Robert Montgomery Presents
Robert Montgomery Presents: Season 6

Air Date

September 6, 1954

Episodes

51 episodes

Robert Montgomery Presents

Season 6

Episodes

1. The People You Meet

September 6, 1954
60 min

In this comedy, the problems are worked out of a new play in Boston before it goes to Broadway.

2. Ten Minute Alibi

September 13, 1954
60 min

A man could lose his girlfriend to a blackmailer who's making his life miserable. That prompts him to plot a murder.

3. Diary

September 20, 1954
60 min

A small-town girl leaves her unhappy home to find her way in a large city. There she meets an unsavory character who, nevertheless, offers her the only understanding help she has ever known.

4. A Dreamer of Summer

September 27, 1954
60 min

A Brooklyn bookkeeper falls in love with a Bronx shipping clerk at a summer resort. Meanwhile, each fears that the other will discover their secret; it seems they both exaggerated greatly about their careers.

5. Two Wise Women

October 4, 1954
60 min

A married American banker falls for a French reporter while in Berlin.

6. Autumn Crocus

October 11, 1954
60 min

When love finally arrives for a spinster school teacher, she must reject it. The young innkeeper she's fallen for is already married.

7. A Foreign Affair

October 18, 1954
60 min

This comic romance begins in the post-war rubble of 1947 Berlin, Germany. Captain Pringle is in love with a U. S. Congresswoman on an investigation and the woman being investigated.

8. Remote

October 25, 1954
60 min

In this fictional documentary, a man campaigning for the governorship of a Southern state goes on trial for the murder of his secretary. The effects of television coverage on justice are highlighted as facts get distorted along party lines and the cameras cover the "event" inside and outside the courtroom.

9. The Gentleman

November 1, 1954
60 min

A man is obsessed with the way things used to be. Rather than accepting and appreciating the present, he sadly retreats to living his life in the past.

10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Part 1)

November 8, 1954
60 min

Subtitled "The Beastliness of Beauty", Victor Hugo's classic is adapted for television. It's the story of the hideous bell-ringing Quasimodo at the Cathederal of Notre Dame and the beautiful woman he loves, Esmeralda.

11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Part 2)

November 15, 1954
60 min

Subtitled The Beauty of the Beast, Victor Hugo's classic is adapted for the small screen. It's the story of the hideous bell-ringing Quasimodo at the Cathederal of Notre Dame and the beautiful woman he loves, Esmeralda.

12. Homecoming

November 22, 1954
60 min

On the weekend of the big homecoming game, a college football star plans for an improved future. The rich co-ed he's dating could be his ticket to an upgrade in his status.

13. Judith

November 29, 1954
60 min

Judith is a beautiful woman who proceeds to destroy the man she claims to have loved. She receives a well-earned retribution for her actions.

14. Dr. Ed

December 6, 1954
60 min

This inspirational story is based on real-life physician Dr. Edward Conner of Pennsylvania. In his life, he was able to start a clinic for handicapped kids, despite his personal battle with multiple sclerosis.

15. End of a Mission

December 13, 1954
60 min

A pilot who's thought to have died during a crash decides to "play dead" so he can remain near the woman he loves. Eventually, he wishes to return to the United States, as both a deserter and a casualty.

16. David Copperfield: the Search (Part 1)

December 20, 1954
60 min

In the first of two parts, young and motherless David is sent by his uncaring stepfather to live with the impoverished Micawbers in London. He barely survives, working at a warehouse gluing labels on bottles.

17. David Copperfield: the Reward (Part 2)

December 27, 1954
60 min

In the second of two parts, David conducts his romance with the spoiled Dora Spenlow and, with the help of Micawber, unmasks Uriah Heep as a scheming thief. This episode is subtitled "The Reward".

18. Death and the Sky Above

January 3, 1955
60 min

An innocent man convicted for the murder of his wife escapes to search for the guilty party, but is ultimately recaptured. Back in the death house, the moments tick by as the time of his execution gets nearer.

19. A Night for Dreaming

January 10, 1955
60 min

Three girls share a New York apartment, each with a dream they're pursuing. One wants to meet someone to love, one wants to marry a rich man, and last wishes to become a star. Each learns that their dreams come with high prices.

20. The Cypress Tree

January 17, 1955
60 min

A widow tries to move on following the death of her husband, but her sisters stand in the way. One wants her to forge ahead while the other wants her to go into seclusion in memory of her departed spouse.

21. Joe's Boy

January 24, 1955
60 min

A self-centered father is determined to see that his son, the soldier, gets married to a proper girl and starts a respectable career.

22. Deadline

January 31, 1955
60 min

A small town girl moves to the city and falls in love with her ruthless, cut-throat boss. During the time she awaits his proposal, she transforms into a hard-boiled career woman. When she returns to her hometown, she finds she doesn't fit in anymore.

23. The Lost Weekend

February 7, 1955
60 min

Robert Montgomery takes the starring role in this version of the famous film about a man slowly dying from alcoholism.

