The story about how the success of Axelrod's play ""The Seven Year Itch"" affected him

Confessions of a Nervous Man

Dry Run

Buffalo Bill is Dead

An adaptation of the dystopic novel concerning one man's rebellion against a totalitarian society

1984

Twelve-year-old Cotton Kinney wants a dog for Christmas and gives hints when he buys his dad a dog collar for Christmas and his mom a bowl just the right size for dog food.

Hound-Dog Man

Opera diva Marcia Vernon loses her voice. Though Mark, her irresponsible husband, and Carol, her secretary, are both devoted to her, they otherwise oppose each other. Marica's surgery and the aftermath bring surprising revelations to all three.

Silent the Song

A wealthy 70-year-old woman believes money can do everything, especially if one has as much as 70 million, the estimated fortune of Jenny Pratt. Piano tuner Jack O'Hara comes to Mrs. Pratt's home to tune her piano and finds himself living in her mansion, seven hours of daily piano practice for a year.

Music and Mrs. Pratt

Captain Miles reads the pathetic appeals of his buddy to his young wife back home that she write to him. Miles finds himself hating the unknown woman, until he has the opportunity to meet her and discover the trouble.

Letter of Love

A weak man masquerades as a hero in a Latin American republic.

Another Caesar

A double murder has taken place at the cottage of the Merrymans. When they arrive at their cottage, they are bombarded by inquisitive neighbors about what transpired to their former tenants.

Crime at Blossom's

A modern dress adaptation of the classic story of a terminally ill prostitute who falls in love with a man of means.

Camille

A priest working the Mission Church on Bowdoin Street in Boston is threatened with condemnation. The church is in such disrepair and with no funds to rebuild, the situation is hopeless. The Mission affects the lives of everyone in the neighborhood, even garage mechanic Johnny and his wife Jebby as well as the wealthy Lydia Brunall all come to see Father Ferris.

A Bargain with God

An old cowboy makes his living riding in a Wild West show and reminisces on the days when he fought side-by-side with Buffalo Bill Cody.

The heroic story of Captain Robert I. Olsen aboard the Angler, a submarine that rescued 135 people through heavily mined waters.

A spoiled rich girl matures into a lovely lady when she learns compassion and tenderness from three loves.

All My Love

A modernized musical of the classic story

Cinderella '53

A small group of people in Belgium try to safeguard a painting of the Nativity from Nazi plundering.

Master of the Rose

A Brooklyn bus driver drives off to Miami in a city bus and is apprehended by the police.

The Runaway

A group of school children perform what appears to be a play, but it progresses into a trial when the school janitor is accused of murder.

The Remarkable Incident at Carson Corners

An unemployed writer working as a press agent for an American dress designer in Italy becomes innocently involved in smuggling. [RF]

A Criminal Design

An accountant meets an aged millionaire, who appoints him executor of a trust fund for the millionaire's dog, Shaftsbury.

A Favor for a Friend

A war orphan is smuggled into the U.S. by a pilot.

Herman Came By Bomber

The writer of murder mysteries acts out the crimes before putting them to paper. There's a real plot twist when a dead man turns up in her house.

Man of Extinction

An anonymous letter writer creates fear and havoc in the lives of three sisters.

Dark Possession

A former child star disappears during a Broadway play.

The Role of a Lover

A young married couple live in a New York neighborhood and share a babysitter and maid of all work with another couple. When this paragon of domesticity decides to wed the two husbands are hard put to break up the romance.

Side Street

A writer's undercover assignment backfires when he cannot produce the evidence needed to free himself from jail.

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

Neighbors attempt to run a respected citizen out of town when they learn he is a former convict.

Thunder on Sycamore Street

The Expendables

Paul realizes that his beautiful new wife is more interested in his belongings than she is in him.

Paul's Apartment

Parolees in war service decide to escape on the night of V-J Day rather than return home.

Stir Mugs

A successful businessman's achievements aren't enough as he drives himself for a higher more powerful position.

Jack Sparling, Forty-Six

When scandal and financial ruin threaten newspaper tycoon Frank Leslie, his wife Miriam uses cunning and imagination to restore her husband's reputation.

A Handful of Diamonds

A 9-year-old boy and his misunderstanding father come under close scrutiny as the drama delves into the deeper corners of a frightened boy's mind to search out the reasons for his fears. The story unravels a strong mood and mystery which centers around Romney.

Romney

Opposed to communism and Nazi rule during World War II, the Hungarian Cardinal József Mindszenty was imprisoned as an enemy of the state and sent to prison. During his trial it was revealed that his confession was obtained by torture, hypnosis and drugs.

Cardinal Mindszenty

Two young women are found murdered in a small California town. A district attorney finds himself in a dilemma when he finds his daughter daring the man who is the prime suspect in the homicide case.

Fear Is No Stranger

A man and woman meet in town after both had been arguing with their respective spouses back home. They decide to team up and make a big day of it.

Castle in Spain

A diplomatic attache of a military state is ordered by his government to kill a suspected spy. The government then arrests him for murder. The attache is torn between two "Gods": the decrees of his country and the commandments of God.

A Man and Two Gods

Larry Benson was reported missing on the battlefield more than three years ago and the entire town is excited about his unexpected homecoming.

The Death and Life of Larry Benson

Major Gaylord recounts an experience during World War II when he was obliged to fire on an American soldier in the dead of night on a Pacific island.

The Strike

A couple start receiving mysterious letters with hints on how to make money. They watch the accuracy of the advice, which is always perfect, then sell everything to follow a "hot tip."

A Letter to Mr. Gubbins

A man searches for the truth that may save another man's life in a Western showdown.

Fandango at War Bonnet

Despite age and limited skills, a garage mechanic pursues his dream of being a major league player.

Screwball

A reclusive man has troubles with a greedy gas meter man who thinks there is money hidden in the old apartment.

The Small Door

The case began with the impending marriage in Paris of the American ambassador's daughter to one of his attaches. Suddenly, a young woman appears professing to be the secret love of the attache. The young diplomat sets out to prove that he has never seen the intruder before.

A Guest at the Embassy

A girl returns to her hometown after failing to find stardom on Broadway. She finds herself growing bitter, avoiding her friends until she meets a drama coach at a nearby University who changes her life around.

Home Again, Home Again

A former Big League pitcher disappears from the fields after one of his pitches fatally injures a player. The pitcher turns gambler but a boy causes him to reform himself.

The Hero

The story of a typical American family and what happens when the parental generation yields to the typical yen of young folks in moderate circumstances to "get away from it all."

The Magic Monday

A man searches for his missing fiancée following a shipboard romance.

Sue Ellen

During a storm in the Scottish moors at the House of Gair, a writer and his rich aunt become involved with a swindler which winds up in an unexpected murder.

The House of Gair

A young pianist is ill with tuberculosis and is cured physically by a young scientist but the serum she takes causes a distortion of her mind.

Experiment Perilous

An influential Washington hostess tramples ruthlessly on members of her society set to further the political career of a young lawyer.

The Secret Self

An editor of a tiny newspaper with a circulation of eighty tries to put his small town "on the map" with an outrageous story.

U.F.O.

After the mysterious death of his brother, a man returns from South America to investigate.

The Cliff

An American radio–television anthology series, created in 1947 by Canadian director Fletcher Markle, who came to CBS from the CBC. Studio One, presented by Westinghouse, was one of the first of the anthology TV programs. The episodes were often abridged remakes of movies from years gone by and many future well-known television and movie actors appeared in the productions.

Confessions of a Nervous Man

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