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An elderly couple of naturalized Germans living in the U. S. discovers after 60 years of marital bliss that, technically, they were never married.

Wedding Day

Two law enforcement officers and a dangerous young outlaw fight their way back against a common enemy to civilization and surprising justice.

Ride the River

A single father of three attempts to raise his children and decides to hire a mother for them.

Hired Mother

British novelist Hilary Joyce comes to America to promote his book and encounters a beautiful woman who changes his beliefs in living.

Best Seller

A gambler who suffers a head injury is nursed back to health by non-traditional methods and the head doctor is not thrilled by it.

Winners Never Lose

A husband suspects that his wife is plotting his murder.

Trapped

A young refugee learns about American patriotism from a bandit.

Bilshan and the Thief

A Dutch clock maker's nagging wife drives him to dream up tall tales about wealth and escape.

Thirteen O'Clock

A scientist develops a drug so powerful it can be bring peace or destroy the world.

The Wine of St. Albans

A rejected boyfriend is 'all wet' in his plan to regain the attention of his lady love. The event had been engineered by a smooth-talking so-called pal.

Test of Love

A man in a Mexican family is murdered and the gems from his house are stolen. When his brother comes to investigate, he finds the answer lies with the most influential woman he meets.

The Cat with the Crimson Eyes

A film actress needs a glamorous personal life to go along with her stardom. She expects her press agent to invent one for her.

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

A man is plagued with constant troubles when his wife wants a new car and then a new house.

My Wife, Poor Wretch

A man in a mental hospital realizes he witnessed a murder in London.

Confession

A young wife wants to help her husband better his career, so she invites his boss to dinner.

Woman's World

Story about a young man acquitted of complicity in the death of a police lieutenant's wife.

The Hunted

A comedy about a romance writer who doesn't believe in his own love stories.

Atomic Love

Angie is out to put the marriage halter on boyfriend Joe, but Joe has dreams of adventure.

The Marriage Fix

An artist seeks the perfect model for a painting of a Madonna. In the process of his search, he becomes involved in a murder case.

The Eye of the Beholder

A Wall Street maverick is sent south for health reasons and encounters a man who is his exact double.

Walking John Stopped Here

A woman's curiosity uncovers a neatly executed murder.

Foggy Night

Calvin is an unemployed comedian who tries to make some easy money in a gold mine venture, which leads to the usual sitcom complications.

Here Comes Calvin

A child's face helps restore a disabled vet's self-confidence.

That Other Sunlight

A man thinks his nutty aunt has killed someone.

Pardon My Aunt

To Lift a Feather

A timid young man is forced to follow in his father's footsteps as the "shootin' sheriff."

Wild Luke's Boy

A widowed actress who formerly teamed with her husband in all her performances is finding it hard to get a solo acting job. She becomes a cosmetic saleswoman and tries to succeed at that.

Exit for Margo

A mother loses her husband and her sons and withdraws into herself, even shutting out her daughter.

You Are Young Only Once

A meddling mother-in-law and a near tragic auto mishap cause a desperate young wife, trying to save her shaky marriage, to become trapped in a murder scheme.

The Crime of Daphne Rutledge

The story of a Hollywood couple who are on their way to Nevada for a divorce.

Desert Crossing

Mrs. MacDowell makes daydream plans for her young college professor son in the belief that pretending will make them so.

Pretending Makes It Do

Too Old for the Girl

An abusive husband gives his wife no choice but to retreat from her world of pain and degradation.

Nora #1

Having survived a plane crash in the jungle, Henty finds a fortress-like home in the middle of nowhere, belonging to the affable Mr. McMaster. The latter doesn't want Henty to leave.

The High Green Wall

The Long Way 'Round

82 year old inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Alva Edison is honored in 1929 and he reflects back on his sixty year career of scientific achievement.

Edison the Man

The Road to Edinburgh

Played out on a stylized, dramatically lit set, I am a fool is a classic story of a heartsick and foolish farm boy who takes on a false identity to impress a beautiful girl and in so doing loses the love of his life forever.

I'm a Fool

A man who has a face no one can remember is suckered into serving as the stooge for a bank robbery.

The Face Is Familiar

The Rider on the Pale Horse

Newspaper reporter turned novelist Dan Holiday is kidnapped, framed for murder, and held in an asylum before he escapes and proves his innocence

Committed

A hood forces a doctor and his wife to remove a bullet from the hood's partner.

The Dark, Dark Hours

Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians perform an program of Christmas music.

Music for Christmas

The White Steed

Amelia

D.P.

Yankee Pedler

1922, civil war in Ireland. A suspect is captured after a bloody ambush.

The Martyr

Singer Johnnie Pulaski goes on an important audition and impresses. There is one condition that makes him want to refuse their offer--they ask him to change his last name. His girlfriend convinces him that the name is unimportant if he can sing. Ray, as Pulaski, introduces a new single, "Path to Paradise."

The Big Shot

Boxer Jim Corbett returns to face Joe Louis in the ring.

The Return of Gentleman Jim

When Lincoln and Mary Todd were married, he had the phrase, "Love is Eternal", inscribed in her wedding band. Though years of loneliness and disappointment seem to disprove this sentiment, the historic pair finally realize its truth.

Love Is Eternal

The Bachelor's Bride

Episode 3.23

A struggling photographer runs over a dog while driving near the home of an actress. Little does he know that this insignificant auto accident will lead to his involvement in murder.

The Blond Dog

A film producer of B-movie Westerns has to hire a big-name actor's relative who is extremely incompetent for the chosen epic film.

War and Peace on the Range

The Bitter Choice

Circus clown Emmett Kelly creates his famous character Weary Willie.

