Episodes
1. The Miss America Story
September 4, 1955
60 min
The Philco Corporation and ABC network televised the first live Miss America broadcast on Saturday September 11, 1954. Twenty seven million viewers from coast to coast shared the thrills of the Boardwalk Hall audience as they watched from their own homes as California's Lee Meriwether captured the title for 1955. Bob Russell was the emcee. For the first time, the pageant also featured it's first "Illuminated Night Parade" down the Boardwalk.
Guest Stars:
Charlotte Rae, Lee Meriwether, Johnny Desmond
2. The Outsiders
September 18, 1955
60 min
The work of US engineers in a South American country is disrupted by angry local people.
Guest Stars:
Pat Henning, Eli Wallach, Jason Robards, Arthur O'Connell
3. A Man is Ten Feet Tall
October 2, 1955
60 min
Axel, secretly AWOL from the army, joins a black waterfront worker in his fight against bigotry.
Guest Stars:
Michael Strong, Don Murray, Martin Balsam, Sidney Poitier
4. A Business Proposition
October 23, 1955
60 min
Guest Stars:
Jean Stapleton, David Opatoshu, Mildred Dunnock, Jo Van Fleet
5. The Mechanical Heart
November 6, 1955
60 min
A businessman commits an unpardonable breach of ethics in order to keep his business alive.
Guest Stars:
Jack Warden, Jack Klugman, Edward Binns, Ralph Bellamy, Charles Dingle
6. One Mummy Too Many
November 20, 1955
60 min
Three crates, one contains a mummy, one a dead body and one an air-conditioning unit that gets shunted around with utter confusion.
Guest Stars:
Eva Gabor, Henry Jones, Tony Randall, David Opatoshu
7. The Trees
December 4, 1955
60 min
A little girl returns from a fresh air camp to her slum district home and brings a sapling with her. The tree is planted in the parking. Ridicule of the family's efforts to keep it alive comes from all sources. Angered, the father sets out to get more trees planted, trouble brews.
Guest Stars:
Sal Mineo, Edward Binns, Pat Hingle, Kay Medford
8. Christmas 'Til Closing
December 18, 1955
60 min
A poor family tries to make the best out of Christmas with little income.
Guest Stars:
Jessica Tandy, Natalie Trundy, Hume Cronyn, Eileen Heckart
9. Rise Up and Walk
January 1, 1956
60 min
A polio victim's battle to conquer polio is a potent weapon for recovery.
Guest Stars:
June Lockhart, Jack Klugman, Eddie Albert, Herbert Berghof
10. This Land is Mine
January 15, 1956
60 min
Guest Stars:
Jack Lord, Biff McGuire, Pat Hingle, Ed Begley
