Robert Montgomery Presents (1950)
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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Episode 1 - The Letter
Release Date: 1950-01-30On a rubber plantation in Singapore, a woman convinces her husband and lawyer that the murder she committed was in self-defense. Her story begins to unravel when an incriminating letter surfaces.
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Episode 2 - Kitty Foyle
Release Date: 1950-02-13A young girl is determined to improve her social status and marry a young man who's a part of society. His family has great objections.
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Episode 3 - The Male Animal
Release Date: 1950-02-27A college professor faces being labeled a Communist for including "subversive" literature in his classes.
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Episode 4 - The Egg and I
Release Date: 1950-03-13A husband surprises his new bride by purchasing a run-down chicken farm and moving them to the country. She has a hard time adjusting to a bucolic life and their pesky rustic neighbors Ma and Pa Kettle.
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Episode 5 - Ride the Pink Horse
Release Date: 1950-03-27Lucky Gagin is an enigmatic stranger who arrives in the New Mexico border town of San Pablo to blackmail a gangster. Also involved is an FBI agent and a teen-aged Mexican girl who has visions of death.
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Episode 6 - Our Town
Release Date: 1950-04-10Life is simple in the small town of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. The story examines the circle of life of the town's residents who are born there, live their lives, and then pass away.
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Episode 7 - The Phantom Lady
Release Date: 1950-04-24A man who's suffering an unhappy marriage spends the evening with a woman at a bar. Upon returning home, he finds his wife murdered. He's the lead suspect and no one remembers seeing the barfly who could provide his alibi.
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Episode 8 - Pitfall
Release Date: 1950-05-08The life of John Forbes, an insurance company executive, becomes more exciting when he encounters Mona Stevens. Her jailed boyfriend robbed a business insured by the Forbes' company. When he goes to see Mona to collect the stolen loot, he falls hard for the femme fatale.
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Episode 9 - Rebecca
Release Date: 1950-05-22The timid second wife of Maxim de Winter must compete with the sinister presence of his late first wife. At his manor, Manderley, Rebecca continues to dominate the lives of those who live in the large home.
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Episode 10 - The Champion
Release Date: 1950-06-05Midge Kelly goes West and falls into a professional boxing career. Seduced by the fame and money, he becomes a star in the ring but a monster in real life.
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Episode 11 - The Citadel
Release Date: 1950-06-19A young, idealistic doctor fails in his attempt to establish a useful practice. He learns he can make a lucrative living simply catering to the would-be ailments of the rich.