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Philip Marlowe s01e23 Murder is a Grave Affair

2011-12-09T05:44:00.001-06:00

The death of a star-struck newcomer sets Marlowe on the trail of deception,infidelity and murder in a Hollywood movie community. Philip Marlowe (Phil Carey), Connie Hines, and William Schallert

Philip Marlowe s01e23 Murder is a Grave Affair

The Tingler (1959)

2011-12-06T17:56:00.001-06:00

Dr. Warren Chapin is a pathologist who regularly conducts autopsies on executed prisoners at the State prison. He has a theory that fear is the result of a creature that inhabits all of us. Vincent Price

The Tingler (1959)

The Johnny Carson Show

2011-12-06T17:15:00.001-06:00

Before his late night talk show, Johnny Carson hosted this summer replacement series from 1955.

The Johnny Carson Show

McLintock! (1963)

2011-12-04T13:57:00.001-06:00

McLintock! is a 1963 comedy Western starring John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara, and loosely based on Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew.

Cattle baron George Washington McLintock is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from his wife Katherine, who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery. McLintock hires beautiful widow Louise Warren as his cook and welcomes both her and her two children into his home. Sparks begin to fly as an unexpected turn of events results in brawls, gunfire, an Indian attack...and the return of Mrs. McLintock, who wants custody over their daughter Becky (returning from college) and a divorce from G.W.

McLintock! (1963)

Meet John Doe (1941)

2011-12-04T13:13:00.001-06:00

Meet John Doe is a 1941 comedy drama film directed and produced by Frank Capra and starring Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck. The film, about a "grassroots" political campaign, created unwittingly by a newspaper columnist and pursued by a wealthy businessman, became a box office hit and was nominated for an Academy Award for best original story (for Richard Connell and Robert Presnell Sr.).

Infuriated at being laid off from her job as a newspaper columnist from The New Bulletin, Ann Mitchell (Barbara Stanwyck) prints a fake letter from the unemployed "John Doe," threatening suicide in protest of society's ills. When the note causes a sensation, the newspaper is forced to rehire Mitchell. After reviewing a number of derelicts who have shown up at the paper claiming to have penned the original suicide letter, Ann and Henry Connell (James Gleason) decide to hire John Willoughby (Gary Cooper), a former baseball player and tramp who is in need of money to repair his injured arm, to play John Doe.

Meet John Doe (1941)

Please Murder Me (1956)

2011-12-04T12:56:00.001-06:00

Please Murder Me was made a year before Raymond Burr began his role as Perry Mason on tv. In fact, Burr portrays a defense attorney who must defend his fiance(played by Angela Lansbury) against murder charges. The first third of the movie is set in the courtroom and if you didn't know better you would think you are watching a Perry Mason episode. We see the slim Burr as he looked in the first season of Mason, as opposed to the extra large Burr who played the heavy in his early movie roles.

Please Murder Me (1956)

Ozzie and Harriet s05e15 Hairstyle for Harriet

2011-09-21T19:51:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—9 January 1957
Ozzie becomes quite anxious, when Harriet goes to a beauty parlor to get a new look.

Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet s05e15 Hairstyle For Harriet

Hollywood Palace s03e26 Host: Tony Randall with Diana Ross and the Supremes

2011-07-22T05:36:00.004-05:00

Hollywood Palace television variety show aired March 27, 1965 with host Tony Randall and special guest Diana Ross and the Supremes.

Hollywood Palace s03e26 Host: Tony Randall with Diana Ross and the Supremes

General Electric Theater s03e09 The Face Is Familiar

2011-05-26T19:04:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—21 November 1954
A man who has a face no one can remember is suckered into serving as the stooge for a bank robbery. Guest Jack Benny.

General Electric Theater s03e09 The Face Is Familiar
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Lights Out s03e44 The Passage Beyond

2011-04-26T06:50:00.002-05:00

Original Air Date—25 June 1951-
The ghost of Lady Ann continues to walk down the stairs, knife in hand, and into the secret passage where she murdered her domineering husband. She vividly demonstrates her disapproval of Rodney's attempt to conduct an affair with a visiting friend of his wife.

Lights Out s03e44 The Passage Beyond (1951)
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Stories Of The Century s01e10 Doc Holliday

2011-04-25T21:14:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—25 March 1954
Doc Holliday leads a double life as both on the side of the law and outside the law. Matt attempts to put an end Doc's two fisted, two faced career.

Stories Of The Century s01e10 Doc Holliday
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The Lone Ranger s01e01 Enter the Lone Ranger

2011-04-24T22:51:00.002-05:00

Original Air Date—15 September 1949
Six Texas Rangers are led into an ambush: all are killed except one, who is nursed back to health by an Indian friend from his youth.

