General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Where to Watch General Electric Theater • Seizoen 5
35 Episodes
The Great Lady
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The Great LadyJulia 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.
The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy
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The Glorious Gift of Molly Malloy
The Professor's Punch
A3
The Professor's Punch
The Pot of Gold
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The Pot of GoldRalph 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".
The Enemies
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The EnemiesYankees take over the Southern home of a young girl and her sick mother who are caring for an injured Confederate deserter.
The Invitation
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The InvitationAfter 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.
The Second Stranger
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The Second StrangerIn 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.
The Rider on the Pale Horse
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The Rider on the Pale Horse
The Charlatan
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The CharlatanA cancer therapist defends himself against a charge of fraud made by a newspaperwoman and a doctor.
The Road That Led Afar
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The Road That Led AfarA 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.
Orphans
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Orphans
The Breach
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The BreachAuthor 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.
The Chess Game
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The Chess GameA cynical intellectual shelters a 15-year-old boy who is wanted for murder.
A Child is Born
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A Child is BornA retelling of the Nativity story from the point of view of the Innkeeper's wife, her husband and their servants.
The Shadow Outside
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The Shadow OutsideEvvy, 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.
Never Turn Back
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Never Turn Back
The Earring
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The EarringLydia 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.
Lady of the House
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Lady of the House
The Doctors of Pawnee Kill
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The Doctors of Pawnee KillTwo 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.
No Skin Off Me
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No Skin Off MeA 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.
The Town with a Past
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The Town with a PastWandering 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.
The Big Shooter
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The Big Shooter
Flight from Tormendero
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Flight from TormenderoDuring 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.
The Fenton Touch
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The Fenton TouchA 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.
With Malice Toward None
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With Malice Toward NoneAn 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.
The Victorian Chaise Lounge
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The Victorian Chaise LoungeTodays theme is The Victorian Chaise Longue.
Too Good with a Gun
A27
Too Good with a GunAn 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.
Bargain Bride
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Bargain Bride
Cab Driver
A29
Cab DriverA 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.
Bitter Choice
A30
Bitter ChoiceAn 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
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I Will Not Die
Angel of Wrath
A32
Angel of WrathAfter 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.
A Question of Survival
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A Question of SurvivalA 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.
