David Niven Show

Season 1

David Niven introduced the dramas which made up this summer anthology, but he starred in only one of them.
Where to Watch Season 1
13 Episodes
  • Fortune's Folly
    E1
    Episode 1Fortune's FollyA man who can't stop gambling is about to lose his wife and son, however, he is tempted by one last bet.
  • Life Line
    E2
    Episode 2Life Line
  • Backtrack
    E3
    Episode 3BacktrackDistrict Attorney Paul Nelson's Senate run seems a shoe-in after sending a punk to the gas chamber for murder. But then a man claiming he's the actual killer threatens to expose Nelson's blunder unless he's paid $20,000. Refusing to believe he sent an innocent man to his death, Nelson does some investigating on his own.
  • The Promise
    E4
    Episode 4The PromiseA ruthless tycoon puts a major deal on hold because he feels honor-bound to fulfill a promise to a woman back in his childhood town.
  • The Twist of the Key
    E5
    Episode 5The Twist of the KeyThe attempts of a woman to meet her lover at a beach-hut are frustrated by her husband's plotting.
  • A Day of Small Miracles
    E6
    Episode 6A Day of Small MiraclesA professional stage pick-pocket has fallen on hard times, unable to get a booking since he developed arthritis in his hands. Desperate for money, he puts his skills to work on the general public, but his conscience won't let him actually keep their money. Then suddenly, good things start coming his way.
  • The Lady from Winnetka
    E7
    Episode 7The Lady from WinnetkaAn American woman on a Mediterranean island finds herself threatened following the accidental death of her tour guide.
  • The Last Room
    E8
    Episode 8The Last RoomIn a totalitarian state where religion is outlawed, the resistance to torture of a schoolmaster torments his interrogator.
  • Maggie Malone
    E9
    Episode 9Maggie Malone""Singer Maggie Malone, part owner of a successful night club, is threatened when she and her partner Pete refuse to sell out to gansters."" -- TV Guide
  • Portrait
    E10
    Episode 10PortraitIn post-war Germany two GIs outline two divergent interpretations of a portrait of a beautiful woman: one sees a charming but unscrupulous cafe entertainer, the other sees a chemist intent on avenging the Third Reich. The lady then appears.
  • Sticks and Stones
    E11
    Episode 11Sticks and StonesA series of anonymous letters affect a top baseball player both on the field and at home, but there is more behind them than at first appears.
  • The Vengeance
    E12
    Episode 12The VengeanceA small-town police officer acts as bait to recapture an escaped murderer he helped to convict several years ago.
  • Good Deed
    E13
    Episode 13Good DeedThe story of Gentry, a two-fisted, warm-hearted Los Angeles newspaper reporter-columnist. In the pilot episode, Gentry attempts to help Frank Simms, a cop killer who is afraid to give himself up, fearing he will be shot on sight. Broadcast as "Good Deed" on "The David Niven Theater" ("Gentry's People" is the proposed series title).
Cast of Season 1
  • David NivenSelf - Host
 
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