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Robert Montgomery Presents Season 6 Episodes

50 Episodes 1954 - 1955

Episode 1

Diary

Mon, Sep 20, 1954

A small-town girl leaves her unhappy home to find her way in a large city. There she meets an unsavory character who, nevertheless, offers her the only understanding help she has ever known.

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Episode 2

A Dream of Summer

Mon, Sep 27, 1954

A Brooklyn bookkeeper falls in love with a Bronx shipping clerk at a summer resort. Meanwhile, each fears that the other will discover their secret; it seems they both exaggerated greatly about their careers.

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Episode 3

Two Wise Women

Mon, Oct 4, 195460 mins

A married American banker falls for a French reporter while in Berlin.

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Episode 4

Autumn Crocus

Mon, Oct 11, 195460 mins

When love finally arrives for a spinster school teacher, she must reject it. The young innkeeper she's fallen for is already married.

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Episode 5

Foreign Affair

Mon, Oct 18, 195460 mins

This comic romance begins in the post-war rubble of 1947 Berlin, Germany. Captain Pringle is in love with a U. S. Congresswoman on an investigation and the woman being investigated.

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Episode 6

Remote

Mon, Oct 25, 1954

In this fictional documentary, a man campaigning for the governorship of a Southern state goes on trial for the murder of his secretary. The effects of television coverage on justice are highlighted as facts get distorted along party lines and the cameras cover the "event" inside and outside the courtroom.

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Episode 7

The Gentleman

Mon, Nov 1, 1954

A man is obsessed with the way things used to be. Rather than accepting and appreciating the present, he sadly retreats to living his life in the past.

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Episode 8

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 1

Mon, Nov 8, 195460 mins

Subtitled "The Beastliness of Beauty", Victor Hugo's classic is adapted for television. It's the story of the hideous bell-ringing Quasimodo at the Cathederal of Notre Dame and the beautiful woman he loves, Esmeralda.

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Episode 9

The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Part 2

Mon, Nov 15, 195460 mins

Subtitled The Beauty of the Beast, Victor Hugo's classic is adapted for the small screen. It's the story of the hideous bell-ringing Quasimodo at the Cathederal of Notre Dame and the beautiful woman he loves, Esmeralda.

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Episode 10

Homecoming

Mon, Nov 22, 195460 mins

On the weekend of the big homecoming game, a college football star plans for an improved future. The rich co-ed he's dating could be his ticket to an upgrade in his status.

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Episode 11

Judith

Mon, Nov 29, 1954

Judith is a beautiful woman who proceeds to destroy the man she claims to have loved. She receives a well-earned retribution for her actions.

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Episode 12

Dr. Ed

Mon, Dec 6, 1954

This inspirational story is based on real-life physician Dr. Edward Conner of Pennsylvania. In his life, he was able to start a clinic for handicapped kids, despite his personal battle with multiple sclerosis.

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Episode 13

End of a Mission

Mon, Dec 13, 1954

A pilot who's thought to have died during a crash decides to "play dead" so he can remain near the woman he loves. Eventually, he wishes to return to the United States, as both a deserter and a casualty.

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Episode 14

David Copperfield: Part 1. The Search

Mon, Dec 20, 1954

In the first of two parts, young and motherless David is sent by his uncaring stepfather to live with the impoverished Micawbers in London. He barely survives, working at a warehouse gluing labels on bottles.

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Episode 15

David Copperfield: Part 2. The Reward

Mon, Dec 27, 1954

In the second of two parts, David conducts his romance with the spoiled Dora Spenlow and, with the help of Micawber, unmasks Uriah Heep as a scheming thief. This episode is subtitled "The Reward".

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Episode 16

Death and the Sky Above

Mon, Jan 3, 1955

An innocent man convicted for the murder of his wife escapes to search for the guilty party, but is ultimately recaptured. Back in the death house, the moments tick by as the time of his execution gets nearer.

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Episode 17

A Night for Dreaming

Mon, Jan 10, 1955

Three girls share a New York apartment, each with a dream they're pursuing. One wants to meet someone to love, one wants to marry a rich man, and last wishes to become a star. Each learns that their dreams come with high prices.

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Episode 18

The Cypress Tree

Mon, Jan 17, 1955

A widow tries to move on following the death of her husband, but her sisters stand in the way. One wants her to forge ahead while the other wants her to go into seclusion in memory of her departed spouse.

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Episode 19

Joe's Boy

Mon, Jan 24, 1955

A self-centered father is determined to see that his son, the soldier, gets married to a proper girl and starts a respectable career.

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Episode 20

Deadline

Mon, Jan 31, 195560 mins

A small town girl moves to the city and falls in love with her ruthless, cut-throat boss. During the time she awaits his proposal, she transforms into a hard-boiled career woman. When she returns to her hometown, she finds she doesn't fit in anymore.

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Episode 21

The Lost Weekend

Mon, Feb 7, 1955

Robert Montgomery takes the starring role in this version of the famous film about a man slowly dying from alcoholism.

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Episode 22

The Breaking Point

Mon, Feb 14, 1955

A pre-med college professor, whose wife died on the operating table, makes exams especially difficult for his students. His aim is to weed out those unworthy of the trust of the medical profession.

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Episode 23

Coming of Age

Mon, Feb 21, 1955

Fears lead to upheaval in Terry Ballard's life as he suffers a mid-life crisis at his 40th birthday. His wife wants them to buy a new house and he's been offered a new position at work. Terry afraid to risk the security of his current position for the better-paying offer, fearful of being out of work if the new job doesn't work out.

