Studio One S09E15 · The Five Dollar Bill

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A sensitive young boy struggles to attain his own identity against the fumbling demands of his father and the solicitous affections of his mother.

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1. 1 1. A Special Announcement1956-09-24 · 1h 0mAn eccentric hobbyist inadvertently gets the original draft of the Gettysburg Address at an auction. He decides to burn the paper to bring a focus of attention on the ideals it con
2. 2 2. A Man's World1956-10-01 · 1h 0mA cabin boy on an American yacht finds love in the French port of Cannes.
3. 3 3. The Open Door1956-10-15 · 1h 0mWhen a man thumbs a ride and gets into an argument with the driver, he receives a 90-day jail sentence, but to his surprise, he is offered a job as counterman in a diner near the j
4. 4 4. The Crimes of Peter Page1956-10-22 · 1h 0mThe museum curator's reputation comes under close scrutiny when several articles aren't what they appeared to be.
5. 5 5. American Primitive1956-10-29 · 1h 0mA group of settlers on their way to Oregon stop for the night on a Western prairie. As the Indian tom-toms beat, tension in the small camp mounts, until finally the Indians themsel
6. 6 6. The Pilot1956-11-12 · 1h 0mThis episode depicts the story of Sister Mary Aquinas, who was the first nun ever to become a licensed aeroplane pilot.
7. 7 7. The Landlady's Daughter1956-11-26 · 1h 0mWhen a smooth talking lawyer moves into the boarding house, tongues start wagging about the goings on with the landlady's daughter.
8. 8 8. Portrait of a Citizen1956-12-03 · 1h 0mLev Simon is in the U.S. illegally. As head of an immigrant family, he realizes his error when election time comes and he can't vote.
9. 9 9. Rachel1956-12-10 · 1h 0mAndrew Jackson's wife Rachel makes a decision which impacts the entire country.
10. 10 10. Career1956-12-17 · 1h 0mA 35-year-old ex-champion is goaded into the boxing ring by a sportscaster to fight the current champion.
11. 11 11. A Christmas Surprise1956-12-24 · 1h 0mA special done like a "Person to Person" interview with a visit to a "typical" American home and family for a Christmas surprise.
12. 12 12. Goodbye Piccadilly1956-12-31 · 1h 0mA secret agent is assigned to trail a brilliant scientist assuming that he is selling secrets to the enemy.
13. 13 13. Love at Fourth Sight1957-01-07 · 1h 0mA young bachelor has a recurring dream about a girl named Pat who calls to him and then disappears. His mother is startled when he claims to have actually found the girl.
14. 14 14. The Dark Corner1957-01-14 · 1h 0mLaura Morgan goes with her new husband to live in his mother's cheerless house. From her husband's mother, she learns a terrible secret about his past.
15. 15 15. The Five Dollar Bill1957-01-21 · 1h 0mA sensitive young boy struggles to attain his own identity against the fumbling demands of his father and the solicitous affections of his mother.
16. 16 16. Dead of Noon1957-01-28 · 1h 0mA western gunman obtains a law degree while serving time in jail. When released, he hopes to aid law and justice but learns that his days of gunslinging are not over yet.
17. 17 17. Tale of the Comet1957-02-04 · 1h 0mTim Tully has reached the top as a successful comic but is ruthless behind the scenes alienating many. Then as his ratings begin to slide he finds it difficult to get anyone, espec
18. 18 18. A Walk in the Forest1957-02-11 · 1h 0mA young student with a promising career in science endangers his future in an immature college spree.
19. 19 19. The Hollywood Complex1957-02-18 · 1h 0mWhen a young movie executive, with a distorted conception of the values and rewards of Hollywood, rejects his father as an embarrassing symbol of the past, the executive's two room
20. 20 20. The Defender (1)1957-02-25 · 1h 0mA young criminal attorney and his firm-owning father defend a 19 year-old on trial for a murder that he swears he did not commit. Personal conflicts arise with the attorney and his
21. 21 21. The Defender (2)1957-03-04 · 1h 0mA young criminal attorney and his firm-owning father defend a 19 year-old on trial for a murder that he swears he did not commit. Personal conflicts arise with the attorney and his
22. 22 22. A Child Is Waiting1957-03-11 · 1h 0mNurse Jean Horst, who works in a retarded children's home, is drawn to Reuben Widdicomb, a little boy whose mother hasn't come to visit him.
23. 23 23. Walk Down the Hill1957-03-18 · 1h 0mDuring World War II, a Jewish American soldier questions his heritage when he is thrown in a German prison camp and learns that the Jewish GI's are to be put into a separate camp.