24. The Breaking Point

February 14, 1955
60 min

A pre-med college professor, whose wife died on the operating table, makes exams especially difficult for his students. His aim is to weed out those unworthy of the trust of the medical profession.

25. Coming of Age

February 21, 1955
60 min

Fears lead to upheaval in Terry Ballard's life as he suffers a mid-life crisis at his 40th birthday. His wife wants them to buy a new house and he's been offered a new position at work. Terry afraid to risk the security of his current position for the better-paying offer, fearful of being out of work if the new job doesn't work out.

26. A Very Special World

February 28, 1955
60 min

On the eve of his debut as a major league baseball player, a man is committed to a tuberculosis sanatorium. He tries to adjust to his new life with the help of two women who love him.

27. A Matter of Dignity

March 7, 1955
60 min

An arrogant man who has treated family, friends, and employees with disrespect and abuse finds his life threatened and no one to turn to for help.

28. A Stone for His Son

March 14, 1955
60 min

Prejudice almost destroys a family when a successful rancher disowns his only son for marrying a woman who's grandmother was a Sioux. The secret of the man's bigotry is revealed because of an unexpected tragedy.

29. N.Y. to L.A.

March 21, 1955
60 min

This show business story tells of an actor who ruthlessly pursues a studio contract with no regard for whom he steps on or uses along the way. His girlfriend is the last to realize his true nature.

30. The Iron Cobweb

March 28, 1955
60 min

An author returns to the hospital following the loss of her new-born. While there, she realizes that someone wants to make her seem unhinged by the infant's death.

31. The Tender Leaves of Hope

April 4, 1955
60 min

After suffering a serious accident, an accomplished surgeon fears that his skills are lost. He turns to a psychiatrist for help.

32. P. J. Martin and Son

April 18, 1955
60 min

A domineering mother controls the family business with a steely grip--the same one she uses to control her two sons.

33. The Tall Dark Man

April 25, 1955
60 min

A girl known for spinning fanciful stories witnesses a murder outside of her schoolroom window. Because of her reputation, no one believes her. What's worse, she realizes that the murderer saw her watching.

34. Bella Fleace Gave a Party

May 2, 1955
60 min

Octogenarian Bella Fleace decides to have one last fling and give a great ball, but no one attends.

35. The Great Gatsby

May 9, 1955
60 min

In an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "roaring twenties" book, a man pines for the woman who discarded him years earlier.

36. The Cage

May 16, 1955
60 min

In London during World War II, British counter intelligence agents track down a wily Nazi spy.

37. The Drifter

May 23, 1955
60 min

In the Old West, a Civil War veteran and a dance hall gal are awarded a stage coach line by its dying owner.

38. Now or Never

May 30, 1955
60 min

Jack and Liz meet on the Stamford, Connecticut express train. Through flashbacks, we learn they first met at the same location and began a torrid, though short-lived, love affair.

39. The Killers

June 6, 1955
60 min

Guilt plagues a number of people who feel that, perhaps, their indifference was a cause for a man's death.

40. Second Chance

June 13, 1955
60 min

A son feels so indebted to his family for having sacrificed to send him to college that he almost ruins his academic career.

41. There's No Need to Shout

June 20, 1955
60 min

Real-life newspaperwoman Frances Warfield jeopardizes her success by not addressing her hearing loss.

42. Towhead

June 27, 1955
60 min

The young new teacher in a small town tries to gently let down a young student who has a crush on her.

43. The Fourth of July

July 4, 1955
60 min

A determined police detective works to force a crooked former politician to face the music.

44. The Paper Hero

July 11, 1955
60 min

An unmarried middle-aged clerk at a marriage license bureau is a true romantic. He's always writing poems and bringing flowers for the young lovers who visit his office. He eventually falls for a widow, but starts to have second thoughts about marriage because of her superficial and self-centered ways.

45. The Diamond Curtain

July 18, 1955
60 min

A young woman moves to New York City and becomes a success, only to become entrapped by a life of superficiality.

46. Decision by Morning

July 25, 1955
60 min

A tough moral and professional decision faces a gifted eye surgeon. He can chose an action that may save a child's vision, but it would compromise medical standards.

47. A Slightly Important Man

August 1, 1955
60 min

A shrewish wife considers her husband's theater career to be competition for his affections. She forces him to make a choice.

48. Uncle Snowball

August 8, 1955
60 min

Two worldly gentlemen vie for the affections of an equally cosmopolitan woman in this light comedy.

49. Late Love

August 15, 1955
60 min

Rosie escapes her dull life as an office secretary engaged for a decade to a dentist through her elaborate daydreams. When Rosie loses her job, she indulges her imagination by heading for Mexico armed with a Geiger counter.

50. Rosie

August 22, 1955
60 min

An office secretary has been engaged to a dentist for 10 years. The doctor feels he must have security before he settles down to wed and start a family.

51. The Return of Johnny Burro

August 29, 1955
60 min

One half of a once-dangerous criminal duo is now reformed. His ex-partner arrives, looking for a place to hide out for a while.