a wealthy man for his money, and then uses her position to further her own ambitions for money and power.

Ladies in Retirement

S05 E16 • Thursday, Dec 9, 1954 • Dec 9 • 1h

The housekeeper to a retired actress tries at the same time to look after her own two emotionally disturbed sisters, with dramatic results.

Double Indemnity

S05 E17 • Thursday, Dec 16, 1954 • Dec 16 • 1h

An insurance rep lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses an insurance investigator's suspicions.

September Affair

S05 E18 • Thursday, Dec 23, 1954 • Dec 23 • 1h

An industrialist and a pianist meet on a trip and fall in love. Through a quirk of fate, they are reported dead in a crash though they weren't on the plane. This gives them the opportunity to live together free from their previous lives. Unfortunately, this artificial arrangement leads to greater and greater stress. Eventually the situation collapses when they come to pursue their original, individual interests without choosing a common path.

The Chase

S05 E19 • Thursday, Dec 30, 1954 • Dec 30 • 1h

Chuck Scott gets a job as chauffeur to tough guy Eddie Roman; but Chuck's involvement with Eddie's fearful wife becomes a nightmare.

Sunset Boulevard

S05 E20 • Thursday, Jan 6, 1955 • Jan 6 • 1h

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

Penny Serenade

S05 E21 • Thursday, Jan 13, 1955 • Jan 13 • 1h

A couple's big dreams give way to a life full of unexpected sadness and unexpected joy.

Love Letters

S05 E22 • Thursday, Jan 20, 1955 • Jan 20 • 1h

So Evil My Love

S05 E23 • Thursday, Jan 27, 1955 • Jan 27 • 1h

Olivia Harwood, missionary's widow, meets charming Mark Bellis, artist and rogue, on the ship taking them both back to 1890s London. When Olivia opens a lodging house Mark becomes her lodger, then her lover. Olivia falls so completely under amoral Mark's spell that he's able to overcome her scruples, and soon she's his willing tool in an ambitious scheme of theft and blackmail...maybe too ambitious.

One Foot in Heaven

S05 E24 • Thursday, Feb 3, 1955 • Feb 3 • 1h

Episodic look at the life of a minister and his family as they move from one parish to another.

A Bell for Adano

S05 E25 • Thursday, Feb 10, 1955 • Feb 10 • 1h

Major Joppolo and his men are assigned to restore order to the war-torn Italian town of Adano. He has to manage getting supplies into town without interfering with troop movements, all the while dealing with colorful citizens of the town. One of his quests is to replace the bell which orders the town's life. The relations between the lovable U.S. officers and equally lovable natives of occupied countries is interesting. Edmond O'Brien was effective as the idealistic Major Joppolo, and Charles Bronson played that familiar folk hero, the tough sergeant with the heart of gold.

The Copperhead

S05 E26 • Thursday, Feb 17, 1955 • Feb 17 • 1h

Milt Shanks lives a shamed life, hated by his neighbors for having been a traitor to the North in the American Civil War. But Shanks carries with him a secret, one he promised Abraham Lincoln to tell no one.

So Dark the Night

S05 E27 • Thursday, Feb 24, 1955 • Feb 24 • 1h

A renowned and relentless Paris detective takes his first vacation in eleven years at a small inn in the French countryside. There he meets and falls in love with the hotelier's daughter, who had been betrothed to a neighboring farmer, but who hopes to marry him and move to Paris. On the evening of their engagement, both the fiancée and the farmer disappear. What has happened to them? Who is responsible? Can the famed detective apply his talents to a rural mystery?

Casablanca

S05 E28 • Thursday, Mar 3, 1955 • Mar 3 • 1h

Set in unoccupied Africa during the early days of World War II: An American expatriate meets a former lover, with unforeseen complications.

The Life of Emile Zola

S05 E29 • Thursday, Mar 10, 1955 • Mar 10 • 1h

The biopic of the famous French muckraking writer and his involvement in fighting the injustice of the Dreyfuss Affair.

It Grows on Trees

S05 E30 • Thursday, Mar 17, 1955 • Mar 17 • 1h

What happens when an American family gets two trees that grow spendable money.

Shadow of a Doubt

S05 E31 • Thursday, Mar 24, 1955 • Mar 24 • 1h

A young woman discovers her visiting "Uncle Charlie" may not be the man he seems to be.

