The United States Steel Hour
ABC (ended 1963)
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Season 10
- Ep 21The Old Lady Shows Her Medals6/12/63
U. S. Steel Hour concludes with this restaging of the J. M. Barrie comedy.
''An old lady becomes friends with a group of mothers who have sons fighting overseas during World War I. She feels left out since she has no child serving the war effort. After seeing a photo in the newspaper of a soldier with her last name, she tells the other ladies that he is her son, even though she's never even met the man. A meeting between the two is inevitable.moreless - Ep 19Don't Shake the Family Tree5/15/63
In this comedy, a man running for a position in an Irish organization decides to research his family's heritage. While searching his ancestors, he sees his chance of becoming president destroyed when discovering that he's actually Scottish. - Ep 18The Many Ways of Heaven5/1/63
Russell Hampshire hasn't spent much time with his son Teddy during summer vacation, but the youngster has found a substitute--Captain Walker, a retired airline pilot. - Ep 17The Soldier Ran Away4/17/63
Twelve-year-old Jeff Wheeler, whose father is an Army doctor stationed in Germany, wants to prove to the old man that he is self-reliant so he sneaks into the attic at night to make a pipe rack for him. - Ep 16Mission of Fear4/3/63
A blackmailer approaches a young couple with a secret from the wife's past. The blackmailer is found dead and there's a witness to the killing--except she also turns up dead. Circumstantial evidence points to the couple as the murderers. - Ep 15The Secrets of Stella Crozier3/20/63
Stella Crozier is the type who like to manipulate those around her. Her victims include several male admirers and her cousin Lucy. Stella even tries to break up the romance between her father and an opera singer. Finally fed up, her victims gang up on her and return the favors. - Ep 14Moment of Rage3/6/63
Paul Gardiner, Latin teacher at a private school, was an adopted child who never bothered to inquire who his real parents were. But now his snobbish future mother-in-law insists that he learn their identities before he gets married. - Ep 13Night Run to the West2/20/63
Caring for her elderly invalid husband is a lonely task for Francie Broderick, and when a truck driver named Charlie Williams barges into her life, she sees him as her salvation. - Ep 12The Troubled Heart2/6/63
The mother of two has been diagnosed with a threatening heart defect that even surgery may not be able to correct. - Ep 11Fair Young Ghost1/23/63
On a stormy night during World War II, American officer Brock James and Alison MacLauren, a Scottish lass, take refuge in an old inn during an air raid. After some flirting, Brock reveals that he has a fiance at home. Upset, the woman storms out and is killed by a buzz bomb. All these years later, he returns to the inn with his wife and learns the establishment is haunted by a fair young ghost.moreless - Ep 10The Young Avengers1/9/63
A young lawyer comes into contact with a broken-hearted little boy who wants to murder the man he believed killed his beloved dog. The lawyer convinces the child that truth is always more important than angry revenge. - Ep 9The Duchess and the Smugs12/26/62
Penelope is a 14-year-old whose father owns a hotel on the French Riviera. She has great freedom to mingle with the visitors, yet longs for a more formalized life like that of a standard British family that is visiting. - Ep 8Big Day for a Scrambler12/12/62
A older golf pro is suffering from "golfer's back" and doctors say it could leave him crippled if he doesn't give up the game. Determined to play one last tournament, he's in the lead for the big cash prize, until his caddy notices an error in the scoring. - Ep 7Farewell To Innocence11/28/62
Unable to connect with his uncommunicative parents, a thoughtful 12-year-old boy goes to live with his aunt and dying grandfather. He searches for truth in the lives of his lively aunt and very ill grandparent. - Ep 6Marriage Marks the Spot11/14/62
Wally Evans is a show off, fast-talking computer salesman who also considers himself quite the ladies man. Brains is his assuming assistant. They both are interested in the same woman, a receptionist of a client. - Ep 5A Break in the Weather10/31/62
Working at the bank doesn't provide Henry Marshall with enough money to satisfy his wife and daughter. A vice-president's position is open, but the competition for the job is formidable. - Ep 4Wanted: Someone Innocent10/17/62
Scheming to gain a divorce from her sick husband, an unfaithful wife hires a sexy nurse to attend to him, doing everything she can to encourage a romance. The nurse finally figures it out and threatens to quit. Livid, the wife decided the way of getting rid of her problem involves poisoning.moreless - Ep 3The White Lie10/3/62
