General Electric Theater - Season 8
1 - Miracle at the Opera
Air Date: September 20, 1959
2 - The Last Reunion
Air Date: September 27, 1959
Newsman Paul Stylos follows the story of Harry Pell, a cunning murderer who has managed to elude capture. Stylos contacts Pell's former military captain Joe Kittridge, then tricks him into agreeing to be the bait that could entice Pell into a trap.
3 - Hitler's Secret
Air Date: October 4, 1959
4 - Night Club
Air Date: October 11, 1959
"Night Club," based on a story by Katherine Brusn. Is about a powder-room attendant in a night club who has become a cynic as the result of years of watching and listening to female patrons.
5 - The Tallest Marine
Air Date: October 18, 1959
In Korea, a Marine lieutenant is unpopular because he insists on adhering to the book even in the most crucial combat situations.
6 - The Day of the Hanging
Air Date: October 25, 1959
7 - Disaster
Air Date: November 1, 1959
Miss Winoah Kelsey lives alone in her large Southern mansion. One night during a violent flood, a young man enters a second-story window of her home and threatens to kill her.
8 - Signs of Love
Air Date: November 8, 1959
A man is considering running for national office and to clinch the deal his wife throws a party with a powerful Washington lawmaker in attendance.
9 - Survival
Air Date: November 15, 1959
10 - The Last Dance
Air Date: November 22, 1959
11 - Platinum on the Rocks
Air Date: November 29, 1959
12 - Absalom, My Son
Air Date: December 6, 1959
13 - The House of Truth
Air Date: December 13, 1959
The United States information officer in a small village in Southeast Asia has little faith in the fight against communism. His attitude provokes a conflict with Emily Skinner, the dedicated librarian.
14 - Mr. O'Malley
Air Date: December 20, 1959
Six-year-old Barnaby Baxter longs to go hunting with his father. He wishes on a star for a fairy godmother who can make his dream come true and is answered by a cigar-smoking, pink-winged fairy godfather named O'Malley.
15 - Silhouette
Air Date: December 27, 1959
Stan Mayor is a well-known movie comic whose face fits his talents as a clown. When his girl friend refuses to take him seriously and expresses admiration for handsome men, Stan decides to make a drastic change.
16 - Sarah's Laughter
Air Date: January 3, 1960
17 - R.S.V.P.
Air Date: January 10, 1960
18 - Lear vs. the Committeeman
Air Date: January 17, 1960
A tailor has a dream of becoming a committeeman, but because he's Italian-American he feels his chances are slight.
19 - They Like Me Fine
Air Date: January 24, 1960
Small-time comic Eddie Miller hears that a big producer is looking for an unknown comedian to star in his new Broadway review. Eddie begs his agent to get him an audition.
20 - Early to Die
Air Date: February 7, 1960
21 - The Patsy
Air Date: February 21, 1960
A black man who is maligned by his military peers. They play jokes on him to see his reaction; and he soon becomes "The Patsy" for their abusive entertainment. They lose all respect for him until they play their last "joke" on him; and through his selfless act of boundless courage he makes them realize that he is a better man than the lot of them combined.
22 - The Story of Judith
Air Date: February 28, 1960
Todays theme is The Story of Judith.
23 - The Book of Silence
Air Date: March 6, 1960
24 - So Deadly, So Evil
Air Date: March 13, 1960
A small town girl comes to New York to forget a recent tragedy only to have her life threatened by a masked strange
25 - Do Not Disturb
Air Date: March 20, 1960
Arthur Martin makes his living at home, writing articles for a monthly magazine. But working at home has its disadvantages: the family hardly ever leaves him at peace.
26 - The Web of Guilt
Air Date: March 27, 1960
27 - Mystery at Malibu
Air Date: April 10, 1960
28 - Aftermath
Air Date: April 17, 1960
A new preacher comes to town and is not quite up to the challenges that lie ahead of him.
29 - Adam's Apples
Air Date: April 24, 1960
30 - The Ugly Ducking
Air Date: May 1, 1960
31 - Don't You Remember?
Air Date: May 8, 1960
A two character melodrama about an embittered woman who checks into a transient hotel late at night. The night clerk finds her attractive and accepts an invitation to her room for a drink, however he does not like what he sees after pouring a drink, a .38 automatic in the hand of his hostess.
32 - At Your Service
Air Date: May 22, 1960
33 - Hot Footage
Air Date: May 29, 1960
TV-news cameraman Jonathan Love is in Acapulco, Mexico covering the mysterious torpedoing of a freighter. Not far behind is his inevitable competition: Hank Wahr, cameraman for a rival TV news service.