The Great Lady

S05 E01 • Sunday, Sep 16, 1956 • Sep 16 • 30m

Julia Courtney, a retired actress, lives in a theatrical boarding house. When one of the residents is murdered, all of the residents are under suspicion. The chief suspect is a young friend of Julia's, played by Vera Miles.

The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy

S05 E02 • Sunday, Sep 23, 1956 • Sep 23 • 30m

The Professor's Punch

S05 E03 • Sunday, Sep 30, 1956 • Sep 30 • 30m

The Pot of Gold

S05 E04 • Sunday, Oct 7, 1956 • Oct 7 • 30m

Ralph and Laura Whitemore have suffered many financial disappointments in their life together. But when a "sure thing" comes along at last, they eagerly await the phone call that will bring their "pot of gold".

The Enemies

S05 E05 • Sunday, Oct 14, 1956 • Oct 14 • 30m

Yankees take over the Southern home of a young girl and her sick mother who are caring for an injured Confederate deserter.

The Invitation

S05 E06 • Sunday, Oct 21, 1956 • Oct 21 • 30m

After her baby dies in childbirth, Alice Kellen retreats into a world of her own. As she sinks deeper into fantasy, her husband tries a desperate measure to snap her back to reality.

The Second Stranger

S05 E07 • Sunday, Oct 28, 1956 • Oct 28 • 30m

In 1829, a stranger enters a tavern to take shelter from the storm. He finds an old friend from the war of 1812, and the two men have a drink. The inn is crowded with townspeople, all of whom are celebrating tomorrow's hanging.

The Rider on the Pale Horse

S05 E08 • Sunday, Nov 4, 1956 • Nov 4 • 30m

The Charlatan

S05 E09 • Sunday, Nov 11, 1956 • Nov 11 • 30m

A cancer therapist defends himself against a charge of fraud made by a newspaperwoman and a doctor.

The Road That Led Afar

S05 E10 • Sunday, Nov 25, 1956 • Nov 25 • 30m

A young mountain girl marries a widower with four children and goes to live in his rustic cabin. Not only does she find the unfamiliar routine hard, but she must face the task of winning over the frightened youngsters.

Orphans

S05 E11 • Sunday, Dec 2, 1956 • Dec 2 • 30m

The Breach

S05 E12 • Sunday, Dec 9, 1956 • Dec 9 • 30m

Author Emily Marsden secludes herself in a small village after quarreling with her husband. There, she learns a lot about her own difficulties by trying to help someone else.

The Chess Game

S05 E13 • Sunday, Dec 16, 1956 • Dec 16 • 30m

A cynical intellectual shelters a 15-year-old boy who is wanted for murder.

A Child is Born

S05 E14 • Sunday, Dec 23, 1956 • Dec 23 • 30m

A retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants.

The Shadow Outside

S05 E15 • Sunday, Dec 30, 1956 • Dec 30 • 30m

Evvy, who lives with her parents in New Mexico, has met few boys. When the town bully, Ray Poole, becomes interested in her she is both confused and frightened.

Never Turn Back

S05 E16 • Sunday, Jan 6, 1957 • Jan 6 • 30m

The Earring

S05 E17 • Sunday, Jan 13, 1957 • Jan 13 • 30m

Lydia Shaw, wife of a successful lawyer, is being blackmailed by a man who has some love letters she wrote before her marriage. Afraid to let her husband find out about the romance, Lydia agrees to pay off her former sweetheart.

Lady of the House

S05 E18 • Sunday, Jan 20, 1957 • Jan 20 • 30m

The Doctors of Pawnee Kill

S05 E19 • Sunday, Jan 27, 1957 • Jan 27 • 30m

Two brothers, one a doctor the other a fast-draw Sheriff, live in conflict with each other in a town that is run by a ruthless saloon owner.

No Skin Off Me

S05 E20 • Sunday, Feb 3, 1957 • Feb 3 • 30m

A young fighter lets his winnings go to his head. His more experienced fighter is worried that he will go over the top, so he sets out to teach the "boy" a lesson.

The Town with a Past

S05 E21 • Sunday, Feb 10, 1957 • Feb 10 • 30m

Wandering cowboy Britt Ponset finds himself caught in the middle of a dispute between mine owner "Silver Annie" Huxley, the leaders of Virtue City, and the railroad, which wants to builds tracks across her property.

The Big Shooter

S05 E22 • Sunday, Feb 17, 1957 • Feb 17 • 30m

Flight from Tormendero

S05 E23 • Sunday, Feb 24, 1957 • Feb 24 • 30m

During World War 2, a ship's captain picks up the survivors of a torpedoed ship. Among those rescued are a pretty Eurasian girl and a sinister-appearing man.

The Fenton Touch

S05 E24 • Sunday, Mar 3, 1957 • Mar 3 • 30m

A man about to retire from his job at a department store after 30 years of service plots to make off with $50,000 from the store's safe.

With Malice Toward None

S05 E25 • Sunday, Mar 10, 1957 • Mar 10 • 30m

An accountant by day and novelist by night, Miss Burrows has grown tired of rejection notices from publishers. Her latest submission is about an author who shoots an editor after his book is rejected.

The Victorian Chaise Lounge

S05 E26 • Sunday, Mar 17, 1957 • Mar 17 • 30m

Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.

Too Good with a Gun

S05 E27 • Sunday, Mar 24, 1957 • Mar 24 • 30m

An ex-gunfighter goes against his boss and teaches the son how to shoot. He also falls in love with the boss's daughter. But when he gets involved in a gunfight in town, his boss sends him passing and turns his two children against him.

Bargain Bride

S05 E28 • Sunday, Apr 7, 1957 • Apr 7 • 30m

Cab Driver

S05 E29 • Sunday, Apr 14, 1957 • Apr 14 • 30m

A female taxicab driver finds a dead man in the back seat of her cab, and a persistent suitor in the person of the detective who investigates the case.

Bitter Choice

S05 E30 • Sunday, Apr 21, 1957 • Apr 21 • 30m

An Army nurse resorts to a cruel ruse in an attempt to rouse a young sergeant from complete apathy and possible death.

I Will Not Die

S05 E31 • Sunday, Apr 28, 1957 • Apr 28 • 30m

Angel of Wrath

S05 E32 • Sunday, May 5, 1957 • May 5 • 30m

After he has invested in a publishing firm, a Broadway star is shocked to learn that it prints unsavory literature. He argues with the publisher, strikes the man, and is convinced he is guilty of murder.

A Question of Survival

S05 E33 • Sunday, May 12, 1957 • May 12 • 30m

A cavalry captain and his small band are out-numbered by Comanche Indians. When the company surgeon offers to tend the fatally wounded son of the attacking chief, the captain must choose between certain death for the surgeon and safety for the rest.

The Man Who Inherited Everything

S05 E34 • Sunday, May 19, 1957 • May 19 • 30m

A New Girl in His Life

S05 E35 • Sunday, May 26, 1957 • May 26 • 30m