In the season premiere, a small town lumber dealer has his world turned upside down because of white lie his wife told when goaded by a local socialite. By the time it's repeated and exaggerated several times, their bland life is scandalous. - Ep 2The Inner Panic9/19/62
A young man with a speech impediment and having a hard time landing his first job gets hired in the mailroom of a big company through his mother's intervention. He quickly gains confidence, loses his stutter, and finds love with a young woman who works at the same company. - Ep 1Dry Rain9/5/62
Jo and her boyfriend Paul both work at a Las Vegas casino. Paul tells Jo that they can't marry until he finishes school and can support them. Angry, she sarcastically suggests he should just rob the casino if he needs money and proceeds to detail it could be done. Though they have no intention of really staging a heist, a confidence man who overhears the conversation does, and seeks out Jo for more details on the guards' schedules at the gaming house.moreless
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Season 9
- Ep 26Murder on the Agenda8/22/62
Jason Davies, Richard Dukes and Al Stopes were three soldiers held together as Korean prisoners-of-war. A fourth friend was beaten and tortured by guards when he was betrayed by another soldier. Five years later, the three men go hunting for the stool pigeon to exact their revenge, but find that the man has already been shot.moreless - Ep 25Male Call8/8/62
This comedy, set on a peaceful island during World War II, concerns a mess officer who's a gourmet cook. The soldier wants to serve at the front but his commanding officer will do anything to keep him there and in his kitchen. The officer even tries to fix him up with a local woman.moreless - Ep 24Honor in Love7/25/62
A straight-laced Boston lawyer has been carrying the torch for a Greenwich Village model for many years. She has been brushing aside his obvious interest, sure that they couldn't overcome the difference in their backgrounds. The two team to track down some now-valuable paintings made by her late employer. - Ep 23Night of the Fourth7/11/62
A Scotland Yard detective fears that he may be the man he's looking for in a murder investigation. Fearing he may have committed the crime during a bot of amnesia, he consults a psychiatrist for help. - Ep 22Scene of the Crime6/27/62
After 20 years in jail for bludgeoning a woman to death with a fireplace poker, the convicted murderer returns to the scene of the crime: a quiet boarding house. Drunk at the time with no memory of the deadly beating, he's seeking the one eyewitness to the crime to get details about his behavior that fateful evening.moreless - Ep 21You Can't Escape6/13/62
Three strangers desperately needing money are hired by a rich man to plan and execute the prison escape of his brother. When their scheme fails, two of them plan a new life together. - Ep 19The Other Woman5/16/62
When listening to a tape of Bach's music, a schizophernic woman hears another woman's voice interrupt and suggest the two of them kill a man. She begins receiving a stream of letters saying the same thing before finally sending her a pistol to use in the act. - Ep 18A Man for Oona5/2/62
With one of her daughters set to be married, a mother focuses her time on getting a husband for the other anti-social girl. Her efforts are fruitless. Another mother who had no problem getting her daughter hitched adds salt in the wound by gloating about it. - Ep 17The Go-Between4/18/62
In this romantic comedy, Jean Stanley is an American secretary who's hired as a civilian for the U. S. Army in Japan. She's given her orientation by a major who's known as a wolf. Things are further complicated when her housekeeper decides to find her a husband. - Ep 16The Loves of Claire Ambler4/4/62
Shortly after WWI, a young woman, Claire, and her mother visit an Italian resort where single men compete for her attention. Also staying there is Charles Orbison, a much older invalid war veteran. The old soldier is enchanted with the youthful woman and she begins to fall for him, disregarding the great difference in their ages.moreless - Ep 15Two Black Kings3/21/62
A movie diva wants to show off her newly redecorated home with a lavish party. The icing on the cake is to be two black king parrots she plans to have smuggled in from Mexico and displayed on her patio. Her party goes bust when the birds bring with them an odd disease.moreless - Ep 14Who Is This Woman?3/7/62
In this mystery, a man dealing the the recent death of his wife gets a call saying that his wife is being held for murder. He's asked to identify the woman and, though he's sure she is an imposter, she's a dead ringer for his late spouse. - Ep 13The Perfect Accident2/21/62
