Crossroads

Episode 1

The Comeback

Fri, Oct 5, 1956 30 mins

A baseball pitcher returns wounded from World War II, believing his career to be over. A clergyman tries to help him get back in the major leagues.

Episode 2

Circus Priest

Fri, Oct 12, 1956

A high-wire artist is sure that another member of the circus troupe was responsible for his wife's death. He decides to avenge her death.

Episode 3

Ringside Padre

Fri, Oct 19, 1956 25 mins

Two teenage boys are badly injured in a boxing match, and a priest fights to have the boxing rules changed so it doesn't happen again.

Episode 4

The Pure White Orchid

Fri, Oct 26, 1956

The wealthy members of his congregation disapprove of Rev. Williams' devotion to the poorer members.

Episode 5

Sky Pilot of the Cumberlands

Fri, Nov 2, 1956

Rev. Frakes wants to civilize backwater Middle Laurel Fork, Ky. and convince the locals to give up their blood feuding and moonshining ways.

Episode 6

With Charity for All

Mon, Nov 19, 1956 30 mins

The true story of Rabbi Arnold Fischel. During the Civil War, the Rabbi went directly to President Lincoln to convince him there should be a Jewish Chaplain with the U.S. Army.

Episode 7

Timberland Preacher

Fri, Nov 16, 1956

Traveling preacher helps a logging company owner make peace with his son.

Episode 8

Thanksgiving Prayer

Fri, Nov 23, 1956

Even though his son was responsible for an accident that paralyzed a young girl, a wealthy newspaper publisher refuses to help with medical expenses for the impoverished family.

Episode 9

God's Healing

Fri, Nov 30, 1956 25 mins

Priest heals old woman's embittered heart.

Episode 10

The Lamp of Father Cataldo

Fri, Dec 7, 1956

Father Cataldo was a Jesuit Missionary serving Indians in the American Northwest. This is the story of his encounter with prospector Bart Alden.

Episode 11

Tenement Saint

Fri, Dec 14, 1956 30 mins

An Episcopal minister tries to help a crippled woman. She has been forced out of her home by her daughter.

Episode 12

Our First Christmas Tree

Fri, Dec 21, 1956 30 mins

In Pre-Civil War America, an immigrant minister wants to introduce his congregation to a tradition from the Old Country -- The Christmas Tree. The children are excited about the idea but their Puritanical parents are having none of it.

Episode 13

The Kid Had a Gun

Fri, Dec 28, 1956 30 mins

A priest tries to help a paroled convict who wants to go straight. But when the convict tries to return stolen loot to the rightful owner, he is kidnapped and forced to turn over the goods to members of a gang.

Episode 14

The Man Who Walked on Water

Fri, Jan 4, 1957 30 mins

A missionary and his wife must contend with disease and the local witch doctor to establish their new mission in Africa.

Episode 15

Weekend Minister

Fri, Jan 11, 1957

A minister tries to help a young couple who want to be married. Their fathers bitterly oppose the match and try to prevent the wedding.

Episode 16

The Patton Prayer

Fri, Jan 18, 1957

The story of United States Army Chaplain Brig. Gen. James H. O'Neil and his role in shaping the strategy of the late Gen. George C. Patton during WWII.

Episode 17

God of Kandikur

Fri, Jan 25, 1957

Episode 18

The Happy Gift

Fri, Feb 1, 1957

Rabbi Soltes arrives at his new assignment at a private girls' school. He wants to set about helping the girls but quickly clashes with the stone-hearted superintendant.

Episode 19

Barbed Wire Preacher

Fri, Feb 8, 1957

Episode 20

In God We Trust

Fri, Feb 15, 1957

During the Civil War, a Pennsylvania minister meets with persecution when he openly deplores the nation's reluctance to acknowledge faith in God. He wages a campaign in Washington to establish "In God We Trust" as the national motto of the U.S.

Episode 21

Boom Town Padre

Fri, Feb 22, 1957

Episode 22

Call for Help

Fri, Mar 1, 1957 23 mins

Reverend works with gangs that have fatal shooting.

Episode 23

Ice Cathedral

Fri, Mar 8, 1957

A Navy chaplain with an Arctic expedition tries to dispel the seaman's superstitions. Foul weather, injuries and death result after a member of the crew kills an albatross.

Episode 24

Lone Star Preacher

Fri, Mar 15, 1957 30 mins

Biographical presentation about George W. Truett, a minister who travels to Texas to bring religion to the ranch hands and then loses his own faith when he accidentally takes the life of a friend in a hunting accident.

Episode 25

The Last Strand

Fri, Mar 22, 1957

A hospital chaplain is called on to attend a young woman who is brought to the emergency room after a suicide attempt. The chaplain must figure out her true identity and why she believes she will die on Christmas Day.

Episode 26

Paratroop Padre

Fri, Mar 29, 1957 24 mins

A private makes a sacrifice to save the life of an unpopular platoon member.

Episode 27

The Light

Fri, Apr 5, 1957

Part 2, in the true story of Father Francis L. Sampson, the most decorated chaplain of World War 2. Father Sampson parachutes into Normandy on D-Day and finds his faith is a help to others in the heavy fighting.

Episode 28

Big Sombrero

Fri, Apr 12, 1957 30 mins

The preacher of a small rural church is elated over an unexpected gift of money. The donor is a wealthy and bitter recluse who does not wish to be thanked.

Episode 29

Benediction of Blood

Fri, Apr 19, 1957

Pat and Danny were boyhood friends. Forty years later, they have gone in opposite directions. Pat is a Priest and Danny is a murderous convict.

Episode 30

Jhonakehunkga Called Jim

Fri, Apr 26, 1957

In 1883 a clergyman is assigned to take over a mission on the Winnebago Indian reservation. The Indians doubt his sincerity and resist his efforts, and he tries to win them over by befriending the one boy who doesn't scorn him.

Episode 31

The Wreath

Fri, May 3, 1957 30 mins

A Methodist minister travels to a nearby Idaho town to conduct funeral services for a man thought by townsfolk to be a bum. The minister investigates the man's past.

Episode 32

Convict 1321, Age 21

Fri, May 10, 1957 30 mins

A poverty-stricken orphan boy resorts to stealing food out of sheer hunger. In one of his forays he is accidentally responsible for the slaying of a sheriff and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Father Flanagan tries to convince prison authorities that a prison is no place for a 12-year-old. (Based upon the Father Flanagan of "Boys Town.")

Episode 33

The Healing

Fri, May 17, 1957

When a minister in a West Virginia mining town starts teaching mine safety classes, the local mine boss takes offense.

Episode 34

9:30 Action

Fri, May 24, 1957 30 mins

Connie Willis, a young bride whose husband is away on military duty, is blackmailed by an old acquaintance to help him commit a robbery. She turns for guidance to the president of the Bible college she had attended. The college president and his secretary take action to help the young bride escape the dilemma.

Episode 35

Coney Island Wedding

Fri, May 31, 1957

A priest's efforts to establish a church at Coney Island are jeered at by the carnival employers.

Episode 36

The Miracle of Faith

Fri, Jun 7, 1957 30 mins

A minister comes to the assistance of a housewife with some serious mental problems.

Episode 37

Deadline

Fri, Jun 14, 1957

Episode 38

Patchwork Family

Fri, Jun 21, 1957

The Reverend and Mrs. Stone joyfully accept foster children into their home, but they are challenged when they take in problem child Kenny.

Episode 39

A Green Hill Far Away

Fri, Jun 28, 1957

Fr. Pat believes it is time for him to retire to his hometown, but his bishop rejects his request and instead sends him to a Church in East Harlem.