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Season 31953

Season 3

September 4, 1953
53
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0.2
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1953
Year

Episodes

53 episodes
Season 3
The Perfect Secretary

The Perfect Secretary

Sep 4, 19530 votes

An architect finds that romance can hurt a working relationship.

4 guest stars
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Lost and Found

Lost and Found

Sep 11, 19530 votes

Embezzler Mark Andrews trains a dog as a killer to exact revenge from his ex-boss.

4 guest stars
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Boomerang

Boomerang

Sep 18, 19530 votes

A crime-bent college student's carefully laid plans for robbery boomerang.

2 guest stars
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Desert Tragedy

Desert Tragedy

Sep 25, 19530 votes

Prospector Jake Simpson unwittingly allows a killer to join his search for a gold mine.

3 guest stars
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The Prize

The Prize

Oct 2, 19530 votes
Director: Bill Karn

A farmer tries to strike up a romance with the Professor of animal husbandry.

3 guest stars
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The Long Shot
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The Long Shot

Oct 9, 195330m1 votes
Director: Ted Post

After three other cargo planes have mysteriously disappeared, an army air corps crew is informed that their plane is carrying a hidden time bomb. Since a powerful storm has made visibility virtually nil, the airmen desperately search their craft for the explosives. The Episode was Directed by Ted Post and stars Charles Bronson as Sgt. Roy Smith, and Pitt Herbert as Rouke.

6 guest stars
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In the Pincers

In the Pincers

Oct 16, 19530 votes
Director: Ted Post

A long-ago crime is exposed in a letter disrupts the comfortable life of a married couple

4 guest stars
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Second Sight

Second Sight

Oct 23, 19530 votes

A man blinded by an accident is forced to borrow money from a racketeer in order to support his wife.

2 guest stars
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The Sail

The Sail

Oct 30, 19530 votes

Aspiring artist Mark Norton is financed by his father---who thinks he's studying agriculture.

2 guest stars
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Lineman's Luck

Lineman's Luck

Nov 6, 19530 votes
Director: Ted Post

Two brothers fall for the same girl.

4 guest stars
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Lucky Thirteen

Lucky Thirteen

Nov 13, 19530 votes
Director: Christian Nyby

An honest man learns that he can save his daughter from being swindled only by resorting to fraud himself.

1 guest star
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Fresh Start

Fresh Start

Nov 20, 19530 votes

Despondent shop girl Norma Bailey decides to end it all by gas asphyxiation. Before it can take effect, a young man breaks in and stops it, but he's there by chance, running from the police, pursuing him for a stolen diamond bracelet. Later, Norma falls in love with him and tries to persuade the victim not to press charges.

2 guest stars
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Closed Door

Closed Door

Nov 27, 19530 votes

A heartless businessman has spent the last three weeks in a single room of his home. He's developed a psychosomatic affliction which makes it unable for him to turn the room's doorknob. He refuses to leave until he can open the door himself, and refuses psychiatric help. A family with a sick child takes refuge in his home during a severe storm against his wishes.

2 guest stars
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Storm Swept

Storm Swept

Dec 4, 19530 votes
Director: Roy Kellino

The wife of a fugitive from the law escapes with him to a far away island. Their tiny refuge becomes the scene of great emotional and physical upheaval with the arrival of a mysterious detective and a tropical storm.

2 guest stars
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No Compromise

No Compromise

Dec 11, 19530 votes

In the 1870s, Texas Ranger Earl Webb must escort wanted gunman John Fenner by passenger train through the state of Louisiana to get back home. However, the long, grueling journey is fraught with danger, including many of Fenner's trigger happy relatives trying to free the prisoner.

5 guest stars
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Part of the Game

Part of the Game

Dec 18, 19530 votes

An opponent of a boxer who goes blind during a fight is tormented by the fact that he may have caused the blindness.

7 guest stars
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The Baker of Barnbury

The Baker of Barnbury

Dec 25, 19530 votes

A baker discovers talents other than baking during the holidays.

3 guest stars
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Go Away a Winner

Go Away a Winner

Jan 1, 19540 votes

Vi divorces her husband after he be comes involved with crooks and goes to prison for a gas station holdup. She gets on with her life with her son and new husband. Seven years later, out of prison, Marty shows up at the amusement park shooting gallery she operates. He's angry and wants her to know he's good with a gun.

4 guest stars
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Rim of Violence

Rim of Violence

Jan 8, 19540 votes

A young policeman's daily contact with ugliness and heartbreak shakes his faith in humanity.

2 guest stars
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Pearl Handled Guns

Pearl Handled Guns

Jan 15, 19540 votes

A colorful outlaw is the object of a boy's hero-worship.

3 guest stars
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At the Natchez Inn

At the Natchez Inn

Jan 22, 19540 votes

An adventurer impersonates the lost Dauphin to elude Napoleon's men.

1 guest star
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Give the Guy a Break

Give the Guy a Break

Jan 29, 19540 votes

An officer comes to the aid of his friend who is being sought for murder.

4 guest stars
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Four Things to Do

Four Things to Do

Feb 5, 19540 votes

A man heads out west to get rich mining gold and breaks a lot of promises along the way.

1 guest star
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Man from Outside

Man from Outside

Feb 12, 19540 votes

A police lieutenant serving time in a state penitentiary is trying to obtain evidence for a man facing execution on a false charge.

5 guest stars
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The Jungle Trap

The Jungle Trap

Feb 19, 19540 votes
Director: Jus Addiss

While leading a safari, a professional hunter encounters the judge who sentenced his innocent brother to death for a crime he did not commit.