The Lone Ranger s01e01 Enter the Lone Ranger
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Death Valley Days s05e07 The Last Letter (w Clint Eastwood)

2011-04-24T22:37:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—8 December 1956
Stories, all based in fact, revolving around the legends of Death Valley, California where borax was mined.

Death Valley Days s05e07 The Last Letter (w Clint Eastwood)
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Adventures of Ellery Queen s01e13 The Hanging Acrobat (1951)

2011-04-20T21:43:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—21 December 1950
Ellery becomes involved in a murder investigation when he stops at a small, rural carnival.

The Adventures of Ellery Queen s01e13 The Hanging Acrobat (1951)
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Our Miss Brooks s03e30 Home Cooked Meal

2011-04-20T21:20:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—3 June 1955
Mr. Conklin spends the morning locked in the cafeteria freezer when Miss Brooks unknowingly locks him in. Later, to show Mr. Boynton how "domestic" she is, Connie offers to cook dinner for him on his new stove. (Mrs. Davis immediately gets to work since Connie can't cook.) At Mr. Boynton's, Miss Brooks turns the stove on to heat the meal, not realizing that the appliance hasn't been properly lit. With a kitchen full of gas, Mr. Conklin wanders in looking for his tool kit. With the kitchen light burned out, he lights a match.

Our Miss Brooks s03e30 Home Cooked Meal
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Dangerous Assignment s01e27 The Art Treasure Story

2011-04-12T20:06:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—17 March 1952
Steve takes a train to Mexico in pursuit of killers who have discovered the whereabouts of Hapsburg art treasures stolen by the Nazis.

Dangerous Assignment s01e27 The Art Treasure Story
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Dyke Van Dyke Show s02e04 Bank Book 6565696

2011-04-12T19:04:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—17 October 1962
While searching for a handkerchief, Rob discovers a bank book in Laura's name with a significant sum of money in the account. He eventually concludes that she is saving money to buy him a birthday present, but also realizes that she's still a little short of the sum she'll need to buy him the gift he wants.

Dyke Van Dyke Show s02e04 Bank Book 6565696
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Suspense s03e22 Dead Fall

2011-04-02T07:48:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—23 January 1951-
This story of intrigue involves government spies, secret aganets and a young scientist.

Suspense s03e22 Dead Fall
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Dragnet s01e02 The Big Actor

2011-04-02T07:16:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—3 January 1952-
Friday and Romero track down a drug ring through a small-time television actor who is hooked on heroin. Last appearance by Barton Yarborough, who had died in late December 1951.

Dragnet s01e02 The Big Actor
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The Lawless Years s01e01 The Nick Joseph Story

2011-04-01T07:29:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—16 April 1959
Young hood Nick Joseph is put in charge of recruiting new "customers" in a small time protection organization. He has ambitions and wants to get a cut of the bookies' business. Ruditsky gets involved when Nick murders a bookie in cold blood to prove he's serious. This leads to an offer from the big time mobsters to become their contract hit men.

The Lawless Years s01e01 The Nick Joseph Story
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Studio One s04e34 Treasure Island

2011-03-16T22:53:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—5 May 1952
The search is on for the pirate Flint's buried treasure on the treacherous ship of Long John Silver.

Studio One s04e34 Treasure Island
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Frontier Doctor s01e29 Danger Valley

2011-03-02T21:27:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—11 April 1959
Sheriff Quinn and his posse search for the man responsible for an express office hold-up, Dr. Bill Baxter tries to find the source of the diphtheria epidemic that's sweeping the valley. Bill soon realizes that he and the Sheriff are searching for the same man.

Frontier Doctor s01e29 Danger Valley
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Frontier Doctor s01e04 Crooked Circle

2011-03-02T21:12:00.002-06:00

Original Air Date—18 October 1958
Dr. Bill Baxter is framed for the poisoning of wealthy cattle baron Hal Merrick after an attempt on Merrick's life by shooting failed.

Frontier Doctor s01e04 Crooked Circle

Lights Out s04e01 Mrs. Manifold

2011-02-13T19:36:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—27 August 1951
In 1890s London, Mrs. Manifold runs a boarding house for sailors on the waterfront. New hire John hears from a customer that her wine-guzzling husband, Ambrose, long ago disappeared and that some say she killed him. The old lady gets jumpy when a strange man reeking of wine signs the register "Ambrose Manifold".

Lights Out s04e01 Mrs. Manifold
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Invisible Man s01e02 Crisis in the Desert

2011-02-02T06:06:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—20 June 1959
The British government recruit Brady, the invisible man, to go behind lines in the middle east and rescue one of their top secret agents who has been taken prisioner. Brady agrees and must work quickly with the help of a female agent there before the prisoner is forced to reveal his secrets.

