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Season 2

An anthology series with episodes split between comedy and drama. Anita Colby and Arlene Dahl shared hosting duties the first season that was originally filmed live but switched to film. Polly Bergen took over as hostess in the next year.

Where to Watch Season 2

40 Episodes

  • Sal
    E1
    SalA woman is about to have her sordid past revealed by an unexpected visit from a carnival worker.
  • Gentlemen's Affair
    E2
    Gentlemen's Affair
  • Death The Hard Way
    E3
    Death The Hard WayThe young wife of a prominent politician takes up gambling as a hobby and brings mysterious violence to her closest associates.
  • This Man For Hire
    E4
    This Man For HireA woman who had once written some incriminating letters to a man is now thinking about committing murder in order to get them back.
  • The Affairs Of Ann
    E5
    The Affairs Of AnnAn attractive lady is called upon to free a husband and wife of murder charges.
  • Death Rides A Wild Cat
    E6
    Death Rides A Wild Cat
  • This Man For Hire
    E7
    This Man For Hire
  • The Colonel And His Son
    E8
    The Colonel And His SonA colonel returning to his home in an East-West border town discovers his son is missing.
  • Desert Reckoning
    E9
    Desert ReckoningTwo businessmen and the woman they're both in love with are forced to crash-land in the desert during a flight from Mexico to the U.S.
  • Girl In Distress
    E10
    Girl In DistressAn ex-soldier released from a mental institution inherits a large sum of money and is framed for a murder that his girlfriend was involved in.
  • The Woman On The Bus
    E11
    The Woman On The BusFleeing from two gunmen, a desperate woman seeks refuge with a family in a remote desert area. Too late, she realizes that she has endangered the lives of her protectors.
  • Santa's Old Suit
    E12
    Santa's Old SuitA downhearted Santa Claus can't afford a new suit, but he finds his reward in the happiness of a youngster at Christmas.
  • Lost Lullaby
    E13
    Lost LullabyA detective's assignment is to uncover the real identity of a lost boy who is suspected of being an heir to a fortune.
  • Midnight Chimes
    E14
    Midnight Chimes
  • The Golden Flower
    E15
    The Golden Flower
  • The Unblushing Bride
    E16
    The Unblushing BrideA woman dumps her boyfriend for a rich man.
  • The House On Judas Street
    E17
    The House On Judas StreetA young schoolteacher is terrified by the mysterious goings-on in the house where she boards.
  • Otto And The Coat
    E18
    Otto And The CoatA struggling theatrical producer buys a coat in a thrift shop and a miracle occurs as his luck turns around.
  • And Never Come Back
    E19
    And Never Come BackAn estranged wife attempts reconciliation with her husband.
  • Pals To The End
    E20
    Pals To The EndA group of vicious fortune-hunters tries to get a grizzled old prospector to reveal the location of the rich mineral deposit he has just discovered.
  • The Vanishing Suitor
    E21
    The Vanishing SuitorA wealthy woman's trip to the altar is mysteriously sidetracked.
  • The Quiet Wife
    E22
    The Quiet WifeJim is concerned about his timid, "plain Jane" wife Sarah. She's gotten to reclusive she doesn't want to leave their house, afraid to go anywhere or meet anyone. That's why he's shocked to find she's not at home when he returns from a work trip. Sarah is eventually found, all dolled up and dead in someone else's car.
  • Mr. Donald Takes A Risk
    E23
    Mr. Donald Takes A Risk
  • Wait For George
    E24
    Wait For GeorgeA woman is terrorized by one of the farmhands who says he must "wait for George" to return.
  • A Husband Appears
    E25
    A Husband Appears
  • The Loner
    E26
    The LonerA boy neglected by his parents goes into his own fantasy world.
  • Passage Home
    E27
    Passage HomeDodson paid the captain of a freighter $200 for passage back to the US. Instead, he's robbed and dumped on a tropical island by the shady seaman. Dodson's taken in by a local who complains about how the skipper's been stealing his checks from the mail delivery. The two hatch a plan to get their money back.
  • Petersen's Eye
    E28
    Petersen's EyeOpportunist tax adjuster Rutherford investigates the claim of an atomic lab technician who lost his vision in a nuclear accident. Shockingly, Petersen says that with his damaged eye, he can look 24 hours into the future. Seeing a chance to make a fortune, Rutherford wants to use the man's visions to make a fortune.
  • The House Where Time Stopped
    E29
    The House Where Time StoppedIf the man's long-lost daughter hadn't arrived on the scene, time would have remained at a standstill for the brother and sister, alone in an old house.
  • The Lady Challenges
    E30
    The Lady ChallengesThere is a reason behind an ambitious woman's scorn for all those who cannot keep pace with her drive toward success.
  • The Longest Legs In Show
    E31
    The Longest Legs In Show
  • Stake My Life
    E32
    Stake My LifeA wife is too ambitious for her husband's career. Before she is through she is even mixed up with murder.
  • The Man Nobody Wanted
    E33
    The Man Nobody WantedA seaman aboard a ship gets into trouble because of his notorious past and is not allowed by any country to land.
  • Australian Search
    E34
    Australian SearchAn American adventurer, on a strange mission for a Hollywood producer, seeks an escaped fugitive, hiding out somewhere along the Australian coast.
  • The Boy With The Beautiful Mother
    E35
    The Boy With The Beautiful MotherAn immigrant boy's shame of his parents turns to pride with the help of an understanding teacher.
  • The Boy And The Coach
    E36
    The Boy And The CoachA high school coach tries to rehabilitate a youngster injured in a fire.
  • Woman In The Mine
    E37
    Woman In The MineThe story of an ancient superstition among miners that a woman in a mine brings danger while a rat is the sign of good luck.
  • I'll Be Waiting
    E38
    I'll Be WaitingTwo vacationists fall in love at a summer resort, but they decide to test that love by waiting a full before seeing each other again.
  • Nightingale
    E39
    Nightingale
  • I Love You, Trudy
    E40
    I Love You, TrudyA bride's former boyfriend and three gangsters hide in the apartment of a honeymooning couple.

Cast of Season 2

  • Polly BergenSelf - Hostess

 

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