Kraft Television Theatre
Season 8
195424 episodes
Episode 1
A Simple Matter
Sep 29, 1954
Episode 4
The Luck of Roaring Camp
Oct 20, 1954
Episode 5
Split Level
Oct 27, 1954
A young architect who's finding it tough to make his mark in the big city is faced with a great temptation.
Episode 9
Emma
Nov 24, 1954
Emma's a beautiful, intelligent heiress who cares for her elderly father. In desperate need of diversion, she involves herself in the romances and dalliances of her friends.
Episode 11
Career
Dec 8, 1954
Episode 15
One Hill, One River
Jan 5, 1955
Following the American Civil War, a Southern soldier returns home with the Union soldier who saved his life. When the Yankee falls for a Southern Belle, the resentments of the soldier's southern family quickly bubble to the surface.
Episode 16
Patterns
Jan 12, 19551h
Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.
Episode 17
The Written Word
Jan 19, 1955
Episode 19
The Skin Game
Feb 2, 1955
Episode 20
Patterns (2nd Version)
Feb 9, 19551h
The original presentation received such extensive praise, the same production crew and cast were hired for a highly unusual repeat live performance, thus becoming the first live drama in television history to be broadcast twice due to popularity. Both shows were performed and broadcast live. Fred Staples is the newest executive in a large firm. He strikes up a friendship with Andy Sloane, the Vice President to whom he nominally reports. Staples is good at his job and the company's hard-nosed president, Walter Ramsey, is pleased with his choice. Staples has a crisis of conscience when Ramsey tells him that he's been recruited to replace Sloane, someone who has devoted his entire life to the company at the expense of his family. Sloane knows what Ramsey is up to but digs in his heels and refuses to quit. Tragedy ensues forcing Staples to make a choice.
Episode 22
The Emperor Jones
Feb 23, 1955
Episode 25
The Story of Mary Surratt
Mar 25, 1955
Episode 30
Gramercy Ghost
Apr 20, 1955
When her elderly landlady dies, a young woman inherits her house and the resident ghost: a soldier of the American Revolution who cannot go to Heaven because he failed to deliver a message to George Washington.
Episode 31
A Seacoast in Bohemia
Apr 27, 1955
Episode 32
Flowers for 2-B
May 4, 1955
Episode 33
Judge Contain's Hotel
May 11, 1955
Episode 34
The Braveness of Christy Fellon
May 18, 1955
Since his recent retirement, Christy Fellon has taken to visiting with a night watchman friend. One night, a new element is added: a robber appears and is captured by Christy Fellon himself.
Episode 35
Million Dollar Rookie
May 25, 1955
Episode 36
A Woman for Tony
Jun 1, 1955
Episode 40
The Mob
Jun 29, 1955
Episode 43
In the La Banza
Jul 20, 1955
A young man trains his ten-year-old brother to be a boxer. The older brother's motivation is his own vanity and quest for success.
Episode 44
Meet a Body
Jul 27, 1955
Episode 45
Spur of the Moment
Aug 3, 1955
A medical lab specialist dreams of becoming a successful surgeon. One day when no doctor is available, he intervenes in an emergency to perform an operation. When the patient dies, he tries to clear himself of responsibility by implicating a nurse.
Episode 46
Two Times Two
Aug 10, 1955
A rural Southern woman is a mathematical whiz, but she's rather stay in the backwoods than be considered a genius in the big city.