Wed, Sep 2, 1953
A college track coach is on the verge of achieving his dream: a championship victory. At the big meet, his star athlete is deemed ineligible because of a technicality. When the coach is called away, his assistant bends the rules to let the athlete play and the team is victorious. Upon his return, he must decide whether to accept the success or practice honesty.
Wed, Sep 9, 1953
Clara, though a child piano prodigy, is unable to compete in the adult concert world. Depressed over the sad state of her career, she meets a widower who's daughter was also a musical prodigy but, unlike Clara, she made a well adjusted transition into adulthood thanks to her caring father.
Wed, Sep 16, 1953
A millionaire hoping to be appointed to a diplomatic post is distracted by his mischievous daughter. Her behavior so frustrates his household staff that they quit en masse, just as he's invited a powerful ambassador over for a dinner party. His daughter takes charge and, with the help of an inventor who just happened by, pose as the maid and butler.
Wed, Sep 30, 1953
Lobblies, little invisible creatures, are seen only by Mr. Mergenthwirker, a sweet little man who's pure of heart. The Lobblies insist on doing kind things for him like bringing him his slippers; those not of "pure heart" see only the slippers floating mid-air. Friends that he tells of the Lobblies insist he see a psychiatrist.
Wed, Oct 7, 1953
Suffering from rheumatic fever, a boy's parents take him to the seashore to recover. It's there that he befriends an old sea dog named Cap'n Jonas. The captain suffers a major heart attack, but prior to dying assures the child that he will always be nearby if he needs his help. Cap'n Jonas makes good on his promise when the boy needs a dangerous operation.
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Wed, Oct 14, 1953
A college student faces embarrassment and expulsion for having cheated on an exam. Her fiance is a member of the university's undergraduate honor board and could quietly make the matter "disappear." The young woman reconsiders, deciding that covering up for her bad behavior would be wrong and build a bad foundation for their marriage.
Wed, Oct 28, 1953
With the mother expecting another child and the father trying to make the car and house payment and arrange a bank loan, their children feel neglected. They voice their dissatisfaction by accusing their father of being a failure. When the son finds himself in trouble and his dad comes to his rescue, he's forced to reconsider what being a "failure" really means.
Wed, Nov 11, 1953
Just out of prison Joe Harris looks to restart his life. His wife Barbie has moved and the one man who can tell him where refuses to do so. Enraged, Joe beats the old man senseless and runs away to his father's home, where he also finds his wife. A police detective comes around about the beating (which will soon to become a murder) and Joe insists he's innocent. Joe tells his wife and father he's a changed man and he's only a suspect because of his prior conviction. Barbie and Fred struggle with their desire to believe Joe's plea versus their fear he'll never change.
Wed, Jan 6, 1954
The newer techniques of modern medicine come up against the ways and traditions of an older generation. A country doctor who's based his approach on humanity is urged by his son, also a doctor, to retire. The son is a successful big city surgeon who believes in a more clinical, detached method of healing patients. The old country doctor has no intention of retiring. Instead, he sets out to prove the effectiveness of his style.
Wed, Jan 13, 1954
The lifeguard at an exclusive resort realizes that, come fall, he will lose his connection to the rich upper class. He has no desire to leave their world so he conspires to marry a wealthy girl he's met at the club. The lifeguard's sister has figured out his motives and goes about subtly sabotaging his efforts.
Wed, Feb 17, 1954
An elderly German refugee refuses to adjust to his new life in the United States. He brought with him a cuckoo clock that, to him, symbolizes Germany's superiority over the superficial Americans. The old man even objects to his daughter's boyfriend, claiming the young man isn't good enough for her.
Wed, Mar 3, 1954
A childless young couple decides they'd like to adopt a pair of kids as their own. With absolutely no clue about how to raise children, they invite a couple of boys from a poor neighborhood to spend a couple of weeks with them in the country. The unruly youths are such a handful that the couple is almost ready to give up on the idea of having a family.
Wed, Mar 10, 1954
Donald Cousin's career plan was to save enough money to leave the rat race of the city and open a sporting goods store in Maine. His wife begins to turn against the idea when he keeps getting raises and promotions at his insurance job. A fortuitous accident ends up making the decision for them.
Wed, Mar 24, 1954
While passing through a small New England town, a young woman is arrested for reckless driving. A law allows prisoners with minor offences to be hired out for light housework. This places her in the home of an attractive bachelor whose fiance puts a stop to this working relationship.
Wed, Apr 7, 1954
"Mr. Candido" is the name of a young orphan who chooses to live on the streets rather than endure the horrors of a boys' shelter. The young man so charms the tenants of a run-down New York tenement that four families of very different backgrounds (Ramirez, McGinty, Rosenbloom and Gomez) band together to help him find a permanent home with parents.
Wed, Apr 28, 1954
Dr. Rainwater is an adventurous young man whose brings his traveling medicine show to tiny Las Gatos, Texas. When he's jailed for a minor offense, he talks his way out by agreeing to court a local lass on behalf of the sheriff. Soon, he's wooing her more for his benefit than he is for the sheriff.
Wed, Aug 4, 1954
A female safe-cracker cleans out the contents of a jewellery store and needs to lie low for a while. She goes to stay with her niece Polly and her husband, Rev. Sam Thurber, in their small town home. The reverend has recently been victimized by a land swindler, so the safe-cracker decides to equal the score with the local crook though she'll be risking her capture.