Armstrong Circle Theatre Season 7 Episodes

Episode 1

The Bystander

Tue, Oct 2, 195660 mins

Episode 2

SOS from the Andrea Doria

Tue, Oct 16, 195660 mins

This drama about the tragedy of the Andrea Doria is a combination of narration by John Cameron Swayze, film clips, and a re-enactment of the stories of Thure Peterson and his wife, who dies despite heroic attempts to free her from beneath a steel beam, and of Lilly Doona, who jumps overboard to rescue her daughter.

Episode 3

Flare-Up

Tue, Oct 30, 195660 mins

A docudrama about Miguel Rico, one of the first victims of a polio outbreak in Chicago. His father, Tomas, believes his son contracted polio when he received only one shot of the Salk vaccine.

Episode 4

Flight # 387 from Budapest

Tue, Nov 13, 195660 mins

A docudrama about the escape of seven people from Communist Hungary, made on a commercial airplane, which the group commandeers in flight.

Episode 5

Search, Seizure and Arrest

Tue, Dec 11, 195660 mins

A dramatization of the actual operations of a customs enforcement squad on a ship as it tracks down a man trying to smuggle drugs into the U.S.

Episode 6

Operation Deep Freeze: Crash of the Otter

Tue, Dec 25, 195660 mins

A docudrama about seven men who are marooned by a plane crash in Antarctica. Part of the largest Antarctic expedition in history, Operation Deep Freeze, the men must face the ice and cold to come out of the uncharted area alive.

Episode 7

Divorcees Anonymous

Tue, Jan 8, 195760 mins

Drama of a woman on the verge of divorce and how Divorcees Anonymous, a Chicago organization, deals with such cases.

Episode 8

The Freedom Fighters of Hungary

Tue, Jan 22, 195760 mins

The true story of how three strangers become part of a force fighting a common enemy. The drama traces the heroic and tragic paths each follows until they meet to stand against the overwhelming power of the invading Soviet forces.

Episode 9

Error in Judgement

Tue, Feb 5, 195760 mins

A true-life drama of a young lawyer's untiring efforts to free a man he believes was unjustly convicted.

Episode 10

The Trial of Poznan

Tue, Feb 19, 195760 mins

Episode 11

Four Homes for Danny

Tue, Mar 19, 195760 mins

The story of an unloved and misunderstood child, Danny, and the homes in which he lives and tries to find himself.

Episode 12

Arson: File #732

Tue, Apr 2, 195760 mins

Based on the work of the Fire Marshal's Office of Nassau County, Long Island, New York, this drama presents the history of an arson for profit case, with all the details of the fire and the investigations.

Episode 13

Slow Assassination: Peron vs. La Prensa

Tue, Apr 16, 195760 mins

Drama, based on recent history, concerning the conflict between Argentina's most popular newspaper and long time dictator Juan Peron.

Episode 14

Night Court

Tue, Apr 30, 195760 mins

A dramatization based on a typical night in New York's famous Night Court, the City Magistrate's Court, where cases of minor crimes and disturbances are handled, providing insights into the proceedings between the judge and the defendants.

Episode 15

Day of Disaster

Tue, May 14, 195760 mins

Episode 16

Three Cents Worth of Fear

Tue, May 28, 195760 mins

Episode 17

Counterfeit Inc.

Tue, Jun 11, 195760 mins

Episode 18

The Hunted

Tue, Jun 25, 195760 mins

The true story of legendary actress Eva Soreny's escape from the Russians after the Hungarian revolt in 1956.

Episode 19

The Vanished

Wed, Apr 16, 1958