General Electric Theater

Bilshan and the Thief

A young refugee learns about American patriotism from a bandit.

Thirteen O'Clock

A Dutch clock maker's nagging wife drives him to dream up tall tales about wealth and escape.

The Wine of St. Albans

A scientist develops a drug so powerful it can be bring peace or destroy the world.

Test of Love

A rejected boyfriend is 'all wet' in his plan to regain the attention of his lady love. The event had been engineered by

The Cat with the Crimson Eyes

A man in a Mexican family is murdered and the gems from his house are stolen. When his brother comes to investigate, he

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

A film actress needs a glamorous personal life to go along with her stardom. She expects her press agent to invent one f

My Wife, Poor Wretch

A man is plagued with constant troubles when his wife wants a new car and then a new house.

Confession

A man in a mental hospital realizes he witnessed a murder in London.

Woman's World

A young wife wants to help her husband better his career, so she invites his boss to dinner.

The Hunted

Story about a young man acquitted of complicity in the death of a police lieutenant's wife.

Atomic Love

A comedy about a romance writer who doesn't believe in his own love stories.

The Marriage Fix

Angie is out to put the marriage halter on boyfriend Joe, but Joe has dreams of adventure.

The Eye of the Beholder

An artist seeks the perfect model for a painting of a Madonna. In the process of his search, he becomes involved in a mu

Walking John Stopped Here

A Wall Street maverick is sent south for health reasons and encounters a man who is his exact double.

Foggy Night

A woman's curiosity uncovers a neatly executed murder.

Here Comes Calvin

Calvin is an unemployed comedian who tries to make some easy money in a gold mine venture, which leads to the usual sitc

That Other Sunlight

A child's face helps restore a disabled vet's self-confidence.

Pardon My Aunt

A man thinks his nutty aunt has killed someone.

To Lift a Feather

Wild Luke's Boy

A timid young man is forced to follow in his father's footsteps as the "shootin' sheriff."

Exit for Margo

A widowed actress who formerly teamed with her husband in all her performances is finding it hard to get a solo acting j

You Are Young Only Once

A mother loses her husband and her sons and withdraws into herself, even shutting out her daughter.

The Crime of Daphne Rutledge

A meddling mother-in-law and a near tragic auto mishap cause a desperate young wife, trying to save her shaky marriage,

Desert Crossing

The story of a Hollywood couple who are on their way to Nevada for a divorce.

Pretending Makes It Do

Mrs. MacDowell makes daydream plans for her young college professor son in the belief that pretending will make them so.

Too Old for the Girl

Nora #1

An abusive husband gives his wife no choice but to retreat from her world of pain and degradation.

The High Green Wall

Having survived a plane crash in the jungle, Henty finds a fortress-like home in the middle of nowhere, belonging to the

The Long Way 'Round

Edison the Man

82 year old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty year caree

The Road to Edinburgh

Todays theme is The Road to Edinburgh.

I'm a Fool

Played out on a stylized, dramatically lit set, I am a fool is a classic story of a heartsick and foolish farm boy who t

The Face Is Familiar

A man who has a face no one can remember is suckered into serving as the stooge for a bank robbery.

The Rider on the Pale Horse

Committed

Newspaper reporter turned novelist Dan Holiday is kidnapped, framed for murder, and held in an asylum before he escapes

The Dark, Dark Hours

A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner.

Music for Christmas

Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians perform an program of Christmas music.

The White Steed

Amelia

D.P.

Yankee Pedler

The Martyr

1922, civil war in Ireland. A suspect is captured after a bloody ambush.

The Big Shot

Singer Johnnie Pulaski goes on an important audition and impresses. There is one condition that makes him want to refuse

The Return of Gentleman Jim

Boxer Jim Corbett returns to face Joe Louis in the ring.