An insurance investigator sifts through the evidence of a car accident that killed a sucessful lawyer. His widow pushes manslaughter charges against the young woman who was involved in the accident, prompting the investigator to become suspicious. He comes to the defense of the young woman and uncovers a nasty scheme.moreless - Ep 12A Nightmare at Bleak Hill2/7/62
A young boy lives in a secluded mansion with his aunt and his distant father who's preoccupied with his own thoughts and harboring a sad secret. A new tutor arrives and tries to determine why little Harry is so afraid of being taken away by the cops. - Ep 11The Big Laugh1/24/62
A boring bookkeeper who realizes that he's dull still wants to be loved. He becomes the victim of a couple of office practical jokers who tell him he's won a $25,000 raffle. - Ep 10Far from the Shade Tree1/10/62
A trucker driver has worked his way up to owning his own company and substantial wealth. While he has remained unaffected by their accumulation of wealth, his wife and oldest son have beeme unbearable sophisticates. The developing strain threatens to destroy the family. - Ep 9The Bitter Sex12/27/61
Lily Forrester is a bitter woman who intends to put an end to the marital bliss of her ex-husband and his new wife. She goes to a lawyer seeing alimony, claiming that she can no longer work and wants income from her former spouce. Behind her lawyer's back, she puts into action her own plan to make the couple miserable.moreless - Ep 8My Wife's Best Friend12/13/61
Coming home after his first day back at work, newlywed Roger finds his wife teaching three of her former dance students in their home. He is not pleased. He takes his boss' wife to lunch, hoping to convince her to befriend his bride so she'll stop teaching. The woman misunderstands his intentions and confusion follows.moreless - Ep 7Tangle of Truth11/29/61
Sue Dulaney and Gordon Killman go out for a drink, and on the way home, Gordon runs another car off the road. He calls the police but refuses to give his name. - Ep 6Man on the Mountaintop11/15/61
Horace Mann Borden lives in a tiny apartment without hot water and works in a cafeteria. He is a former child prodigy who grew up without a mother and is considered one of the greatest minds in the country. Questioning the motives as to why his father pushed him so hard, he becomes suspicious of all people in adulthood.moreless - Ep 5Little Lost Sheep11/1/61
Phyllis and Arthur Bannister, teachers at Thoreau College, receive a real shock at the faculty meeting. It's been decided that the school 'image' has got to be modernized and a Madison Avenue expert is hired to do the job. - Ep 4Bury Me Twice10/18/61
Plot twists abound when the wife of a nursery owner in a small British town, George Morris, evades questions about his missing wife. His blood stained hands led to the belief that he has murdered her. When the wife, Ruth, reappears, she has a startling revelation. - Ep 3Brandenburg Gate10/4/61
On the eve of the closing of the Brandenburg Gate between East and West Germany, an East German underground leader escapes, masquerading as an American newspaperman whom he resembles. Richard Kiley portrys both characters. - Ep 2Street of Love9/20/61
Romance blossoms between a lovely Soviet guide and an American Senator's son, despite objections from their families. - Ep 1Delayed Honeymoon9/6/61
Miles and Fran Miller, newlyweds, are forced to spend their honeymoon night in a local hotel when storms turn the roads impassable. The hotel is managed by the bride's former fiance. In this romantic farce, she accidentally locks herself into the bathroom and can't get out.
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Season 8
- Ep 28Woman Across the Hall8/23/61
Edna Huntington lives in a New York City apartment with her husband, George. She's used to being neighborly, like in a small town, so she tries to be friendly to Stella, who just moved in across the hall. Stella remains unfriendly until her son, a soldier, comes to call. The Huntington's entertain the young man at their apartment until his mother arrives, showing the value of having a good neighbor.moreless - Ep 27The Golden Thirty8/9/61
Henny Youngman, making his dramatic debut, plays a bitter comedian who's on the downward slide and can only get a booking playing a third-rate resort hotel. A college boy who works there tells the old vet that he aspires to be a comedian. This young man leads to a comeback for the former star.moreless - Ep 26Double-Edged Sword7/26/61
Colonel and Lady Morrigan were very nicely provided for in their brother's will. Now Muriel no longer need fear a poverty-stricken''old age and the Colonel can pay his debts and renew membership in his beloved club. But then the Colonel studies the will and discovers that, in order to get the money, he'll have to tell a lie so he refuses it.moreless - Ep 25Watching Out for Dulie7/12/61
