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42. Something Very Special
1956 - Season 4
Alan moves to America when his wife dies, leaving his young daughter with her grandmother in Paris. When he returns after five years, his daughter has difficulty believing that he loves her.
41. Success Story
1956 - Season 4
A man is assigned to force a small-town newspaper out of existence.
40. The Stand-In
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A stand-in for a movie star is unwilling to accept her lack of talent and instead blames the leading lady's popularity for her own dead-end career.
Tubi TV39. Yellowbelly
1956 - Season 4
A military hero becomes circumspect as his wife expects their first child. In battle, he jumps into a protective hole instead of forging to the front of the line. His company nicknames him Yellowbelly, and he loses the respect of his men.
38. Distinguished Service
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A highly esteemed doctor intentionally misdiagnoses a patient abroad so he can return to the US to accept a major award. His wife demands a divorce.
37. The Stacked Deck
1956 - Season 4
Fresh out of prison, blackmailer Gus Anderson intends to use Willie's casino to launder his victims' money. To insure his cooperation, Gus' thugs are holding one of Willie's waiters hostage. Glamorous singer Betty Maxwell shows up at Dante's, as scheduled, to lose at blackjack and avoid having a risqué photo of her mailed to the tabloids. Knowing that Lt. Waldo will but his casino yet again, Willie invites to cop over to watch Gus violate his parole.
36. Woman Afraid
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When she spots a prowling burglar while her husband is laid up with a broken leg, a desperate woman calls for help. But she calls the wrong person.
35. Second Chance
1956 - Season 4
An experienced writer is in the middle of a professional slump when he is inspired by the story of an old long lost friend. While his career is reviving, he seems to be hindering the acting prospects of his novice young girlfriend.
34. Watch the Sunset
1956 - Season 4
Philip Benton is entertaining thoughts of moving on from his wife, who has been in a sanitarium for five years. Just as he is starting a new relationship with his secretary, he receives news that his wife is better and will be released.
33. Beneath the Surface
1956 - Season 4
In an effort to escape her past, a woman takes a job in a plant.
32. One Forty-Two
1956 - Season 4
Ruthless dictator Mendoza summons a priest when 300,000 people in his country announce that they will pray for him to die at 1:42 that day.
31. The Other Room
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An unfilled teacher needs money to pursue his dreams. A stranger enters and offers the money if the teacher will take a physical for a dying man.
30. That Woman
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A young widow, in denial of her husband's death, moves in with her in-laws on their farm, but her city ways clash with their simple, pious lifestyle.
29. A Long Way From Texas
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Two con men target a naïve, young oilman from Texas. They then visit a gambling hall and threaten the owner, who decides to teach them all a lesson.
28. Touch and Go
1956 - Season 4
Ted attacks old enemy Walter in a fit of rage. Stunned at the realization that Walter is dead, he hears a woman on the phone who overheard their conversation. Ted needs to find this woman and keep her from telling the police anything.
27. Wall of Bamboo
1956 - Season 4
An undercover agent is dispatched to the anti-communist underground to search for an important contact. But when he's caught by the red Chinese, he's tortured in various ways for important information by a mysterious renegade white man who leads them known by the nom de guerre "Sampan Joe".
26. Autumn Carousel
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A successful screenwriter finds himself bonding with the young girl seated beside him on a flight, and her honesty helps him realize he's a sell out.
25. The Rites of Spring
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An older husband tests the marital fidelity of his amorous young wife by anonymously sending her flowers from "a secret admirer".
24. The Story of Emily Cameron
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A caretaker husband leaves his disabled wife home alone for a day, and this separation allows their shared resentment for each other to fester.
23. Desert Encounter
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After offering a young woman a ride to her father's ranch, a playwright is locked up and expected to marry the girl or be killed.
22. To Die at Midnight
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A prison warden desperately tries to prove that a man scheduled for execution is innocent.
21. Red Wine
1956 - Season 4
A police detective travels to Borneo looking for an American who murdered his wife for a huge insurance payoff. There are only three Americans there, all on a rubber plantation, but none fits the physical description. Once his cover is blown, the detective comes clean and tells the men he thinks none of them are his man. But he knows the killer is a wine connoisseur and he uses that to set a trap.
