General Electric Theater - Season 5

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The Great Lady

1 - The Great Lady

Air Date: September 16, 1956

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.

The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy

2 - The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy

Air Date: September 23, 1956

The Professor's Punch

3 - The Professor's Punch

Air Date: September 30, 1956

The Pot of Gold

4 - The Pot of Gold

Air Date: October 7, 1956

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".

The Enemies

5 - The Enemies

Air Date: October 14, 1956

Yankees take over the Southern home of a young girl and her sick mother who are caring for an injured Confederate deserter.

The Invitation

6 - The Invitation

Air Date: October 21, 1956

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.

The Second Stranger

7 - The Second Stranger

Air Date: October 28, 1956

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.

The Rider on the Pale Horse

8 - The Rider on the Pale Horse

Air Date: November 4, 1956

The Charlatan

9 - The Charlatan

Air Date: November 11, 1956

A cancer therapist defends himself against a charge of fraud made by a newspaperwoman and a doctor.

The Road That Led Afar

10 - The Road That Led Afar

Air Date: November 25, 1956

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.

Orphans

11 - Orphans

Air Date: December 2, 1956

The Breach

12 - The Breach

Air Date: December 9, 1956

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.

The Chess Game

13 - The Chess Game

Air Date: December 16, 1956

A cynical intellectual shelters a 15-year-old boy who is wanted for murder.

A Child is Born

14 - A Child is Born

Air Date: December 23, 1956

A retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants.

The Shadow Outside

15 - The Shadow Outside

Air Date: December 30, 1956

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.

Never Turn Back

16 - Never Turn Back

Air Date: January 6, 1957

The Earring

17 - The Earring

Air Date: January 13, 1957

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.

Lady of the House

18 - Lady of the House

Air Date: January 20, 1957

The Doctors of Pawnee Kill

19 - The Doctors of Pawnee Kill

Air Date: January 27, 1957

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.

No Skin Off Me

20 - No Skin Off Me

Air Date: February 3, 1957

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.

The Town with a Past

21 - The Town with a Past

Air Date: February 10, 1957

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.

The Big Shooter

22 - The Big Shooter

Air Date: February 17, 1957

Flight from Tormendero

23 - Flight from Tormendero

Air Date: February 24, 1957

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.

The Fenton Touch

24 - The Fenton Touch

Air Date: March 3, 1957

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.

With Malice Toward None

25 - With Malice Toward None

Air Date: March 10, 1957

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.

The Victorian Chaise Lounge

26 - The Victorian Chaise Lounge

Air Date: March 17, 1957

Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.

Too Good with a Gun

27 - Too Good with a Gun

Air Date: March 24, 1957

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.

Bargain Bride

28 - Bargain Bride

Air Date: April 7, 1957

Cab Driver

29 - Cab Driver

Air Date: April 14, 1957

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.

Bitter Choice

30 - Bitter Choice

Air Date: April 21, 1957

An Army nurse resorts to a cruel ruse in an attempt to rouse a young sergeant from complete apathy and possible death.

I Will Not Die

31 - I Will Not Die

Air Date: April 28, 1957

Angel of Wrath

32 - Angel of Wrath

Air Date: May 5, 1957

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.

A Question of Survival

33 - A Question of Survival

Air Date: May 12, 1957

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.

The Man Who Inherited Everything

34 - The Man Who Inherited Everything

Air Date: May 19, 1957

A New Girl in His Life

35 - A New Girl in His Life

Air Date: May 26, 1957