Love Is Eternal

When Lincoln and Mary Todd were married, he had the phrase, "Love is Eternal", inscribed in her wedding band. Though yea

The Bachelor's Bride

Episode 3.23

The Blond Dog

A struggling photographer runs over a dog while driving near the home of an actress. Little does he know that this insig

War and Peace on the Range

A film producer of B-movie Westerns has to hire a big-name actor's relative who is extremely incompetent for the chosen

The Bitter Choice

Clown

Circus clown Emmett Kelly creates his famous character Weary Willie.

It Gives Me Great Pleasure

A traveling lecturer wants to retire and spend more time with her son.

O, Lonely Moon

Embittered by his wife's death during the birth of their eighth child, an Irishman refuses to set eyes on the girl and a

The Windmill

An ex-gunfighter, after hiding his identity for years, enters a shooting contest to raise money for a windmill in hopes

Mr. Blue Ocean

Into the Night

A husband and wife are driving on a trip to Palm Springs. They stop for gas and are kidnapped by a pair of criminals, wh

A Man with a Vengeance

A movie director has a grudge against an actor and makes life very hard on everyone.

When in France

What better place for romance than in a classroom, especially a French class? That's the reasoning of a lonely boy and a

The Half-Promised Land

Pio, a bartender in Capri, has dreamed all his life of going to America. He asks two American tourists to help him find

Star in the House

One-time film star plans her anniversary to be as romantic as her honeymoon.

The Day He Got Fired

Tryout

The Bounty Court Martial

Lash of Fear

A stagecoach driver and cavalry officer vie for the affections of a young lady traveling west with them.

Outpost at Home

A young boy (army brat) Struggles between his father and a deserter

Shadow on the Heart

While on duty on a lonely beach, a sailor meets a beautiful girl. It's love at first sight for the boy. But he learns th

Winner by Decision

A promising and intelligent young man has great success in the ring. His mother wants him to continue his education, but

Farewell to Kennedy

A police detective discovers that his future father-in-law and fellow cop has taken a bribe.

Prosper's Old Mother

Orphaned Prosper sets out from his mining camp for San Francisco. He's looking for a mother to bring back to the camp. A

From the Top

A manager and his big time singing protegee have been engaged a long time. But he's too busy booking her to take time of

Feathertop

A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

The Seeds of Hate

A man is torn between his conscience and loyalty when a friend shoots an Indian in the back. Even though the Indian had

Let It Rain

A writer stops at a sleepy southern town intending to debunk a legend concerning a confederate soldier leaving a local g

A Child is Born

A retelling of the Nativity story from the viewpoint of the innkeeper's wife.

Portrait of a Ballerina

Set in 1882 Paris, a young girl gets her big break for the Paris Ballet after much sacrifice from her mother.

Esteban's Legacy

A carpenter returns to his village, discouraged by his lack of success and respect.

The Ballad of Mender McClure

A mysteriously familiar stranger sees fit to practice a bit of magic on a lazy, selfish Ozark hillbilly.

The Muse and Mr. Parkinson

Mr. Parkinson's life has followed a familiar pattern up to now: working at his brokerage job during the week and playing

In Summer Promise

A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young

The Song Caruso Sang

Prologue to Glory

The Honest Man

A piano tuner, known for his honesty, is caught up in a crime when stolen jewels are hastily hidden in his tool bag. He

Try to Remember

Police detective Dan "Irish" Murphy has a more than professional interest in finding the murderer of a door-to-door sale

A Letter from the Queen

Once an internationally respected statesman, former Senator Ryder is now in his 90s, and his life is turned upside down

Steinmetz

The story of scientist Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the man who "made" lightning. He did research for General Electric and

The Night Goes On

An embittered spinster lives on her brother's ranch in Mexico. She becomes attracted to a young ranch hand, and when he

Reflected Glory

A successful actress is torn between the desire to marry and settle down, and the urge to continue her career on the sta

The Easter Gift

A family endures a difficult time and comes together during Easter.

Judy Garland Musical Special

Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.

That's the Man!

