Medallion Theatre

Episode 1

The Padre of San Pablo

Sat, Sep 12, 1953

A Mexican bank robber is given sanctuary by a priest. When the priest dies, the thief assumes his identity and eventually some of his piety, thanks to the simple faith of simple peasants.

Episode 2

The Bartlett Desk

Sat, Sep 19, 1953

An elderly, charmingly eccentric antique dealer has been trying unsuccessfully to buy a valuable heirloom desk from a stubborn but charming widow for five years. What he doesn't know is that it's a fake.

Episode 3

The Big Bow Mystery

Sat, Sep 26, 1953 30 mins

Retired Scotland Yard Inspector Grodman gets painfully involved in a murder and the conviction of an innocent man and shows Scotland Yard a trick or two.

Episode 4

The Archer Case

Sat, Oct 3, 1953

A 13-year-old expelled from naval school for the theft of a few shillings is pitted against the authority of the British Empire.

Episode 5

The Trouble Train

Sat, Oct 10, 1953

Story about the childish scheme of an unhappy little boy trying to reconcile his parents.

Episode 6

Time for Heroes

Sat, Oct 17, 1953 26 mins

Story about a proud and poverty-stricken old man, unsung hero and Civil War Veteran.

Episode 7

Return Match

Sat, Oct 24, 1953

A woman is torn between her first husband, a glamour boy tennis champ and her second, a good, steady doctor.

Episode 8

Gran'ma Rebel

Sat, Oct 31, 1953

Episode 9

Battle Hymn

Sat, Nov 7, 1953 30 mins

Story about Harriet Beecher Stowe, the lady reputed to have kindled the flames of the Civil War by writing "Uncle Tom's Cabin".

Episode 10

The Bishop's Candlesticks

Sat, Nov 14, 1953

Classic story of Jean Valjean, victim of poverty, who spent 19 years in the galleys for stealing one loaf of bread. Released from prison, he is given refuge by a saintly bishop.

Episode 11

The Canterville Ghost

Sat, Nov 21, 1953

In the 1600s, cowardly Sir Simon of Canterville flees a duel and seeks solace in the family castle. His ashamed father seals him in the room where he is hiding and dooms him to life as a ghost until one of his descendants performs a brave deed. Simon believes he may be saved when he meets Cuffy Williams, an American kinsman stationed with a troop of soldiers at the castle in 1943. Will this blood relative save the family honor, or will his blood be as yellow as the rest of the Cantervilles?

Episode 12

Dear Cynthia

Sat, Nov 28, 1953

Episode 13

Crimson Velvet

Sat, Dec 5, 1953

Story of an aging actress who is anxious to make a comeback.

Episode 14

A Day in Town

Sat, Dec 12, 1953 30 mins

A farmer faces the harsh choice of either losing his farm or seeing his family go hungry, when he asks the local banker for help.

Episode 15

Twenty-Four Men in a Plane

Sat, Dec 19, 1953

The posthumous publication of a general's diary cements a crisis in the lives of two former officers.

Episode 16

They Call Them the Meek

Sat, Dec 26, 1953

Story about a business tycoon who discovers he's overlooked the pursuit of happiness.

Episode 17

A Suitable Marriage

Sat, Jan 2, 1954

A Boston financier is determined that his son shall follow in his footsteps, but the son has other ideas.

Episode 18

The Magic Touch

Sat, Jan 9, 1954

A writer is confronted by a perplexing accusation when his son discovers that the political speeches he has been writing are in complete contradiction of his father's teachings.

Episode 19

The Gentle Deception

Sat, Jan 16, 1954

A distinguished-looking plumber who always carries a little black bag is mistaken for a physician, with interesting results as a consequence of this error.

Episode 20

The Blue Serge Suit

Sat, Jan 23, 1954

A young attorney faces the choice of being ethical and talking himself out of a much needed case, or being practical and ensuring a legal fee.

Episode 21

Book Overdue

Sat, Jan 30, 1954

A man returns to his hometown to write a book after a 25 year absence.

Episode 22

The Teacher

Sat, Feb 6, 1954

A nice young teacher learns that a tough old mountain lady wants to learn how to read.

Episode 23

The 39th Bomb

Sat, Feb 13, 1954

An unexploded bomb is found in a small English village. No one can detonate it except an ex-American soldier, who is honeymooning with his wife, and he lost his nerve after uncapping 38 bombs during the War.

Episode 24

The Voyage Back

Sat, Feb 20, 1954

Three travelers on a pleasure cruise become entangled in each other's lives.

Episode 25

Homestead

Sat, Feb 27, 1954

A man and his son head out West and encounter a shady land agent and a beautiful widow.

Episode 26

Sinners

Sat, Mar 6, 1954

A woman who testified, falsely, to the guilt of a local ne'er-do-well on a murder charge begs him, after 30 years in prison, to allow her to pay her debt to him and ease her conscience by allowing her to care for him.

Episode 27

Flight to Fame

Sat, Mar 13, 1954

On the verge of getting her big break, a young singer risks it to sing for a wounded soldier. He then has to persuade three men to give her their seat on a plane.

Episode 28

Contact with the West

Sat, Mar 20, 1954 30 mins

During the War, an English and a Russian officer meet in a desolate English island outpost. Their brief relationship proves something of profound significance to them both about the differences and the similarities, in human beings who are complete strangers to each other.

Episode 29

The Alibi Kid

Sat, Mar 27, 1954

A boxer tries to prevent his younger brother from committing bigamy.

Episode 30

Safari

Sat, Apr 3, 1954

Story of a hunter's desire to capture a rare animal.