Kraft Television Theatre
Kraft Television Theatre: Season 8

Air Date

September 29, 1954

Episodes

21 episodes

Kraft Television Theatre

Season 8

Episodes

1. A Simple Matter

September 29, 1954

4. The Luck of Roaring Camp

October 20, 1954

5. Split Level

October 27, 1954

A young architect who's finding it tough to make his mark in the big city is faced with a great temptation.

9. Emma

November 24, 1954

Emma's a beautiful, intelligent heiress who cares for her elderly father. In desperate need of diversion, she involves herself in the romances and dalliances of her friends.

11. Career

December 8, 1954

16. Patterns

January 12, 1955
60 min

Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

17. The Written Word

January 19, 1955

19. The Skin Game

February 2, 1955

20. Patterns (2nd Version)

February 9, 1955
60 min

The original presentation received such extensive praise, the same production crew and cast were hired for a highly unusual repeat live performance, thus becoming the first live drama in television history to be broadcast twice due to popularity. Both shows were performed and broadcast live. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.

22. The Emperor Jones

February 23, 1955

25. The Story of Mary Surratt

March 25, 1955

30. Gramercy Ghost

April 20, 1955

31. A Seacoast in Bohemia

April 27, 1955

32. Flowers for 2-B

May 4, 1955

33. Judge Contain's Hotel

May 11, 1955

34. The Braveness of Christy Fellon

May 18, 1955

35. Million Dollar Rookie

May 25, 1955

36. A Woman for Tony

June 1, 1955

40. The Mob

June 29, 1955

44. Meet a Body

July 27, 1955

45. Spur of the Moment

August 3, 1955

A medical lab specialist dreams of becoming a successful surgeon. One day when no doctor is available, he intervenes in an emergency to perform an operation. When the patient dies, he tries to clear himself of responsibility by implicating a nurse.

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