Invisible Man s01e02 Crisis in the Desert
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The Rifleman s01e38 Outlaw's Inheritance

2011-01-17T06:20:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—16 June 1959
The townspeople of North Fork begin to get suspicious when Lucas is named as the beneficiary in the will of an infamous outlaw.

The Rifleman s01e38 Outlaw's Inheritance
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I'm From Arkansas (1944)

2010-12-27T20:53:00.000-06:00

Countrified comedy arrives courtesy of funnyman Slim Summerville. Summerville plays Juniper Jenkins, aka "Pa," in a hilarious story centered around the hilarious havoc that erupts when a Pitchfork, Arkansas, pig gives birth to 10 baby piglets. Wouldn't you know it--money-hungry leeches are eager to try to exploit the joyous occasion! With Ed Brendel, Iris Adrian.

I'm From Arkansas (1944)
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Dragnet s03e17 The Big Little Jesus

2010-12-19T21:53:00.001-06:00

Original Air Date—24 December 1953
It's Christmas Eve when Father Rojas at the Old Mission Plaza Church in Los Angeles discovers that the statue of the Infant Jesus is stolen from the crib. The statue's worth is only a few dollars, but it is of great sentimental value for the parish. Friday and Smith promise to try to get it back before mass on Christmas Day, but this means that they have less than 24 hours to catch the thief.

Dragnet s03e17 The Big Little Jesus
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Gruen Guild Playhouse s01e13 Joe Santa Claus

2010-12-19T21:36:00.001-06:00

Original Air Date—20 December 1951
Disgusted that he's been moved from the hardware department to duties as a department store Santa Claus and angry that his wife wants to go to work and earn money, young father Joe Peters deserts his family. While in his Santa role, Joe chances to meet his daughter and discovers what she really wants for Christmas.

Gruen Guild Playhouse s01e13 Joe Santa Claus
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Studio One s05e13 The Nativity

2010-12-19T21:14:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date 22 December 1952
The birth of Jesus and the serene Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem.

Studio One s05e13 The Nativity

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show s02e07 Christmas Show

2010-12-19T20:54:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—20 December 1951
George and Gracie's second Christmas show. Mamie Kelly and her children join the Burnses for the holidays. George dresses up like Santa for the children and Gracie tells the children the story of "A Christmas Carol."

The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show s02e07 Christmas Show
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The Jack Benny Program s08e07 Christmas Shopping Show

2010-12-19T20:30:00.001-06:00

Original Air Date—15 December 1957
Jack is determined to finish his Christmas shopping in one visit and tortures a wallet salesman with constant changes to his order. Meanwhile, Dennis is having difficulty finding the right present for his mother.

The Jack Benny Program s08e07 Christmas Shopping Show
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Lux Video Theater - Holiday Affair (1955)

2010-12-19T19:20:00.000-06:00

Department store worker Steve Mason (Scott Brady) is fired at Christmas time when he takes pity on widowed Connie Ellis (Phyllis Thaxter) after it is discovered that she is a "secret shopper" for a major competitor. Connie's young son Timmy (Chris Olsen) is delighted by the new friend in her mother's life, but Connie's fiance Carl (Elliott Reid) is not pleased by Steve's presence. Romantic complications arise when Connie must decide between a loveless but financially stable marriage with Carl or a second chance at true love with Steve.

Hosted by legendary actors Walter Brennan and Otto Kruger, this "Lux Video Theater" was performed and telecast live on December 22, 1955. In addition, rare classic commercials and interviews with the performers are included in this vintage broadcast.

Lux Video Theater - Holiday Affair (1955)
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The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967)

2010-12-19T11:11:00.000-06:00

Bob Hope and his guests entertain the troops of the United States in Vietnam and elsewhere abroad. This heartwarming special will have you laughing as well as touch you as Bob performs and visits servicemen during a difficult page in American history. Look for Raquel Welch as Bob's special guest. This most moving of Christmas specials will have you saying, thanks Bob, for the memories.

The Bob Hope Christmas Special (1967)
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Make Room For Daddy s02e19 The Children's Governess

2010-12-07T05:29:00.000-06:00

Season 2, Episode 19 – Aired: 2/1/1955
The Children's Governess
Danny and Margaret are going on a trip to Boston and they hire a governess. Grandma shows up to take care of the care unexpectedly. Grandma and the governess have completely different ideas of how to handle the children.

Make Room For Daddy s02e19 The Children's Governess
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People Are Funny with Art Linkletter

2010-11-29T22:21:00.002-06:00

People Are Funny began on radio in 1942, which reached its peak on television in the mid 1950's. He would have guests chosen beforehand from the studio audience do crazy stunts.