Dulie Hudson, an experienced young reporter for a Texas newspaper, goes on a press junket to England to preview a TV series being shot there. Sam Spaulding, who works at another paper, has secretly been asked by Dulie's mother to keep an eye on the young woman. Sam is a little miffed about the responsibility because it gets in the way of his courtship of the actress who stars in the TV program.moreless - Ep 24The Haven6/28/61
Although it disappoints his wife and kids, Howard can't bear to spend another summer in their cottage by the lake so he decides to sell the house and use the money for a long trip. Unable to find a buyer, he reluctantly agrees to one more visit. At first, wife Eunice thinks her husband's edgy behavior is caused by the relaxed atmosphere of the lake. A startling discovery reveals a much darker secret behind his moodiness.moreless - Ep 23Trial Without Jury6/14/61
Mr. and Mrs. Pollard feel that their son-in-law, novelist Mark Davis, isn't a fit parent for their grandchild. Lawyer Ellen Reed is convinced the Pollards' charge is based on their disapproval of Mark's latest book. - Ep 22Famous5/31/61
Jordan Blake is a widowed Broadway composer who's determined to keep his two children out of show business. He entrusts his sister-in-law, Susan, with their upbringing. Musical star Carolina is dating Jordan and suspects that Susan would love to romance Jordan as well. The two women tangle when Carolina stands up for son Jerry who, against his father's wishes, wants to become a songwriter.moreless - Ep 21The Leonardi Code5/17/61
Jordan and Vera are a husband-wife mind-reading team that performs in British music halls. While waiting to go on stage, a former boyfriend appears and informs Vera that her husband is a murderer. He claims that her spouse is famed Italian mind-reader Dino Leonardi who had killed the lover of his cheating spouse. Vera dismisses the story but mentions it to Jordan, who admits that he is truly is Leonardi--but didn't kill anyone.moreless - Ep 20Summer Rhapsody5/3/61
A plain-looking 17-year-old wallflower finds her first love. At a dance, Sarah meets a young boy, Paul, the son of her father's boss, who tells her that he'd just broken up with his girlfriend. A romance begins between the pair, surprising Sarah's watchful father and aunt. Paul's ex returns to town from a Mexican trip and is determined to reignite the former romance.moreless - Ep 19The Shame of Paula Marsten4/19/61
Paula Marsten, who has attempted suicide and been brought to a mental hospital in a state of nervous collapse, is recognized by the head physician, Dr. King, who refuses to become involved in the case. - Ep 18The Oddball4/5/61
In this comedy, a husband finds that he is better at homemaking and dealing with the children. His wife is a television personality who gives out marital and homemaking advice. The two agree to reverse traditional marriage duties. - Ep 17Welcome Home3/22/61
An ecentric housekeeper has served a family for 25 years, but once all the children have been raised, she is without a job. - Ep 14Private Eye, Private Eye3/8/61
Producer Max Liebman presents this hour of sketch comedy starring Ernie Kovacs and his regular cast of characters.''Sketches include: "Nairobi Safe Robbery"--Kovacs' gorillas break into a safe; "The Good Old Days"--A widow asks fussy poet Percy Dovetonsils to catch her husband's killer; "Private Life of a Private Eye"--Detective Mike Mallet tries to catch a thug but his loving wife gets in his way; "More Gore"--A sponsor expresses doubts over a TV series; "Peter Legato"; and "Silent Movie" with Nick Carter. ''Music includes "Chase" Ballet ("Son of Drum Suite") with dancer Buzz Miller; Vocalise: Debussy Preludes from Edie Adams; and "Girl Friday" by Pat Carroll.moreless - Ep 13The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon2/22/61
Charlie Gordon is a sensitive man who works in a bakery. Though he has a very low IQ, he is eager to learn. A teacher encourages him to undergo a surgery, untried on humans, that raised the brain power of mice. - Ep 12The Big Splash2/8/61
The Gormans and their daughter, Jeanne, are vacationing in South Florida. When they return from an evening out, they find an armed man who padlocks them in their room and holds them hostage for $10,000. Jeanne holds out hope that the young man she dined with will come to their rescue, but soon learns he's in on the setup. Mr. Gorman is unable to raise the money since his business is almost bankrupt.moreless - Ep 11The Devil Makes Sunday1/25/61
A revolt led by a killer is touched off when a prisoner is flogged at an island penal colony near Australia. The leader, Clay, takes out the worst of his anger on Major Childs, a steely man who ran the prison without mercy. Clay is torn between getting vengeance and making his escape.moreless - Ep 10The Mating Machine1/11/61
In this romantic comedy, a high-spirited young woman mistakenly fills out a customer form instead of an employment application at a computer dating service. The brain matches her up with a fussy scientist. - Ep 9Operation Northstar12/28/60