An honest, hard-working husband is accused of being a thief, though he is proven innocent, the incident has a great effe

The Lord's Dollar

H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port

The Shunning

An Amish girl decides to find adventure in a big city before getting married.

The Hat with the Roses

When a schoolteacher fails one of her students, she tries to show her student compassion and understanding.

The Golden Key

A little boy in a small town hotel is the only one who believes that a washed up elderly employee used to be a top notch

O'Hoolihan and the Leprechaun

Exits and Entrances

Alien Angel

Emergency Call

A frantic mother tries desperately to find her husband to inform him that their little girl has been hospitalized in sev

A Man with a Vengeance

A movie director has a grudge against an actor and makes life very hard on everyone.

The Great Lady

Julia Courtney, a retired actress, lives in a theatrical boarding house. When one of the residents is murdered, all of t

The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy

The Professor's Punch

The Pot of Gold

Ralph and Laura Whitemore have suffered many financial disappointments in their life together. But when a "sure thing" c

The Enemies

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

The Invitation

After her baby dies in childbirth, Alice Kellen retreats into a world of her own. As she sinks deeper into fantasy, her

The Second Stranger

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

The Rider on the Pale Horse

The Charlatan

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

The Road That Led Afar

A young mountain girl marries a widower with four children and goes to live in his rustic cabin. Not only does she find

Orphans

The Breach

Author Emily Marsden secludes herself in a small village after quarreling with her husband. There, she learns a lot abou

The Chess Game

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

A Child is Born

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

The Shadow Outside

Evvy, who lives with her parents in New Mexico, has met few boys. When the town bully, Ray Poole, becomes interested in

Never Turn Back

The Earring

Lydia Shaw, wife of a successful lawyer, is being blackmailed by a man who has some love letters she wrote before her ma

Lady of the House

The Doctors of Pawnee Kill

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 ru

No Skin Off Me

A young fighter lets his winnings go to his head. His more experienced fighter is worried that he will go over the top,

The Town with a Past

Wandering cowboy Britt Ponset finds himself caught in the middle of a dispute between mine owner "Silver Annie" Huxley,

The Big Shooter

Flight from Tormendero

During World War 2, a ship's captain picks up the survivors of a torpedoed ship. Among those rescued are a pretty Eurasi

The Fenton Touch

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 t

With Malice Toward None

An accountant by day and novelist by night, Miss Burrows has grown tired of rejection notices from publishers. Her lates

The Victorian Chaise Lounge

Todays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.

Too Good with a Gun

An ex-gunfighter goes against his boss and teaches the son how to shoot. He also falls in love with the boss's daughter.

Bargain Bride

Cab Driver

A female taxicab driver finds a dead man in the back seat of her cab, and a persistent suitor in the person of the detec

Bitter Choice

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

I Will Not Die

Angel of Wrath

After he has invested in a publishing firm, a Broadway star is shocked to learn that it prints unsavory literature. He a

A Question of Survival

A cavalry captain and his small band are out-numbered by Comanche Indians. When the company surgeon offers to tend the f

The Man Who Inherited Everything

A New Girl in His Life

The Questioning Note

Father and Son Night

George Hogan, undefeated middleweight champion of the world, retires from the ring. But new champion Eddie Seaboard want

Thousand Dollar Gun

Broken Lance, Kansas hires gunfighter Buchanan Smith to drive out a ruthless gang of outlaws who have taken over the tow

Mr. Kensington's Finest Hour

Mischief at Bandy Leg

Cornada

Love Came Late

Professor Arthur Barris is unsympathetic when Jack Evans, an Army veteran and a father, falls behind in his grades. Barr

The Iron Horse

After killing a man in a drunken brawl, wagon maker Joe Turner swears that he will never drink again. Joe and his wife s

Imp on a Cobweb Leash

J. Willingham Bardley is a staid and refined businessman with an eye on the presidency of his firm, until he is shaken b

Eyes of a Stranger

When Dr. Mark Andrews meets tyrannical society woman, Katherine Belmont, he believes her caustic attitude is caused by a

The Trail to Christmas

A cowboy helps a young runaway learn the meaning of Christmas by telling the boy the story of "A Christmas Carol," chang

The Young Years

Kid at the Stick

A young boy aboard a small plane has to try and land with radio help from the ground.