People Are Funny with Art Linkletter
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Burns and Allen Show s02e05 Thanksgiving

2010-11-21T12:22:00.002-06:00

Original Air Date—22 November 1951
Gracie is having friends over for Thanksgiving dinner, including Harry Morton's business partner and his wife, Linda Lee. As it happens, a horse that Harry is betting on is also named Linda Lee, and Grace gets the two "Linda Lees" confused. Complications ensue.

"George Burns and Gracie Allen Show s02e05 Thanksgiving"
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Beverly Hillbillies s02e10 Turkey Day

2010-11-21T11:51:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—27 November 1963
Thanksgiving has a hitch when Elly bonds with the thanksgiving turkey so the family can't bring themselves to kill it, while Mrs Drysdale hires some Indians to take a thanksgiving picture and it puts Granny on the warpath.

Beverly Hillbillies s02e10 Turkey Day
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Jack Benny Program s05e03 How Jack Found Mary

2010-11-13T18:11:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—31 October 1954
A reporter asks Jack how he found Mary, and Jack remembers himself as a straw-hatted Hollywood boulevardier, twirling a cane, singing "Just a Gigolo " - lured into a May Co. store by a sale on $ 1.99 guaranteed shirts. 22 years later as he's being interviewed, Jack's still wearing the garish shirt. Underwhelmed by Jack's charms, saleswoman Mary Livingstone cracks wise with Jack, while her female co-workers both slice him up and encourage Mary. Episode also features Rochester singing and scat-dancing with The Sportsmen Quartet on "I Get So Lonely."

Jack Benny Program s05e03 How Jack Found Mary
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Jack Benny Program s03e03 Jack Gets Robbed

2010-11-13T17:24:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—30 November 1952
Jack is pestered by a young autograph seeker, then Bob Crosby sings a medley of songs from "Peter Pan" to the child. After the show, Jack has trouble getting to sleep because of a leaky faucet and forces Rochester to rock his bed. Finally asleep, a pair of burglars try to ransack Jack's bedroom but are defeated by his booby traps.

Jack Benny Program s03e03 Jack Gets Robbed
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Andy Griffith Show s4e11 Citizen's Arrest

2010-11-12T22:56:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—16 December 1963
Gomer makes a citizen's arrest of Barney for committing the same traffic violation that Barney just ticketed him for. This causes Barney to overreact, resigning as deputy and demanding a jail sentence in lieu of paying the fine. When Gomer finds out how far it has gone, he tries to come up with a solution.

Andy Griffith Show s4e11 Citizen's Arrest
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The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

2010-11-10T22:20:00.000-06:00

Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show. Stars William Powell as Detective Philo Vance.

Later in 1945 the beginning of three radio series were created with Philo Vance as the title character.

The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
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The Inner Circle (1946)

2010-11-10T21:20:00.001-06:00

A private detective finds himself with a perfect new secretary. But after a notorious gossip columnist turns up murdered, she may prove too good to be true.

From an Old Time Radio script.

The Inner Circle (1946)

Mickey Rooney Show s01e19 The Fur Coat

2010-11-10T19:58:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—8 January 1955
Loving son Mickey wants to surprise his mother with a fur coat so he starts raising chinchillas.

Mickey Rooney Show s01e19 The Fur Coat
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Texaco Star Theater s05e18 Guest Gertrude Berg

2010-11-09T22:21:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—20 January 1953
Uncle Miltie's guests include: The Andrews Sisters; and Gertrude Berg and Arlene McQuade from TV's The Goldbergs.

Texaco Star Theater s05e18 Guest Gertrude Berg
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Texaco Star Theater s03e37 Guest Danny Thomas

2010-11-09T22:11:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—29 May 1951
Milton's guests this episode include: Danny Thomas; Beatrice Kraft and her oriential dancers; Fran Warren; opera singer Vivian Della Chiesa; singer/actor Carlos Ramirez; 15 year old violinist Michael Rabin; dancers Harold and Lola; announcer/host of the TV series Lights Out Frank Gallop.
Berle enters as a June bride. Later, he coaches Thomas on how to host a weekly variety series while cracking a bullwhip at his writers.

Texaco Star Theater s03e37 Guest Danny Thomas
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Roy Rogers Show s05e02 Ranch War

2010-11-08T18:30:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—23 October 1955
A young man and his wife are driven from their ranch by a greedy, unscrupulous rancher and his treacherous son. Roy and Dale assist the young couple in their effort to reclaim the property.

Roy Rogers Show s05e02 Ranch War
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Roy Rogers Show s02e10 Phantom Rustlers

2010-11-08T18:21:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—5 April 1953
An epidemic of cattle rustling is hitting the small ranchers and farmers in the valley, and the cattle seem to just vanish into thin air.

Roy Rogers Show s02e10 Phantom Rustlers
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Roy Rogers Show s04e06 Hard Luck Story

2010-11-08T18:10:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—31 October 1954
The Hard Luck Insurance Company claims that it will insure a rancher for the rest of his life for just one payment. Roy suspects the company is a racket, and sets out to investigate.