Clown

A traveling lecturer wants to retire and spend more time with her son.

It Gives Me Great Pleasure

Embittered by his wife's death during the birth of their eighth child, an Irishman refuses to set eyes on the girl and acknowledges only seven children.

O, Lonely Moon

An ex-gunfighter, after hiding his identity for years, enters a shooting contest to raise money for a windmill in hopes he can provide water to his family farm.

The Windmill

Mr. Blue Ocean

A husband and wife are driving on a trip to Palm Springs. They stop for gas and are kidnapped by a pair of criminals, who have just killed a store clerk during a robbery. They plan to flee to Mexico and need the couple to help get them through police roadblocks.

Into the Night

A movie director has a grudge against an actor and makes life very hard on everyone.

A Man with a Vengeance

What better place for romance than in a classroom, especially a French class? That's the reasoning of a lonely boy and a lonely girl who enroll in a French class with hopes of learning anything but the language.

When in France

Pio, a bartender in Capri, has dreamed all his life of going to America. He asks two American tourists to help him find a way to make his dream come true.

The Half-Promised Land

One-time film star plans her anniversary to be as romantic as her honeymoon.

Star in the House

The Day He Got Fired

Tryout

The Bounty Court Martial

A stagecoach driver and cavalry officer vie for the affections of a young lady traveling west with them.

Lash of Fear

A young boy (army brat) Struggles between his father and a deserter

Outpost at Home

While on duty on a lonely beach, a sailor meets a beautiful girl. It's love at first sight for the boy. But he learns that the girl is blind and pledged to marry another if her vision is restored.

Shadow on the Heart

A promising and intelligent young man has great success in the ring. His mother wants him to continue his education, but his father and his manager want him to become a fighter.

Winner by Decision

A police detective discovers that his future father-in-law and fellow cop has taken a bribe.

Farewell to Kennedy

Orphaned Prosper sets out from his mining camp for San Francisco. He's looking for a mother to bring back to the camp. And he finds one, a kindly old eccentric who drinks medicine liberally flavored with 'hootch'.

Prosper's Old Mother

A manager and his big time singing protegee have been engaged a long time. But he's too busy booking her to take time off for marriage. Finally, the strain of overwork becomes too much for the songstress.

From the Top

A scarecrow is brought to life by a witch and made to pose as a nobleman.

Feathertop

A man is torn between his conscience and loyalty when a friend shoots an Indian in the back. Even though the Indian had been an idol of his son's, the man at first refuses to aid local townspeople in the arrest of the murderer.

The Seeds of Hate

A writer stops at a sleepy southern town intending to debunk a legend concerning a confederate soldier leaving a local girl for the battlefields, never to return. He soon realizes that he and a girl he's fallen in love with are descendants of those people.

Let It Rain

A retelling of the Nativity story from the viewpoint of the innkeeper's wife.

A Child is Born

Set in 1882 Paris, a young girl gets her big break for the Paris Ballet after much sacrifice from her mother.

Portrait of a Ballerina

A carpenter returns to his village, discouraged by his lack of success and respect.

Esteban's Legacy

A mysteriously familiar stranger sees fit to practice a bit of magic on a lazy, selfish Ozark hillbilly.

The Ballad of Mender McClure

Mr. Parkinson's life has followed a familiar pattern up to now: working at his brokerage job during the week and playing golf on weekends. He's a happy, ordinary chap -- until the fact that he is secretly a poet is brought to light.

The Muse and Mr. Parkinson

A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the Countess falls for the young man, unaware that the young man plans to wed his childhood sweetheart.

In Summer Promise

The Song Caruso Sang

Prologue to Glory

A piano tuner, known for his honesty, is caught up in a crime when stolen jewels are hastily hidden in his tool bag. He doesn't realize he's got them until he gets to his girl's home, when her no-account brother hatches a scheme to blackmail him into surrendering the baubles to him, just as the thief is coming to recover them himself.

The Honest Man

Police detective Dan "Irish" Murphy has a more than professional interest in finding the murderer of a door-to-door salesman. The man is found stabbed in Murphy's home, with Mrs. Murphy lying unconscious nearby.

Try to Remember

Once an internationally respected statesman, former Senator Ryder is now in his 90s, and his life is turned upside down when a young history scholar, Walter Shelley, decides he wants one of Ryder's treasures: a letter written to him by Queen Victoria.

A Letter from the Queen

The story of scientist Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the man who "made" lightning. He did research for General Electric and then went on to become a professor of Union College in Schenectady.

Steinmetz

An embittered spinster lives on her brother's ranch in Mexico. She becomes attracted to a young ranch hand, and when he doesn't return her affection she decides to get revenge.

The Night Goes On

A successful actress is torn between the desire to marry and settle down, and the urge to continue her career on the stage. Her producer is against her plans to leave the stage, for a number of reasons.

Reflected Glory

A family endures a difficult time and comes together during Easter.

The Easter Gift

Todays theme is a Judy Garland Musical Special.

Judy Garland Musical Special

An honest, hard-working husband is accused of being a thief, though he is proven innocent, the incident has a great effect on his life.

That's the Man!

The Lord's Dollar

H.M.S. Marlborough Will Enter Port

An Amish girl decides to find adventure in a big city before getting married.

The Shunning

When a schoolteacher fails one of her students, she tries to show her student compassion and understanding.

The Hat with the Roses

General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

All Episodes of General Electric Theater

Browse all episodes of General Electric Theater

Season 1

Wedding Day

Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/1/1953

Ride the River

Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/8/1953

Hired Mother

Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/22/1953

Best Seller

Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/1/1953

Winners Never Lose

Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/15/1953

Trapped

Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/1953