Episodes
The Wayward Saint
August 30, 1956
Road of Fear
September 6, 1956
The Top Rung
September 13, 1956
Mildred Pierce
September 20, 1956
After her cheating husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful, but cannot seem to win the approval of her spoiled daughter.
Only Yesterday
September 27, 1956
Now, Voyager
October 4, 1956
Boston spinster blossoms under therapy and finds impossible romance.
The Guilty
October 11, 1956
Two sisters are in love with the same man. Then one of them is found murdered, which leads police to suspect the other girl.
Flamingo Road
October 18, 1956
A carnival dancer finds herself stranded in a southern town ruled by a corrupt political boss. Complications arise when she becomes romantically involved with the local Sheriff.
Because of You
October 25, 1956
A female ex-con falls in love and hesitates to reveal her past.
You Can't Escape Forever
November 1, 1956
A newspaperman is given the "advice to the lovelorn" column to write after an argument with his boss. He resents the assignment but the job pays off when he gets the beat on the hottest story of the day.
Jezebel
November 8, 1956
A haughty headstrong Southern Belle in Antebellum Louisiana loses her fiancée due to her stubborn vanity and pride and vows to get him back.
The Glass Web
November 15, 1956
A beautiful but heartless television actress, uses seduction and tricks to blackmail the men in her life to a point, where she could get herself killed.
The Gay Sisters
November 22, 1956
Fiona, Evelyn and Susanna are sisters. Their mother dies on the Lusitania, their father is killed in France, they must manage their Fifth Avenue mansion by themselves. Fiona marries Charles Barclay in order to get an inheritance and he begins a campaign to obtain the mansion to level it for real estate development. She vows that this will never happen.
Old Acquaintance
November 29, 1956
Old friends Kit Marlowe and Millie Drake adopt contrasting lifestyles: Kit is a single, critically acclaimed author while married Millie writes popular pulp novels.
Christmas in Connecticut
December 13, 1956
A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
Hollywood's Musical Holiday Revue
December 20, 1956
Todays theme is Hollywood's Musical Holiday Revue.
Michael and Mary
December 27, 1956
After being deserted by her husband, Mary falls in love with Michael. After a few years, they marry, raise a son, and Michael becomes a successful writer. However, her first husband returns with plans of blackmail.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue
January 3, 1957
A homeless New Yorker moves into a mansion and along the way he gathers friends to live in the house with him. Before he knows it, he is living with the actual home owners.
Just Across the Street
January 10, 1957
To Have and Have Not
January 17, 1957
During WWII, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a Free French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sexy lounge singer.
Vice Squad
January 24, 1957
When a police officer is shot arresting a car thief, Captain Barnaby uses his skills and contacts to track down the culprits and uncovers a bank heist plan in the process. Barnaby has no qualms about bending the law to achieve his ends, including trumped up charges to persuade his only witness to cooperate or detaining some call girls to coerce their madam to help him. In the meantime he deals with everyday police business, juggling seemingly trivial matters with more serious ones.
One Sunday Afternoon
January 31, 1957
Middle-aged dentist Biff Grimes reminisces about his unrequited love for beautiful Virginia Brush and her husband Hugo, his ex-friend, who betrayed him.
The Undesirable
February 7, 1957
Dark Victory
February 14, 1957
A young socialite is diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, and must decide whether she'll meet her final days with dignity.
One Way Street
February 21, 1957
After stealing a gangster's money and his girlfriend, a doctor heads for a small village in Mexico.
Possessed
February 28, 1957
After being found wandering the streets of Los Angeles, a severely catatonic woman tells a doctor the complex story of how she wound up there.
One Way Passage
March 7, 1957
A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret.
Eileen
March 14, 1957
Irish rebel Barry O'Day has a price on his head from the English, so he disguises himself as a groom. But when he falls in love with a beautiful English girl, she'll have nothing to do with a man who's only a groom. Nevertheless, Barry determines to claim Eileen for his own.
The Great Lie
March 21, 1957
After a newlywed's husband apparently dies in a plane crash, she discovers that her rival for his affections is now pregnant with his child.
The Black Angel
March 28, 1957
When Kirk Bennett is convicted of a singer's murder, his wife tries to prove him innocent...aided by the victim's ex-husband.
Adam Had Four Sons
April 4, 1957
Emilie has been hired to care for the four sons of wealthy Adam Stoddard and his wife, Molly. After Molly dies, Adam and the boys grow to depend on Emilie even more. At the same time, Emilie falls in love with Adam. The boys grow up, but Adam insists that Emilie stay on as part of the family. Her relationships with both the boys and Adam become strained after one son marries a gold-digging viper named Hester.
The Taggart Light
April 18, 1957
The Man Who Played God
April 25, 1957
After losing his hearing, a musician uses lip-reading to help others.
The Hard Way
May 2, 1957
Embittered, ambitious Helen Sherman sees an opportunity to escape her drab small-town life by becoming a 'stage mother' to her musically-talented younger sister.
Stand-In for Murder
May 9, 1957
A night club musician, believing he is soon to die from an incurable disease, plans to carry out an unusual sacrifice in order to insure financial security for his family.
Death Do Us Part
May 16, 1957
The Armed Venus
May 23, 1957
The wealthy owner of a Park Avenue night club falls in love with a beautiful girl who turns out to have secrets. His doubt and suspicions set him on a dangerous path.
Paris Calling
May 30, 1957
Payment in Kind
June 6, 1957
Design for November
June 13, 1957
Edge of Doubt
June 20, 1957
The Latch Key
June 27, 1957
A bus crash results in the deaths of several passengers, whose identities are in dispute. A scorched latch key seems to be the key to the mystery, and in a series of flashbacks the passengers on the bus unfold the story.
Who is Picasso?
July 4, 1957
The Softest Music
July 11, 1957
Summer Return
July 18, 1957
High Tension
July 25, 1957
The president of a power and light company is unaware that two of his associates plot to discredit him at an upcoming board meeting.
Dark Hammock
August 1, 1957
Barren Harvest
August 8, 1957
A law clerk schemes to murder his boss. He has help from the man's housekeeper. The two commit what they think is the perfect crime. Craig Stevens is the host.
Judge Not
August 15, 1957
A famous lawyer takes on the case of a man charged with a serious crime, which the lawyer himself has actually committed.
Diagnosis - Homicide
August 22, 1957
An elderly but wealthy woman is murdered, and the only clues the police have are a a bloody envelope, a toothpick and a dead mosquito.
Old Witch, Old Witch
September 5, 1957
A woman finds out that she has magical powers, and terrorizes the neighborhood and turns into a witch to scare the local kids. Her son sees his mother's new powers as a chance for him to make a ton of money.
The Last Act
September 12, 1957
A fading actress is determined to control the lives of everyone around her, especially her family. She sets out to disinherit her grandson because she doesn't approve of the young French girl he is in love with.