Letters From Cairo

A happily married couple is separated when the husband is called to Cairo on a business trip. His letters tell her const

Time to Go Now

Silent Ambush

A sheriff struggles to keep his job even as he loses his hearing.

All I Survey

A woman trying to nurse her desperately ill husband back to health is faced with a powerful temptation when an author-fr

Incident

Todays theme is Incident.

The Last Town Car - 1

"The Last Town Car" was a two-part original drama, the story of a widow who develops a consuming fear when strange and i

The Last Town Car - 2

"The Last Town Car" was a two-part original drama, the story of a widow who develops a consuming fear when strange and i

New York Knight

Angel in the Air

A roving peddler becomes stranded in a rural community in the deep South. Appalled by the pitiable existence of one of t

The Coward of Fort Bennett

Strange Witness

Ruth and her lover David are caught having an affair by her husband John. When John refuses to give Ruth a divorce, Davi

The Unfamiliar

A strange, unearthly, inarticulate little man is found clinging to a piece of driftwood off the New England coast. His u

No Hiding Place

An alcoholic reaches the bottom one night. Six weeks later, he is recovering and begins helping other alcoholics who bel

The Cold Touch

Todays theme is The Cold Touch.

God is My Judge

A widow decides the time has come to set her life straight. She returns to the town where she lived when she was young a

Stopover

Stella Rutledge, traveling to the new frontier of the West, accepts temporary lodging with the Gaines family when the st

Ah There, Beau Brummel

Benedict Arnold Brummel admits that he is a humorless stuffed shirt. But his routine life as a junior executive is sudde

Bold Loser

Adam Tenney is on the road to Virginia to deliver a wagonload of flour when he loses his town's income from the flour in

The Young and Scared

A young sailor sees a pretty teenager struck by an older man in a railroad station. He restrains the man and the girl fl

Blaze of Glory

A plumber receives a late night call for a job that turns out to be with a gang of jewel thieves.

One is a Wanderer

Auf Wiedersehen

Robert "Spider" Johnson is stationed in Germany in 1951, where he is "adopted" as a father by an orphaned boy. Spider is

The Castaway

The World's Greatest Quarterback

A football hero on the skids returns to his hometown. He and his ex-wife Mary purchased a rare Picasso for a song on the

At Miss Minner's

Todays theme is At Miss Minner's.

Battle for a Soul

A man serving time for stealing jewels insists that he is innocent and spends every waking moment plotting revenge again

A Question of Romance

The Falling Angel

The one-ring circus run by Anthony Mullins begins to prosper when a handsome trapeze artist, Angeli, joins the troupe. B

A Turkey for the President

The Last Rodeo

A champion rodeo rider, though getting older, refuses to retire to a ranch house, even though his fiancée begs him to.

The Girl with the Flaxen Hair

The Odd Ball

And One Was Loyal

Man on a Bicycle

Paul Ashcroft is traveling through the French Riviera equipped with a bicycle and a kit for disguises. He gains entrance

The Stone

Retelling of the biblical tale of David and Goliath.

Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home?

No Man Can Tame Me

In this musical comedy set in the 1870s, Silas Haley wants his daughter to marry a city slicker. Matilda, however, has h

The Last Lesson

I Was a Bloodhound

A ransom is demanded for a baby elephant missing from a hotel room.

