General Electric Theater - Season 4

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Tryout

1 - Tryout

Air Date: October 2, 1955

The Bounty Court Martial

2 - The Bounty Court Martial

Air Date: October 9, 1955

Lash of Fear

3 - Lash of Fear

Air Date: October 16, 1955

A stagecoach driver and cavalry officer vie for the affections of a young lady traveling west with them.

Outpost at Home

4 - Outpost at Home

Air Date: October 23, 1955

A young boy (army brat) Struggles between his father and a deserter

Shadow on the Heart

5 - Shadow on the Heart

Air Date: October 30, 1955

While on duty on a lonely beach, a sailor meets a beautiful girl. It's love at first sight for the boy. But he learns that the girl is blind and pledged to marry another if her vision is restored.

Winner by Decision

6 - Winner by Decision

Air Date: November 6, 1955

A promising and intelligent young man has great success in the ring. His mother wants him to continue his education, but his father and his manager want him to become a fighter.

Farewell to Kennedy

7 - Farewell to Kennedy

Air Date: November 13, 1955

A police detective discovers that his future father-in-law and fellow cop has taken a bribe.

Prosper's Old Mother

8 - Prosper's Old Mother

Air Date: November 20, 1955

Orphaned Prosper sets out from his mining camp for San Francisco. He's looking for a mother to bring back to the camp. And he finds one, a kindly old eccentric who drinks medicine liberally flavored with 'hootch'.

From the Top

9 - From the Top

Air Date: November 27, 1955

A manager and his big time singing protegee have been engaged a long time. But he's too busy booking her to take time off for marriage. Finally, the strain of overwork becomes too much for the songstress.

Feathertop

10 - Feathertop

Air Date: December 4, 1955

A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

The Seeds of Hate

11 - The Seeds of Hate

Air Date: December 11, 1955

A man is torn between his conscience and loyalty when a friend shoots an Indian in the back. Even though the Indian had been an idol of his son's, the man at first refuses to aid local townspeople in the arrest of the murderer.

Let It Rain

12 - Let It Rain

Air Date: December 18, 1955

A writer stops at a sleepy southern town intending to debunk a legend concerning a confederate soldier leaving a local girl for the battlefields, never to return. He soon realizes that he and a girl he's fallen in love with are descendants of those people.

A Child is Born

13 - A Child is Born

Air Date: December 25, 1955

A retelling of the Nativity story from the viewpoint of the innkeeper's wife.

Portrait of a Ballerina

14 - Portrait of a Ballerina

Air Date: January 1, 1956

Set in 1882 Paris, a young girl gets her big break for the Paris Ballet after much sacrifice from her mother.

Esteban's Legacy

15 - Esteban's Legacy

Air Date: January 8, 1956

A carpenter returns to his village, discouraged by his lack of success and respect.

The Ballad of Mender McClure

16 - The Ballad of Mender McClure

Air Date: January 15, 1956

A mysteriously familiar stranger sees fit to practice a bit of magic on a lazy, selfish Ozark hillbilly.

The Muse and Mr. Parkinson

17 - The Muse and Mr. Parkinson

Air Date: January 22, 1956

Mr. Parkinson's life has followed a familiar pattern up to now: working at his brokerage job during the week and playing golf on weekends. He's a happy, ordinary chap -- until the fact that he is secretly a poet is brought to light.

In Summer Promise

18 - In Summer Promise

Air Date: January 29, 1956

A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young man plans to wed his childhood sweetheart.

The Song Caruso Sang

19 - The Song Caruso Sang

Air Date: February 5, 1956

Prologue to Glory

20 - Prologue to Glory

Air Date: February 12, 1956

The Honest Man

21 - The Honest Man

Air Date: February 19, 1956

A piano tuner, known for his honesty, is caught up in a crime when stolen jewels are hastily hidden in his tool bag. He doesn't realize he's got them until he gets to his girl's home, when her no-account brother hatches a scheme to blackmail him into surrendering the baubles to him, just as the thief is coming to recover them himself.

Try to Remember

22 - Try to Remember

Air Date: February 26, 1956

Police detective Dan "Irish" Murphy has a more than professional interest in finding the murderer of a door-to-door salesman. The man is found stabbed in Murphy's home, with Mrs. Murphy lying unconscious nearby.

A Letter from the Queen

23 - A Letter from the Queen

Air Date: March 4, 1956

Once an internationally respected statesman, former Senator Ryder is now in his 90s, and his life is turned upside down when a young history scholar, Walter Shelley, decides he wants one of Ryder's treasures: a letter written to him by Queen Victoria.

Steinmetz

24 - Steinmetz

Air Date: March 11, 1956

The story of scientist Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the man who "made" lightning. He did research for General Electric and then went on to become a professor of Union College in Schenectady.

The Night Goes On

25 - The Night Goes On

Air Date: March 18, 1956

An embittered spinster lives on her brother's ranch in Mexico. She becomes attracted to a young ranch hand, and when he doesn't return her affection she decides to get revenge.

Reflected Glory

26 - Reflected Glory

Air Date: March 25, 1956

A successful actress is torn between the desire to marry and settle down, and the urge to continue her career on the stage. Her producer is against her plans to leave the stage, for a number of reasons.

The Easter Gift

27 - The Easter Gift

Air Date: April 1, 1956

A family endures a difficult time and comes together during Easter.

Judy Garland Musical Special

28 - Judy Garland Musical Special

Air Date: April 8, 1956

Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.

That's the Man!

29 - That's the Man!

Air Date: April 15, 1956

An honest, hard-working husband is accused of being a thief, though he is proven innocent, the incident has a great effect on his life.

The Lord's Dollar

30 - The Lord's Dollar

Air Date: April 22, 1956

H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port

31 - H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port

Air Date: April 29, 1956

The Shunning

32 - The Shunning

Air Date: May 6, 1956

An Amish girl decides to find adventure in a big city before getting married.

The Hat with the Roses

33 - The Hat with the Roses

Air Date: May 20, 1956

When a schoolteacher fails one of her students, she tries to show her student compassion and understanding.

The Golden Key

34 - The Golden Key

Air Date: May 27, 1956

A little boy in a small town hotel is the only one who believes that a washed up elderly employee used to be a top notch railroad brakeman.

O'Hoolihan and the Leprechaun

35 - O'Hoolihan and the Leprechaun

Air Date: June 3, 1956

Exits and Entrances

36 - Exits and Entrances

Air Date: June 10, 1956

Alien Angel

37 - Alien Angel

Air Date: June 17, 1956

Emergency Call

38 - Emergency Call

Air Date: June 24, 1956

A frantic mother tries desperately to find her husband to inform him that their little girl has been hospitalized in severe shock after being hit by a car.

A Man with a Vengeance

39 - A Man with a Vengeance

Air Date: July 1, 1956

A movie director has a grudge against an actor and makes life very hard on everyone.