Season 8
39 episodes · Sep 10, 1956
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- S8E1
Soldiers from the Wars Returning
Sep 10, 195660mIn the season premiere, James Cagney plays an Army sergeant who escorts the body of a fellow sergeant to his hometown. With the Korean War long over, he finds most people disinterested and wonders if their mission was in vain.
- S8E2
Onions in the Stew
Sep 17, 195660mA wife deals with maddening problems running a household on an island not far off the coast from Seattle. In this comic tale, the mother deals with two teen-aged daughters, plumbing that doesn't work, and a friend with eyes on their housekeeper.
- S8E3
After All These Years
Sep 24, 195660mA wife wakes up to find that her husband has left her and their home behind for no apparent reason. She later learns of the crisis that plagues some men in the later years of marriage.
- S8E4
Last Trip of the Hindenburg
Oct 1, 195660mThe stories of various passengers are told in this semi-documentary about the trans-Atlantic crossing of the Hindenburg, including its tragic landing in New Jersey.
- S8E5
September Affair
Oct 8, 195660mAfter a plane crashes into the Atlantic, two of the passengers listed as dead survive, fall in love, and decide to stay together in Europe, leaving their former lives and responsibilities back home.
- S8E6
Pilgrimage
Oct 15, 195660mThe wife of a doctor who's devoted his work to public health feels he's a fool for not going into private practice where he can make more money. When she eventually leaves him, the doctor decides he's had enough of the big city and its so-called sophistication. He heads for the Caribbean to set up a public health station.
- S8E7
Goodbye, Grey Flannel
Oct 22, 195660mA brilliant Madison Avenue ad man had tired of the pressure, so he and his wife retire to the supposedly serene life of a Vermont apple farmer. His first crop of motley-looking fruit tasted great, so he wrote an advertisement singing the praises of spotted apples. Soon, he had organized his fellow farmers into an association and was running an ad agency out of his house.
- S8E8
One Bright Day
Oct 29, 195660mThe president of a drug company returns from Europe to an awaiting lawsuit alleging that one of their medicines killed a boy. After being convinced of the drug's toxicity, he must choose to either to directly alert the public or, as others at the firm suggest, quietly remove it from the market.
- S8E9
Mr. Tutt Goes West
Nov 5, 195660mThe eccentric lawyer of "Saturday Evening Post"-fame fights the shady owner of a small town Montana store. The crooked proprietor is trying to cheat a mining engineer out of his dig.
- S8E10
The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan
Nov 19, 195660mMr. Minihan is a man who spreads unhappiness and trouble wherever he goes, through no fault of his own. Consequently, no matter how much his friends love him, they they are forced to devise schemes to send him far away.
- S8E11
Plainfield Teachers College
Nov 26, 195660mA fictitious college team has its scores printed in the newspaper every week. It's a scam to help out a guy who's in trouble with a bookie.
- S8E12
Sunset Boulevard
Dec 3, 195660mIn this adaptation of the 1950 film, an opportunist writer grudgingly plays love interest to delusional silent film star Nora Desmond. In her fantasy world she's still the world's biggest star and throngs of adoring fans are awaiting her big comeback.
- S8E13
The Young and the Beautiful
Dec 10, 195660mA teen-aged girl plays the part of a sophisticated flirt, pursuing one young man after another. As soon as one becomes interested, she drops him and moves on to the next one.
- S8E14
Miracle at Lensham
Dec 17, 195660mAn American film star, on location in Britain, makes a $50 donation to a run-down church. When the money disappears, a furor follows with the church receiving much publicity. Soon, tourists are flocking to the chapel and donations are pouring in.
- S8E15
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Dec 24, 195660mThis annual live presentation of the opera is telecast in color on this series. Amahl, a disabled young peasant boy, tells his widowed mother that he's just seen a magnificent star in the sky. Soon, there's a knock at their door. Three kings on a long journey arrive at their door asking for a place to rest. They are carrying with them gifts to present to the Christ Child. Wanting to send a gift, but being very poor, Amahl has only his crutch to give.
- S8E16
Music for Your New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 195660mRobert Montgomery drops the usual dramatic format for an evening of live music.
- S8E17
The Liar
Jan 7, 195760mA young wife's apparent inability to tell the truth is putting her marriage in jeopardy.
- S8E18
Give and Take
Jan 14, 195760mA tragic woman feels she's adding nothing to her family and following the loss of an expected child, her mental condition slips further.
