Season 8

Robert Montgomery Presents

Season 8

1950tvEnded8 Seasons · 318 Ep
Drama

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Network: NBC

Season aired: 1956-09-10

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Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.

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Episodes · 39

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Soldiers from the Wars Returning

1h 0m1956-09-10

In the season premiere, James Cagney plays an Army sergeant who escorts the body of a fellow sergeant to his hometown. With the Korean War long over, he finds most people disinterested and wonders if their mission was in vain.

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Onions in the Stew

1h 0m1956-09-17

A wife deals with maddening problems running a household on an island not far off the coast from Seattle. In this comic tale, the mother deals with two teen-aged daughters, plumbing that doesn't work, and a friend with eyes on their housekeeper.

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After All These Years

1h 0m1956-09-24

A wife wakes up to find that her husband has left her and their home behind for no apparent reason. She later learns of the crisis that plagues some men in the later years of marriage.

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Last Trip of the Hindenburg

1h 0m1956-10-01

The stories of various passengers are told in this semi-documentary about the trans-Atlantic crossing of the Hindenburg, including its tragic landing in New Jersey.

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September Affair

1h 0m1956-10-08

After a plane crashes into the Atlantic, two of the passengers listed as dead survive, fall in love, and decide to stay together in Europe, leaving their former lives and responsibilities back home.

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Pilgrimage

1h 0m1956-10-15

The wife of a doctor who's devoted his work to public health feels he's a fool for not going into private practice where he can make more money. When she eventually leaves him, the doctor decides he's had enough of the big city and its so-called sophistication. He heads for the Caribbean to set up a public health station.

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Goodbye, Grey Flannel

1h 0m1956-10-22

A brilliant Madison Avenue ad man had tired of the pressure, so he and his wife retire to the supposedly serene life of a Vermont apple farmer. His first crop of motley-looking fruit tasted great, so he wrote an advertisement singing the praises of spotted apples. Soon, he had organized his fellow farmers into an association and was running an ad agency out of his house.

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One Bright Day

1h 0m1956-10-29

The president of a drug company returns from Europe to an awaiting lawsuit alleging that one of their medicines killed a boy. After being convinced of the drug's toxicity, he must choose to either to directly alert the public or, as others at the firm suggest, quietly remove it from the market.

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Mr. Tutt Goes West

1h 0m1956-11-05

The eccentric lawyer of "Saturday Evening Post"-fame fights the shady owner of a small town Montana store. The crooked proprietor is trying to cheat a mining engineer out of his dig.

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The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan

1h 0m1956-11-19

Mr. Minihan is a man who spreads unhappiness and trouble wherever he goes, through no fault of his own. Consequently, no matter how much his friends love him, they they are forced to devise schemes to send him far away.

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Plainfield Teachers College

1h 0m1956-11-26

A fictitious college team has its scores printed in the newspaper every week. It's a scam to help out a guy who's in trouble with a bookie.

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Sunset Boulevard

1h 0m1956-12-03

In this adaptation of the 1950 film, an opportunist writer grudgingly plays love interest to delusional silent film star Nora Desmond. In her fantasy world she's still the world's biggest star and throngs of adoring fans are awaiting her big comeback.

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The Young and the Beautiful

1h 0m1956-12-10

A teen-aged girl plays the part of a sophisticated flirt, pursuing one young man after another. As soon as one becomes interested, she drops him and moves on to the next one.

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Miracle at Lensham

1h 0m1956-12-17

An American film star, on location in Britain, makes a $50 donation to a run-down church. When the money disappears, a furor follows with the church receiving much publicity. Soon, tourists are flocking to the chapel and donations are pouring in.

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Amahl and the Night Visitors

1h 0m1956-12-24

This annual live presentation of the opera is telecast in color on this series. Amahl, a disabled young peasant boy, tells his widowed mother that he's just seen a magnificent star in the sky. Soon, there's a knock at their door. Three kings on a long journey arrive at their door asking for a place to rest. They are carrying with them gifts to present to the Christ Child. Wanting to send a gift, but being very poor, Amahl has only his crutch to give.

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Music for Your New Year's Eve

1h 0m1956-12-31

Robert Montgomery drops the usual dramatic format for an evening of live music.

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The Liar

1h 0m1957-01-07

A young wife's apparent inability to tell the truth is putting her marriage in jeopardy.

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Give and Take

1h 0m1957-01-14

A tragic woman feels she's adding nothing to her family and following the loss of an expected child, her mental condition slips further.

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Crisis at Sand Cave

1h 0m1957-01-21

Searching for another entrance to the Mammoth Cave system, Kentucky spelunker Floyd Collins became trapped just 150 feet from the entrance of Sand Cave. Rescuers were able to feed and talk with Collins before additional cave-ins allowed only voice contact. The two weeks of daily coverage by reporter William Burke Miller helped fuel a media circus that surrounded the rescue attempts.

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The Clay Pigeon

1h 0m1957-01-28

Since he works for his older brother, a test pilot always feels he's in his elder's shadow. He doesn't show up for work one day, forcing the older brother to conduct a test flight. When something goes wrong in the plane and he's killed, the family holds the younger brother responsible for his death.

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The Week the World Stood Still

1h 0m1957-02-04

Swedish industrialist Birger Dahlerus worked frantically in the week preceding the start of World War II to negotiate a deal between Britain and Germany. This is a dramatization of the actual events leading up to the outbreak of war.

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The Grand Prize

1h 0m1957-02-11

Secretary Lucille Cotton's prize from a TV contest is to be the boss of her boss for 24 hours. At first, her employer likes the idea because he'll have more time for flirting with her. He changes his opinion when she starts doing some serious bossing.

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Wait for Me

1h 0m1957-02-18

A teenage girl with an older sister tries to spread her wings and become more independent.

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Reclining Figure

1h 0m1957-02-25

A wealthy American art collector is anxious to get his hands on a valuable Renoir painting.

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The Enemy

1h 0m1957-03-04

When an American sailor is washed ashore during World War II, a young Japanese doctor and his wife face a crisis. They must choose between honoring their loyalty to their country or their fellow man.

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Last Train to Kildevil

1h 0m1957-03-11

A couple deals with a business and marital crisis while on the commute between their house and Manhattan.

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His Name was Death

1h 0m1957-03-18

After successfully murdering his wife, a man starts to think of himself as an expert at the craft. Soon, his friends and neighbors are dropping dead at a startling rate.

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One Minute to Ditch

1h 0m1957-03-25

Based on a recent actual event, a pilot performs a heroic feat when he successfully ditches his plane in the Pacific Ocean with 31 passengers on board. The U. S. Coast Guard cutter Pontchartrain arrives and rescues the survivors.

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A Slice of Life

1h 0m1957-04-01

In this comedy, a grandmother gets into the cupid business and it ends up turning her home into a commercial bakery.

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Victoria Regina

1h 0m1957-04-08

Claire Bloom portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.

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