My Name is Julia Ross

S05 E32 • Thursday, Mar 31, 1955 • Mar 31 • 1h

Julia Ross is a young woman alone in the world and is in search of a job. She is hired by an elderly woman named Mrs. Hughes to act as her live-in personal secretary. One of Mrs. Hughes' stipulations is that whomever she hire treat this job as one of a long term nature, meaning no current boyfriends or marriage on the horizon. The closest person to Julia was Dennis Bruce, who lived at the same boarding house and who was somewhat sweet on Julia but left to get married to another woman. As such, Julia is grateful for her new job. When Julia awakens after her first night...

The Browning Version

S05 E33 • Thursday, Apr 7, 1955 • Apr 7 • 1h

Forced to retire from an English public school. a disliked professor must confront his utter failures as a teacher, a husband, and a man.

No Sad Songs for Me

S05 E34 • Thursday, Apr 14, 1955 • Apr 14 • 1h

Mary Scott learns she only has ten months to live before dying of an incurable disease. She manages to keep the news from her husband, Brad and daughter, Polly. She tries to make every moment of her life count, but her effort is weakened by the discovery that Brad is interested in his assistant, Chris Radner. But when she learns that Brad does indeed love her and not Chris, and that Chris is leaving town, she realizes what she must do to ensure the future happiness of Brad and Polly. She persuades Chris to stay, makes a genuine friend of her and watches Polly grow ...

An Act of Murder

S05 E35 • Thursday, Apr 21, 1955 • Apr 21 • 1h

A hard-line judge is tempted toward mercy-killing by his wife's terminal cancer.

The Great McGinty

S05 E36 • Thursday, Apr 28, 1955 • Apr 28 • 1h

Dan McGinty has great success in his chosen field of crooked politics. But endangers it all in one crazy moment of honesty.

Remember the Night

S05 E37 • Thursday, May 5, 1955 • May 5 • 1h

Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time. But he feels sorry for her and arranges for her bail, and ends up taking her home to his mother for Christmas. Surrounded by a loving family (in stark contrast to Lee's own family background) they fall in love. This creates a new problem: how do they handle the upcoming trial?

Eight Iron Men

S05 E38 • Thursday, May 12, 1955 • May 12 • 1h

Tensions arise when a WW II squadron is ordered not to rescue a squad mate pinned down by the enemy, for fear of risking more lives.

Make Way for Tomorrow

S05 E39 • Thursday, May 19, 1955 • May 19 • 1h

An elderly couple are forced to separate when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.

Thunder on the Hill

S05 E40 • Thursday, May 26, 1955 • May 26 • 1h

Convicted murderess Valerie Carns is being transported to Norwich to be executed when a flood strands her and her guards at a convent hospital. Nurse Sister Mary becomes convinced of her innocence and sets out to find the real killer.

The Suspect

S05 E41 • Thursday, Jun 2, 1955 • Jun 2 • 1h

A middle aged man commits murder when he feels that his happiness is threatened. Without remorse the man continues on believing he's executed the perfect crime and won't be caught.

Lightning Strikes Twice

S05 E42 • Thursday, Jun 9, 1955 • Jun 9 • 1h

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.

The Inside Story

S05 E43 • Thursday, Jun 16, 1955 • Jun 16 • 1h

When money is inadvertently removed from an hotel safe, it leads to all kinds of problems.

Forever Female

S05 E44 • Thursday, Jun 23, 1955 • Jun 23 • 1h

An aging actress refuses to admit she is too old to play the ingénue role anymore.

Last Year's Snow

S05 E45 • Thursday, Jun 30, 1955 • Jun 30 • 1h

The Creaking Gate

S05 E46 • Thursday, Jul 7, 1955 • Jul 7 • 1h

Dark Tribute

S05 E47 • Thursday, Jul 14, 1955 • Jul 14 • 1h

Murder mystery in which a woman who has won the sweepstakes is found murdered.

Desparate Glory

S05 E48 • Thursday, Jul 21, 1955 • Jul 21 • 1h

The Bride Came C.O.D.

S05 E49 • Thursday, Jul 28, 1955 • Jul 28 • 1h

A financially-strapped charter pilot hires himself to an oil tycoon to kidnap his madcap daughter and prevent her from marrying a vapid band leader.

The Nine-Penny Dream

S05 E50 • Thursday, Aug 4, 1955 • Aug 4 • 1h

A dream of winning a penny pool is realized by the meek owner of an English pub, but the prestige he expected eludes him.