Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. Presents

Season 3

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. narrated, produced, and frequently starred in this anthology series, which presented everything from drama to mystery to farce.
Where to Watch Season 3
39 Episodes
  • Mr. Sampson
    E1
    Mr. SampsonTwo women, one man. And it seems he has to marry one of them. Unfortunately, he asks them to decide who is to be the bride, and that sort of decision can create a lot of friction between sisters.
  • Man Who Heard Everything
    E2
    Man Who Heard EverythingAfter an accident, Charlie finds his powers of hearing have miraculously increased to a point that he is hearing things he does not want to hear.
  • The Last Knife
    E3
    The Last KnifeKaroff, the once-great knife thrower, is down and out after he killed his previous assistant during his act. When a blind girl comes to Karoff willing to be his new assistant, he begins to get his confidence back.
  • The Rehearsal
    E4
    The RehearsalNicol Pascal (Marius Goring) is a retired ballet star who now runs a ballet school with his wife, former prima ballerina Nanette (Lucie Mannheim). Nicol has become obsessed with his young star pupil, Marguerite (Maureen Swanson) leading to conflict with his wife and their old friend, impresario Vanderhof (Frederick Valk). Marguerite, has had a crush on her teacher since she saw him dance in ther teens and things come to a head when Nicol contemplates a comeback to the dance stage after more than 10 years.
  • Face of the Law
    E5
    Face of the Law
  • The Relative Truth
    E6
    The Relative TruthA smell of gas. A room broken into by neighbours fearing the worst. However, the couple who rent the room are not to be found. The policeman who calls to investigate asks a lot of questions, but nobody's story fits in with anybody else's story. What can the confused man do next?
  • The Lovely Place
    E7
    The Lovely PlaceAngie has promised her young daughter that they will find a lovely place where they will be together and live happily. But how can it be a really lovely place without the man of the family?
  • The Mix-Up
    E8
    The Mix-Up
  • Silent Night: The Story of the Original Christmas Carol
    E9
    Silent Night: The Story of the Original Christmas Carol
  • Standby
    E10
    Standby
  • Forever is a Long Time
    E11
    Forever is a Long TimeYoung David sets out to find his mother who left him and his father while he was still a baby.
  • Border Incident
    E12
    Border IncidentA thwarted attempt to steal a passport leads to the meeting of three strange people in a French border town: Hank who lives only for himself, Tommy, a criminal desperate to get an American passport and Teresa, a beautiful Italian girl.
  • The Patriarch
    E13
    The Patriarch
  • The Hideaway
    E14
    The HideawayNeglected little girl whose parents are in a bad marriage befriends an old man who is being evicted from his flat. She finds shelter for the old man in a bombed-out London building.
  • Honeymoon Deferred
    E15
    Honeymoon DeferredMurder and romance do not mix, and Peg and Dick Hardy witness a murder just at the wrong time - on the first evening of their honeymoon.
  • The Long White Line
    E16
    The Long White LineGrace, a devoted nurse of many years, receives a doctor's report that turns her life upside down.
  • The Dark Lake
    E17
    The Dark LakeAlone in a strange dark room, Laura watches terrified as the door swings slowly open - to admit death.
  • Pitfall
    E20
    PitfallPeter Prentiss thinks that he has rescued Patricia from a cad in Monte Carlo but comes to realise that she is quite capable of taking care of herself.
  • Con Cregan's Legacy
    E21
    Con Cregan's LegacyCon Cregan sees his golden opportunity when crusty old farmer Henry McCabe quarrels with his son Shamus.
  • Crime á la Carte
    E22
    Crime á la Carte
  • Room 506
    E23
    Room 506
  • The Thoroughbred
    E24
    The ThoroughbredColin Fitzhugh, an unprincipled, down-on-his-luck horserace handicapper, helps tout a beautiful American into buying a losing horse with a surprisingly good pedigree. She discovers the truth, shames him into a change of heart, and enters the thoroughbred into the Sweepstakes. She persuades him into training him even though he knows he's risking life and limb by bucking a shady bookmaker.
  • While the Circus Passes
    E25
    While the Circus Passes
  • The Leprechaun
    E26
    The Leprechaun
  • The Little Big Shot
    E27
    The Little Big ShotA gangster on the run from both his men and the police hides in a judge's house the last place anyone would look.
  • The Auction
    E28
    The AuctionAt an 1840 auction, Roberts bids furiously on an old desk that holds a dark secret.
  • The Only Son
    E29
    The Only Son
  • Goodbye Tomorrow
    E30
    Goodbye TomorrowSam Harper finds an unpublished manuscript by a long dead writer and decides to pass it off as his own. He finds his newfound fame a double edged sword as he attracts a ghostly female companion.
  • Another Day
    E31
    Another DayA man waiting to be hanged, desperately waits for further evidence.
  • The Wedding Dress
    E32
    The Wedding Dress
  • Enchanted Doll
    E33
    Enchanted DollA young doctor feeling his feet in a new town is suddenly drawn to a doll in a shop window.
  • Tony
    E34
    TonyA young doctor just starting in his first practice sees in a toyshop a remarkable doll. He buys it for his young niece, but is so struck with its beauty and craftmanship that he cannot part with it, and becomes obsessed with curiosity to find out who made it.
  • Blue Murder
    E35
    Blue MurderHairdresser Raphael is popular with all the aging ladies in the neighborhood. But one day a new client notices a disturbing pattern among Raphael's clientele -- they are getting robbed and some are even turning up dead.
  • The Sound of Your Voice
    E36
    The Sound of Your Voice
  • Big Nick
    E37
    Big NickWhen a former American gangster retires to his native Italy, he finds its not that easy to escape from his past.
  • The Milkman
    E38
    The MilkmanWill Porter has never been a minute late on his milk round for ten years and now his employers have arranged a presentation for him. So has his wife.
  • The Treasure of Urbano
    E39
    The Treasure of UrbanoThe story of John Malcolm, curator of an American museum, and his journey to Urbano to search for part of a valuable altar screen. It is a journey which takes him into the past - to wartime and the company of smugglers and brings him face-to-face with murder.
  • Atlantic Night
    E40
    Atlantic NightOn its maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic hits an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The Hero
    E41
    The HeroJoe was the first man in Ohio to join the army after Pearl Harbor and he became his town's hero. Now, he is married and is about to go to Europe, the scene of his deeds of valour.
 
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