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Big Town Season 6 Episodes

39 Episodes 1955 - 1956

Episode 1

Gambling Syndicate

Tue, Oct 11, 1955

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Episode 2

Source of Information

Tue, Oct 18, 1955

Steve Wilson is threatened with jail time by the District Attorney if he refuses to disclose the identity of a murder witness.

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Episode 3

Illegal Aliens

Tue, Oct 25, 1955

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Episode 4

Juvenile Gangs

Tue, Nov 1, 1955

The Illustrated Press launches a campaign to fight juvenile delinquency after a boy becomes the victim of a zip-gun killing.

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Episode 5

Sleeping Pills

Tue, Nov 8, 1955

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Episode 6

Prison Riot

Tue, Nov 15, 1955

Steve Wilson attempts to negotiate with a crazed convict who is holding the warden and a guard as hostages.

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Episode 7

Mental Health

Tue, Nov 22, 1955

A mentally ill woman accuses the Illustrated Press of persecuting her and her husband refuses to seek medical help for her believing her disorder is something to be ashamed of.

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Episode 8

Columnist

Tue, Nov 29, 1955

Steve Wilson is forced to suppress his star columnist's efforts to expose a powerful mystery man.

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Episode 9

Gang Leader

Tue, Dec 6, 1955

Gang boss Tony Castle is convicted of racketeering, and is sent up for several years. When he's finally released, he finds his former friends have taken over his operations and combined into a larger mob. He threatens to tell Steve all about "The Old Days", and they try to stop him.

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Episode 10

Sunday Editor

Tue, Dec 13, 1955

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Episode 11

Handicapped Worker

Tue, Dec 20, 1955

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Episode 12

Probation

Tue, Dec 27, 1955

Steve assigns a reporter to the case of an ex-probation officer who was discharged for no apparent reason.

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Episode 13

Narcotics

Tue, Jan 3, 1956

When Steve Wilson sets out to clear one of his reporters of a narcotics charge he becomes involved with an illegal door ring that he's determined to break up.

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Episode 14

Reservoir Story

Tue, Jan 10, 1956

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Episode 15

Debt Consolidators

Tue, Jan 17, 1956

A libel suit threatens the Illustrated Press when Charlie Anderson, the city editor, investigates a report of supposed graft in the district attorney's office.

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Episode 16

Bulldog Reporter

Tue, Jan 24, 195630 mins

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Episode 17

Hit and Run

Tue, Jan 31, 1956

A friend of Diane's is the victim of a hit-and-run driver and Steve's paper looks into the incident.

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Episode 18

Press Photographer

Tue, Feb 7, 1956

A photographer, recovering from a nervous breakdown, is unable to get a job until Steve Wilson is willing to give him a chance.

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Episode 19

Hung Jury

Tue, Feb 14, 195630 mins

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Episode 20

Skid Row

Tue, Feb 21, 1956

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Episode 21

Extradition

Tue, Feb 28, 1956

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Episode 22

School Scandal

Tue, Mar 6, 1956

A high school principal's job is in jeopardy when an expelled teenager decides to "get even."

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Episode 23

Train Wreck

Tue, Mar 13, 1956

To get the facts behind a train wreck the Illustrated Press joins forces with a rival newspaper.

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Episode 24

Trial Lawyer

Tue, Mar 20, 195630 mins

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Episode 25

Intern

Tue, Mar 27, 1956

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Episode 26

The Policeman

Tue, Apr 3, 1956

A policeman jeopardizes his career when he injures a teen-age law breaker. The stories told by the policeman and the youth are completely contradictory and Steve Wilson attempts to find the truth.

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Episode 27

Beauty Contest

Tue, Apr 10, 195630 mins

Steve investigates a beauty contest sponsored by the Illustrated Press for charity after a reporter on his staff claims it is a racket.

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Episode 28

Arsonist

Tue, Apr 17, 1956

Steve Wilson works with city editor Charlie Anderson to trap an arsonist by arranging for him to burn down a factory.

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Episode 29

Waterfront

Tue, Apr 24, 1956

An investigative reporter from the Illustrated Press is brutally beaten by the henchman of the waterfront boss after the paper publishes a series on waterfront racketeering.

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Episode 30

Country Editor

Tue, May 1, 1956

The editor of a small-town newspaper discovers that the entire community is boycotting his paper for no apparent reason.

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Episode 31

Adult Delinquents

Tue, May 8, 1956

Steve Wilson discovers that the delinquency of a young boy is attributed to his parents' lack of attention.

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Episode 32

Crime in the City Room

Tue, May 15, 1956

A fugitive murderer arranges with Steve to come to the city room to surrender himself but things do not go as planned when the killer pulls a gun.

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Episode 33

Marine Story

Tue, May 29, 1956

Steve Wilson attempts to help an old Marine Corps buddy suffering from guilt about 100 men under his command who were killed in battle.

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Episode 34

The Vacation Story

Tue, Jun 5, 1956

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Episode 35

Insane Criminal

Tue, Jun 12, 1956

A distraught wife asks Steve Wilson for help when her husband, about to be released from a mental hospital, is headed for the death house.

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Episode 36

Blackmail

Tue, Jun 19, 1956

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Episode 37

Detective Agency

Tue, Jun 26, 1956

Steve Wilson investigates a detective agency which is attempting to frame the fashion editor of his paper.

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Episode 38

Smear Magazine

Tue, Jul 3, 1956

A smear magazine with plans to publish a distorted version of a distinguished judge's life causes havoc and Steve Wilson tries to persuade the magazine editor not to proceed.

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Episode 39

Fake S.O.S.

Tue, Jul 31, 1956

Steve Wilson suspects a young stowaway of making a phony call for help that caused a serious injury to an Illustrated Press reporter who covered the call.

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