The Family Man

Deed of Mercy

Setting out on his vacation, newspaper reporter Mike Hackett comes across an auto accident. The injured driver is a well

The Incredible Jewel Robbery

The Incredible Jewel Robbery was an episode of General Electric Theater, broadcast by CBS on March 8, 1959. It was the f

Train for Tecumseh

The Lady's Choice

It is the year 1880, and Elizabeth a lovely miss from the East, is preparing to journey West to marry her fiance. Elizab

Beyond the Mountains

The Flying Wife

Martha Allen's husband and teenage offspring seem to be taking her for granted. To win recognition, she decides to learn

Caesar and Cleopatra

When Julius Caesar and his roman legions prepare to enter the Egyptian kingdom of Cleopatra, the terrified young queen f

Robbie and His Mary

Nora

Nora's husband Judge Wayne Douglas has been nominated for DA. He fires his campaign manager Neil Watson for receiving a

Nobody's Child

Todays theme is Nobody's Child.

The Indian Giver

Miracle at the Opera

The Last Reunion

Newsman Paul Stylos follows the story of Harry Pell, a cunning murderer who has managed to elude capture. Stylos contact

Hitler's Secret

Night Club

"Night Club," based on a story by Katherine Brusn. Is about a powder-room attendant in a night club who has become a cyn

The Tallest Marine

In Korea, a Marine lieutenant is unpopular because he insists on adhering to the book even in the most crucial combat si

The Day of the Hanging

Disaster

Miss Winoah Kelsey lives alone in her large Southern mansion. One night during a violent flood, a young man enters a sec

Signs of Love

A man is considering running for national office and to clinch the deal his wife throws a party with a powerful Washingt

Survival

The Last Dance

Platinum on the Rocks

Absalom, My Son

The House of Truth

The United States information officer in a small village in Southeast Asia has little faith in the fight against communi

Mr. O'Malley

Six-year-old Barnaby Baxter longs to go hunting with his father. He wishes on a star for a fairy godmother who can make

Silhouette

Stan Mayor is a well-known movie comic whose face fits his talents as a clown. When his girl friend refuses to take him

Sarah's Laughter

R.S.V.P.

Lear vs. the Committeeman

A tailor has a dream of becoming a committeeman, but because he's Italian-American he feels his chances are slight.

They Like Me Fine

Small-time comic Eddie Miller hears that a big producer is looking for an unknown comedian to star in his new Broadway r

Early to Die

The Patsy

A black man who is maligned by his military peers. They play jokes on him to see his reaction; and he soon becomes "The

The Story of Judith

Todays theme is The Story of Judith.

The Book of Silence

So Deadly, So Evil

A small town girl comes to New York to forget a recent tragedy only to have her life threatened by a masked strange

Do Not Disturb

Arthur Martin makes his living at home, writing articles for a monthly magazine. But working at home has its disadvantag

The Web of Guilt

Mystery at Malibu

Aftermath

A new preacher comes to town and is not quite up to the challenges that lie ahead of him.

Adam's Apples

The Ugly Ducking

Don't You Remember?

A two character melodrama about an embittered woman who checks into a transient hotel late at night. The night clerk fin

At Your Service

Hot Footage

TV-news cameraman Jonathan Love is in Acapulco, Mexico covering the mysterious torpedoing of a freighter. Not far behind

The Man Who Thought for Himself

Steve Allen played a bank executive who woke up one morning to find all his actions governed by what his neighbors -and

Journal of Hope

Hooray for Love

Swinging Singing Years

Goodbye, My Love

The Camel`s Foot

The Graduation Dress

The Influential Americans

The Playoff

Journey to a Wedding

Learn to Say Goodbye

Tom Parkes is still attached to the memory of his first wife. Jo, his new wife, vows to win his complete affection.

Strictly Solo

The Money Driver

Harness racing driver, Al Roberts, fights viciously to bring in the big money. And at home he has no patience with his s

The Other Wise Man

A presentation of the 1960 episode of the same name.

Don't Let It Throw You

Memory in White

Super rare GE Theater written by Budd Schulberg, Memory in White, stars Sammy Davis as a punch drunk boxer trying to sta

The Devil You Say

A nattily dressed gentleman climbs out of a manhole, goes down the street to the home of the Willoughbys and introduces

The Drop-Out

A Little White Lye

Todays theme is A Little White Lye.

