General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater: Season 4

Air Date

October 2, 1955

Episodes

39 episodes

General Electric Theater

Season 4

Episodes

1. Tryout

October 2, 1955
30 min

2. The Bounty Court Martial

October 9, 1955
30 min

3. Lash of Fear

October 16, 1955
30 min

A stagecoach driver and cavalry officer vie for the affections of a young lady traveling west with them.

4. Outpost at Home

October 23, 1955
30 min

A young boy (army brat) Struggles between his father and a deserter

5. Shadow on the Heart

October 30, 1955
30 min

While on duty on a lonely beach, a sailor meets a beautiful girl. It's love at first sight for the boy. But he learns that the girl is blind and pledged to marry another if her vision is restored.

6. Winner by Decision

November 6, 1955
30 min

A promising and intelligent young man has great success in the ring. His mother wants him to continue his education, but his father and his manager want him to become a fighter.

7. Farewell to Kennedy

November 13, 1955
30 min

A police detective discovers that his future father-in-law and fellow cop has taken a bribe.

8. Prosper's Old Mother

November 20, 1955
30 min

Orphaned Prosper sets out from his mining camp for San Francisco. He's looking for a mother to bring back to the camp. And he finds one, a kindly old eccentric who drinks medicine liberally flavored with 'hootch'.

9. From the Top

November 27, 1955
30 min

A manager and his big time singing protegee have been engaged a long time. But he's too busy booking her to take time off for marriage. Finally, the strain of overwork becomes too much for the songstress.

10. Feathertop

December 4, 1955
30 min

A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

11. The Seeds of Hate

December 11, 1955
30 min

A man is torn between his conscience and loyalty when a friend shoots an Indian in the back. Even though the Indian had been an idol of his son's, the man at first refuses to aid local townspeople in the arrest of the murderer.

12. Let It Rain

December 18, 1955
30 min

A writer stops at a sleepy southern town intending to debunk a legend concerning a confederate soldier leaving a local girl for the battlefields, never to return. He soon realizes that he and a girl he's fallen in love with are descendants of those people.

13. A Child is Born

December 25, 1955
30 min

A retelling of the Nativity story from the viewpoint of the innkeeper's wife.

14. Portrait of a Ballerina

January 1, 1956
30 min

Set in 1882 Paris, a young girl gets her big break for the Paris Ballet after much sacrifice from her mother.

15. Esteban's Legacy

January 8, 1956
30 min

A carpenter returns to his village, discouraged by his lack of success and respect.

16. The Ballad of Mender McClure

January 15, 1956
30 min

A mysteriously familiar stranger sees fit to practice a bit of magic on a lazy, selfish Ozark hillbilly.

17. The Muse and Mr. Parkinson

January 22, 1956
30 min

Mr. Parkinson's life has followed a familiar pattern up to now: working at his brokerage job during the week and playing golf on weekends. He's a happy, ordinary chap -- until the fact that he is secretly a poet is brought to light.

18. In Summer Promise

January 29, 1956
30 min

A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young man plans to wed his childhood sweetheart.

19. The Song Caruso Sang

February 5, 1956
30 min

20. Prologue to Glory

February 12, 1956
30 min

21. The Honest Man

February 19, 1956
30 min

A piano tuner, known for his honesty, is caught up in a crime when stolen jewels are hastily hidden in his tool bag. He doesn't realize he's got them until he gets to his girl's home, when her no-account brother hatches a scheme to blackmail him into surrendering the baubles to him, just as the thief is coming to recover them himself.

22. Try to Remember

February 26, 1956
30 min

Police detective Dan "Irish" Murphy has a more than professional interest in finding the murderer of a door-to-door salesman. The man is found stabbed in Murphy's home, with Mrs. Murphy lying unconscious nearby.

23. A Letter from the Queen

March 4, 1956
30 min

Once an internationally respected statesman, former Senator Ryder is now in his 90s, and his life is turned upside down when a young history scholar, Walter Shelley, decides he wants one of Ryder's treasures: a letter written to him by Queen Victoria.

24. Steinmetz

March 11, 1956
30 min

The story of scientist Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the man who "made" lightning. He did research for General Electric and then went on to become a professor of Union College in Schenectady.

25. The Night Goes On

March 18, 1956
30 min

An embittered spinster lives on her brother's ranch in Mexico. She becomes attracted to a young ranch hand, and when he doesn't return her affection she decides to get revenge.

26. Reflected Glory

March 25, 1956
30 min

A successful actress is torn between the desire to marry and settle down, and the urge to continue her career on the stage. Her producer is against her plans to leave the stage, for a number of reasons.

27. The Easter Gift

April 1, 1956
30 min

A family endures a difficult time and comes together during Easter.

28. Judy Garland Musical Special

April 8, 1956
30 min

Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.

29. That's the Man!

April 15, 1956
30 min

An honest, hard-working husband is accused of being a thief, though he is proven innocent, the incident has a great effect on his life.

30. The Lord's Dollar

April 22, 1956
30 min

31. H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port

April 29, 1956
30 min

32. The Shunning

May 6, 1956
30 min

An Amish girl decides to find adventure in a big city before getting married.

33. The Hat with the Roses

May 20, 1956
30 min

When a schoolteacher fails one of her students, she tries to show her student compassion and understanding.

34. The Golden Key

May 27, 1956
30 min

A little boy in a small town hotel is the only one who believes that a washed up elderly employee used to be a top notch railroad brakeman.

35. O'Hoolihan and the Leprechaun

June 3, 1956
30 min

36. Exits and Entrances

June 10, 1956
30 min

37. Alien Angel

June 17, 1956
30 min

38. Emergency Call

June 24, 1956
30 min

A frantic mother tries desperately to find her husband to inform him that their little girl has been hospitalized in severe shock after being hit by a car.

39. A Man with a Vengeance

July 1, 1956
30 min

A movie director has a grudge against an actor and makes life very hard on everyone.