At a U. S. Embassy behind the Iron Curtain, a colonel is concerened about a leak of information coming from his office. He calls in a trusted friend, a captain who's experienced in war but not diplomacy. - Ep 8Shame the Devil12/14/60
A small town librarian is petitioned by some locals to remove a book, Shame the Devil, from the public library's shelves. Her fiance expect her to give in to the pressure, but she surprises him by standing up to the library board and city elders by refusing. Seeing a great publicity opportunity, the book's author shows up to boost book sales.moreless - Ep 7The Yum Yum Girl11/30/60
In this romantic comedy, an advertising executive comes up with a campaign for a soft drink and hires a serious drama student to be the "Yum Yum Girl" in his commercials. She agrees because she needs the money to finance a summer theater. - Ep 5A Time to Decide11/2/60
Eccentric Charles Averill runs his weathy family's endowment foundation with help from his nephew Roger, a former school teacher. The night prior to the music auditions, they learn that a violin prodigy has swiped a valuable belonging of Charles' sister, Esther. - Ep 4Step on the Gas10/19/60
This musical-comedy satire takes on American's driving habits and love of cars. Sketches include: a bank robbery and automobile getaway; a road sign dance with Rod Alexander; Shirley Jones sings "I Love Being a Girl" in an evening gown, a swimsuit, and as a grease monkey; Sheri Lewis sings "I'm Crazy About Horns on Automobiles That Go Ta-ta-ta-ta"; and Pat Carroll appears in a sketch titled "Where Did I Park My Car" as a housewife who heads to the city to pick up her husband from work.moreless - Ep 3The Revolt of Judge Lloyd10/5/60
A female judges presides over a case of juvenile delinquency. One of the law-breaking youths is son of a politically influential man. The father's support is something her fiance, Earl, desperately needs. Judge Lloyd declares that it will be an open trial and the defendants parents are required to attend. The jurist quickly feel pressure from the political party and her fiance to change her decision.moreless - Ep 2The Man Who Knew Tomorrow9/21/60
A mystery writer dreams up outrageous plots that seem to come true. He meets a young woman who's exactly like the one he's writing about. The author quickly becomes suspicious, wondering if she's insane or perhaps a spy. The men following her might be Secret Service agents or, perhaps, doctors. - Ep 1When in Rome9/7/60
In this comedy, a happily married man has some explaining to do to his suspicious wife. He's willed $50,000 by a recently departed actress for "three happy days in Rome".
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Season 7
- Ep 23Bride of the Fox8/24/60
This episode is based on a true event from the life of Tom Hines whose success at spying and sabotage during the Civil War made him a Confederate hero. - Ep 22The Case of the Missing Wife8/10/60
In Malaysia, Inspector Henry Plover is assigned the case of a missing woman. Edmund Hobart says that his wife disappeared, no doubt killed by local rebels. Inspector Plover, however, believes the man killed his wife because he's having an affair with a widowed neighbor. Additionally, Hobart had filed for divorce not long before the vanishing.moreless - Ep 21Shadow of a Pale Horse7/20/60
Jack Rigger, a blacksmith in the Australian frontier town of Cobar Springs, wants to lynch the man he thinks killed his son. The man, an ex-con who recently showed up in town, is brought to trial. In an odd twist, it's Rigger who must serve as the man's defense counsel. - Ep 19The Great Gold Mountain6/29/60
In a small Midwestern town during the 1920s, a young reporter takes the slightly-injured diver of a car accident to the local hotel. He's convinced she's a famous, wealthy socialite and writes an exaggerated article about her adventures for the local paper. His editor eventually exposes her as a swindler. - Ep 18The Imposter6/15/60
After waiting six years for her husband who went missing during a war, she accepts a bearded man from a hospital and brings him home. Many people question whether he's the real husband or an impostor, including his childhood friends. - Ep 17Game of Hearts6/1/60
Gerry and her popular roommate Nancy share a tiny New York apartment. Gerry is sad over having recently lost her boyfriend while Nancy is excited about her upcoming marriage to Philip. Nancy convinces Gerry to go out with a shy art lover and soon wedding bells are ringing for them as well. The question is: are they really in love or is Gerry just caught up in the matrimony frenzy.moreless - Ep 16Girl in the Gold Bathtub5/4/60
Two advertising men are trying to get a supposed 16th century bathtub out of Italy to use in an American soap commercial. The obstacles they encounter include a woman taking a bath in the tub and a Milwaukee, Wisconsin countess. - Ep 15The Girl Who Knew Too Much4/20/60
