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General Electric Theater

Season 5

1956 · 35 episodes · 17h 30m in all

Episodes

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    1. The Great Lady

    16 Sept 1956 · 30 min

    Julia Courtney, a retired actress, lives in a theatrical boarding house. When one of the residents is murdered, all of the residents are under suspicion. The chief suspect is a young friend of Julia's, played by Vera Miles.

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    2. The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy

    23 Sept 1956 · 30 min

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    3. The Professor's Punch

    30 Sept 1956 · 30 min

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    4. The Pot of Gold

    7 Oct 1956 · 30 min

    Ralph and Laura Whitemore have suffered many financial disappointments in their life together. But when a "sure thing" comes along at last, they eagerly await the phone call that will bring their "pot of gold".

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    5. The Enemies

    14 Oct 1956 · 30 min

    Yankees take over the Southern home of a young girl and her sick mother who are caring for an injured Confederate deserter.

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    6. The Invitation

    21 Oct 1956 · 30 min

    After her baby dies in childbirth, Alice Kellen retreats into a world of her own. As she sinks deeper into fantasy, her husband tries a desperate measure to snap her back to reality.

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    7. The Second Stranger

    28 Oct 1956 · 30 min

    In 1829, a stranger enters a tavern to take shelter from the storm. He finds an old friend from the war of 1812, and the two men have a drink. The inn is crowded with townspeople, all of whom are celebrating tomorrow's hanging.

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    8. The Rider on the Pale Horse

    4 Nov 1956 · 30 min

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    9. The Charlatan

    11 Nov 1956 · 30 min

    A cancer therapist defends himself against a charge of fraud made by a newspaperwoman and a doctor.

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    10. The Road That Led Afar

    25 Nov 1956 · 30 min

    A young mountain girl marries a widower with four children and goes to live in his rustic cabin. Not only does she find the unfamiliar routine hard, but she must face the task of winning over the frightened youngsters.

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    11. Orphans

    2 Dec 1956 · 30 min

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    12. The Breach

    9 Dec 1956 · 30 min

    Author Emily Marsden secludes herself in a small village after quarreling with her husband. There, she learns a lot about her own difficulties by trying to help someone else.

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    13. The Chess Game

    16 Dec 1956 · 30 min

    A cynical intellectual shelters a 15-year-old boy who is wanted for murder.

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    14. A Child is Born

    23 Dec 1956 · 30 min

    A retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants.

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    15. The Shadow Outside

    30 Dec 1956 · 30 min

    Evvy, who lives with her parents in New Mexico, has met few boys. When the town bully, Ray Poole, becomes interested in her she is both confused and frightened.

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    16. Never Turn Back

    6 Jan 1957 · 30 min

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    17. The Earring

    13 Jan 1957 · 30 min

    Lydia Shaw, wife of a successful lawyer, is being blackmailed by a man who has some love letters she wrote before her marriage. Afraid to let her husband find out about the romance, Lydia agrees to pay off her former sweetheart.

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    18. Lady of the House

    20 Jan 1957 · 30 min

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    19. The Doctors of Pawnee Kill

    27 Jan 1957 · 30 min

    Two brothers, one a doctor the other a fast-draw Sheriff, live in conflict with each other in a town that is run by a ruthless saloon owner.

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    20. No Skin Off Me

    3 Feb 1957 · 30 min

    A young fighter lets his winnings go to his head. His more experienced fighter is worried that he will go over the top, so he sets out to teach the "boy" a lesson.

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    21. The Town with a Past

    10 Feb 1957 · 30 min

    Wandering cowboy Britt Ponset finds himself caught in the middle of a dispute between mine owner "Silver Annie" Huxley, the leaders of Virtue City, and the railroad, which wants to builds tracks across her property.

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    22. The Big Shooter

    17 Feb 1957 · 30 min

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    23. Flight from Tormendero

    24 Feb 1957 · 30 min

    During World War 2, a ship's captain picks up the survivors of a torpedoed ship. Among those rescued are a pretty Eurasian girl and a sinister-appearing man.

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    24. The Fenton Touch

    3 Mar 1957 · 30 min

    A man about to retire from his job at a department store after 30 years of service plots to make off with $50,000 from the store's safe.

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    25. With Malice Toward None

    10 Mar 1957 · 30 min

    An accountant by day and novelist by night, Miss Burrows has grown tired of rejection notices from publishers. Her latest submission is about an author who shoots an editor after his book is rejected.

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    26. The Victorian Chaise Lounge

    17 Mar 1957 · 30 min

    Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.

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    27. Too Good with a Gun

    24 Mar 1957 · 30 min

    An ex-gunfighter goes against his boss and teaches the son how to shoot. He also falls in love with the boss's daughter. But when he gets involved in a gunfight in town, his boss sends him passing and turns his two children against him.

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    28. Bargain Bride

    7 Apr 1957 · 30 min

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    29. Cab Driver

    14 Apr 1957 · 30 min

    A female taxicab driver finds a dead man in the back seat of her cab, and a persistent suitor in the person of the detective who investigates the case.

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    30. Bitter Choice

    21 Apr 1957 · 30 min

    An Army nurse resorts to a cruel ruse in an attempt to rouse a young sergeant from complete apathy and possible death.

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    31. I Will Not Die

    28 Apr 1957 · 30 min

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    32. Angel of Wrath

    5 May 1957 · 30 min

    After he has invested in a publishing firm, a Broadway star is shocked to learn that it prints unsavory literature. He argues with the publisher, strikes the man, and is convinced he is guilty of murder.

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    33. A Question of Survival

    12 May 1957 · 30 min

    A cavalry captain and his small band are out-numbered by Comanche Indians. When the company surgeon offers to tend the fatally wounded son of the attacking chief, the captain must choose between certain death for the surgeon and safety for the rest.

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    34. The Man Who Inherited Everything

    19 May 1957 · 30 min

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    35. A New Girl in His Life

    26 May 1957 · 30 min

General Electric Theater Season 5: quick answers

How many episodes are in General Electric Theater Season 5?

Season 5 of General Electric Theater has 35 episodes, about 18 hours in total.

When did General Electric Theater Season 5 come out?

Season 5 premiered on 16 Sept 1956.

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