The Armstrong Circle Theatre
Season 5
Running for almost thirteen years, this dramatic anthology series featured many well-know actors and actresses, as well as a number who would later go on to become stars. Originally, the program presented dramas written by contemporary writers on a number of subjects, but later in its run it changed to documentary-style dramas on subjects ranging from espionage and the history of Russian communism to the dangers of medical and insurance fraud.
Where to Watch Season 5
38 Episodes
- The Bells of CockaigneE12
The Bells of CockaigneJames Dean portrays a young warehouseman with a wife and sick child. Gene Lockhart, also employed at the warehouse, dreams of winning a newspaper-sponsored lottery so that he can journey back to Ireland. When Dean, desperate for money to buy medicine for his child, gambles away his earnings, Lockhart, having won the lottery, gives the money to Dean and his wife.
