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Robert Montgomery Presents: Season 5

53 episodes · premiered Aug 31, 1953

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  1. Episode 1: First Vice-President Aug 31, 1953 · 1h A hard-driving, domineering business executive is determined to become the company's next president. He invites the retiring chairman and his wife to his Long Island home to wine and dine…
  2. Episode 2: Private Purkey's Private Place Sep 7, 1953 · 1h A soldier and his buddies find themselves in Europe at the end of the war. Believing their opinions are as important as those of Army brass and politicians, they formulate their own peace…
  3. Episode 3: Lost and Found Sep 14, 1953 · 1h Dr. Robert Collis works to rehabilitate children, both physically and spiritually, who were held at Belsen, the notorious Nazi prison camp. He invests special efforts to win over Eva, who…
  4. Episode 4: September Time Sep 21, 1953 · 1h Marion Shaw, a premiere concert vocalist, takes a forced summer rest in Cape Cod to give her strained voice a chance to recover. The truth slowly becomes obvious to both Marion and her…
  5. Episode 5: The Big Money Sep 28, 1953 · 1h A World War I hero operates on the belief that money, and lots of it, buys happiness. He jumps into the airplane business, believing it will offer big bucks, but soon fails. He plunges…
  6. Episode 6: Breakdown Oct 5, 1953 · 1h Scientist Philip Armstrong returns to England to conduct tests on a top secret government weapon. Dr. Allen, whom he doesn't know, is assigned to work with him. The doctor confides that…
  7. Episode 7: A Criminal Assignment Oct 12, 1953 · 1h Wanting to catch other criminals, the British secret service gains the release of a counterfeiter who's dropped into France. He is to produce bills that contain a tiny flaw to be used to…
  8. Episode 8: The Sunday Punch Oct 19, 1953 · 1h A one-time big name fighter, Tony Marino, is on his way down the boxing ladder, but he still can throw his powerful "Sunday punch." Tony's manager tries to bribe him to take a dive in a…
  9. Episode 9: Cakes and Ale Oct 26, 1953 · 1h Upon the death of a famed writer, two colleagues competing to write his biography visit his country estate. While there, they meet a charming local barmaid, Rosie, with quite a story to…
  10. Episode 10: No Picnic at Mount Kenya Nov 2, 1953 · 1h Based on a true story from World War II, Felice Benuzzi was one of 10,000 prisoners of war held at the Kenya camp. Benuzzi and two others manage to escape by successfully scaling down the…
  11. Episode 11: Weekend Pass Nov 9, 1953 · 1h A soldier on a three-day weekend pass is determined to paint the town. With $200 and his fiancé, he hits the nightspots in New York City. His girlfriend, though, soon tires of the party…
  12. Episode 12: The Deep Six Nov 16, 1953 · 1h After far too many months at sea, tensions build among the men and officers of the cruiser U.S.S. Atlantis during World War II. Lt. Alec Austen is already irritated by the constant…
  13. Episode 13: Harvest Nov 23, 1953 · 1h A young man in love with a sophisticated woman from the city is torn between his desires and those of his family. His parents wish him and his brother to stay and work on their small…
  14. Episode 14: The Soprano and the Piccolo Player Nov 30, 1953 · 1h An overweight piccolo player's accompaniment to a soprano's aria is so well-received that the two are suddenly in demand as a duo. As their fame and popularity grow, so does the piccolo…
  15. Episode 15: Really the Blues Dec 7, 1953 · 1h Jackie Cooper stars in this biography of jazz great Milton "Mezz" Mezzrow. An unruly youth, his parents put him in a reform school where he first encountered jazz. He eventually became a…
  16. Episode 16: No Visible Means Dec 14, 1953 · 1h Tom, a smooth talking gigolo, makes the rounds through the speakeasies of 1920s New York. He's loved by Veronia, a woman with a lot of money, but he loses interest when he meets Iris. She…
  17. Episode 17: What About Christmas? Dec 21, 1953 · 1h Individuals throughout an American city end up touching one another in unexpected ways during the holiday season. Among the unrelated people are a lonely old man and his cat, a movie actor…
  18. Episode 18: The Greatest Man in the World Dec 28, 1953 · 1h A publicity-loving mechanic causes a sensation when he flies solo around the world. A newspaper reporter is assigned the job of uncovering this unknown person's secretive past.
  19. Episode 19: The Steady Man Jan 4, 1954 · 1h A couple whose child died at birth face a problem adopting a child. The husband, proud of the fact that he can account for every penny they spend, is horrified by the expense and the long…
  20. Episode 20: A Case of Identity Jan 11, 1954 · 1h While taking the subway home from the Stork Club, a musician is detained by police for a robbing a loan office. One of the clerks identifies him as the criminal and he's eventually…
  21. Episode 21: Machinal Jan 18, 1954 · 1h Giving in to the advice of her calculating mother, Helen marries her highly successful and thoroughly revolting boss. Since his very touch repulses her, she ends up in an affair with a…
  22. Episode 22: Richard Said No Jan 25, 1954 · 1h A ad-man for a perfume company meets his female counterpart at a party when his jealous wife is away.
  23. Episode 23: The 17th of June Feb 1, 1954 · 1h Based on a true story, a man performs heroic acts against Communists in East Berlin during an uprising on June 17th of the previous summer.
  24. Episode 24: Mr. Whittle and the Morning Star Feb 8, 1954 · 1h After much study, a history professor has decided that the end of the world is upon us.
