General Electric Theater (1953)
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.
Seasons & Episode
In a Cold War tale, two Soviets are in an occupied Eastern European country. One is the womanizing martinet who gets himself murdered, and the other is the sympathetic Russian.
In the pioneering days of the 1760's in frontier Pennsylvania, a spirited Amish woman takes matters into her own hands when her husband-to-be refuses to bear arms against the Indians threatening the community.
An office worker named Alma can't get her bookkeeper boy friend Stanley to pop the question. His excuse: no nest egg. Her solution: make a killing at the races - with money from the office petty cash box.
A young mountain girl plans on buying fine dresses with the prize money she hopes to win for her woodcarving at the county fair.
General Electric Theater
Newlyweds Paul and Carol Madsen have scarcely settled in their new apartment when the phone begins ringing. The caller is a psychotic crank who drives Carol to near hysteria.
A wealthy recluse felt that her last years had been made happier by the guidance of Reverend Theodore Carlisle, and she named him as the major beneficiary of her will.
Successful businessman, George Harris, is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from the police. His teen-age boy, Sonny, is being held for grand larceny.
The exploits of Robert Hale, a US Treasury Department agent. Hale recruits a civilian locksmith named Johnny Henderson to help retrieve stolen currency plates.
Young Randy's insistence that his invisible friend Tippy-Top is real causes friction between his mother and the man she intends to marry. Mom humors her son, but Bob wants to convince the boy that his best buddy is imaginary.
The gridiron feats of Bud Austin are still talked about in his home town, but Bud's infant son will never grow up to follow in his father's footsteps. Tests have shown that the year-old baby is mentally ill.
When his daughter Margie announces her intention to marry young Fred Judson, John Graham is disturbed. He believes the couple is too young for marriage and, more importantly, unprepared for the independence he believes marriage requires. Margie and Fred seem content to live on hand-outs from their parents, but John seems the only parent to think that's a bad idea. No matter what he says, the two insist on marrying, even if John won't attend the wedding. Eventually, it's what John doesn't say that affects their decision.
Todays theme is Go Fight City Hall.
A high school basketball coach is concerned when his star player skips practice to study for an exam.
Howard Douglas is driving through a deserted section of the city when he notices a body lying in the street. Stopping to investigate, he finds himself surrounded by a gang of teenagers armed with zip guns and switchblades.
Max Grossblatt, an elderly Chicago tailor, dreams of being able to visit his son Larry in California. But on a tailor's salary, all that Max can afford is dreams
Successful, attractive society-reporter, Alice Lockman, wouldn't mind being married. But the available eligible bachelors really don't measure up to Alice's standards - or her mother's either.
After a housewife attends a meeting of the Alien Protection Committee, an FBI agent informs her that the Committee is suspected of being a Communist front organization. He asks her to join as a spy
After Marion Miller testifies before a Congressional committee concerning her years as an anti-communists spy, she looks forward to a peaceful life as a housewife. But it seems the Communists have other ideas.
Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the disappearance of Mr. Davenheim.
Orlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky moved away from religion as a child, he re-connects to his Jewish tradition through Miriam, who is preparing to celebrate her son's bar mitzvah.
After eight years of marriage, a woman is happy to finally become pregnant. Her doctors discover she has a heart defect that could kill her if she goes through childbirth.
Western comedy about a pharmacist and his son at the turn of the 20th century.
The Story of Ben, an engineering student works nights in a supermarket to support his family.
