General Electric Theater
Season 7
TV-G
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 Season 7
32 Episodes
- Auf WiedersehenE3
Auf WiedersehenRobert "Spider" Johnson is stationed in Germany in 1951, where he is "adopted" as a father by an orphaned boy. Spider is a taciturn man, preferring to remain alone to hide the pain of his own orphaned youth. When he encounters an abandoned boy nicknamed Joe Louis, however, Spider feels an emotional bond with the child. He becomes unnerved though, when the boy mistakenly believes that the soldier is his father. Spider leaves town, denying that he has become attached to the orphan. But when Joe hides in the back of Spider's jeep, the soldier must confront his paternal ... - The Family ManE21
The Family ManClete Weber, a young lawman for the railroad is married to Effie, the spoiled daughter of railroad Superintendent Bucknell, who does not particularly like his son-in-law, Clete's troubles are further complicated by his association with a childhood chum, Billy, who constantly refers disparagingly to Clete's marriage. When Billy draws four months pay to go to San Francisco, he gives the money to Clete to keep for him. Effie finds the money and spends it without telling her husband, causing Billy, in a fit of anger, to rob the Express office. - The Incredible Jewel Robbery
E23The Incredible Jewel RobberyThe Incredible Jewel Robbery was an episode of General Electric Theater, broadcast by CBS on March 8, 1959. It was the first appearance of all three Marx Brothers together in the same scene since A Night in Casablanca in 1946, although they had appeared in individual scenes in The Story of Mankind in 1957, and in pairs in Love Happy in 1949. Jewel Robbery would prove to be their last joint TV appearance. Harpo and Chico play Harry and Nick, two inept would-be robbers who try to pull a jewelry heist. Chico is disguised in a police uniform, and Harpo wears, of all things, a Groucho Marx disguise. When they are caught and placed in a police lineup, the real Groucho shows up inexplicably and is immediately fingered as the thief. Groucho then delivers the only line in the otherwise silent program: "We won't talk until we see our lawyer!" Everybody gives each other their leg, and the You Bet Your Life duck drops down with "The End" in its beak. CBS explained the show as follows: "If you watch the show you'll see a familiar face equipped with mustache and leer. Because of his contract terms, his name can't be mentioned, but he is not Jerry Colonna."
