John Conte
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Series SeasonSeason 1 episodes1955
Matinee Theater
Season 1
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Episodes
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Episode 160 min1955-10-31
Beginning Now
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Episode 260 min1955-11-01
Make Believe Mother
A man who left his wife and infant son turns up years later. He drops in for a visit at the home of his now-married son and grandchildren. His sudden appearance and penchant for gambling wreak havoc in his son's home.
Episode 360 min1955-11-02
The Persistent Image
A once successful writer, who now verges on the alcoholic, makes one last attempt to sell his latest work. When this fails, he must decide which is more important, personal integrity or money.
Episode 460 min1955-11-03
I'm Straight with the World
This is the tragic love story of a man and woman who fall in love as youngsters, but each married another.
Episode 560 min1955-11-04
Progress and Minnie Sweeney
A young intern tries to convince his fiance she shouldn't have the responsibility of supporting her divorced sister and the sister's child.
Episode 660 min1955-11-07
The House on Wildwood Lane
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Episode 760 min1955-11-08
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
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Episode 860 min1955-11-09
One for the Road
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Episode 960 min1955-11-10
An Apple for Miss Myrtle
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Episode 1060 min1955-11-11
The Man Without a Country
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Episode 1160 min1955-11-14
Jigsaw
An elderly father is being pressured by his family to sell his orange groves to a real estate developer. He resists but starts to reconsider when he considers that his tomboy grandaughter could use the money to develope her singing career.
Episode 1260 min1955-11-15
She's the One with the Funny Face
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Episode 1360 min1955-11-16
All the Hoffmeyers in the World
During all the years of their married life, Helen has been bullied by her husband Phil--about the neglected house, her ill health and the care of their son. Lately, Phil has been seeing much of Ruth, their next-door-neighbor, whose husband Matt, according to Phil, is ""an unambitious cop."" A terrible accident reveals Phil as he really is.
Episode 1460 min1955-11-17
The Aspern Papers
In a Korean battle five Americans become detached from their company. They take over a hut in which they find and capture two North Korean soldiers, and an orphaned youngster. The boy soon becomes their mascot.
Episode 1560 min1955-11-18
Roman Fever
A shy school principal and a rising young attorney are both in love with the same woman. A man who looks a great deal like Abraham Lincoln arrives in town as a summer boarder and becomes involved in the situation.
Episode 1660 min1955-11-21
Midsummer
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Episode 1760 min1955-11-22
The Lady Chooses
The daughter and sister of a pretty widown decide to play Cupid. Both want to marry her off to a likely suitor. - Tv Guide
Episode 1860 min1955-11-23
The Courtship of Miles Standish
A Polish merchant learns that his teen-age son and daughter have been won over to communism. He laboriously arranges an escape from the country, with his rebellious son virtually his prisoner. Even in Sweden their trouble continues, as the son informs on a priest who has aided their escape. - Tv Guide
Episode 1960 min1955-11-25
Dispossessed
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Episode 2060 min1955-11-28
One for the Road
A beautiful young socialite is found murdered.
Episode 2160 min1955-11-29
The Touchstone
A middle-aged bachelor thus far has avoided matrimony. His friends, knowing he is in need of money, arrange a meeting with a prospective bride who might be willing to support a husband.
Episode 2260 min1955-11-30
Wuthering Heights
A mother discovers she is falling in love with the man her daughter has married.
Episode 2360 min1955-12-01
The Brass Ring
A meek little file clerk turns into a veritable tiger when his boss hires an efficiency expert. His file system has worked for 30 years. and he's not going to change it for an efficiency expert.
Episode 2460 min1955-12-02
Jason
A husband has definite ideas about bringing up his children. He feels his way of life on an isolated island is better than letting his offspring be subjected to education and other ""cruelties"" of civilization.
Episode 2560 min1955-12-05
Arrowsmith
Three generations come together to celebrate the grandparents' 50th wedding anniversary. During the evening the newly wedded granddaughter insists on modeling her grandmother's wedding gown.
Episode 2660 min1955-12-06
Passing Strange
A woman art instructor entering her 30s falls in love with a pupil younger than she. Her overbearing brother tries to convince the woman that the artist is only using her to further his career.