Loretta Palmer is a woman who claims to make contact with the spirit world. In turn of the century New York, she announces to a reporter and his editor that she can identify the jewel thief police are looking for. Their skepticism turns to amazement when her information leads to the arrest of the thief and recovery of the loot. A psychic researcher enters the scene and romance soon follows.moreless - Ep 14How to Make a Killing4/6/60
This spoof of mysteries is set in 19th century Paris. Femme fatale Madeline is set to marry Jacques, who's third in line to inherit the family fortune. When the two uncles who stand between him and the cache are neatly killed, a police inspector investigates. Madeline's locket is suspiciously found at one of the murder scenes, but Jacques provides her with an alibi.moreless - Ep 13Charlie and the Kid3/23/60
A hobo circus clown, known in the business as a "Charlie", works hard to educate a 10-year-old boy so he won't live his life under the big top. - Ep 12Revolt in Hadley3/9/60
The second of two episodes based on the same character. Lydia and Lowell Chalmers, head of the Hadley firm, are against all modern ideas to boost the declining family knife business. A flash flood wipes out the factory, forcing a decision on the company's future. Most want to sell but Charlie stands up to his tyrannical mother-in-law because he wants to save the business.moreless - Ep 11The Women of Hadley Act2/24/60
The old and new collide in a traditional New England dynasty when a modern but poor young man marries into the family. The clan is ruled by his mother-in-law with an iron hand. - Ep 10The American Cowboy2/10/60
Max Liebman presents a series of sketches and musical numbers satirizing the Old West. Sketches include: Fred MacMurray playing a New York "method" actor taking on the role of a cowboy; a cowboy buying a new gun takes on the air of a woman dress shopping; and Wally Cox plays a feared gunman who uses a five-shooter and dances "The Billy the Kid Ballet". Charles Sanford conducts the orchestra.moreless - Ep 9You Can't Have Everything1/27/60
Edna and Joe Cartey are facing a dim future. Edna is carrying their child, the couple is very poor, and prospects are not good. Her weak-willed husband, Joe, is mother-obsessed. The death of the ailing old lady further dims all hope for the family. - Ep 8Queen of the Orange Bowl1/13/60
A former kindergarten teacher has turned Greenwich Village beatnik in this comedy. Her boyfriend, who has no intention of getting married to her, is heading home to Rochester for vacation. She's so irked that she invites herself on the trip, determined to prove that she's really a square at heart. Some family members find her charming while others are uneasy because of her groovy look and outlook.moreless - Ep 7Act of Terror12/30/59
In this allegory about events in Cuba, a student aligns himself with his country's revolutionary movement. As part of his duty, he is expected to kill a harmless professor because the man's brother is part of the government in charge. - Ep 6One Red Rose for Christmas12/16/59
Due to popular response, Helen Hayes and Patty Duke reprise their roles in a re-staging of an episode from last December.''The head of an orphanage, Mother Seraphim, is looking forward to spending a Christmas with her sister, also a "sister", who's just arrived at her facility. A young girl starts a fire, burning down part of the building and forcing the nuns and orphans to spend the cold night outside. As a result, Mother Seraphim's sister catches pneumonia and dies. The Mother Superior blames the child and makes the girl's life miserable.moreless - Ep 5Marriage--Handle with Care12/2/59
In Sid Caesar's second comedy special of the season, he satarizes romance and marriage through the ages. His guests are Audrey Meadows, Jose Ferrer, Connie Francis and Marge and Gower Champion. ''In the first sketch, Caesar is a modern-day husband with a wife who plays golf. To contrast, the Champions play an old fashioned couple.''In the sketch Surprise Wedding, Ferrer is the excitable host of a TV game show that marries couples. Meadows is the overzealous bride and Caesar is the reluctant groom.''In Marriage de Fausto, grand opera and courtship are put through the wringer as Caesar plays Faust, Ferrer as Mephistopheles, and Meadows as Marguerite.moreless - Ep 4The Last Autumn11/18/59
A widowed father goes to visit his son at a prep school and learns that his son has just died. The young man either fell or was pushed off a ledge while on a school field trip. The father relentlessly pursues the matter until he learns that the teacher supervising the trip was asleep when the tragic event occurred.moreless - Ep 3Big Doc's Girl11/4/59