Roy Rogers Show s04e06 Hard Luck Story
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My Little Margie 03e17 Margie's Millionth Member

2010-11-07T05:38:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—23 December 1953
Margie forces Vern to eat "Boomies" cereal so the next-door-neighbor boy can win a prize. Vern is concerned because his company represents a rival product. The situation comes to a head just before Margie and Vern are scheduled to appear on a live children's program sponsored by "Boomies" cereal.

My Little Margie 03e17 Margie's Millionth Member
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My Little Margie s03e14 Whats Cooking?

2010-11-07T05:28:00.000-06:00

Original Air Date—2 December 1953
Margie invites Mr. Honeywell and a prospective client to dinner. She lets Freddie, who now has a job selling cookware, make the dinner. What she doesn't know is that Vern's client is a competitor of Freddie's company.

My Little Margie s03e14 Whats Cooking?
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e04 Twisted Trails

2010-10-28T21:22:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—30 October 1953
Hoppy fakes amnesia in an attempt to save the cattlemen's bank and the local ranchers from ruin springing from an embezzlement.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e04 Twisted Trails
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e03 The Valley Raiders

2010-10-28T21:14:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—23 October 1953
Hoppy and Red discover that two outlaws have ambushed the sheriff of Stone Valley and determine to help the local ranchers against an exploiter who wants to take over the valley and sell it ti the cavalry.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e03 The Valley Raiders
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e01 The Devil's Idol

2010-10-28T21:07:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—9 October 1953
Hoppy and a young minister try to convince a boy who's just committed his first holdup that his gunman idol has feet of clay.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e01 The Devil's Idol
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Hopalong Cassidy s02e02 The Sole Survivor

2010-10-28T20:55:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—16 October 1953
As they ride into an apparently deserted town, Hoppy and Red are shot at, and then discover the town's only resident, also shot and left for dead.

Hopalong Cassidy s02e02 The Sole Survivor
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Suspense s04e36 The Debt

2010-10-21T21:17:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—27 May 1952
A tramp on the train is robbed by two other tramps. He makes his way to a country store and seeks refuge from the storekeeper's daughter until the other two show up.

Suspense s04e36 The Debt
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Suspense s04e47 Woman in Love

2010-10-21T21:09:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—26 August 1952
A female secret agent operating behind the Iron Curtain is preoccupied with her upcoming marriage. In her thoughtlessness, she loses a valuable document causing her life to be in jeopardy.

Suspense s04e47 Woman in Love
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Suspense s04e48 The Old Lady of Bayeux

2010-10-21T20:56:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—2 September 1952
Cécile Ledru, the companion of a rich widow, Joséphine Crozier, calls the police when she finds her dead body at the estate of her nephew, where they were staying. Mrs. Crozier has apparently died of a heart attack but Maigret, the investigating police inspector is not convinced.

Suspense s04e48 The Old Lady of Bayeux
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Dick Van Dyke Show s02e13 A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own

2010-10-18T06:00:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—19 December 1962
Rob bites some chicken and breaks a tooth but feels bad when another dentist fixes the tooth. He worries that Jerry won't be his friend. Rob tries not to show his teeth. Jerry isn't mad at Rob.

Dick Van Dyke Show s02e13 A Man's Teeth Are Not His Own
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Dick Van Dyke Show s02e09 The Night the Roof Fell In

2010-10-18T05:49:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—21 November 1962
Rob comes home mad because the script needed a rewrite, Buddy was late, and Sally left early. Rob leaves mad and goes for a walk. Laura wants a chance to talk to somebody so Millie listens, not quite sure what they fought about.

Dick Van Dyke Show s02e09 The Night the Roof Fell In
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e15 Formula for Trouble

2010-10-10T18:18:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—9 January 1953
Pam takes a book on weaving out of the library which just happens to have a secret formula tucked into it.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e15 Formula for Trouble
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Wagon Train s06e34 Alias Bill Hawks

2010-10-10T18:00:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—15 May 1963
Bill Hawks travels to a desert town to visit an old friend, an Indian who has a ranch there. However, upon arriving on his friend's property, he discovers that it is under the control of the local townspeople, who are drilling for water, and that his friend is nowhere to be seen. The townspeople are unwilling to give him any information, and in fact display outright hostility to him, leading Hawks to suspect that his friend may be in danger or even dead.

Wagon Train s06e34 Alias Bill Hawks
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Wagon Train s05e18 The Dr. Denker Story

2010-10-10T17:55:00.000-05:00

Wagon Train s05e18 The Dr. Denker Story
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Andy Griffith Show s03e19 Class Reunion

2010-10-04T21:43:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—4 February 1963
At his high school class reunion, Andy finds that while memories may fade over time, some connections are never completely broken, and some hearts never completely heal.