Episode 2760 min1955-12-07
For These Services
Following the death of her husband, a widow insists on keeping his tailor shop open even though business is falling off. A long-time friend, who has been in love with her for many years, tries to convince the grief-stricken widow she is making a mistake by treating the shop as a shrine to her husband's memory.
Episode 2860 min1955-12-08
Cordially - With Bombs
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Episode 2960 min1955-12-09
The White Oaks
An elderly man of letters supports his orphaned teen-age granddaughter. When he hires a young male secretary, the girl believes she has fallen in love. -Tv Guide
Episode 3060 min1955-12-12
O'Toole from Moscow
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Episode 3160 min1955-12-13
The Milwaukee Rocket
A young couple moves into the ground floor apartment of a mansion owned by an elderly woman. The husband at first resents the fact that the old lady imposes on his wife to do household chores. Then they learn they have been made sole heirs in her will. -Tv Guide
Episode 3260 min1955-12-14
This One is Different
A man is determined to prevent his teen-age daughter from leaving home and entering a convent - Tv Guide
Episode 3360 min1955-12-15
Sins of the Fathers
This is the well-known story of Biblical times about Ruth, whose devotion to her mother-in-law tkes her into a new land among strangers.
Episode 3460 min1955-12-16
See You on Sunday
When a confirmed bachelor who owns a restaurant tries to sell his special recipe for a salad dressing, he gets involved with a beautiful girl FBI agent.
Episode 3560 min1955-12-19
Coming of Age
A young English couple decide that they will live with the groom's aged mother after the wedding. When the bride puts up her house for sale, her five brothers and sisters, whom she has not seen for years, descend upon her from all corners of the British Isles to try to prevent the sale.
Episode 3660 min1955-12-20
Technique
A governess, in love with the father of her charge, is dismayed when she learns the widower is unaware of her feelings and plans to marry another woman. In her bitter disappointment, the governess turns the young boy against his prospective stepmother in an effort to prevent the marriage from taking place.
Episode 3760 min1955-12-21
Gallin: All-American
The idyllic existence of an American college professor, who has moved with his second wife and two children to Mexico, is menaced by the sudden appearance of his first wife, who is determined to win him back.
Episode 3860 min1955-12-22
Santa is No Saint
The fifth wealthiest woman in the world hires detectives to trail her fifth husband and ensure his faithfulness. The husband decides to regain his freedom by arranging his own ""death.""-Tv Guide
Episode 3960 min1955-12-23
The Unwelcomed
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Episode 4060 min1955-12-26
The Red Sanders Story
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Episode 4160 min1956-07-09
Class of '58
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Episode 4260 min1955-12-28
Horns of the Dilemma
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Episode 4360 min1955-12-29
Little Girls Grow Up
A young man is trying to keep up pretenses even though the business he inherited from his father is failing. He is furious when a practical joker at the alumni reunion asks him if he needs a job. -NBC
Episode 4460 min1955-12-30
The Shot
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Episode 4560 min1956-01-03
Mr. Krane
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Episode 4660 min1956-01-04
Yesterday is Gone
A wealthy industrialist offers to revive the dwindling industry in a small town. In his ruthless business dealings he threatens to ruin the town banker. The other prominent citizens are forced to choose between the banker and the industry the town needs so badly.- TV GUIDE
Episode 4760 min1956-01-05
Double Door
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Episode 4860 min1956-01-06
The Happy Rest
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Episode 4960 min1956-01-09
The Gate
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Episode 5060 min1956-01-10
One Left Over
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Episode 5160 min1956-01-11
All the Trees in the Field
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Episode 5260 min1956-01-12
The Century Plant
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Episode 5360 min1956-01-13
Friday the 13th
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Episode 5460 min1956-01-16
The Old Maid
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Episode 5560 min1956-01-17
Mother Was a Bachelor
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Episode 5660 min1956-01-18
The Bottom of the River
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Episode 5760 min1956-01-19
The Carefree Tree
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Episode 5860 min1956-01-20
Interlude
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Episode 5960 min1956-01-23
The Big Box
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Episode 6060 min1956-01-24
Sincerely Yours, Charlie Fisher
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Episode 6160 min1956-01-25
Doc
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Episode 6260 min1956-01-26
The Amateur
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Episode 6360 min1956-01-27
Light and Shadow
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Episode 6460 min1956-01-30
Romney
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Episode 6560 min1956-01-31
O Promise Me
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Episode 6660 min1956-02-01
Hold My Hand and Run
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Episode 6760 min1956-02-02
Dark Possession
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Episode 6860 min1956-02-03
The Diamond
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Episode 6960 min1956-02-06
Susan and God
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Episode 7060 min1956-02-07
As Young As You Feel
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Episode 7160 min1956-02-08
The White Knight
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Episode 7260 min1956-02-09
The Anxious Years
