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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...
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Season 1

  • Murder by Radiation
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    Murder by Radiation

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/4/1954

    A fragment of a powerful radioactive element called Ormondium is stolen by foreign agents. Captain Midnight are caleld upon to recover the stolen materials.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Electronic Killer
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    Electronic Killer

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/11/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Deadly Diamonds
    6.4/107 votes
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    Deadly Diamonds

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/18/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: Wallace Bosco

  • The Lost Moon
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    The Lost Moon

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/25/1954

    An 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Death Below Zero
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    Death Below Zero

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/2/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Operation Failure
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    Operation Failure

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/9/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Trapped Behind Bars
    6.8/107 votes
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    Trapped Behind Bars

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/16/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Counterfeit Millions
    6.4/107 votes
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    Counterfeit Millions

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/23/1954

    When counterfeit bills begin to flood into the United States, Captain Midnight discovers that a trucking company is being used as a means of distribution.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: Malcolm Stuart Boylan

  • The Walking Ghost
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    The Walking Ghost

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1954

    A 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: Wallace Bosco

  • Secret of the Jungle
    6.4/107 votes
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    Secret of the Jungle

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/6/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Sabotage Under The Sea
    7.2/107 votes
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    Sabotage Under The Sea

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/13/1954

    Captain Midnight goes to the bottom of the ocean to search for an experimental missle that has disappeared. An enemy submarine is detected hiding underwater.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Isle of Mystery
    7.3/108 votes
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    Isle of Mystery

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/20/1954

    The 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Curse of the Pharaohs
    7.0/107 votes
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    The Curse of the Pharaohs

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/27/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deserters
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    The Deserters

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/4/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: Malcolm Stuart Boylan

  • The Electrified Man
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    The Electrified Man

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 12/11/1954

    An 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Young Criminal
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    The Young Criminal

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 12/18/1954

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Deadly Project
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    The Deadly Project

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 12/25/1954

    The 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: Wallace Bosco

  • Touchdown Terror
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    Touchdown Terror

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/1/1955

    A 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Top Secret Weapon
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    Top Secret Weapon

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 1/8/1955

    A 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Human Bomb
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    The Human Bomb

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 1/15/1955

    A munitions genius is released from jail and plots revenge against Captain Midnight and the police responsible for his conviction.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: Wallace Bosco

  • The Mark of Death
    6.4/107 votes
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    The Mark of Death

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 1/22/1955

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Arctic Avalanche
    7.9/109 votes
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    Arctic Avalanche

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/29/1955

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Mystery of the Forest
    7.2/107 votes
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    Mystery of the Forest

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/5/1955

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Invisible Terror
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    The Invisible Terror

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/12/1955

    A 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Saboteurs of the Sky
    6.8/107 votes
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    Saboteurs of the Sky

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/19/1955

    Captain 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A

  • Peril from the Arctic
    7.2/107 votes
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    Peril from the Arctic

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 2/26/1955

    On 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.

    Director: D. Ross Lederman

    Writer: N/A