The Legend That Walks Like a Man

A Possibility of Oil

Todays theme is A Possibility of Oi

Image of a Doctor

Open House

New York Detective Joe McQueen would like to know how to get Grover Healy, his freeloading brother-in-law, out of his ho

The Small Elephants

A shady operator named Pegosi tries to get a gullible actress, Leslie Blaine, to buy a miniature live elephant for a pub

Love is a Lion's Roar

Labor of Love

The Red Balloon

A special showing of the Albert Lamorisse 1956 French film featuring Lamorisse's son, Pascal.

Sis Bowls 'Em Over

Connie Marlowe is responsible for orphaned younger brother, Buzz. He hopes to win some money in a father-son bowling mat

The Joke's on Me

Comic Sid Benton takes a hard-boiled, cynical view of life in his nightclub act where it pays off. But when he runs this

My Darling Judge

Judge Cyrus Dunn is determined to get away for a holiday fishing trip. But at the last moment, his wife Betsy insists th

Louie and the Horseless Buggy

The Golden Years

The Iron Silence

In a Cold War tale, two Soviets are in an occupied Eastern European country. One is the womanizing martinet who gets him

Cat in the Cradle

A Musket for Jessica

In the pioneering days of the 1760's in frontier Pennsylvania, a spirited Amish woman takes matters into her own hands w

The $200 Parlay

An office worker named Alma can't get her bookkeeper boy friend Stanley to pop the question. His excuse: no nest egg. He

The Wish Book

A young mountain girl plans on buying fine dresses with the prize money she hopes to win for her woodcarving at the coun

The Great Alberti

Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story

General Electric Theater

A Voice on the Phone

Newlyweds Paul and Carol Madsen have scarcely settled in their new apartment when the phone begins ringing. The caller i

Money and the Minister

A wealthy recluse felt that her last years had been made happier by the guidance of Reverend Theodore Carlisle, and she

We're Holding Your Son

Successful businessman, George Harris, is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from the police. His teen-

Call to Danger

The exploits of Robert Hale, a US Treasury Department agent. Hale recruits a civilian locksmith named Johnny Henderson t

Tippy-Top

Young Randy's insistence that his invisible friend Tippy-Top is real causes friction between his mother and the man she

A Friendly Tribe

The Wall Between

The gridiron feats of Bud Austin are still talked about in his home town, but Bud's infant son will never grow up to fol

The Hold-Out

When his daughter Margie announces her intention to marry young Fred Judson, John Graham is disturbed. He believes the c

The Little Hours

Go Fight City Hall

Todays theme is Go Fight City Hall.

Shadow of a Hero

A high school basketball coach is concerned when his star player skips practice to study for an exam.

Badge of Honor

Howard Douglas is driving through a deserted section of the city when he notices a body lying in the street. Stopping to

The Free Wheelers

Ten Days in the Sun

Max Grossblatt, an elderly Chicago tailor, dreams of being able to visit his son Larry in California. But on a tailor's

A Very Special Girl

Successful, attractive society-reporter, Alice Lockman, wouldn't mind being married. But the available eligible bachelor

My Dark Days (1)

After a housewife attends a meeting of the Alien Protection Committee, an FBI agent informs her that the Committee is su

My Dark Days (2)

After Marion Miller testifies before a Congressional committee concerning her years as an anti-communists spy, she looks

Hercule Poirot

Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the disappearance of Mr. Davenheim.

The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky

Orlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky moved

The Troubled Heart

After eight years of marriage, a woman is happy to finally become pregnant. Her doctors discover she has a heart defect

Mister Doc

Western comedy about a pharmacist and his son at the turn of the 20th century.

The Unstoppable Gray Fox

Acres and Pains

Somebody Please Help Me!

The First Hundred Years

The Story of Ben, an engineering student works nights in a supermarket to support his family.

The Roman Kind