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Episode 7360 min1956-02-10
The Heart of Mary Lincoln
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Episode 7460 min1956-02-13
The Middle Son
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Episode 7560 min1956-02-14
Valentine's Day
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Episode 7660 min1956-02-15
Summer Cannot Last
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Episode 7760 min1956-02-16
The Last Battlefield
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Episode 7860 min1956-02-17
The Catbird Seat
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Episode 7960 min1956-02-20
Dream House
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Episode 8060 min1956-02-21
The Runaways
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Episode 8160 min1956-02-22
The Ledger
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Episode 8260 min1956-02-23
When the Bough Breaks
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Episode 8360 min1956-02-24
I Want to March
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Episode 8460 min1956-02-27
Skylark
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Episode 8560 min1956-02-28
Tall, Dark Stranger
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Episode 8660 min1956-02-29
Anything But Love
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Episode 8760 min1956-03-01
Robin Daw
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Episode 8860 min1956-03-02
Letter to a Stranger
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Episode 8960 min1956-03-05
Dinner at Antoine's
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Episode 9060 min1956-03-06
The Mating of Watkins Tottle
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Episode 9160 min1956-03-07
Her Son's Wife
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Episode 9260 min1956-03-08
The Shining Palace
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Episode 9360 min1956-03-09
The Odd Ones
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Episode 9460 min1956-03-12
A Cowboy for Chris
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Episode 9560 min1956-03-13
The Rocking Chair
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Episode 9660 min1956-03-14
The Big Guy
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Episode 9760 min1956-03-15
Statute of Limitations
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Episode 9860 min1956-03-16
The Baron and the Banshees
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Episode 9960 min1956-03-19
Notebook Warrior
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Episode 10060 min1956-03-20
Temptation for a King
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Episode 10160 min1956-03-21
The White Knight
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Episode 10260 min1956-03-22
The Anxious Years
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Episode 10360 min1956-03-23
M is for the Many
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Episode 10460 min1956-03-26
Silent Partner
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Episode 10560 min1956-03-27
Winter in April
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Episode 10660 min1956-03-28
Bread Upon the Waters
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Episode 10760 min1956-03-29
The Giant Killer
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Episode 10860 min1956-03-30
The Book of Ruth
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Episode 10960 min1956-04-02
Singer in the Valley
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Episode 11060 min1956-04-03
The Heart of a Husband
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Episode 11160 min1956-04-04
From the Desk of Margaret Tydings
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Episode 11260 min1956-04-05
But You Look Like Sisters
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Episode 11360 min1956-04-06
The House of Seven Gables
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Episode 11460 min1956-04-09
Fiddlin' Man
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Episode 11560 min1956-04-10
The Hollow Woman
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Episode 11660 min1956-04-11
People in Glass
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Episode 11760 min1956-04-12
One of the Family
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Episode 11860 min1956-04-13
Young Hands, Young Feet
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Episode 11960 min1956-04-16
The Lark Shall Sing
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Episode 12060 min1956-04-17
In Dread of Winter
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Episode 12160 min1956-04-19
The Babylonian Heart
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Episode 12260 min1956-04-20
Ask Me No Questions
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Episode 12360 min1956-04-23
Whom Death Has Joined Together
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Episode 12460 min1956-04-24
The Wedding
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Episode 12560 min1956-04-25
The Reckoning
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Episode 12660 min1956-04-26
A Woman Named Ruby
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Episode 12760 min1956-04-27
The Bright Boy
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Episode 12860 min1956-04-30
The Carefree Tree
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Episode 12960 min1956-05-01
Graybeards and Witches
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Episode 13060 min1956-05-02
The Legend of Jenny Lind
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Episode 13160 min1956-05-03
Daughter of the Seventh Day
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Episode 13260 min1956-05-04
Night Must Fall
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Episode 13360 min1956-05-07
The 25th Hour
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Episode 13460 min1956-05-08
A Man and His Maid
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Episode 13560 min1956-05-09
Perspective
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Episode 13660 min1956-05-10
The Catamaran