- S8E19
Crisis at Sand Cave
Jan 21, 195760mSearching for another entrance to the Mammoth Cave system, Kentucky spelunker Floyd Collins became trapped just 150 feet from the entrance of Sand Cave. Rescuers were able to feed and talk with Collins before additional cave-ins allowed only voice contact. The two weeks of daily coverage by reporter William Burke Miller helped fuel a media circus that surrounded the rescue attempts.
- S8E20
The Clay Pigeon
Jan 28, 195760mSince he works for his older brother, a test pilot always feels he's in his elder's shadow. He doesn't show up for work one day, forcing the older brother to conduct a test flight. When something goes wrong in the plane and he's killed, the family holds the younger brother responsible for his death.
- S8E21
The Week the World Stood Still
Feb 4, 195760mSwedish industrialist Birger Dahlerus worked frantically in the week preceding the start of World War II to negotiate a deal between Britain and Germany. This is a dramatization of the actual events leading up to the outbreak of war.
- S8E22
The Grand Prize
Feb 11, 195760mSecretary Lucille Cotton's prize from a TV contest is to be the boss of her boss for 24 hours. At first, her employer likes the idea because he'll have more time for flirting with her. He changes his opinion when she starts doing some serious bossing.
- S8E23
Wait for Me
Feb 18, 195760mA teenage girl with an older sister tries to spread her wings and become more independent.
- S8E24
Reclining Figure
Feb 25, 195760mA wealthy American art collector is anxious to get his hands on a valuable Renoir painting.
- S8E25
The Enemy
Mar 4, 195760mWhen an American sailor is washed ashore during World War II, a young Japanese doctor and his wife face a crisis. They must choose between honoring their loyalty to their country or their fellow man.
- S8E26
Last Train to Kildevil
Mar 11, 195760mA couple deals with a business and marital crisis while on the commute between their house and Manhattan.
- S8E27
His Name was Death
Mar 18, 195760mAfter successfully murdering his wife, a man starts to think of himself as an expert at the craft. Soon, his friends and neighbors are dropping dead at a startling rate.
- S8E28
One Minute to Ditch
Mar 25, 195760mBased on a recent actual event, a pilot performs a heroic feat when he successfully ditches his plane in the Pacific Ocean with 31 passengers on board. The U. S. Coast Guard cutter Pontchartrain arrives and rescues the survivors.
- S8E29
A Slice of Life
Apr 1, 195760mIn this comedy, a grandmother gets into the cupid business and it ends up turning her home into a commercial bakery.
- S8E30
Victoria Regina
Apr 8, 195760mClaire Bloom portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.
- S8E31
Fear Street
Apr 15, 195760mTwo brothers -- one a police officer, the other a gangster -- face off in a mortal battle. The woman they both love decides the outcome.
- S8E32
The Trial of Pontius Pilate
Apr 22, 195760mThis is a dramatization of the events surrounding the trial of Jesus. Pontius Pilate finds Jesus not guilt yet still turns him over the angry crowd which crucifies him. At his own trial at Nero's court in Rome, he tries to justify his actions.
- S8E33
The New World
Apr 29, 195760mThis suspense drama is based on the actual events involving the scientists working secretly at Chicago's Stagg Field. Dramatized are the final weeks leading up to the first successful nuclear chain reaction, an achievement that made the atomic bomb possible.
- S8E34
Longing for to Go
May 6, 195760mThis love story revolves around an attractive assistant director in television and her boss, an egomaniacal director.
- S8E35
Return Visit
May 13, 195760mNow that he's become successful in the New York business world, a man returns to his hometown to see the friends and family he once rejected.
- S8E36
Sturdevant's Daughter
May 27, 195760mA daughter fears that her mother is falling in love with their family's doctor, so she gets involved to save her parents' marriage.
- S8E37
One Smart Apple
Jun 3, 195760mIn a sequel to the episode "Goodbye, Grey Flannel" (10/22/56), the characters return to teach a few things to the big city advertising types of New York. The Vermont farmer's daughter coaching the husband-hunters "city girls" a few things about catching men.
- S8E38
The Weather Lover
Jun 17, 195760mIn this fantasy, a man who's able to control the weather of the world reaches too far when he tries to do the same with love. He employs his weather-manipulating skills to come between a husband and wife and their daughter and her boyfriend.
- S8E39
Faust '57
Jun 24, 195760mA modern adaptation of the opera Faust closes out the Robert Montgomery series. Faust, the scientist, sells his soul to Satan in exchange for the element he needs to complete a scientific formula. This item, however, proves to be useless to him.