Rheingold Theatre

Episode 1

Success Train

Mon, Nov 7, 1955

Mark Terry, an American talent scout in Paris, hears of an unknown singer in a small night club. He endeavours to further her career, but becomes ensnared by his own ruthlessness.

Episode 2

Guilt

Mon, Nov 14, 1955

A middle aged woman sees murder done. She is determined to help justice and calls the police. She then discovers the identity of the killer and finds she is more deeply involved than she thought.

Episode 3

A Borderline Case

Mon, Nov 21, 1955 30 mins

In an unspecified but occupied Iron Curtain capital, not far from the border, Rudi is on the run following a change-of-policy broadcast. But where can he run?

Episode 4

Heritage

Mon, Dec 5, 1955

The captain of an escort of Canadian corvettes does not return from a convoy battle. His grief stricken wife refuses to believe that her husband is dead and is determined to find out what really did happen.

Episode 5

The Immigrant

Mon, Dec 12, 1955

A Polish man plans to jump ship as it reaches London and make a new life. However, on board the ship, there might be someone who will thwart his plans and report him to the authorities. Konrad ponders on who that might be.

Episode 6

The Fast Buck

Mon, Jan 2, 1956 30 mins

Slottery is the richest man in British North Borneo but he is ostracised by the other settlers. When an attractive girl asks him for an advance on a valuable diamond watch, he sees a chance to get back at them.

Episode 7

Dimitrios

Mon, Jan 16, 1956

A small Greek guerrilla band operates in the mountains above an important road. Dimitrios is a member of the gang, and his lone wolf tactics are not very popular. The other members decide to do a little investigating.

Episode 8

Deadline: Vienna

Mon, Jan 23, 1956

Episode 9

Gabrielle

Mon, Jan 30, 1956

Episode 10

Better Mousetraps

Mon, Feb 6, 1956

Hank Steiger, a brilliant electronic engineer, is vague and impractical. When his wife discovers that she is going to have a baby, she decides that he must change his ways and start making money. However, she doesn't reckon on the awful change that money-making will have on him.

Episode 11

The Present

Mon, Feb 13, 1956

An 18-year-old boy believes that he has committed a murder. He panics and as a result there is nearly a second tragedy.

Episode 12

Jason's House

Mon, Feb 20, 1956

An elderly man is not happy that he is being forced to leave his home and see it demolished.

Episode 13

No Samples

Mon, Feb 27, 1956

Ben works for a loan company whose policy it is not to provide loans to their employees. When his wife is expecting a child, he is driven to desperate measures.

Episode 14

A Walk in the Wilderness

Mon, Mar 5, 1956

Hugh Ross, a handsome and debonair Canadian test pilot, crashes in a new jet plane within a few weeks of his marriage. He survives as a severe case of "airman's burn." He will have limited use of his hands in time - but not for flying: the right side of his face will have to be entirely rebuilt. During the long painful months in initial plastic surgery, he is too sensitive to let his young wife Anne visit him and dreads the day of his return home.

Episode 15

Welcome My Wife

Mon, Mar 12, 1956

The villagers of Tickelmacloragh are staggered to find out that their most eligible bachelor is really married but they are willing to let the lady in question welcome.

Episode 16

First Day

Mon, Mar 19, 1956

It's Carol's first day in her first job: secretary at an advertising agency. However, she didn't realise what exciting - and amusing - events it was to bring her.

Episode 17

A Flight of Birds

Mon, Mar 26, 1956

Two gypsy children escape from a refugee camp and are taken in by a kindly baron.

Episode 18

The Intruder

Mon, Apr 2, 1956

Stephen Young has lived for three years on a primitive island in the East Indies. He is lazy and selfish and makes his living beachcombing. But now a new interest comes into his life. Two women are in love with him, and he makes the most of this interesting situation - until he finds that he has released a force that he cannot control.

Episode 19

A New Life

Mon, Apr 9, 1956

When Susan Braden, a young doctor, joins a medical mission in Malaya, she is appalled by the harsh methods employed by Doctor Lambert, the old fashioned doctor in charge of the mission. She decides to take action.

Episode 20

The Dunce

Mon, Apr 23, 1956

Paul Nueller, a slow-witted merchant seaman, returns after fifteen years to the Austrian village that nicknamed him "Dunce." He has come to avenge the death of his sole benefactor, found dead in the street six months before. His old persecutors and his fists soon land him in trouble.

Episode 21

Ship Day

Mon, Apr 30, 1956 25 mins

A small island always welcomes the day when the ship arrives with goods, but on this particular day they need a doctor.

Episode 22

The Murderer

Mon, May 7, 1956

Sullivan is a professional blackmailer, a crook and a murderer whose domestic affairs are not going too well. Another man hires him to kill someone else's husband - which turns out to be himself.

Episode 23

Point of View

Mon, May 14, 1956

At a seldom visited art museum, a lonely old couple share a love for a particular landscape.

Episode 24

Mutiny

Mon, May 28, 1956

In the early 20th Century, a French Foreign Legion fort is under siege by North African tribesman.

Episode 25

The Story of Pan Yusef

Mon, Jun 4, 1956

Pan Yusef, the ruthless leader of a band of revolutionaries, becomes incensed when the inhabitants of a small village ignore him.

Episode 26

A Train to the Sea

Mon, Jun 11, 1956

Episode 27

A Likely Story

Mon, Jun 25, 1956

David and Phyllis Butler call their eight-year-old daughter "Miss Mitty" because in the secret world of her imagination she is so many different people, never just Susan Butler. However, they are worried because she seems incapable of distinguishing between the truth and falsehood. When she comes home with the story of a man who jumped out of the hedge with a pair of scissors and tried to snip off her pigtails, they don't know whether or not she is telling the truth.

Episode 28

Play Me a Blue Note

Mon, Jul 2, 1956

Rock Richard, a once top-name jazz pianist, is making a comeback after a year of not doing very well. Delta, his girlfriend, has gotten him the chance - but she wasn't reckoning on a teenage fan ruining her plans.

Episode 29

The Way Home

Mon, Jul 9, 1956

Rachel Carver has just been released after three years' imprisonment in China. Physically, she is healthy; mentally, she feels a little unbalanced and afraid of the outside world. However, there must come a day when she has to face that world, and when it comes, she'll have to face it alone.

Episode 30

Mister Purley's Profession

Mon, Jul 23, 1956

Episode 31

Treasure in Store

Mon, Aug 20, 1956 30 mins

A pearl necklace worth nothing, a bargain sale, and pangs of conscience. These are the things that Mrs Mintern has to contend with when she finds a necklace in the litter at the store where she works, a necklace which proves to be very troublesome.

Episode 32

Beloved Stranger

Mon, Sep 3, 1956

Claire is told she only has a short time to live. She calls her husband and best friend to her side and says they should marry after as she can see they are growing attached to each other. Then comes news about a drug from Canada which can cure her.

Episode 33

Guy in the Middle

Mon, Sep 10, 1956

A Canadian insurance salesman marries an American girl with trepidation.