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A scientist devoted to saving lives is faced with a difficult decision: he may be forced to kill in order to prevent a state-wide livestock epidemic.

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Screen Director's Playhouse - Season 1

S01 E011955-10-05

Meet The GovernorA ""bumpkin-type"" lawyer runs for governor until the opposition digs into his past.

S01 E021955-10-12

Day is DoneDuring the catastrophic 1951 retreat of American troops in Korea, a recruit finds a Chinese bugle. His sargeant then attempts to use it to instill the fighting spirit in his men.

S01 E031955-10-19

Midsummer DaydreamA young man who wants desperately to get married finds ""The"" girl in, of all places, a marriage license bureau. But the happy ending is threatened by the appearance of a suave, smooth, sophisticated gambling man.

S01 E041955-10-26

ArroyoA small New Mexican town enjoys a reasonably peaceful existence under the rule of self-appointed judge Lamar Kendall. This state of affairs is disrupted by the appearance of a wounded young woman, who reports that an Indian raid has wiped out her wagon train.

S01 E051955-11-02

Want ad WeddingA young naval officer, alone in a strange city, is planning to be married. Having no friends in town, he places an ad in the newspaper advertising for wedding guests.

S01 E061955-11-09

The Life of Vernon HathawayA meek little watch repairman daydreams himself into exciting adventures. When his alter ego takes over, he begins living his dreams in real life.

S01 E071955-11-16

The Final TributeA nurse in a small-town doctor's office protests the attitude of the new young physician. His cold, impersonal treatment of patients is exactly opposite that of the kindly and gentle elderly doctor he will someday replace.

S01 E081955-11-23

The Bush RoperGrandpa Atkins tries to live up to his tales of former glory as a cowpoke. He learns a dangerous bull is at large in the brush, saddles up, and goes after him with his rope.

S01 E091955-11-30

Tom and JerryIt's Christmas Eve at the Macy house. Tom Macy plays Santa for he and wife Jerry's little boy, Tommy. It is obvious that Jerry is not happy with her husband Tom. Jerry knows Tom has a woman on the side named Lola. Their dear friends, Father O'Dowd and attorney Mr. Garrity coax Tom and Jerry into seeing sense and save the couple's marriage.

S01 E101955-12-07

Rookie of the YearA small-town newspaper sports writer harbors an ambition to work for a big city daily. He sees his chance to achieve his goal while attending the World Series: one of the rookies shows a style reminiscent of a former all-time great banned from baseball for accepting a bribe.

S01 E111955-12-14

Lincoln's Doctor's DogDiscouraged and saddened by the War Between the States, President Lincoln is cheered by the gift of a puppy from his physician.

S01 E121955-12-21

The Silent PartnerWatching the TV broadcast of the Academy Awards presentation, a faded actress realizes that the patron at another table in the restaurant was once a well-known comic. Her happy discovery is marred, however, by a man who calls both of them has-beens.

S01 E131955-12-28

Titanic IncidentA cardsharp and his wife aboard the Titanic on its fateful last voyage pick a wealthy Britisher as their pigeon. The cardsharp sets up the Britisher for a climactic card session, but the tables seem to turn as the ship goes down.

S01 E141956-01-04

Hot CargoA chorus girl, stranded in a waterfront town in the Orient, is befriended by the skipper of a freighter. She marries the skipper and then meets a good-looking young harbor policeman who falls in love with her.

S01 E151956-01-11

It`s Always SundayA kindly minister who believes in doing good for the unfortunate befriends a pair of itinerants who arrive in town.

S01 E161956-01-18

Number Five Checked OutA young deaf woman is left alone to look after the resort cabins owned by her father. Two dangerous bank robbers move in, using the secluded spot as a temporary hideout.

S01 E171956-02-01

Prima DonnaA philanthropic concert artist takes an interest in a 13-year-old newsboy with an outstanding singing voice. She runs into difficulties when the boy also shows a marked preference for baseball.

S01 E181956-02-15

Cry JusticeBitter because his law partner married the woman he loved, a man plots his own disappearance, making it appear he has been murdered by his partner. Ten years later, the partner is released from prison and seeks revenge.

S01 E191956-02-22

Affair in SumatraA beautiful half-caste girl is torn between love for her people and love for a man.

S01 E201956-03-07

One Against ManyA scientist devoted to saving lives is faced with a difficult decision: he may be forced to kill in order to prevent a state-wide livestock epidemic.

S01 E211956-03-14

It`s a Most Unusual DayA married couple take in a night club show starring Jimmy McHugh, and are prompted by his melodies to relive their past.

ClaireA young doctor brings his second wife to his lakeside home to live. She is taunted by the presence of his pet cat, which serves to remind her that because she couldn't swim, she stood helplessly by while the first wife drowned.

S01 E251956-05-09

A Ticket For ThaddeusA humble refugee from war-torn Poland has never been able to shed his fear of anyone in uniform. When the immigrant is involved in a minor traffic altercation, he tries to prove to the police he was at fault even though he wasn't.

S01 E261956-05-16

The DreamIn France in 1887 an impressionable youth gives his mother cause for alarm. The young man has a recurrent dream in which he searches for his dead father. The mother is further upset when the boy tells her of meeting a baron who offers to take him aboard ship for a journey to the West Indies.

S01 E271956-06-06

What Day is it?A husband and wife dance team bicker backstage when the husband can't remember what special date his wife is observing. Between song and dance numbers, the arguments escalate until a singing telegram arrives. Music by Leon Klatzkin. Songs: Yankee doodle boy, Mary's a grand old name by George M. Cohan; When you're a clown by Jeff Bailey, Jack Latimer; arrangements by Walter Sheets, Russell Garcia

S01 E281956-06-13

Every Man Had Two WivesIn the spring, when one gentleman's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of a former love, his wife decides to take drastic action. She and hubby make a trip back to the old home town, determined to come face to face with his childhood sweetheart.

S01 E291956-07-04

PartnersA rodeo star befriends an orphan boy who yearns to compete.

S01 E301956-07-11

White CorridorsAn American tourist in London accompanies a friend to the hospital for an emergency operation. At the hospital, she claims she has witnessed a murder, but the doctors think she is imagining things.

S01 E311956-07-18

The Carroll FormulaA college professor stumbled across a fantastic formula for reducing the size of things in the unpublished mathematical works of C.L. Dodgson, who, as Lewis Carroll, wrote Alice in Wonderland.

S01 E321956-07-25

Apples on the Lilac TreeA couple's peculiar marital arrangement is the talk of the town. It seems that the husband loves to do the housework, while his wife spends the day at the office.

S01 E331956-08-01

Bitter WatersIn a fashionable German resort at the turn of the century, a wealthy young American touring Europe with his uncle meets a woman and her widowed mother. A romance develops between the young couple, until the society matron mother brings her own past to bear on their relationship.

S01 E341956-09-05

The Day I met CarusoOn a train between Boston and New York, a ten-year-old Quaker girl meets Enrico Caruso. She takes him to task for his worldliness and extravagances, but is eventually won over by his voice, as he sings arias from Aida, La Boheme, Tosca, and Pagliacci, as well as the World War I tune ""Over There.""

S01 E351956-09-12

High AirLong separated, a river-tunnel foreman and his son come face to face during an under-river disaster which almost takes their lives.

Screen Director's Playhouse - Seasons

Season 1

Screen Director's Playhouse - Cast & Crew

John Wayne

Angela Lansbury

Sal Mineo