Andy Griffith Show s03e19 Class Reunion
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The Rifleman s02e15 Day of the Hunter

2010-10-04T06:01:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—5 January 1960
A famous old frontiersman, with a reputation as the best rifleman around, challenges Luke to see who's really the best with a rifle

The Rifleman s02e15 Day of the Hunter
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Wagon Train s05e17 The Malachi Hobart Story

2010-10-02T21:16:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—24 January 1962
Duke comes across Malachi Hobart, a preacher who has dedicated his life to his fellow man, and comes away impressed with the man's charitable works. However, he soon begins to believe that the preacher is in fact a con artist who is using religion to swindle people out of their money.

Wagon Train s05e17 The Malachi Hobart Story
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Have Gun Will Travel s03e06 Pancho

2010-09-29T19:48:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—24 October 1959
Don Luis has hired Paladin to escort his daughter away from her home and a peasant boy who has grown up and has eyes for her. The boy has thoughts of revenge for the mistreatment at her father's hand and tries to do exactly that; unless Paladin can intervene.

Have Gun Will Travel s03e06 Pancho
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Stories of the Century s02e02 The Apache Kid

2010-09-29T18:59:00.000-05:00

Aired: 1/9/1955
A young Indian who has been trained as a scout for the Army betrays the men who befriended him and goes on a killing rampage.

Stories of the Century s02e02 The Apache Kid
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Twilight Zone s01e08 Time Enough at Last

2010-09-29T16:07:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—20 November 1959
A henpecked book lover finds himself blissfully alone with his books after a nuclear war.

Twilight Zone s01e08 Time Enough at Last
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Twilight Zone s05e06 Living Doll

2010-09-29T15:49:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—1 November 1963
A frustrated father does battle with his stepdaughter's talking doll, whose vocabulary includes such phrases as "I hate you" and "I'm going to kill you"

Twilight Zone s05e06 Living Doll
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Perry Mason s01e20 The Case of the Lonely Heiress

2010-09-26T21:03:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—1 February 1958
A lonely heiress, Marylin Clark (Kathleen Crowley), looks for a con man who swindled her sister through a lonely hearts magazine, leading to the sister's death. Marylin finds Charles Barnaby (L. Q. Jones), but he winds up dead, and she is charged with murder

Perry Mason s01e20 The Case of the Lonely Heiress
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Maverick s03e07 Full House

2010-09-24T21:05:00.000-05:00

Bret, fearless mastermind of super-villain gang Billy the Kid, Belle Starr, Cole Younger etc. ? Mistaken for the mysterious dandy, Foxy the Brain, Bret must whip out a fool-proof heist blueprint for this Axis of Evil summit of the West.

Maverick s03e07 Full House
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Perry Mason s04e02 The Case of the Credulous Quarry

2010-09-24T20:15:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—24 September 1960
Because he was unable to secure an adequate judgment, attorney Everett Dorrell offers to loan Dick Hammond $15,000 for his mother's medical care. Dorrell gets a frantic call that his girlfriend Helen Austin is threatening to kill herself.

Perry Mason s04e02 The Case of the Credulous Quarry
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Perry Mason s04e07 The Case of the Clumsy Clown

2010-09-24T20:06:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—5 November 1960
Circus clown Felix Heidemann marries Lisa in a whirlwind. Part owner Jerry Franklin, who is also in love with Lisa, is taken aback. In her exuberance Lisa accidentally releases a tiger that seriously mauls Jerry.

Perry Mason s04e07 The Case of the Clumsy Clown
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Colgate Comedy Hour s06e01 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis

2010-09-12T21:08:00.000-05:00

Season 6, Episode 1 – Aired: 9/18/1955
Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis host the season premiere of the series now titled The Colgate Variety Hour. Their guests include: Freddie Bell and the Bellhops; announcer Wendell Niles; and Dick Stabile and his Orchestra.

Colgate Comedy Hour s06e01 Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
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Andy Griffith Show s03e24 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man

2010-08-29T08:06:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—11 March 1963
Andy must protect Aunt Bee from a charming traveling snake-oil huckster whose 170-proof "tonic" provides temporary relief from mid-life crisis.

Andy Griffith Show s03e24 Aunt Bee's Medicine Man
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Treasury Men in Action (aka Federal Men) s05e05 The Case of the Man Outside

2010-08-29T07:55:00.000-05:00

Treasury Men in Action (aka Federal Men) is the title of a TV crime drama series broadcast live and which aired from 1950 through 1955 on ABC and starred Walter Greaza, Ross Martin, and Tom McKee. It was directed by William Beaudine, Leigh Jason, and Will Jason among others.

The series centers on a squad of agents of the U.S. Treasury Department headed by "The Chief". Counterfeiters, tax evaders, prison escapees, and other criminals are targeted.