  25. Episode 25: Our Hearts Were Young and Gay Feb 15, 1954 · 1h The adventures of the young Cornelia Otis Skinner and Emily Kimbrough are dramatized from the bestseller of the same title. The girls board a luxury ship bound for Europe and are flirted…
  26. Episode 26: Land of Happiness Feb 22, 1954 · 1h In 1895, a sophisticated woman of Copenhagen accompanies her husband, a pastor to his new parish. It's located on the rustic and isolated Faero Islands of the North Atlantic.
  27. Episode 27: Such a Busy Day Tomorrow Mar 1, 1954 · 1h A senior citizen who's successfully raised a family feels he has nothing remaining to contribute to their lives. He meets a group of people at an senior center and fears he'll never be as…
  28. Episode 28: The Paradise Cafe Mar 8, 1954 · 1h A honky-tonk piano player with big plans is surrounded by a diverse group of dreamers in this character study set in a bistro.
  29. Episode 29: The Quality of Mercy Mar 15, 1954 · 1h A couple innocently leave their baby home alone for a night out in the Big Apple. Authorities learn of this, take the child and place it in a children's home. Confused and frightened, the…
  30. Episode 30: Pink Hippopotamus Mar 22, 1954 · 1h A blockade runner, himself an escapee from behind the Iron Curtain, deals in the transport of human cargo in and out of that region. His current mission is to reunite a young boy and his…
  31. Episode 31: My Little Girl Mar 29, 1954 · 1h A reporter father thinks he's done a good job of raising his child. Unfortunately, he starts to have doubts about her integrity.
  32. Episode 32: For These Services Apr 5, 1954 · 1h Father and son physicians are at odds over how to practice medicine.
  33. Episode 33: The Pale Blonde of Sand Street Apr 12, 1954 · 1h A young sailor meets a blonde and give her his lucky coin. With it, she makes a wish for him to disappear from her life. When the wish comes true, she begins to haunt ships looking for the…
  34. Episode 34: Big Boy Apr 19, 1954 · 1h The conflict between generations is played out between an old railroad man and his son over steam powered trains versus the new diesel engine.
  35. Episode 35: No Need of Favor Apr 26, 1954 · 1h A young artist who has lost his vision falls for and marries his secretary, a woman of great inner beauty but "plain Jane" looks. When an operation restores the artists' sight, his wife…
  36. Episode 36: The Wages of Fear May 3, 1954 · 1h Four men face danger at every turn driving truckloads of nitroglycerin through jungle country to Guatemala's to oil fields.
  37. Episode 37: Pilgrim's Pride May 10, 1954 · 1h A businessman takes his number one client to the country for meetings, but finds his daughter already there with a house full of party guests.
  38. Episode 38: Sky Block May 17, 1954 · 1h Farmland across the Midwest is turned into desert by someone wielding a destructive "drought machine".
  39. Episode 39: The Power and the Prize May 24, 1954 · 1h When in Europe, an American businessman falls for a refugee from behind the Iron Curtain. He brings the girl back with him and must deal with the prejudices of the people he works with.
  40. Episode 40: Once Upon a Time May 31, 1954 · 1h A bride and groom greeting guests at their wedding encounter loves from their pasts. Each remembers their dating days and thinks about the one they might have married.
  41. Episode 41: The Patriot from Antibes Jun 7, 1954 · 1h A baron and baroness are swindled out of a small fortune by group of impressive con men in a true story from the Paris police files.
  42. Episode 42: Great Expectations: the Promise (Part 1) Jun 14, 1954 · 1h In the first of this two-part adaptation, Pip, a young man with an inheritance, suffers through problems that arise due to his friendship with an escaped criminal.
  43. Episode 43: Great Expectations: the Reality (Part 2) Jun 21, 1954 · 1h In part two, Pip gets his own apartment, falls in love, and has another encounter with the criminal Magwitch.
  44. Episode 44: In His Hands Jun 28, 1954 · 1h A young doctor's true love suffers an incurable, deadly disease.
  45. Episode 45: The Expert Jul 5, 1954 · 1h A noted author and lecturer on the subject of marital bliss can not speak from personal experience. He has a hard time explaining why a strange woman in her pajamas is feeding him breakfast.
  46. Episode 46: Story on 11th Street Jul 12, 1954 · 1h A lonely widower with a seven-year-old son wants to rebuild a happy home for the child.
  47. Episode 47: It Happened in Paris Jul 19, 1954 · 1h An American couple broadcast a weekly radio show from Paris, enthralling their listeners back home with stories of their extended honeymoon in France. In reality, the man and woman are not…
  48. Episode 48: Patricia Jul 26, 1954 · 1h A young society woman follows her own path and enrolls in a bohemian art school. She immediately falls for an older instructor, but he does not return her affections.
  49. Episode 49: Home Town Aug 2, 1954 · 1h A gullible man leaves his home town for the big city. He falls prey to a flashy public relations man who plots a big build-up for his debut.
  50. Episode 50: About Sara Caine Aug 9, 1954 · 1h An overbearing young female reporter is determined to better her father, competing against him in the coverage of a news story.
  51. Episode 51: Invitation to Murder Aug 16, 1954 · 1h A publisher gets a manuscript full of damning statements about a number of important people. He invites its author and those mentioned in the book to the same party, suggesting to his…
  52. Episode 52: Personal Story Aug 23, 1954 · 1h At the peak of his career, an architect suffers an heart attack. He takes the doctor's advice to slow down to such an extreme, he's barely living his life.
  53. Episode 53: A Matter of Luck Aug 30, 1954 · 1h A singer is given a lucky charm by a girl in his neighborhood and his career suddenly takes off. When he accidentally breaks the trinket, his good luck ends just as abruptly.