NaN/100 votes#1 - Soldiers from the Wars Returning
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/10/1956
In the season premiere, James Cagney plays an Army sergeant who escorts the body of a fellow sergeant to his hometown. With the Korean War long over, he finds most people disinterested and wonders if their mission was in vain.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: N/A
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#2 - Onions in the Stew
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/17/1956
A wife deals with maddening problems running a household on an island not far off the coast from Seattle. In this comic tale, the mother deals with two teen-aged daughters, plumbing that doesn't work, and a friend with eyes on their housekeeper.
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#3 - After All These Years
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/1956
A wife wakes up to find that her husband has left her and their home behind for no apparent reason. She later learns of the crisis that plagues some men in the later years of marriage.
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#4 - Last Trip of the Hindenburg
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/1956
The stories of various passengers are told in this semi-documentary about the trans-Atlantic crossing of the Hindenburg, including its tragic landing in New Jersey.
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#5 - September Affair
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/1956
After a plane crashes into the Atlantic, two of the passengers listed as dead survive, fall in love, and decide to stay together in Europe, leaving their former lives and responsibilities back home.
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#6 - Pilgrimage
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/1956
The wife of a doctor who's devoted his work to public health feels he's a fool for not going into private practice where he can make more money. When she eventually leaves him, the doctor decides he's had enough of the big city and its so-called sophistication. He heads for the Caribbean to set up a public health station.
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#7 - Goodbye, Grey Flannel
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 10/22/1956
A brilliant Madison Avenue ad man had tired of the pressure, so he and his wife retire to the supposedly serene life of a Vermont apple farmer. His first crop of motley-looking fruit tasted great, so he wrote an advertisement singing the praises of spotted apples. Soon, he had organized his fellow farmers into an association and was running an ad agency out of his house.
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#8 - One Bright Day
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/1956
The president of a drug company returns from Europe to an awaiting lawsuit alleging that one of their medicines killed a boy. After being convinced of the drug's toxicity, he must choose to either to directly alert the public or, as others at the firm suggest, quietly remove it from the market.
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#9 - Mr. Tutt Goes West
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/1956
The eccentric lawyer of "Saturday Evening Post"-fame fights the shady owner of a small town Montana store. The crooked proprietor is trying to cheat a mining engineer out of his dig.
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#10 - The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1956
Mr. Minihan is a man who spreads unhappiness and trouble wherever he goes, through no fault of his own. Consequently, no matter how much his friends love him, they they are forced to devise schemes to send him far away.
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#11 - Plainfield Teachers College
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1956
A fictitious college team has its scores printed in the newspaper every week. It's a scam to help out a guy who's in trouble with a bookie.
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#12 - Sunset Boulevard
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1956
In this adaptation of the 1950 film, an opportunist writer grudgingly plays love interest to delusional silent film star Nora Desmond. In her fantasy world she's still the world's biggest star and throngs of adoring fans are awaiting her big comeback.
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- 7.2/1027 votes
#13 - The Young and the Beautiful
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1956
A teen-aged girl plays the part of a sophisticated flirt, pursuing one young man after another. As soon as one becomes interested, she drops him and moves on to the next one.
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#14 - Miracle at Lensham
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/1956
An American film star, on location in Britain, makes a $50 donation to a run-down church. When the money disappears, a furor follows with the church receiving much publicity. Soon, tourists are flocking to the chapel and donations are pouring in.
Director: N/A
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#15 - Amahl and the Night Visitors
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1956
This annual live presentation of the opera is telecast in color on this series. Amahl, a disabled young peasant boy, tells his widowed mother that he's just seen a magnificent star in the sky. Soon, there's a knock at their door. Three kings on a long journey arrive at their door asking for a place to rest. They are carrying with them gifts to present to the Christ Child. Wanting to send a gift, but being very poor, Amahl has only his crutch to give.
Director: N/A
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#16 - Music for Your New Year's Eve
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 12/31/1956
Robert Montgomery drops the usual dramatic format for an evening of live music.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Liar
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/1957
A young wife's apparent inability to tell the truth is putting her marriage in jeopardy.
Director: John Newland
Writer: N/A
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#18 - Give and Take
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/1957
A tragic woman feels she's adding nothing to her family and following the loss of an expected child, her mental condition slips further.
Director: N/A
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#19 - Crisis at Sand Cave
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 1/21/1957
Searching for another entrance to the Mammoth Cave system, Kentucky spelunker Floyd Collins became trapped just 150 feet from the entrance of Sand Cave. Rescuers were able to feed and talk with Collins before additional cave-ins allowed only voice contact. The two weeks of daily coverage by reporter William Burke Miller helped fuel a media circus that surrounded the rescue attempts.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: N/A
- NaN/100 votes
#20 - The Clay Pigeon
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 1/28/1957
Since he works for his older brother, a test pilot always feels he's in his elder's shadow. He doesn't show up for work one day, forcing the older brother to conduct a test flight. When something goes wrong in the plane and he's killed, the family holds the younger brother responsible for his death.
Director: N/A
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#21 - The Week the World Stood Still
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 2/4/1957
Swedish industrialist Birger Dahlerus worked frantically in the week preceding the start of World War II to negotiate a deal between Britain and Germany. This is a dramatization of the actual events leading up to the outbreak of war.
Director: N/A
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#22 - The Grand Prize
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/1957
Secretary Lucille Cotton's prize from a TV contest is to be the boss of her boss for 24 hours. At first, her employer likes the idea because he'll have more time for flirting with her. He changes his opinion when she starts doing some serious bossing.
Director: N/A
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- NaN/100 votes
#23 - Wait for Me
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 2/18/1957
A teenage girl with an older sister tries to spread her wings and become more independent.
Director: N/A
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#24 - Reclining Figure
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 2/25/1957
A wealthy American art collector is anxious to get his hands on a valuable Renoir painting.
Director: Perry Lafferty
Writer: N/A
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#25 - The Enemy
Season 8 Episode 25 - Aired 3/4/1957
When an American sailor is washed ashore during World War II, a young Japanese doctor and his wife face a crisis. They must choose between honoring their loyalty to their country or their fellow man.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Robert Montgomery Presents Season 8
Every episode of Robert Montgomery Presents Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Robert Montgomery Presents Season 8!
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show...
Genre:Drama
Network:NBC
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Soldiers from the Wars Returning" is the best rated episode of "Robert Montgomery Presents" season 8. It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Perry Lafferty and written by N/A, it aired on 9/10/1956. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Onions in the Stew".