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Damon Runyon Theater Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

19 Episodes 1955 - 1956

Episode 1

Bred for Battle

Sat, Oct 15, 195530 mins

A frustrated boxer dreams of making his son into a great prizefighter.

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Episode 2

Miami Moolah

Sat, Oct 22, 195530 mins

Two horse players parlay a fake diamond ring and a chance discovery into a fortune.

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Episode 3

Situation Wanted

Sat, Oct 29, 195530 mins

A jobless bodyguard is hired to transport firearms south of the border. The purpose of the mission is to aid revolutionary forces. The results of the mission are somewhat unexpected.

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Episode 4

A Star Lights Up

Sat, Nov 5, 195530 mins

An old actress (Virginia Field) is able to make a comeback after being rejuvenated by a series of beauty treatments.

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Episode 5

Broadway Dateline

Sat, Nov 12, 195530 mins

"The Brain" fears his gambling empire will be finished if his political backer is not re-elected. To insure favorable press notices for his candidate, Harris buys a newspaper. But he doesn't figure on the honesty of its young editor.

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Episode 6

A Job for the Macarone

Sat, Nov 26, 195530 mins

The Macarone Kid is offered five grand to bump off a man who says he has only a month to live. But something is fishy about this solid-sounding deal, and the kid does differently.

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Episode 7

Barbeque

Sat, Dec 3, 195530 mins

A down-and-out race-track tout (Brian Donlevy) foils a robbery attempt by a notorious thief.

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Episode 8

Honorary Degree

Sat, Dec 10, 195530 mins

To receive his $100,000 inheritance, Jerry Leonard must come up with a college degree but he just flunked out.

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Episode 9

Dog About Town

Sat, Dec 17, 195530 mins

A man kidnaps a champion terrier in hopes of collecting a ransom.

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Episode 10

Blonde Mink

Sat, Dec 24, 195530 mins

A beautiful blonde mink coat helps a woman find the man who murdered his boss.

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Episode 11

Judy the Jinx

Sat, Dec 31, 1955

A red-headed chorus girl is renamed "The Jinx" because every show she appears in closes abruptly. She falls in love with a gambler, only to find that now she is the bane of the gambler's tables.

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Episode 12

The Face of Johnny Dolliver

Sat, Jan 7, 195630 mins

A battered prizefighter falls in love with a debutante. Hoping to please her, he has his face remodeled and gives up fighting. This works out fine until one of her former boyfriends passes on some information.

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Episode 13

Cleo

Sat, Jan 14, 195630 mins

A horse player wins a large bet and spends his winnings on a calf whose eyes remind him of his girl friend. Not at all flattered by this gesture, the young lady breaks up with the well-meaning but tactless lover.

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Episode 14

The Good Luck Kid

Sat, Jan 21, 195630 mins

While serving with the U.S. Army in Germany, a gambler meets an orphaned teenager who turns out to be a whiz at calculating dice combinations. With the boy's help, our hero cleans up in the local dice games and sees a chance to continue his "luck" when the refugee emigrates to the States.

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Episode 15

The Pee Wees Take Over

Sat, Feb 25, 195630 mins

A bookie revamps his ethical codes when his 11 year old son is dropped from a ball team because of cheating.

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Episode 16

The Pigeon Gets Plucked

Sun, Feb 5, 195630 mins

A poultry man refuses to allow a gambler to marry his daughter unless he gives up gambling and enters his business.

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Episode 17

A Tale of Two Citizens

Sat, Mar 17, 195630 mins

Two men who witness a robbery try to get themselves arrested for the crime.

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Episode 18

Hot Oil

Sat, Mar 24, 195630 mins

A slot-machine baron, learning that his daughter is going to visit him, hires a phony art-dealer to lead a touch of class to his home.

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Episode 19

Miracle Jones

Sun, Feb 26, 195630 mins

An ex-convict convinces a young man that he possesses miraculous healing powers and sets him up in business. Then the young man falls in love with a patient.

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