Other actors who starred in this series include Jesse White, James Dean, Claude Akins, Carolyn Jones, Charles Bronson, and Nancy Evans.

Season 5, Episode 5 – Aired: 11/4/1954
Prison time can't keep a group of inventive counterfeiters from printing cash while behind bars.

Treasury Men in Action (aka Federal Men) s05e05 The Case of the Man Outside
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Lights Out s03e25 Curtain Call

2010-08-29T07:14:00.012-05:00

Original Air Date—12 February 1951
Master thespian Carlton Dane makes his grand return to the Shakesperean stage. His performance is ruined by the voice of his late wife, an actress named Alexis, charging him with her murder. When the show resumes, his daughter, Lydia, receives great acclaim from the crowd. This does not sit well with a drunken Carlton; there's room for only one star in this family.

Lights Out s03e25 Curtain Call
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Zane Grey Theater s01e01 You Only Run Once

2010-08-22T19:33:00.000-05:00

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theater, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.

"You Only Run Once" from 5 October 1956. On the run from the law a man maintains his innocence while searching for the real killer.

Zane Grey Theater s01e01 You Only Run Once
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Yancy Derringer s01e05 A Bullet For Bridget

2010-08-22T17:27:00.001-05:00

Yancy Derringer is a gentleman adventurer. He is a former Confederate Officer who has returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, after the Civil War. Widely respected by all parts of New Orleans society, he is asked by the city administrator, John Colton, to work as an secret agent at no pay, and only John Colton knows of Yancy's special work for Colton's office.

In "A.Bullet.For.Bridget" an Irish girl visits New Orleans and decides that Yancy is to be her future husband.

Yancy.Derringer.s01e05.A.Bullet.For.Bridget
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Broken Arrow s01e01 The Mail Riders

2010-08-16T21:43:00.000-05:00

Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. It told a fictionalized account of the historical relationship between Indian agent Tom Jeffords (John Lupton) and the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise (Michael Ansara).

This episode "The Mail Riders" aired 9/25/1956 and has the original commercials.

The Apaches have been attacking every mail rider going through their territory. Jeffords decides the only way to stop them is to ask Cochise himself.

Broken Arrow s01e01 The Mail Riders
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Frank Sinatra's Timex Show (1960) Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley

2010-08-15T12:56:00.000-05:00

Welcome Home Elvis was a 1960 television special on ABC starring Frank Sinatra and featuring Elvis Presley in his first televised appearance since coming home from his military service in Germany. The special was officially titled It's Nice to Go Traveling, but is more commonly known as Welcome Home Elvis having featured Elvis on his first TV appearance in three years. This was also Frank Sinatra's fourth and final television special that he did for sponsor Timex.

The special also featured Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, and Nancy Sinatra, who later starred with Elvis in his 1968 film Speedway.

Elvis performed Fame and Fortune and Stuck on You, which were the two sides of his first post-Army single. He also performed a duet with Sinatra. Elvis performed Sinatra's classic Witchcraft while Frank performed the Elvis classic "Love Me Tender". None of these performances were released on record until the 1980s. Presley also sang a verse during the opening production number, "It's Nice to Go Traveling", which has yet to be commercially released.

Frank Sinatra's Timex Show (1960) Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
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U.S. Marshal s01e39 R.I.P

2010-08-15T10:26:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—6 June 1959
John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona.

U.S. Marshal s01e39 R.I.P
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U.S. Marshal s01e15 The Diner

2010-08-15T10:20:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—1958
John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona.

U.S. Marshal s01e15 The Diner
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Errol Flynn Theatre s01e05 Strange Auction

2010-08-08T16:33:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—1957
A renegade offers his services to the winner of an auction. The high bidder is a widow who needs him to help out on her farm.

Flynn starred in the 1956 anthology series The Errol Flynn Theatre that was filmed in England, where he presented the episodes and sometimes appeared in them. The show was syndicated in the USA in 1957.

Errol Flynn Theatre s01e05 Strange Auction
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Gang Busters - The Scissors Case

2010-08-08T09:41:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—1952
State police attempt to apprehend the brutal Scissors Gang, who have committed over 50 armed robberies across Connecticut.

Gang Busters - The Scissors Case
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Gang Busters

2010-08-08T09:36:00.001-05:00

One of the earliest crime/police dramas. This show featured dramatizations of real criminals with the stories taken from actual FBI and police files. The stories were presented in semi-documentary style. There was no continuing cast, but creator and writer Phillips H. Lord narrated each show.

"Gang Busters" was a pioneering radio series detailing the activities of the nation's most notorious crime figures of the day. It was unique in that at the end of every episode, the announcer would inform listeners to call the local police or "Gang Busters" for information on wanted criminals still on the loose. In that respect, it was definitely a precursor of today's reality shows like "America's Most Wanted".

