Family-oriented stories from the pages of "Reader's Digest" were dramatized on film.

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39 Episodes

  • Child Pioneer
    A1
    Child PioneerTraveling westward in a covered wagon train, the parents of six children meet their death. Their 13-year-old son is now head of the family and leads his siblings on the rest of the journey.
  • The Old Master Detective
    A2
    The Old Master Detective
  • The Archer-Shee Case
    A3
    The Archer-Shee CaseA 17-year-old cadet at the Royal Naval College is discharged for stealing in the dramatization of a famous British court case.
  • The Brainwashing of John Hayes
    A4
    The Brainwashing of John HayesThe Communist Chinese government in Beijing arrests and imprisons American English teacher/Presbyterian missionary John Hayes, claiming he is a spy. They attempt to break his spirit through starvation, solitary confinement, and sleep deprivation. When facing the so-called court headed by a supposed friend, he warns that they too will be betrayed by the Communist leaders they're now serving.
  • The Making of a Submarine
    A5
    The Making of a SubmarineYoung men wanting to serve in the U. S. Submarine Serivce endure a rigid program of training and discipline.
  • The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate
    A6
    The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, PirateThe true story of how a pirate forced the Pilgrims to land at Plymouth is dramatized.
  • If I Were Rich
    A7
    If I Were RichLonging to move up in the world and escape their ordinary lives, the Johnson family pin all their hopes on a sweepstakes ticket. When their ticket becomes one of twenty finalists, temptation to sell it before the prize is selected wears on them, but they win it. Afterward, what looked like a life of ease turns into problems and heartache.
  • The Sad Death of a Hero
    A8
    The Sad Death of a Hero
  • Emergency Case
    A9
    Emergency CaseThe real life adventures of a young intern who spends a day working on a big city ambulance.
  • When the Wise Men Appeared
    A10
    When the Wise Men AppearedA young boy, dressed as one of the Three Wise Men, is being taken to school for a Christmas pageant. When the car dies, he head out on foot. Singing "Come All Ye Faithful" and dressed in a robe and crown, he brings about some small miracles along the way.
  • Ordeal at Yuba Gap
    A11
    Ordeal at Yuba GapBased on actual events from December 1952, massive snowstorms trap the locomotive "City of San Francisco" and its passengers in the infamous Donner Pass.
  • In the Eye of a Hurricane
    A12
    In the Eye of a HurricaneA cargo vessel sets out from Florida, heading into the eye of a hurricane.
  • Why the Choir Was Late
    A13
    Why the Choir Was LateEach member of the choir of a small town Nebraska church were running late for practice. It proved a Divine case of multiple tardiness since the church was destroyed by a twister five minutes before practice time.
  • The Man Who Beat Death
    A14
    The Man Who Beat DeathThe true story of tennis star Billy Talbert's battle with diabetes is dramatized.
  • A Bell for Okinawa
    A15
    A Bell for OkinawaDr. Van Scorebrand searches the world over for a bell that will bring faith and hope to the patients at a leprosy hospital in Okinawa.
  • Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches
    A16
    Cochise, Greatest of the ApachesFormer Civil War leader General Oliver Otis Howard is sent by President Grant to meet with the Chief of the Apaches, Cochise, and end a 12-year war.
  • The Mystery of Minnie
    A17
    The Mystery of MinnieA woman's bequest continues to benefit the residents of her hometown years after her death.
  • Texas in New York
    A18
    Texas in New YorkA new teacher gets her first job in New York City and finds a classroom full of thugs and hoodlums. She moves away to return 29 years later and finds that very little has changed.
  • Return from Oblivion
    A19
    Return from OblivionA businessman begins to crack from the pressure of running his construction business. He becomes unjustifiably suspicious of his partner.
  • The Case of the Uncertain Hand
    A20
    The Case of the Uncertain HandA woman private detective, employed to defend a couple accused of grand larceny, tries to prove that the handwriting on a bank deposit slip is not that of the accused wife.
  • It's a Wise Father
    A21
    It's a Wise Father
  • Night Court
    A22
    Night CourtA night court judge uses compassion in making decisions on the varied people who parade through his courtroom.
  • No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache
    A23
    No Horse, No Wife, No MustacheA West Point enrollee faces punishment for breaking the one of the Academy's more important rules.
  • The Trigger Finger Clue
    A24
    The Trigger Finger ClueThe FBI is relentless in pursuing the robbers who committed a $250,000 heist.
  • The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith
    A25
    The Secret Weapon of Joe SmithJoe Smith, a newspaper reporter hired to cover the United Nations, decides to work over a rude Russian delegate using kindness.
  • Courage
    A26
    CourageA man protects a German-born shopkeeper from a crazed mob during the height of anti-German bigotry during World War I.
  • The Woman Who Changed Her Mind
    A27
    The Woman Who Changed Her MindA movie producer marries a gorgeous but dumb showgirl. Their relationship runs into trouble when she belatedly decides to get an education.
  • Uncle Sam's C-Men
    A28
    Uncle Sam's C-Men
  • Miss Victoria
    A29
    Miss VictoriaA British woman acts heroically on a cargo ship during World War II.
  • The Old, Old Story
    A30
    The Old, Old StoryTwo teen-aged lovers announce their plans to marry and immediately face opposition from their parents.
  • Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case
    A31
    Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case
  • Down on the Tennessee
    A32
    Down on the TennesseeA young first mate on a Tennessee riverboat deals with an unweildly crew of oddballs and misfits.
  • The Man Who Dreamt Winners
    A33
    The Man Who Dreamt WinnersA Harvard grad student's dreams reveal the winning horses in upcoming races. He fights the overpowering urge to sell this skill for riches.
  • The General's Escape
    A34
    The General's EscapeFrench General Henri Giraund plans a daring escape from a Nazi prision in this dramatization of a true story.
  • The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle
    A35
    The Gigantic Bank Note SwindleA smooth-talking con man buys and operates the Bank of Portugal using five million dollars in counterfeit currency.
  • Go Fight City Hall
    A36
    Go Fight City HallA broken water pipe is the straw that breaks the camel's back for an New York taxpayer. He forms a citizens' committee and takes on corrupt officials in the local government.
  • Family Reunion USA
    A37
    Family Reunion USAA Greek janitor struggles to raise money so his family can join him in America. His co-workers at a U.S. Naval depot come to his aid.
  • The Only Way Out
    A38
    The Only Way OutAn painter being held as an East German political prisoner plans an escape from a Communist prision, and his guard chooses to flee with him.
  • The Smuggler
    A39
    The SmugglerAn oriential drug ring demands a Norwegian sailor help smuggle opium into the United States.
  • Hugh Reilly
  • Gene Raymond

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