John Brahm
Director
General Electric Theater (1953)
Season 5
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Released Feb. 1, 1953
Episode 30 min
None+
Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.company-sponsor-name-in-title, imdb.anthology-series, imdb.all-star-cast, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Watch Providers: Tubi TV
Production Companies: Theodora Productions, MCA Television, Revue Studios
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - The Great Lady
Julia Courtney, a retired actress, lives in a theatrical boarding house. When one of the residents is murdered, all of the residents are under suspicion. The chief suspect is a young friend of Julia's, played by Vera Miles.
Sept. 16, 1956, midnight
S5E2 - The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy
Sept. 23, 1956, midnight
S5E3 - The Professor's Punch
Sept. 30, 1956, midnight
S5E4 - The Pot of Gold
Ralph and Laura Whitemore have suffered many financial disappointments in their life together. But when a "sure thing" comes along at last, they eagerly await the phone call that will bring their "pot of gold".
Oct. 7, 1956, midnight
S5E5 - The Enemies
Yankees take over the Southern home of a young girl and her sick mother who are caring for an injured Confederate deserter.
Oct. 14, 1956, midnight
S5E6 - The Invitation
After her baby dies in childbirth, Alice Kellen retreats into a world of her own. As she sinks deeper into fantasy, her husband tries a desperate measure to snap her back to reality.
Oct. 21, 1956, midnight
S5E7 - The Second Stranger
In 1829, a stranger enters a tavern to take shelter from the storm. He finds an old friend from the war of 1812, and the two men have a drink. The inn is crowded with townspeople, all of whom are celebrating tomorrow's hanging.
Oct. 28, 1956, midnight
S5E8 - The Rider on the Pale Horse
Nov. 4, 1956, midnight
S5E9 - The Charlatan
A cancer therapist defends himself against a charge of fraud made by a newspaperwoman and a doctor.
Nov. 11, 1956, midnight
S5E10 - The Road That Led Afar
A young mountain girl marries a widower with four children and goes to live in his rustic cabin. Not only does she find the unfamiliar routine hard, but she must face the task of winning over the frightened youngsters.
Nov. 25, 1956, midnight
S5E11 - Orphans
Dec. 2, 1956, midnight
S5E12 - The Breach
Author Emily Marsden secludes herself in a small village after quarreling with her husband. There, she learns a lot about her own difficulties by trying to help someone else.
Dec. 9, 1956, midnight
S5E13 - The Chess Game
A cynical intellectual shelters a 15-year-old boy who is wanted for murder.
Dec. 16, 1956, midnight
S5E14 - A Child is Born
A retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants.
Dec. 23, 1956, midnight
S5E15 - The Shadow Outside
Evvy, who lives with her parents in New Mexico, has met few boys. When the town bully, Ray Poole, becomes interested in her she is both confused and frightened.
Dec. 30, 1956, midnight
S5E16 - Never Turn Back
Jan. 6, 1957, midnight
S5E17 - The Earring
Lydia Shaw, wife of a successful lawyer, is being blackmailed by a man who has some love letters she wrote before her marriage. Afraid to let her husband find out about the romance, Lydia agrees to pay off her former sweetheart.
Jan. 13, 1957, midnight
S5E18 - Lady of the House
Jan. 20, 1957, midnight
S5E19 - The Doctors of Pawnee Kill
Two brothers, one a doctor the other a fast-draw Sheriff, live in conflict with each other in a town that is run by a ruthless saloon owner.
Jan. 27, 1957, midnight
S5E20 - No Skin Off Me
A young fighter lets his winnings go to his head. His more experienced fighter is worried that he will go over the top, so he sets out to teach the "boy" a lesson.
Feb. 3, 1957, midnight
S5E21 - The Town with a Past
Wandering cowboy Britt Ponset finds himself caught in the middle of a dispute between mine owner "Silver Annie" Huxley, the leaders of Virtue City, and the railroad, which wants to builds tracks across her property.
Feb. 10, 1957, midnight
S5E22 - The Big Shooter
Feb. 17, 1957, midnight
S5E23 - Flight from Tormendero
During World War 2, a ship's captain picks up the survivors of a torpedoed ship. Among those rescued are a pretty Eurasian girl and a sinister-appearing man.
Feb. 24, 1957, midnight
S5E24 - The Fenton Touch
A man about to retire from his job at a department store after 30 years of service plots to make off with $50,000 from the store's safe.
March 3, 1957, midnight
S5E25 - With Malice Toward None
An accountant by day and novelist by night, Miss Burrows has grown tired of rejection notices from publishers. Her latest submission is about an author who shoots an editor after his book is rejected.
March 10, 1957, midnight
S5E26 - The Victorian Chaise Lounge
Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.
March 17, 1957, midnight
S5E27 - Too Good with a Gun
An ex-gunfighter goes against his boss and teaches the son how to shoot. He also falls in love with the boss's daughter. But when he gets involved in a gunfight in town, his boss sends him passing and turns his two children against him.
March 24, 1957, midnight
S5E28 - Bargain Bride
April 7, 1957, midnight
S5E29 - Cab Driver
A female taxicab driver finds a dead man in the back seat of her cab, and a persistent suitor in the person of the detective who investigates the case.
April 14, 1957, midnight
S5E30 - Bitter Choice
An Army nurse resorts to a cruel ruse in an attempt to rouse a young sergeant from complete apathy and possible death.
April 21, 1957, midnight
S5E31 - I Will Not Die
April 28, 1957, midnight
S5E32 - Angel of Wrath
After he has invested in a publishing firm, a Broadway star is shocked to learn that it prints unsavory literature. He argues with the publisher, strikes the man, and is convinced he is guilty of murder.
May 5, 1957, midnight
S5E33 - A Question of Survival
A cavalry captain and his small band are out-numbered by Comanche Indians. When the company surgeon offers to tend the fatally wounded son of the attacking chief, the captain must choose between certain death for the surgeon and safety for the rest.
May 12, 1957, midnight
S5E34 - The Man Who Inherited Everything
May 19, 1957, midnight
S5E35 - A New Girl in His Life
May 26, 1957, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 9090 min.
Released: Feb. 1, 1953
Last Air Date: June 3, 1962, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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