Captain Midnight (1954)
Captain Midnight is an American televisions series that aired on CBS from September 9, 1954 to January 21, 1956. The series stars Richard Webb as Captain Midnight.
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Episode 1 - Murder by Radiation
Release Date: 1954-09-04A fragment of a powerful radioactive element called Ormondium is stolen by foreign agents. Captain Midnight are caleld upon to recover the stolen materials.
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Episode 2 - Electronic Killer
Release Date: 1954-09-11Captain Midnight's friend Dereck Strange invites him to witness the test of a new guided missile: the Nike. When Strange does not show up for the test, Midnight and Ikky go to his apartment and learn he has been kidnapped. Enemy agents use drugs of Strange to get the secrets of the missle. After getting the information, the enemy agents put an unconscious Strange on a drone plane about to be destroyed in an Air Force Test. Only Midnight's intervention saves Strange's life and captures the enemy agents.
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Episode 3 - Deadly Diamonds
Release Date: 1954-09-18Captain Midnight and the Secret Squadron track down a dangerous group of diamond smugglers. The assignment is made easier with the help of one of Tut's inventions, an Omni Counter, which reacts to precious gems and metals.
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Episode 4 - The Lost Moon
Release Date: 1954-09-25An astronomer dies after discovering a lost moon closely orbiting the Earth. Captain Midnight and enemy agents contend for the astronomer's secret with both sides aware that whichever power reaches the lost moon in space first will control the earth.
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Episode 5 - Death Below Zero
Release Date: 1954-10-02Captain Midnight investigates the poisoning of a small dog belonging to a member of the Secret Squadron. The investigation leads to the solution of a bank robbery and the near death of Captain Midnight when he is imprisoned in a cold storage locker.
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Episode 6 - Operation Failure
Release Date: 1954-10-09Captain Midnight goes behind the Iron Curtain to the country of Balkavia. He is there to rescue Zabor, a freedom fighter. Midnight succeeds in his mission but at the final moment Zabor elects to remain in his own country and continue the fight for democracy.
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Episode 7 - Trapped Behind Bars
Release Date: 1954-10-16Captain Midnight and Ikky go undercover gehind prison bars to learn the secret of a series of prison riots. Another riot leads to Captain Midnight and Ikky escaping along with a band of prisoners. The Secret Squadron learns that the riots are part of a foreign plot against the United States.
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Episode 8 - Counterfeit Millions
Release Date: 1954-10-23When counterfeit bills begin to flood into the United States, Captain Midnight discovers that a trucking company is being used as a means of distribution.
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Episode 9 - The Walking Ghost
Release Date: 1954-10-30A frantic squadron member asks for Captain Midnight's help. He needs help in exorcising a dangerous ghost. Midnight, Ikky, and Tut set up an electronic perimeter around the Southern mansion that is ""haunted"" by a ghost and discover a foreign agent plotting to use it as a rendezvous site.
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Episode 10 - Secret of the Jungle
Release Date: 1954-11-06Captain Midnight and Ikky pay a visit to Tut who is busy in Africa collecting rare plant and soil samples. Hoping for a peaceful vacation, the Secre Squadron instead encounters the mystery of a stolen idol, a plot to foment native unrest, and a rich uranium deposit.
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Episode 11 - Sabotage Under The Sea
Release Date: 1954-11-13Captain Midnight goes to the bottom of the ocean to search for an experimental missle that has disappeared. An enemy submarine is detected hiding underwater.
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Episode 12 - Isle of Mystery
Release Date: 1954-11-20The queen of a small island named Luana withdraws her permission for the US to conduct atomic tests in her territory. Captain Midnight and Ikky are sent in to discover the reason why.
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Episode 13 - The Curse of the Pharaohs
Release Date: 1954-11-27Captain Midnight is brought to Egypt by the daughter of an eminent archaeologist. He investigates the archaeologist's mysterious disappearance and the curse of the pharaohs.
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Episode 14 - The Deserters
Release Date: 1954-12-04Captain Midnight helps a group of Secret Squadron members who have been evicted from their club house by a commercial developer. In the process, Captain Midnight discovers a bank robbery.
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Episode 15 - The Electrified Man
Release Date: 1954-12-11An eminent refugee scientists asks that Secret Squadron headquarters be put at his disposal while he perfects his new process. The scientist is working on a countermeasure against the Radioactive Dust bomb. The process requires that the scientist be exposed to high levels of electrical energy. When the scientist exceeds tolerable limits of electricity, he comes incredibly dangerous.
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Episode 16 - The Young Criminal
Release Date: 1954-12-18Captain Midnight sponsors a youth gym as a way to combat juvenile delinquency. One of the youngsters named Tommy Venters is impressed with the lifestyle of a poolroom owner.
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Episode 17 - The Deadly Project
Release Date: 1954-12-25The Secret Squadron laboratory is placed at the disposal of a scientist working on a heat-resistant metal needed by the Air Force. The research is stymied by a vindictive scientist who develops a sonic gun and hates the other scientist.
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Episode 18 - Touchdown Terror
Release Date: 1955-01-01A group of gamblers try to bribe a star quarterback into throwing an important game. The young player is in need of cash for an operation for his sister, but he refuses to participate in the scheme. In retaliation, both the quarterback and Captain Midnight are kidnapped.
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Episode 19 - Top Secret Weapon
Release Date: 1955-01-08A young refugee from behind the Iron Curtain asks Captain Midnight for asylum. What Captain Midnight does not know is that the boy has been programmed to spy on a secret weapon being developed at Midnight's laboratory. Acting under hypnosis the boy sabotages the weapon. At the last moment the boy fights off the hypnosis and provides Captain Midnight with the information necessary to save Secret Squadron headquarters and to defeat the foreign agents behind the plot.
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Episode 20 - The Human Bomb
Release Date: 1955-01-15A munitions genius is released from jail and plots revenge against Captain Midnight and the police responsible for his conviction.
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Episode 21 - The Mark of Death
Release Date: 1955-01-22Captain Midnight goes to India to deliver a goodwill message at the invitation of Bengra Tassi. When Captain Midnight and Ikky get to India they discover Tassi has been kidnapped by ""The Executioner"". Captain Midnight must rescue Tassi before it is too late.
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Episode 22 - Arctic Avalanche
Release Date: 1955-01-29Captain Midnight and Ikky are returning from a mission to the North Pole. They are persuaded to fly a sick Eskimo to a medical facility. When they get to the Eskimo's remote cabin, they are taken hostage by enemy agents.
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Episode 23 - Mystery of the Forest
Release Date: 1955-02-05Captain Midnight and Ikky go to timber country in the Pacific Northwest in order to investigate the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. They pose as lumberjacks and uncover a chemical compound which when added to wood creates a cheap and powerful explosion. Captain Midnight must stop the men behind the chemical or the balance of power in the world may be altered.
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Episode 24 - The Invisible Terror
Release Date: 1955-02-12A gem warfare attack is planned against the United States by one of America's Cold War enemies. Captain Midnight is called upon to recover a missing formula which can protect the country from the virus.
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Episode 25 - Saboteurs of the Sky
Release Date: 1955-02-19Captain Midnight investigates the kidnapping of a Secret Squadron member and her father who is a famous scientist who has developed a method of creating hurricanes.
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Episode 26 - Peril from the Arctic
Release Date: 1955-02-26On a mission to Alaska, Captain Midnight and Ikky respond to a Mayday message. They make a landing in the remote northwest and discover a cabin where a renegade scientist is experimenting with an anti-magnetic force which is intended to form the basis of a military attack against the United States.