The Best Episodes Directed By Franklin J. schaffner

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   #1 - The Rank and File

   S3:E345/28/1959

   A powerful union leader is interrogated by a Senate committee. Testifying before a Senate, William Kilcoyne tells the story of his career. He began as a factory worker and his shrewdness and ambition carried him up through the ranks to his present position as head of a large union.

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   #2 - Killer Instinct

   S1:E29/23/1961

   When mild-mannered Jim McLeery kills an abusive stranger, it seems a clear-cut case of self-defense. But the prosecution reveals that, in his army days, McCleery was trained to kill.

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   #3 - The Cruel Day

   S4:E112/24/1960

   Violence and brutality greet a French Army captain when he arrives in Algeria to assume command of a remote outpost. He is appalled by the savage massacre of an Algerian family by the Rebels. When the French take a prisoner who knows the names of Rebel leaders, the captain is told that torture is the only way to make him talk. Then the captain meets the prisoner - a handsome, intelligent teenage boy.

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   #4 - Jane Eyre

   S2:E1412/12/1949

   After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.

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   #5 - The Rockingham Tea Set

   S2:E201/23/1950

   A young nurse's romance is blighted by a spirit. An early appearance by Grace Kelly.

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   #6 - A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

   S4:E365/19/1952

   Classic tale of a modern New Englander who travels back to the days of King Arthur and battles Merlin the Magician.

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   #7 - The Man Who Had Influence

   S2:E385/29/1950

   The spoiled son of a politician learns a lesson when he is accused of murder.

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