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Season 1

48 episodes · 1951

  1. 1

    Not a Chance

    Oct 5, 195160 min

    A middle-aged woman begins a romance with a car-racing playboy.

  2. 2

    The Name is Bellingham

    Oct 12, 195160 min

    A US Customs Officer breaks up a narcotics smuggling ring.

  3. 3

    Never Wave at a W.A.C.

    Oct 19, 195160 min

    A society woman from Washington, D.C. joins the Army Corp.

  4. 4

    Still Life

    Oct 26, 195160 min

    A woman falls in love with the Doctor she meets at the train station after she gets a cinder in her eye

  5. 5

    The Lucky Touch

    Nov 2, 195160 min

    An old woman is ignored by her family, that is until she wins a sizable amount of money.

  6. 6

    Decision and Daniel Webster

    Nov 9, 195160 min

    A man abandons his dream of Presidency to work at saving the Whig party.

  7. 7

    The Memories of Aimee Durant

    Nov 16, 195160 min

    A woman is assigned the job of ghost-writing the memoirs of Aimee Durant, a flamboyant Wild West gal.

  8. 8

    One is a Lonesome Number

    Nov 23, 195160 min

    A man wishes to write the great American novel, but a fatal illness changes his life's direction

  9. 9

    Two Living and One Dead

    Nov 30, 195130 min

    Two employees are dead at a post office hold-up. There is one survivor, but the press paints him as a coward.

  10. 10

    The Nymph and the Lamp

    Dec 7, 195160 min

    A woman finds romance at a remote wireless station in Nova Scotia.

  11. 11

    Exit

    Dec 14, 195160 min

    Baro, a fearless young member of the underground network helps the persecuted flee.

  12. 12

    The Dark Fleece

    Dec 21, 195160 min

    A man having been rejected by a society girl ventures West, upon his success out West he returns and plots revenge against another upper class family.

  13. 13

    Girl in a Million

    Dec 28, 195160 min

    A man marries a woman who has lost her voice; unfortunately, when her voice returns she doesn't shut up.

  14. 14

    Clean Sweep for Lavinia

    Jan 4, 195230 min

    In order to cut even more corners, the penny-pinching owner of a hotel also plays maid.

  15. 15

    Billy Budd

    Jan 11, 195230 min

    When Claggart is found murdered after making false accusations of mutiny against Billy Budd, it leads to Billy's court-martial and trial.

  16. 16

    The Man that I Marry

    Jan 18, 195260 min

    A wealthy woman finds herself engaged to two suitors at the same time.

  17. 17

    P.G.

    Jan 25, 195260 min

    An Italian girl helps five American POWs.

  18. 18

    Lady With a Will

    Feb 1, 195260 min

    A millionaire leaves his riches to his spinster sister, and the town's corrupt politicians try to gain control of the estate.

  19. 19

    The Daughter

    Feb 8, 195260 min

    The troubled life of Mary Todd Lincoln and her influence on her husband.

  20. 20

    Fifty Grand

    Feb 15, 195260 min

    A prize fighter continues to box to pay his debts.

  21. 21

    World So Wide

    Feb 22, 195260 min

    Architect Hayden Chart, recovering from the death of his wife, begins anew overseas.

  22. 22

    Apple of His Eyes

    Feb 29, 195260 min

    A widowed older farmer falls in love with the much younger woman he hires.

  23. 23

    The Haunted Heart

    Mar 7, 195260 min

    A musician is torn between his music and the love of a woman.

  24. 24

    Make Way for Teddy

    Mar 14, 195230 min

    Grandpa has a portrait of Teddy Roosevelt hanging in his home and is overwhelmed when the real Mr. Roosevelt comes to visit.

  25. 25

    The Human Touch

    Mar 21, 195260 min

    A pianist must choose between his music career and love.

  26. 26

    The Autobiography of Grandma Moses

    Mar 28, 195260 min

    The life of artist Grandma Moses who began her career in her 70's, capturing rural scenes of life and celebrations in upstate New York.

  27. 27

    Experiment

    Apr 4, 195230 min

    A doctor devotes her life to finding a serum to battle a disease sweeping Korea, the country that claimed her husband and son.

  28. 28

    Four's a Family

    Apr 11, 195230 min

    A widow supports her family through painting and ceramics.

  29. 29

    Now's the Time

    Apr 18, 195230 min

    Members of Steamer were attacked by Hamadan, a crazy musician, and blown away by magic wind.

  30. 30

    Fear

    Apr 25, 195230 min

    After the escape of three convicts, a woman home alone fears they might harm her.

  31. 31

    Doctors Should Never Marry

    May 2, 195230 min

    A doctor becomes engaged to a socialite and problems arise when his pretty nurse complicates matters.

  32. 32

    Appointment With the Past

    May 9, 195230 min★ 6.9

    Outlaw Monte Clovis comes to Kingdale to settle some business. He's come to claim his woman, Mary, and the child she was carrying when he was sent to the hoosegow. Monte wants a shoot out with his former best friend, Cal, who married to Mary and has since "gone straight." Meanwhile, Monte's old gang rides into town to hold up the bank.

  33. 33

    Autumn in New York

    May 16, 195230 min

    A woman dreams of becoming a successful musical star, but her level-headed boyfriend brings her back down to Earth.

  34. 34

    Love Came Late

    May 23, 195230 min

    A chambermaid becomes distraught when her daughter goes missing, and a businessman falls for the maid during their search for the daughter.

  35. 35

    A Quarter for Your Troubles

    May 30, 195230 min

    A department-story employee is implicated in the death of a customer.

  36. 36

    Souvenir from Singapore

    Jun 6, 195230 min

    Story of China Smith, a disreputable, disheveled Irishman making his living on the lucrative Singapore rackets.

  37. 37

    Dress in the Window

    Jun 13, 195230 min★ 6.8

    A newspaper reporter puts her life on the line to rescue a young girl being held captive by her gangster boyfriend.

  38. 38

    Say Hello to Pamela

    Jun 20, 195230 min

    A traveling salesman fills in for a friend on a date and has his life changed.

  39. 39

    The Von Linden File

    Jun 27, 195230 min

    An insurance investigator's secretary uses a mink coat as bait to help her boss trap jewel thieves.

  40. 40

    The House of Death

    Jul 4, 195230 min

    A man's niece complicates a rapport he has with monsters.

  41. 41

    A Southern Lady

    Jul 11, 195230 min

    A reclusive woman's life is disrupted when her greedy nephew visits.

  42. 42

    Early Space Conqueror

    Jul 18, 195230 min

    A group of teenagers construct a rocket to travel into space.

  43. 43

    A Man's World

    Jul 25, 195230 min

    The widowed father of four boys must deal with one of them who is getting romantic ideas.

  44. 44

    Crossroads

    Aug 1, 195230 min

    A cynic is caught in the trap of his effort to be on both sides of the French Revolution.

  45. 45

    So Help Me

    Aug 8, 195230 min

    A nightclub entertainer meets and marries a millionaire.

  46. 46

    Double Exposure

    Aug 15, 195230 min

    A psychiatrist is bamboozled by two patients, each claiming the other wants to kill someone.

  47. 47

    The Trubbles

    Aug 22, 195230 min

    A husband and wife team up to do a little detective work and find themselves in the middle of a heist.

  48. 48

    Port of Call

    Aug 29, 195230 min

    A big, ugly man discovers romance.