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Episode 13760 min1956-05-11
Johnny Came Marching Home
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Episode 13860 min1956-05-14
A Family Affair
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Episode 13960 min1956-05-16
Blind Date
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Episode 14060 min1956-05-17
To Have and to Hold
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Episode 14160 min1956-05-18
Edwina Black
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Episode 14260 min1956-05-21
The Spare Room
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Episode 14360 min1956-05-22
The Bottle Imp
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Episode 14460 min1956-05-23
Brief Music
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Episode 14560 min1956-05-24
The Girl from Boro Park
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Episode 14660 min1956-05-25
To Whom It May Concern
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Episode 14760 min1956-05-28
Bachelor Buttons
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Episode 14860 min1956-05-29
The Children of Papa Juan
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Episode 14960 min1956-05-30
Herself Alone
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Episode 15060 min1956-05-31
Three for the Money
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Episode 15160 min1956-06-01
Taxi to the Moon
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Episode 15260 min1956-06-04
The Goodtime Boys
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Episode 15360 min1956-06-05
The American
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Episode 15460 min1956-06-06
Cause for Suspicion
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Episode 15560 min1956-06-07
Fight the Whole World
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Episode 15660 min1956-06-08
Autumn Crocus
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Episode 15760 min1956-06-11
George Has a Birthday
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Episode 15860 min1956-06-12
The Serpent's Tooth
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Episode 15960 min1956-06-13
Crime at Blossom's
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Episode 16060 min1956-06-14
The Luck of Amos Currie
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Episode 16160 min1956-06-15
Alison's House
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Episode 16260 min1956-06-18
Safe Place
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Episode 16360 min1956-06-19
The Guest Cottage
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Episode 16460 min1956-06-20
Forsaking All Others
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Episode 16560 min1956-06-21
Love, Honor and O'Day
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Episode 16660 min1956-06-22
The Damask Cheek
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Episode 16760 min1956-06-25
Moon Over
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Episode 16860 min1956-06-26
But Fear Itself
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Episode 16960 min1956-06-27
The Birthday Present
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Episode 17060 min1956-06-28
The Ghost of Greenwich Village
A college boy accidentally kills a girl who is trying to blackmail him.
Episode 17160 min1956-06-29
The Young and the Damned
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Episode 17260 min1956-07-02
There's Always Juliet
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Episode 17360 min1956-07-03
Seasoned Timber
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Episode 17460 min1956-07-04
The Declaration
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Episode 17560 min1956-07-05
High Places
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Episode 17660 min1956-07-06
Black Chiffon
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Episode 17760 min1956-07-09
Class of '58
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Episode 17860 min1956-07-11
Marriage by the Millions
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Episode 17960 min1956-07-12
Backfire
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Episode 18060 min1956-07-13
The Bishop Misbehaves
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Episode 18160 min1956-07-16
Remittance
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Episode 18260 min1956-07-17
Beg, Borrow or Steal
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Episode 18360 min1956-07-18
Summer Pavilion
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Episode 18460 min1956-07-19
The Feast
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Episode 18560 min1956-07-20
A Full, Rich Life
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Episode 18660 min1956-07-23
The Reverberator
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Episode 18760 min1956-07-24
Woman at the Window
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Episode 18860 min1956-07-25
Another Sky
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Episode 18960 min1956-07-26
Letter of Introduction
An American divorcee, transplanted to Paris, receives a letter stating that she is about to be visited by a young man who doesn't know she is his mother.
Episode 19060 min1956-07-27
Home at Seven
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Episode 19160 min1956-07-30
The Cypress Tree
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Episode 19260 min1956-07-31
Belong to Me
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Episode 19360 min1956-08-01
Pygmalion Jones
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Episode 19460 min1956-08-02
Gretel
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Episode 19560 min1956-08-03
Some Man Will Want You
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Episode 19660 min1956-08-06
The Fall of the House of Usher
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Episode 19760 min1956-08-07
Cupid Rode a Horse
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Episode 19860 min1956-08-08
The Old Payola
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Episode 19960 min1956-08-10
The Perfect Alibi
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