3 guest stars
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Night Ride to Butte

Night Ride to Butte

Feb 26, 19540 votes

A young woman is forced to choose between two detectives who love her.

5 guest stars
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The Great Lady

The Great Lady

Mar 5, 19540 votes
Director: Roy Kellino

A retired actress defends a woman on a murder charge.

4 guest stars
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Groundloop

Groundloop

Mar 12, 19540 votes

An ex-pilot's restlessness threatens his marriage.

4 guest stars
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Her Kind of Honor

Her Kind of Honor

Mar 19, 19540 votes

A corporal in Napoleon's army faces death for his alleged romantic involvement with Josephine.

3 guest stars
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The Edge of Battle

The Edge of Battle

Mar 26, 19540 votes

An Army lieutenant is held captive by a troubled G.I.

2 guest stars
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Tapu

Tapu

Apr 2, 19540 votes

A man returns to an island to claim buried gold.

3 guest stars
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The Plugged Nickel

The Plugged Nickel

Apr 9, 19540 votes

After an argument with his wife, a man embarks on an auto trip that throws him into contact with an escaped killer.

6 guest stars
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Something Wonderful

Something Wonderful

Apr 16, 19540 votes

A young actress must decide between marriage and a stage career.

3 guest stars
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Dawn at Damascus

Dawn at Damascus

Apr 23, 19540 votes

An engineer, caught in a romantic triangle, is almost killed by the woman he loves.

1 guest star
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Decision at Sea

Decision at Sea

Apr 30, 19540 votes

On a hospital ship, a Navy doctor tries to help a wounded marine who has lost the will to live.

7 guest stars
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Prisoner in the Town

Prisoner in the Town

May 7, 19540 votes

Angry townspeople persecute a deputy sheriff who tries to defend a girl accused of murder.

5 guest stars
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The Pearl Street Incident

The Pearl Street Incident

May 14, 19540 votes

A beauty parlor owner finds herself caught in the middle of escaping criminals.

7 guest stars
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Blizzard Bound

Blizzard Bound

May 21, 19540 votes

A trio is trapped by a raging blizzard. Their group is joined by a thug who managed to escape a plane wreck.

3 guest stars
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Little War at San Dede

Little War at San Dede

May 28, 19540 votes

Three Americans are arrested in a small South American country as a revolution is about to take place. The authorities believe that one of the three is the leader of the revolt and threaten to kill all three men unless the ring-leader comes forward.

3 guest stars
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The Whale on the Beach

The Whale on the Beach

Jun 4, 19540 votes

A retired sea captain has problems when he finds a whale washed up on his doorstep after a storm.

4 guest stars
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The Treasure of Santo Domingo

The Treasure of Santo Domingo

Jun 11, 19540 votes

A vacationing bookkeeper gets involved in a bizarre struggle for life and treasure with an escaped convict.

1 guest star
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The Black Mate

The Black Mate

Jun 18, 19540 votes

No-nonsense sailor Bunter signs on as first mate on a sailing ship helmed by an eccentric skipper. The Captain is a firm believer in spiritualism which Bunter dismisses as idiotic superstition. But one strange night, Bunter falls on the deck, saying he's seen a ghost. The next morning, his hair is completely white.

1 guest star
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The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island

The Man Who Escaped from Devil's Island

Jun 25, 19540 votes

After two years on Devil's Island, a prisoner escapes and is befriended by a policeman.

2 guest stars
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How the Brigadier Won His Medal

How the Brigadier Won His Medal

Jul 2, 19540 votes
Director: Jus Addiss

Napoleon sends one of his Brigadiers (Claude Dauphin) on a special mission to the King of Spain.

2 guest stars
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Rabbit's Foot

Rabbit's Foot

Jul 9, 19540 votes

Small town police are about to search the swamps for the murderer of a local cop when a man emerges from the bayou. He says he's a detective on the trail of a payroll thief and shot the robber/cop killer in a shootout. The man shows off a bag full of the stolen money which he says he retrieved and must return to the city immediately. Before he can catch a train out of town, the deputy realizes the "detective" isn't who he claims to be and a chase back into the swamps ensues.

3 guest stars
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Showdown at Sunset

Showdown at Sunset

Jul 16, 19540 votes

In the Old West, a boy's life is jeopardized by gunmen who want to take control of his father's land.

6 guest stars
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The General's Boots

The General's Boots

Jul 23, 19540 votes
Director: Roy Kellino

A martinet of a general, one of his former officers, and a middle aged plane passenger find themselves in a liferaft with only one canteen of water.

4 guest stars
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By-Line

By-Line

Jul 30, 19540 votes

A reporter's girlfriend tries to keep him from stepping into a deadly trap set by his vicious managing editor.

2 guest stars
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The Roman and the Renegade

The Roman and the Renegade

Aug 6, 19540 votes
Director: George T. Clemens

In ancient Rome, a general's daughter falls under the spell of her enemy -- the invading Hannibal.

3 guest stars
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Gift of the Devil

Gift of the Devil

Aug 13, 19540 votes

A young sheepman is torn between a blacksmith's daughter and a woman who promises to help him win a fortune at cards.

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Captain in Command

Captain in Command

Aug 20, 19540 votes

A destitute pilot takes the only flying job offered him, then begins to suspect that his employers are criminals.

2 guest stars
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Hemmed In

Hemmed In

Aug 27, 19540 votes

A recluse, locked in an elevator, faces death.

2 guest stars
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Delay at Fort Bliss

Delay at Fort Bliss

Sep 3, 19540 votes
Director: Roy Kellino

A small army garrison is surrounded by Apaches who threaten to wipe out the entire command unless an Indian prisoner is set free.

6 guest stars
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