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Episode 24

It Depends on You

Mon, Feb 28, 1955

On the eve of his debut as a major league baseball player, a man is committed to a tuberculosis sanatorium. He tries to adjust to his new life with the help of two women who love him.

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Episode 25

A Matter of Dignity

Mon, Mar 7, 1955

An arrogant man who has treated family, friends, and employees with disrespect and abuse finds his life threatened and no one to turn to for help.

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Episode 26

A Stone for His Son

Mon, Mar 14, 1955

Prejudice almost destroys a family when a successful rancher disowns his only son for marrying a woman who's grandmother was a Sioux. The secret of the man's bigotry is revealed because of an unexpected tragedy.

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Episode 27

N.Y. to L.A.

Mon, Mar 21, 1955

This show business story tells of an actor who ruthlessly pursues a studio contract with no regard for whom he steps on or uses along the way. His girlfriend is the last to realize his true nature.

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Episode 28

The Iron Cobweb

Mon, Mar 28, 1955

An author returns to the hospital following the loss of her new-born. While there, she realizes that someone wants to make her seem unhinged by the infant's death.

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Episode 29

The Tender Leaves of Hope

Mon, Apr 4, 1955

After suffering a serious accident, an accomplished surgeon fears that his skills are lost. He turns to a psychiatrist for help.

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Episode 30

P.J. Martin and Son

Mon, Apr 18, 1955

A domineering mother controls the family business with a steely grip--the same one she uses to control her two sons.

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Episode 31

The Tall Dark Man

Mon, Apr 25, 195560 mins

A girl known for spinning fanciful stories witnesses a murder outside of her schoolroom window. Because of her reputation, no one believes her. What's worse, she realizes that the murderer saw her watching.

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Episode 32

Bella Fleace Gave a Party

Mon, May 2, 1955

Octogenarian Bella Fleace decides to have one last fling and give a great ball, but no one attends.

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Episode 33

The Great Gatsby

Mon, May 9, 1955

In an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "roaring twenties" book, a man pines for the woman who discarded him years earlier.

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Episode 34

The Cage

Mon, May 16, 1955

In 1942 London, a house is kept by military intelligence to house a group of recently arrived refugees that escaped from occupied Holland. They must be kept there long enough to prove that they are whom they say they are, as it's suspected one among them is a Nazi agent.

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Episode 35

The Drifter

Mon, May 23, 195560 mins

In the Old West, a Civil War veteran and a dance hall gal are awarded a stage coach line by its dying owner.

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Episode 36

Now or Never

Mon, May 30, 1955

Jack and Liz meet on the Stamford, Connecticut express train. Through flashbacks, we learn they first met at the same location and began a torrid, though short-lived, love affair.

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Episode 37

The Killer

Mon, Jun 6, 1955

Guilt plagues a number of people who feel that, perhaps, their indifference was a cause for a man's death.

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Episode 38

Second Chance

Mon, Jun 13, 195560 mins

A son feels so indebted to his family for having sacrificed to send him to college that he almost ruins his academic career.

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Episode 39

There's No Need to Shout

Mon, Jun 20, 1955

Real-life newspaperwoman Frances Warfield jeopardizes her success by not addressing her hearing loss.

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Episode 40

Towhead

Mon, Jun 27, 195560 mins

The young new teacher in a small town tries to gently let down a young student who has a crush on her.

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Episode 41

The Fourth of July

Mon, Jul 4, 1955

A determined police detective works to force a crooked former politician to face the music.

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Episode 42

The Paper Hero

Mon, Jul 11, 1955

An unmarried middle-aged clerk at a marriage license bureau is a true romantic. He's always writing poems and bringing flowers for the young lovers who visit his office. He eventually falls for a widow, but starts to have second thoughts about marriage because of her superficial and self-centered ways.

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Episode 43

The Diamond Curtain

Mon, Jul 18, 1955

A young woman moves to New York City and becomes a success, only to become entrapped by a life of superficiality.

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Episode 44

Decision by Morning

Mon, Jul 25, 1955

A tough moral and professional decision faces a gifted eye surgeon. He can chose an action that may save a child's vision, but it would compromise medical standards.

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Episode 45

A Slightly Important Man

Mon, Aug 1, 1955

A shrewish wife considers her husband's theater career to be competition for his affections. She forces him to make a choice.

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Episode 46

Uncle Snowball

Mon, Aug 8, 1955

Two worldly gentlemen vie for the affections of an equally cosmopolitan woman in this light comedy.

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Episode 47

Late Love

Mon, Aug 15, 1955

Rosie escapes her dull life as an office secretary engaged for a decade to a dentist through her elaborate daydreams. When Rosie loses her job, she indulges her imagination by heading for Mexico armed with a Geiger counter.

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Episode 48

Rosie

Mon, Aug 22, 1955

An office secretary has been engaged to a dentist for 10 years. The doctor feels he must have security before he settles down to wed and start a family.

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Episode 49

The Return of Johnny Burro

Mon, Aug 29, 1955

One half of a once-dangerous criminal duo is now reformed. His ex-partner arrives, looking for a place to hide out for a while.

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Episode 50

My Dear Emily

Mon, Sep 5, 1955

In the final summer stock performance of the season, a father's extreme possessiveness of his daughter ruins her life.

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