Screen Director's Playhouse (1955)
Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.
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Episodes
- 1 1. Meet The Governor1955-10-05 · 30mA "bumpkin-type" lawyer runs for governor until the opposition digs into his past.
- 2 2. Day is Done1955-10-12 · 30mDuring the catastrophic 1951 retreat of American troops in Korea, a recruit finds a Chinese bugle. His sargeant then attempts to use it to instill the fighting spirit in his men.
- 3 3. Midsummer Daydream1955-10-19 · 30mA young man who wants desperately to get married finds "The Girl" in, of all places, a marriage license bureau. But the happy ending is threatened by the appearance of a suave, smo
- 4 4. Arroyo1955-10-26 · 30mA small New Mexican town enjoys a reasonably peaceful existence under the rule of self-appointed judge Lamar Kendall. This state of affairs is disrupted by the appearance of a woun
- 5 5. Want ad Wedding1955-11-02 · 30mA young naval officer, alone in a strange city, is planning to be married. Having no friends in town, he places an ad in the newspaper advertising for wedding guests.
- 6 6. The Life of Vernon Hathaway1955-11-09 · 30mA meek little watch repairman daydreams himself into exciting adventures. When his alter ego takes over, he begins living his dreams in real life.
- 7 7. The Final Tribute1955-11-16 · 30mA nurse in a small-town doctor's office protests the attitude of the new young physician. His cold, impersonal treatment of patients is exactly opposite that of the kindly and gent
- 8 8. The Brush Roper1955-11-23 · 30mGrandpa Atkins tries to live up to his tales of former glory as a cowpoke. He learns a dangerous bull is at large in the brush, saddles up, and goes after him with his rope.
- 9 9. Tom and Jerry1955-11-30 · 30mIt's Christmas Eve at the Macy house. Tom Macy plays Santa for he and wife Jerry's little boy, Tommy. It is obvious that Jerry is not happy with her husband Tom. Jerry knows Tom ha
- 10 10. Rookie of the Year1955-12-07 · 30mA small-town newspaper sports writer harbors an ambition to work for a big city daily. He sees his chance to achieve his goal while attending the World Series: one of the rookies s
- 11 11. Lincoln's Doctor's Dog1955-12-14 · 30mDiscouraged and saddened by the War Between the States, President Lincoln is cheered by the gift of a puppy from his physician.
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12. The Silent Partner1955-12-21 · 30mWatching the TV broadcast of the Academy Awards presentation, a faded actress realizes that the patron at another table in the restaurant was once a well-known comic. Her happy dis
- 13 13. Titanic Incident1955-12-28 · 30mA cardsharp and his wife aboard the Titanic on its fateful last voyage pick a wealthy Britisher as their pigeon. The cardsharp sets up the Britisher for a climactic card session, b
- 14 14. Hot Cargo1956-01-04 · 30mA chorus girl, stranded in a waterfront town in the Orient, is befriended by the skipper of a freighter. She marries the skipper and then meets a good-looking young harbor policema
- 15 15. It's Always Sunday1956-01-11 · 30mA kindly minister who believes in doing good for the unfortunate befriends a pair of itinerants who arrive in town.
- 16 16. Number Five Checked Out1956-01-18 · 30mA young deaf woman is left alone to look after the resort cabins owned by her father. Two dangerous bank robbers move in, using the secluded spot as a temporary hideout.
- 17 17. Prima Donna1956-02-01 · 30mA philanthropic concert artist takes an interest in a 13-year-old newsboy with an outstanding singing voice. She runs into difficulties when the boy also shows a marked preference
- 18 18. Cry Justice1956-02-15 · 30mBitter because his law partner married the woman he loved, a man plots his own disappearance, making it appear he has been murdered by his partner. Ten years later, the partner is
- 19 19. Affair in Sumatra1956-02-22 · 30mA beautiful half-caste girl is torn between love for her people and love for a man.
- 20 20. One Against Many1956-03-07 · 30mA scientist devoted to saving lives is faced with a difficult decision: he may be forced to kill in order to prevent a state-wide livestock epidemic.
- 21 21. It's a Most Unusual Day1956-03-14 · 30mA married couple take in a night club show starring Jimmy McHugh, and are prompted by his melodies to relive their past.
- 22 22. The Sword Of Villon1956-04-04 · 30mThe swashbuckling poet Francois Villon fights for love and liberty while preventing the assassination of the King of France by a scheming count and countess.
- 23 23. Markheim1956-04-11 · 30mLate on Christmas Day, a man coaxes an antiques shopkeeper to let him in under the pretense of needing a gift for his fiancée, but it is soon clear he wants something else. To his
- 24 24. Claire1956-04-25 · 30mA young doctor brings his second wife to his lakeside home to live. She is taunted by the presence of his pet cat, which serves to remind her that because she couldn't swim, she st
- 25 25. A Ticket For Thaddeus1956-05-09 · 30mA humble refugee from war-torn Poland has never been able to shed his fear of anyone in uniform. When the immigrant is involved in a minor traffic altercation, he tries to prove to
- 26 26. The Dream1956-05-16 · 30mIn France in 1887 an impressionable youth gives his mother cause for alarm. The young man has a recurrent dream in which he searches for his dead father. The mother is further upse
- 27 27. What Day is it?1956-06-06 · 30mA husband and wife dance team bicker backstage when the husband can't remember what special date his wife is observing. Between song and dance numbers, the arguments escalate until
- 28 28. Every Man Had Two Wives1956-06-13 · 30mIn the spring, when one gentleman's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of a former love, his wife decides to take drastic action. She and hubby make a trip back to the old home town,
- 29 29. Partners1956-07-04 · 30mA rodeo star befriends an orphan boy who yearns to compete.
- 30 30. White Corridors1956-07-11 · 30mAn American tourist in London accompanies a friend to the hospital for an emergency operation. At the hospital, she claims she has witnessed a murder, but the doctors think she is
- 31 31. The Carroll Formula1956-07-18 · 30mA college professor stumbled across a fantastic formula for reducing the size of things in the unpublished mathematical works of C.L. Dodgson, who, as Lewis Carroll, wrote Alice in
- 32 32. Apples on the Lilac Tree1956-07-25 · 30mA couple's peculiar marital arrangement is the talk of the town. It seems that the husband loves to do the housework, while his wife spends the day at the office.
- 33 33. Bitter Waters1956-08-01 · 30mIn a fashionable German resort at the turn of the century, a wealthy young American touring Europe with his uncle meets a woman and her widowed mother. A romance develops between t
- 34 34. The Day I met Caruso1956-09-05 · 30mOn a train between Boston and New York, a ten-year-old Quaker girl meets Enrico Caruso. She takes him to task for his worldliness and extravagances, but is eventually won over by h
- 35 35. High Air1956-09-12 · 30mLong separated, a river-tunnel foreman and his son come face to face during an under-river disaster which almost takes their lives.
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