Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Life, Liberty and Orrin Dooley
An ex-GI learns the real meaning of the Declaration of Independence in a country school room.
Junior
In a desperate effort to prove that he is as good a lawyer as his father, a young man rigs a witness as a device to win a spectacular murder case.
National Honeymoon
A bridegroom is bitter when his wife has them appear on a television show.
Birth of a Hero
A dedicated bank teller becomes involved with a shady man trying to rob her bank.
Girl in the Park
A doctor's cold scientific attention is aroused by a girl who has a preference for sleeping by day and living by night.
Edge of the Law
A gambler, accused of cheating in a poker game, escapes his accusers and settles in a small town.
Protect Her Honor
A detective furious when he learns that his bride, a municipal court judge, is appearing on a new TV show.
Sunk
A South Seas trader is saddened to see his nephew destroy his life with booze, so he signs him on his next trip and hopeful rehabilitation.
The Divided Heart
A lawyer agrees to defend his girlfriend's brother despite the fact that he thinks he's guilty.
Something Old, Something New
A city siren threatens the nearing marriage of a young rancher.
Crossed and Double Crossed
People try to find buried treasure in Florida.
So Many Things Happen
An innocent lie imperils a happy marriage.
Heart of Gold
A snowman is brought magically to life by children when they build him and place a locket around him.
They Also Serve
The wife of a colonel throws a party for her husband on the eve of his departure for active duty in Korea.
It Happened in a Pawn Shop
A musician borrows money from a would-be singer to get his trumpet out of hock.
This Is My Heart
An actress researches a role on "skid row" and falls for a man down on his luck.
The Sermon of the Gun
A preacher must reconcile the call of religion with the violence he knows must be used to bring peace to his town.
Adventure in Connecticut
A pair of immigrants land at the doorstep of a professor of zoology after their sponsor has died.
The First Born
A boy writes a book about the death of his mother and his father's subsequent remarriage and the impending baby.
The Old Man's Bride
A prospector sends his emissary to find him a bride and the emissary falls hopelessly in love with the woman.
Margin for Fear
A detective is arrested on a brutality charge.
All's Fair in Love
A young matron's romantic ideas threaten her marriage.
Madame 44
A lady about to be married is dismayed to learn about a stranger in town.
My Daughter's Husband
A father rejects his daughter's poor choice in a husband.
The Bet
A fantastic and terrible bet is made between two friends, a financier and an impoverished lawyer.
Double Exposure
A city editor is planning to expose the City's crooked politicians when he mistakenly takes an incriminating photo.
To Any Soldier
An Army chaplain upon his return tells his congregation about the Korean War and those who served and the families that lost loved ones. A bitter soldier receives a letter marked "To Any Soldier" in which a woman writes about her son who lost his life which changes the soldiers outlook.
Just What the Doctor Ordered
A patient falls in love with his lady doctor.
Allison, Ltd
A dress designer has risen to the top of her profession and lost her marriage along the way.
The Life of the Party
A wife is fed up with her husband's clownish behavior and as she gives birth decides she has had enough.
The Son-in-Law
When he is dumped by his fiancee, he meets a young woman who must bring her "fiance" home to meet her parents. Her new friend fills the bill.
The Lady and the Champ
A boxer strives for the middleweight championship in order to fund his friend's business venture.
Look for Tomorrow
A voice coach starts drinking heavily after the death of his greatest star.
Sweet Talk Me, Jackson
A crooner leaves his clamoring fans for the quiet of the country.
The Jewel
An amnesia victim tries to sell a valuable diamond pendant only to be chased by police.
There's No Place Like Home
A newspaper expose precipitates a violent quarrel between the writer and his family.
The Trestle
A boy suspects his step-father is the murderer of a man who attempted to put a small town newspaper out of business.
Malaya Incident
A plantation owner and his love are united during a fight with red-armed guerillas in Malaya.
The People Versus Johnston
A criminal lawyer volunteers to defend a truck driver who appears certain to be convicted on circumstantial evidence.
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