Hugh Reilly
TV Reader's Digest (1955)
Season 2
TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.
Released Jan. 17, 1955
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.fort-huachuca-arizona, imdb.fort-huachuca, imdb.punctuation-in-title, imdb.apostrophe-in-title, imdb.anthology
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Child Pioneer
Oct. 17, 1955, midnight
S2E2 - The Old Master Detective
Oct. 24, 1955, midnight
S2E3 - The Archer-Shee Case
Oct. 31, 1955, midnight
S2E4 - The Brainwashing of John Hayes
Nov. 7, 1955, midnight
S2E5 - The Making of a Submarine
Nov. 14, 1955, midnight
S2E6 - The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate
Nov. 21, 1955, midnight
S2E7 - If I Were Rich
Longing to move up in the world and escape their ordinary lives, the Johnson family pin all their hopes on a sweepstakes ticket. When their ticket becomes one of twenty finalists, temptation to sell it before the prize is selected wears on them, but they win it. Afterward, what looked like a life of ease turns into problems and heartache.
Nov. 28, 1955, midnight
S2E8 - The Sad Death of a Hero
Dec. 5, 1955, midnight
S2E9 - Emergency Case
Dec. 12, 1955, midnight
S2E10 - When the Wise Men Appeared
Dec. 19, 1955, midnight
S2E11 - Ordeal at Yuba Gap
Dec. 26, 1955, midnight
S2E12 - In the Eye of a Hurricane
Jan. 2, 1956, midnight
S2E13 - Why the Choir Was Late
Jan. 9, 1956, midnight
S2E14 - The Man Who Beat Death
Jan. 16, 1956, midnight
S2E15 - A Bell for Okinawa
Jan. 23, 1956, midnight
S2E16 - Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches
Jan. 30, 1956, midnight
S2E17 - The Mystery of Minnie
Feb. 6, 1956, midnight
S2E18 - Texas in New York
Feb. 13, 1955, midnight
S2E19 - Return from Oblivion
Feb. 20, 1956, midnight
S2E20 - The Case of the Uncertain Hand
Feb. 27, 1956, midnight
S2E21 - It's a Wise Father
March 5, 1956, midnight
S2E22 - Night Court
March 12, 1956, midnight
S2E23 - No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache
March 19, 1956, midnight
S2E24 - The Trigger Finger Clue
March 26, 1956, midnight
S2E25 - The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith
April 2, 1956, midnight
S2E26 - Courage
April 9, 1956, midnight
S2E27 - The Woman Who Changed Her Mind
April 16, 1956, midnight
S2E28 - Uncle Sam's C-Men
April 23, 1956, midnight
S2E29 - Miss Victoria
April 30, 1956, midnight
S2E30 - The Old, Old Story
May 7, 1956, midnight
S2E31 - Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case
May 14, 1956, midnight
S2E32 - Down on the Tennessee
May 21, 1956, midnight
S2E33 - The Man Who Dreamt Winners
May 28, 1956, midnight
S2E34 - The General's Escape
June 4, 1956, midnight
S2E35 - The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle
June 11, 1956, midnight
S2E36 - Go Fight City Hall
June 18, 1956, midnight
S2E37 - Family Reunion USA
June 25, 1956, midnight
S2E38 - The Only Way Out
July 2, 1956, midnight
S2E39 - The Smuggler
July 9, 1956, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Jan. 17, 1955
Last Air Date: July 9, 1956, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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