Armstrong Circle Theatre
Running for almost thirteen years, this dramatic anthology series featured many well-know actors and actresses, as well as a number who would later go on to become stars. Originally, the program presented dramas written by contemporary writers on a number of subjects, but later in its run it changed to documentary-style dramas on subjects ranging from espionage and the history of Russian communism to the dangers of medical and insurance fraud.
- 1950-1963
- 13 seasons
- NBC
- Drama
Running for almost thirteen years, this dramatic anthology series featured many well-know actors and actresses, as well as a number who would later go on to become stars. Originally, the program presented dramas written by contemporary writers on a number of subjects, but later in its run it changed to documentary-style dramas on subjects ranging from espionage and the history of Russian communism to the dangers of medical and insurance fraud.
Season 6 Episode Guide
21 Episodes 1955 - 1956
Episode 1
The Strange War of Sergeant Krezner
Tue, Sep 27, 1955 60 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, 1955 60 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, 1955 60 mins
A newsman's family displays courage in adversity.
Episode 4
Saturday Visit
Tue, Nov 15, 1955 60 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, 1955 60 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, 1955 60 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, 1955 60 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, 1956 60 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, Aug 11, 2026
Episode 10
The Third Ear
Tue, Feb 7, 1956 60 mins
A writer wiretaps a man's home to find out about his business practices.
Episode 11
Terror at My Heels
Tue, Feb 21, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, 1956 60 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, Aug 11, 2026
Episode 21
Episode #6.21
Tue, Aug 11, 2026