General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater: Season 10

Air Date

September 10, 1961

Episodes

34 episodes

General Electric Theater

Season 10

Episodes

1. The Golden Years

September 10, 1961
30 min

2. The Iron Silence

September 24, 1961
30 min

In a Cold War tale, two Soviets are in an occupied Eastern European country. One is the womanizing martinet who gets himself murdered, and the other is the sympathetic Russian.

3. Cat in the Cradle

October 1, 1961
30 min

4. A Musket for Jessica

October 8, 1961
30 min

In the pioneering days of the 1760's in frontier Pennsylvania, a spirited Amish woman takes matters into her own hands when her husband-to-be refuses to bear arms against the Indians threatening the community.

5. The $200 Parlay

October 15, 1961
30 min

An office worker named Alma can't get her bookkeeper boy friend Stanley to pop the question. His excuse: no nest egg. Her solution: make a killing at the races - with money from the office petty cash box.

6. The Wish Book

October 22, 1961
30 min

A young mountain girl plans on buying fine dresses with the prize money she hopes to win for her woodcarving at the county fair.

7. The Great Alberti

November 5, 1961
30 min

8. Star Witness: The Lili Parrish Story

November 12, 1961
30 min

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9. A Voice on the Phone

November 19, 1961
30 min

Newlyweds Paul and Carol Madsen have scarcely settled in their new apartment when the phone begins ringing. The caller is a psychotic crank who drives Carol to near hysteria.

10. Money and the Minister

November 26, 1961
30 min

A wealthy recluse felt that her last years had been made happier by the guidance of Reverend Theodore Carlisle, and she named him as the major beneficiary of her will.

11. We're Holding Your Son

December 3, 1961
30 min

Successful businessman, George Harris, is awakened in the middle of the night by a phone call from the police. His teen-age boy, Sonny, is being held for grand larceny.

12. Call to Danger

December 10, 1961
30 min

The exploits of Robert Hale, a US Treasury Department agent. Hale recruits a civilian locksmith named Johnny Henderson to help retrieve stolen currency plates.

13. Tippy-Top

December 17, 1961
30 min

Young Randy's insistence that his invisible friend Tippy-Top is real causes friction between his mother and the man she intends to marry. Mom humors her son, but Bob wants to convince the boy that his best buddy is imaginary.

14. A Friendly Tribe

December 31, 1961
30 min

15. The Wall Between

January 7, 1962
30 min

The gridiron feats of Bud Austin are still talked about in his home town, but Bud's infant son will never grow up to follow in his father's footsteps. Tests have shown that the year-old baby is mentally disabled.

16. The Hold-Out

January 14, 1962
30 min

When his daughter Margie announces her intention to marry young Fred Judson, John Graham is disturbed. He believes the couple is too young for marriage and, more importantly, unprepared for the independence he believes marriage requires. Margie and Fred seem content to live on hand-outs from their parents, but John seems the only parent to think that's a bad idea. No matter what he says, the two insist on marrying, even if John won't attend the wedding. Eventually, it's what John doesn't say that affects their decision.

17. The Little Hours

January 21, 1962
30 min

18. Go Fight City Hall

January 28, 1962
30 min

Todays theme is Go Fight City Hall.

19. Shadow of a Hero

February 4, 1962
30 min

A high school basketball coach is concerned when his star player skips practice to study for an exam.

20. Badge of Honor

February 11, 1962
30 min

Howard Douglas is driving through a deserted section of the city when he notices a body lying in the street. Stopping to investigate, he finds himself surrounded by a gang of teenagers armed with zip guns and switchblades.

21. The Free Wheelers

February 18, 1962
30 min

22. Ten Days in the Sun

March 4, 1962
30 min

Max Grossblatt, an elderly Chicago tailor, dreams of being able to visit his son Larry in California. But on a tailor's salary, all that Max can afford is dreams

23. A Very Special Girl

March 11, 1962
30 min

Successful, attractive society-reporter, Alice Lockman, wouldn't mind being married. But the available eligible bachelors really don't measure up to Alice's standards - or her mother's either.

24. My Dark Days (1)

March 18, 1962
30 min

After a housewife attends a meeting of the Alien Protection Committee, an FBI agent informs her that the Committee is suspected of being a Communist front organization. He asks her to join as a spy

25. My Dark Days (2)

March 25, 1962
30 min

After Marion Miller testifies before a Congressional committee concerning her years as an anti-communists spy, she looks forward to a peaceful life as a housewife. But it seems the Communists have other ideas.

26. Hercule Poirot

April 1, 1962
30 min

Detective Hercule Poirot investigates the disappearance of Mr. Davenheim.

27. The Bar Mitzvah of Major Orlovsky

April 15, 1962
30 min

Orlovsky, a Russian defector, falls in love with Miriam Raskin, the widowed daughter of a rabbi. Although Orlovsky moved away from religion as a child, he re-connects to his Jewish tradition through Miriam, who is preparing to celebrate her son's bar mitzvah.

28. The Troubled Heart

April 22, 1962
30 min

After eight years of marriage, a woman is happy to finally become pregnant. Her doctors discover she has a heart defect that could kill her if she goes through childbirth.

29. Mister Doc

April 29, 1962
30 min

Western comedy about a pharmacist and his son at the turn of the 20th century.

30. The Unstoppable Gray Fox

May 6, 1962
30 min

31. Acres and Pains

May 13, 1962
30 min

32. Somebody Please Help Me!

May 20, 1962
30 min

33. The First Hundred Years

May 27, 1962
30 min

The Story of Ben, an engineering student works nights in a supermarket to support his family.

34. The Roman Kind

June 3, 1962
30 min