24. 24 24. A Member of the Family1957-03-25 · 1h 0mEllis is the wealthy, elder brother of the Davenport clan, who touches off a family conflict of jealousy and suspicion when he transfers his interest from one nephew to another.
25. 25 25. The Years in Between1957-04-01 · 1h 0mA boy gets a date with the lovely girl who is visiting her relatives next door.
26. 26 26. The Playwright and the Stars1957-04-08 · 1h 0mA Broadway producer signs a forgotten destitute one-time star in a pivotal role in his new play.
27. 27 27. The Rice Sprout Song1957-04-15 · 1h 0mA Chinese peasant family's struggle for survival under Communist rule as obstacles and tragedy unfold.
28. 28 28. The Traveling Lady1957-04-22 · 1h 0mGeorgette and her little daughter arrive in a small Texas town to meet her husband, Henry, who has recently been released from prison. Georgette married Henry while he was a strugg
29. 29 29. Eight Feet to Midnight1957-04-29 · 1h 0mA story about the outlawed Irish Republican Army
30. 30 30. The Out-of-Towners1957-05-06 · 1h 0mA small-town postmistress, whose hopes are high when she makes her annual trip to the big city for a 3-day convention of Postal Employees, meets a middle-aged salesman and tries to
31. 31 31. Babe in the Woods1957-05-13 · 1h 0mA tall handsome and extremely naive young man from the Midwest arrives in New York and is bewildered by the series of situations he stumbles into.
32. 32 32. The Man Who Wasn't Himself1957-05-20 · 1h 0mPeter Hendon impersonated men in various professions as a surgeon, college professor and lawyer without any previous training in these fields.
33. 33 33. The Weston Strain1957-05-27 · 1h 0mA young writer must decide if his first responsibility is to his family or his creative gift.
34. 34 34. The Furlough1957-06-03 · 1h 0mA deranged soldier has escaped from the stockade vows to do away with his former platoon sergeant and trails him to the home of a dead buddy.
35. 35 35. The Mother Bit1957-06-10 · 1h 0mA driven domineering career woman and her attempt to make a home in the country for her teen-age daughter. Kitty Sharpe is a popular television singer. Upon the death of her ex-hus
36. 36 36. The Staring Match1957-06-17 · 1h 0mSet in a small ranch town that is suffering from drought, townspeople gather to pray for rain in the schoolhouse. There is a knock at the door and a man dressed all in white greets
37. 37 37. The Goodwill Ambassadors1957-06-24 · 1h 0mAn American agricultural expert and his wife are sent to a Latin-American country to help with its agricultural problems. The wife is distressed with the primitive native village w
38. 38 38. Death and Taxes1957-07-01 · 1h 0mHenri and Marie own a bar in a small French town. They've been successfully cheating on their taxes for years, but that's about to end. A new tax collector's in town and the he's d
39. 39 39. A Matter of Guilt1957-07-08 · 1h 0mA young wife is singled out as a hit-and-run driver through circumstantial evidence. Her husband desperately wages a battle to establish his wife's innocence.
40. 40 40. Love Me to Pieces1957-07-15 · 1h 0mA publisher claims that he can make any song a hit. Drawing songs at random out of a file, he comes across a song by a teenage girl which she wrote when her romance had ended.
41. 41 41. In Love with a Stranger1957-07-22 · 1h 0mPhyllis, a girl in her 20's, is just returning from her summer vacation, during which she has fallen in love with a struggling young musician. On the bus trip home Phyllis is telli
42. 42 42. The Human Barrier1957-07-29 · 1h 0mA test pilot suffers from shock, amnesia, and guilt after he crashes a new jet.
43. 43 43. My Mother and How She Undid Me1957-08-05 · 1h 0mBaby Herman's view of adults as seen through his crib, looking in wide-eyed amazement into the faces of the people around him. He learns very early on how to wrap them around his f
44. 44 44. The Unmentionable Blues1957-08-12 · 1h 0mA businessman feels life is all too soon passing him by. He seeks companionship from a young girl.
45. 45 45. Rudy1957-08-19 · 1h 0mRudy lives in a small New England town with his father. He begins to hang around a street gang called "The Eagles." These juvenile delinquents cause him problems with the law and h
46. 46 46. Guitar1957-08-26 · 1h 0mA classical guitarist is forced to take a job playing popular music after his son refuses to follow in his footsteps as a famous artist.
47. 47 47. The Dark Intruder1957-09-02 · 1h 0mA music critic is mysteriously attacked in his Manhattan penthouse and thinks that a new composer whom he has panned is responsible.