Armstrong Circle Theatre Season 6 Episodes

Episode 1

The Strange War of Sergeant Krezner

Tue, Sep 27, 195560 mins

The story of an Army sergeant's battle to win the confidence of Korean orphans and a victory over himself.

Episode 2

Lost $2 Billion: The Story of Hurricane Diane

Tue, Oct 11, 195560 mins

A docudrama about how the United States Weather Bureau operates in all its phases during Hurricane Diane, from the storm's inception through a 24-hour vigil until danger is past.

Episode 3

Minding Our Own Business

Tue, Nov 1, 195560 mins

A newsman's family displays courage in adversity.

Episode 4

Saturday Visit

Tue, Nov 15, 195560 mins

A businessman leaves home after losing his job, vowing to return only when he can adequately provide for his family.

Episode 5

The Town That Refused to Die

Tue, Nov 29, 195560 mins

Host John Cameron Swayze introduces the story of Sanford, Maine, which was hard-hit by the textile industry's relocation in the South. The town organized a chamber of commerce to bring new business to Sanford.

Episode 6

I Was Accused

Tue, Dec 13, 195560 mins

Czech-born actor George Voskovec plays himself in this account of his detention on Ellis Island under suspicion of being a Communist.

Episode 7

Nightmare in Red

Tue, Dec 27, 195560 mins

A history of 20th-century Russia drawn from newsreel and feature-film footage. Historical figures seen include the czar and czarina, Tolstoi, Lenin and his wife, Kenesky, Trotsky, Stalin, Vishinsky and Molotov.

Episode 8

Ward Three: Four P.M. to Midnight

Tue, Jan 10, 195660 mins

A documentary-style drama based on the activities in Ward Three, the Women's Ward of St. Luke's Hospital in New York City. Presiding over this world is night head nurse Sally Lacey.

Episode 9

Episode #6.9

Tue, Feb 17, 2026

Episode 10

The Third Ear

Tue, Feb 7, 195660 mins

A writer wiretaps a man's home to find out about his business practices.

Episode 11

Terror at My Heels

Tue, Feb 21, 195660 mins

The true story of Lt. Melvin Shadduck, an American pilot, who was captured by the Korean Communists during the Korean War. Thrown into a tent with four other Americans, he finds all of them wounded and without medical care, adequate food or hope of escape. He does everything he can to help them.

Episode 12

Man in Shadow

Tue, Mar 6, 195660 mins

A docudrama about a mentally ill man in a state hospital. At first his treatment does not go well, but with the support of his family and with new drugs, he's able to communicate his problems and fears and return to his place in society.

Episode 13

Five Who Shook the Mighty

Tue, Mar 20, 195660 mins

A docudrama about five Romanian patriots who seized the Communist Romanian Legation in Berne, Switzerland in February 1955 in protest against the plight of their people in Romania. They release a secret Communist code to the press resulting in one of the heaviest blows to the Russian spy network.

Episode 14

A Baby Named X

Tue, Apr 3, 195660 mins

A docudrama set in the Spence-Chapin Adoption Service in New York City. Three couples, the Muirs, the Nelsons and the Arnquists, are seeking a baby for adoption.

Episode 15

The Case of Colonel Petrov

Tue, Apr 17, 195660 mins

A docudrama about the defection to the Australian authorities by Col. Vladimir Petrov, chief of the Russian Secret Police, in April 1954.

Episode 16

Seventy-three Seconds into Space

Tue, May 1, 195660 mins

True events leading to the development of the viking rocket and the conquest of space.

Episode 17

Devil at the Door

Tue, May 15, 195660 mins

The story about a mother whose son was one of the 23 American "turncoats" who went over to Chinese Communists in 1953.

Episode 18

The Second Family

Tue, May 29, 195660 mins

A drama about the sacrifices and problems of teachers in an average public high school, inspired by an actual happening in Eastchester High School, Eastchester, N.Y.

Episode 19

H.R. 8438: The Story of a Lost Boy

Tue, Jun 12, 195660 mins

The story of Anton Steigerwald, a Yugoslavian war orphan who is now in America, waiting for bill H.R. 3438 to pass. It would allow him to stay.

Episode 20

Episode #6.20

Tue, Feb 17, 2026

Episode 21

Episode #6.21

Tue, Feb 17, 2026