The television version, which premiered in 1952, stayed true to the radio format, telling stories of legendary scum like John Dillinger, Willie "The Actor" Sutton, etc. And just as on radio, viewers were informed of criminals still on the loose, and were encouraged to contact the show or the police.

The Dillinger Case (you can watch or download below) I thought was a very interesting and entertaining story.

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Gang_Busters_Karpis_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Mendoro_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Nobel_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_ODell_Griffin_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Phantom_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Unholy_three_case_512kb.mp4
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Andy Griffith Show s03e23 Andy Discovers America

2010-08-08T09:12:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—4 March 1963
Opie's had it with his history homework, and misinterprets Andy's empathy as an excuse to skip it and lead his friends in revolt against their teacher, "Old Lady" Crump. When Miss Crump holds Andy responsible, he must find a way to motivate Opie and his pals.

Andy Griffith Show s03e23 Andy Discovers America
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I'm the Law s01e02 Cowboy And The Blind Man

2010-08-06T19:27:00.000-05:00

I'm the Law was a 30 minute syndicated American television police drama series which aired in 1953 starring George Raft as Lt. George Kirby, a NYPD detective involved in solving a variety of crimes in New York City. The series first aired on February 13, 1953 and ended on July 31, 1953.

In The Cowboy And The Blind Man, Kirby thought he had seen it all until he started investigating a blackmail scheme involving a bad guy, his ex-wife and a blind man. This episode based on an episode of the 1949 Radio Series "Let George Do It".

I'm the Law s01e02 Cowboy And The Blind Man
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e29 Breakout

2010-08-01T07:34:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—17 April 1953
The warden at the State Penitentiary asks the Norths if they wish to interview a high-profile inmate for a potential book. While they're in the prison, a disturbance breaks out that suddenly escalates into a hostage situation--with the Norths as the hostages.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e29 Breakout.mp4
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e13 Silent Butler

2010-08-01T07:30:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—26 December 1952
Pam and Jerry hire a butler who ends being suspected of the murder of the butler from the next apartment.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e13 Silent Butler.mp4
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Mr. and Mrs. North s01e02 Till Death Do Us Part

2010-08-01T07:22:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—10 October 1952
Pam and Jerry's wedding anniversary celebration gets interrupted by a woman dressed in a bridal gown bursting into their apartment and then dropping dead, the victim of a murder.

Mr. and Mrs. North s01e02 Till Death Do Us Part.mp4
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Man Behind the Badge s02e08 Case of the Priceless Passport

2010-07-18T08:58:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—26 February 1955
Frank Ellis, immigration officer, and Tony Peters go undercover to Mexico to track down a gang of forgers who are providing passports, drivers licenses and other documents to illegal entrants to the USA.

Man Behind the Badge s02e08 Case of the Priceless Passport
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Man Behind the Badge s02e06 Case of the Dying Past

2010-07-18T08:54:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—12 February 1955
An attorney in Vermont hunts the killer of a leathermaker who still used the old, traditional methods.

Man Behind the Badge s02e06 Case of the Dying Past
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Man Behind the Badge s02e17 Case of the Capital Crime

2010-07-18T08:48:00.001-05:00

Original Air Date—30 April 1955

The Director of the Pittsburgh Crime Lab, Laurin Goin, tries to find a killer with very few clues.

Man Behind the Badge s02e17 Case of the Capital Crime
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Boston Blackie s02e27 False Face

2010-07-15T18:35:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—17 April 1953
A bank president walks out with a satchel full of money from his institution in Blackie's presence. Or did he?

Boston Blackie s02e27 False Face
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Boston Blackie s02e24 Shoot the Works

2010-07-15T18:29:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—27 March 1953
A gambler on a hot streak is killed at a Las Vegas gaming table. Blackie is a material witness because he was the last person to speak to the man alive.

Boston Blackie s02e24 Shoot the Works
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Boston Blackie s02e10 Inside Crime

2010-07-15T18:25:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—19 December 1952
A security guard friend of Blackie's is suspected of being the inside man in a million dollar hold-up.

Boston Blackie s02e10 Inside Crime
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Boston Blackie s02e12 101 Death Does a Rumba

2010-07-15T18:21:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—2 January 1953
Blackie does battle with a diamond smuggling ring which brings the precious gems into the country inside maracas.

Boston Blackie s02e12 101 Death Does a Rumba
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Boston Blackie s02e23 Hired Hand

2010-07-15T18:17:00.000-05:00

Original Air Date—20 March 1953
A farmhand who was recently released from a mental institution is suspected of trying to murder a farm couple but Blackie, as usual, thinks otherwise.

Boston Blackie s02e23 Hired Hand
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