A young woman with musical ambitions has grown weary of being a country farmer's daughter. Old man John Morton, a gnarled patient who saps the energies of her and her father, symbolizes why she wants to get away to the city. - Ep 2Holiday on Wheels10/21/59
In the first of his comedy specials this season, Sid Ceasar pokes fun at American transportation. His guests include Tony Randall, Gizele MacKenzie, and Audrey Meadows. In sketches: two couples and two kids take a cross-country trip; how to get rid of leftovers after a vacation; and in a 30-minute segment, Anton Polka, a pioneer car manufacturer from Alaska, still builds cars by hand (five a year is all he can do). Choreographer Peter Gennaro stages a jazz ballet about automobiles. Music is provided by Paul Weston and orchestra.moreless - Ep 1Rachel's Summer10/7/59
In the seventh season opener, a teen-aged girl has saved up to take a summer trip to visit a friend. A jealous classmate starts the rumor that the girl is actually pregnant and the story quickly makes it back to the teen's mother. Despite repeatedly denying the gossip, the mother cancels the trip. The teen, hurt that her mother doesn't believe her, takes desperate measures.moreless
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Season 6
- Ep 29The Hours Before Dawn9/23/59
The nighttime crying of a couple's infant daughter bothers all the neighbors. Their mysterious boarder, a schoolteacher, is the only one who seems not to notice. This person's odd behavior sets off rumors around the neighborhood. - Ep 28The Case of Julia Walton9/9/59
A woman in the process of divorcing her alcoholic husband is having problems with their young son. She invites her future-ex over to discuss the child and announces her plans to remarry. Before it's all over, she has shot him dead. The boy, however, claims he heard none of the scuffle or fight over the weapon.moreless - Ep 27A Taste of Champagne8/26/59
In this comedy, a bookkeeper retires from the company after 25 years, and takes the $85,000 payroll with him as he heads to Paris. He takes up with a glamorous gold digger and the two have a huge time living the high life until the insurance inspector catches up to them.moreless - Ep 26Seed of Guilt8/12/59
After an eight year absence, a snobbish mother is determined to spread unhappiness when she visits her married daughter, son-in-law, and their adopted daughter. Mrs. Granet disapproved of the marriage from the start because of the husband's lack of social standing. - Ep 25Wish on the Moon7/29/59
In this light-hearted romp, two roommate friends in New York have different goals: Olivia wants to get married and Frances wants to be an actress. Things take an ironic turn when Olivia tags along with Frances to a modeling agency; they ignore Frances but instead sign Olivia to a contract. While concentrating on her new modeling career, Olivia doesn't have time for Gil, the handsome doctor she had been seeing. He soon begins dating Frances and the two fall in love.moreless - Ep 24The Pink Burro7/15/59
Former vaudeville singer Lil Andrews ambitiously makes preparations for her daughter's professional singing debut. She is unaware that the girl, who is living out of town with an aunt while taking singing lessons, has secretly married and given up plans for a singing career. - Ep 23Apple of His Eye7/1/59
A middle-aged widower, a highly-respected Midwestern farmer, needs help when his housekeeper goes to the hospital. He hires a local girl, some thirty years his junior, to help out. By the time the housekeeper returns, the two have fallen madly in love, leading tongues to begin wagging throughout the town. - Ep 22No Leave for the Captain6/17/59
Off the coast of England during World War II, a father and son happen to be serving together in a mine disposal unit. There is much tension between the pair due to the father's continued drunkeness (he shows up at his grandchild's christening smuggling a flask of cognac) and past court-martial.moreless - Ep 21Whisper of Evil6/3/59
A high school Latin teacher offers extra help to a female student. When the young woman disappears, people gossip that the teacher was having an affair with girl and has killed her. - Ep 20Call It a Day5/20/59
Dorothy and Roger Hilton are the long-married parents of two teenagers. Roger, an accountant, has a beautiful young actress as a new client who wants to discuss taxes after her evening performance. At the same time, Dorothy meets the bachelor brother of a friend who confesses his interested in her. In fact, he invites himself to her home to meet Roger and see if they actually have a happy marriage.moreless - Ep 19The Wayward Widow5/6/59
In a British seacoast town of the 1800s, beautiful Lizzy Newberry takes over for her recently deceased husband in the local brandy smuggling business. The illegal beverage is cleverly hidden from revenuers in the widow's home. Lizzy and her cohorts become nervous when the Rev. Mr. Stockdale becomes a lodger at her home.moreless - Ep 18Little Tin God4/22/59