20. Once to Every Woman
1956 - Season 4
At a particularly vulnerable time in her life, Carol is wooed by charming David. They fall in love, but Carol then learns that David is married. He says that he will get divorced for her, but Carol is visited by David's wife.
19. Command
1956 - Season 4
The first mate on a merchant ship has been waiting for years to take command of the ship. When the elderly captain makes a mistake at a time when the ship is in danger the first mate sees his chance.
18. No Limit
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A suave gambler fights against racketeers trying to cash in on his activities, but he appears to change his mind when a beautiful woman tries.
17. Safe Keeping
1956 - Season 4
The chancellor of a foreign university gives newspaperman Frank Carstairs a document to smuggle out of the country. He anticipates being charged with treason by the totalitarian government and he wants the free world to know he did not willingly join their side. Meanwhile, Frank carries on an affair with a sexy foreign spy who seems to be playing both sides of the fence.
16. The Listener
1956 - Season 4
Sheila and her brother engineer a gas leak to kill her husband so they can split the insurance money. Overhearing the plot is the husband's invalid father, but it's no concern because he can't speak or write. Sheila doesn't realize he is able to communicate with his nurse through his eyes.
15. High Stakes
1956 - Season 4
An employee catches attractive Mrs. Raymond making a pass at Willie, then Mr. Raymond comes to the club with a gun to get even. Willie shoots him in self defense, but Willie is framed when Mr. Raymond's gun disappears.
14. Tunnel of Fear
1956 - Season 4
While traveling alone in a train compartment, an elderly, wealthy, wheelchair-bound man (Cedric Hardwicke) is confronted by a younger man (David Niven), whom he had double-crossed over twenty years ago. The younger man, now bent on revenge, tells the elderly man that he intends to kill him when the train passes through an upcoming tunnel. A battle of wits ensues.
13. Magic Night
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When his company fails to appreciate him, a dedicated employee of 25 treats himself to an expensive night on the town, on the company's dime.
12. Dark Meeting
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A bowling alley owner fires the new pin boy after a violent outburst, and only then does she learn he's a murderous psycho who escaped from prison.
11. One Way Out
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After leaving her playboy husband and moving to New York, Diana finds herself locked in her new place with no electricity and very little food.
10. A Place Full of Strangers
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A man stressed over the affairs of his business walks out of the office and goes on a surreal train ride to a nonexistent town.
9. The Thin Red Line
1955 - Season 4
A former jazz great is released from a mental hospital where he has been treated for amnesia...and for the attempted murder of his wife, and attempted suicide. Upon returning to his home and wife, a series of events leads up to the startling discovery of what really happened the night of the attempted murder/suicide.
8. Looking Glass House
1955 - Season 4
A woman is surprised when her fiancé turns out to have been married before.
7. Here Comes the Suit
1955 - Season 4
A milquetoast employee at a novelty company is overlooked by everyone from his boss to the woman he crushes on. But after being suckered by a shady tailor into getting a shockingly garish suit, he's whistled at by woman and mistaken for a gangster. His newly found self-confidence fits him well.
6. The Devil to Pay
1955 - Season 4
In Hell, the administrating office is hopelessly out of date and incompetent, so Satan enlists the help of an exceptionally aggressive and heartless businessman to modernize the place. He installs an IBM system and soon it's the picture of efficiency, much, it turns out, to the businessman's regret.
5. A Spray of Bullets
1955 - Season 4
A former sheriff, Will Sonnett, known for his fast draw shows up in Mesa to see an optometrist; he's become nearsighted and badly needs glasses. Also in town is a punk gunfighter who wants to make a name for himself. Knowing Sonnett has vision problems, he challenges the lawman to a duel.
4. Full Circle
1955 - Season 4
A particularly bad review causes a Broadway actress to scheme to humiliate the drama critic.
3. Let the Chips Fall
1955 - Season 4
A reformed card sharp is recruited to unmask a suspected poker cheat among a group of wealthy gamblers. He finds it difficult to be impartial when the suspect enthusiastically befriends him.
2. The Face of Danger
1955 - Season 4
A 100-year-old woman who recalls her romance with a desperado during the days of the old West.
1. The Firing Squad
1955 - Season 4
A WWII captain must oversee an execution he doesn't want to happen.