Stan Kowski, a patient at a tuberculosis sanitarium, is the man the others look to for encouragement, games, stories and general distraction. He considers it his job to keep up the spirits of the other patients. Learning that his time is short, he asks to be moved to another hospital to spare his friends the depressing news. Before he goes, he chooses another to be in charge of morale. Stan chooses Carl Schard, a man who has, so far, been aloof and bitter.moreless - Ep 17Trouble-in-Law4/8/59
For years May Golden has ended every argument with her husband by threatening to get a job. When Mimi, her youngest married daughter,''becomes exasperated with her mother's daily visits and free advice,''May decides it's time to prove her value by making good her threat. - Ep 16Night of Betrayal3/25/59
Set in World War II Paris, the son of a wealthy French collaborator, secretly a member of the underground, falls in love with and marries a young Jewish woman he's helping escape to Spain. - Ep 15The Square Egghead3/11/59
New York businessmen become college students for ten weeks as they take a summer refresher course. The single man of the group isn't happy about being away from Gladys, an exotic nightclub dancer, but soon finds himself attracted to a teacher. When Gladys' show is cancelled (for "overexposure"), she goes to visit her wandering boyfriend.moreless - Ep 14Trap for a Stranger2/25/59
A crooked small town marshall arrests a speeding television star who passes through his berg. When a hit-and-run is committed, he decides to pin the rap on the celebrity and use the publicity for his re-election. The marshall's wife realizes what her husband is up to and begins to plot against him.moreless - Ep 13Family Happiness2/11/59
The 17-year-old ward of a middle-aged nobelman has fallen in love with him. He warns that if they marry, they will have major problems; he had married early and knows of the problems in store. Nevertheless, they do marry and his predictions are proven accurate. - Ep 11Dangerous Interlude1/14/59
A woman tries to keep an event in her past secret from her intended spouse. Years earlier, she had been tried and acquitted for the murder of her first husband. Thinking her past is unknown in Africa, she's horrified when the attorney who prosecuted her unexpectedly shows up. - Ep 10Goodbye...But It Doesn't Go Away12/31/58
A blustery, egotistical salesman, motived by insecurity, dominates the lives of his family. Even though his sister-in-law helps pay rent on his swanky apartment, he tries to break up her romance. - Ep 9One Red Rose for Christmas12/17/58
The head of an orphanage, Mother Seraphim, is looking forward to spending Christmas with her sister, also a "sister" who's just arrived at her facility. A young girl starts a fire, burning down the building and forcing the nuns and orphans to spend the cold night outside. As a result, Mother Seraphim's sister catches pneumonia and dies. The Mother Superior blames the child and makes the girl's life miserable.moreless - Ep 8The Enemies12/3/58
Two long time political enemies renew their battle upon learing that one's daughter is engaged to the other's son. - Ep 7This Day in Fear11/19/58
A one-time fighter for the Irish rebellion moves to London and a quiet life after getting out of prision. While he's living there, his former associates decide he must have turned informant and send a group of killers to England to hunt down and kill him. - Ep 6Second Chance11/5/58
Dr. Victor Payson, a widower of just six months and father of a teenage daughter, is in line to become Chief of Surgeons of Collins General Hospital. The wife of the hospital's director plants doubt among Payson's colleagues regarding his suitability for the job because of his romance with a young divorcee.moreless - Ep 5Secret in the Family10/22/58
After writing a sucessful book, the wife of a small town dentist lives it up with the society crowd at New York parties. - Ep 4Mid-Summer10/8/58
A husband and wife disagree over his chosen career. He wants to be a vaudeville performer and she wants him to go into teaching. The issue comes to a head when he simultaneously wins an amateur contest and is offered a teaching job. - Ep 2Death Minus One9/24/58
A young woman is trapped in the debris when a London building collapses. While trying to free her, the rescuers discover an unexploded World War II V-2 rocket that must be defused for further collapses set it off. - Ep 1The Wound Within9/10/58
Young Dr. Sigmund Freud, fresh from studies in Paris, joins the Vienna General Hospital. He tries to convince his colleagues that all illnesses aren't physical, but some are caused by psychological injuries. His theories and experiments are met with derision.
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