Robert Montgomery Presents
Season 6
195451 episodes
Episode 1
The People You Meet
Sep 6, 19541h
In this comedy, the problems are worked out of a new play in Boston before it goes to Broadway.
Episode 2
Ten Minute Alibi
Sep 13, 19541h
A man could lose his girlfriend to a blackmailer who's making his life miserable. That prompts him to plot a murder.
Episode 3
Diary
Sep 20, 19541h
A small-town girl leaves her unhappy home to find her way in a large city. There she meets an unsavory character who, nevertheless, offers her the only understanding help she has ever known.
Episode 4
A Dreamer of Summer
Sep 27, 19541h
A Brooklyn bookkeeper falls in love with a Bronx shipping clerk at a summer resort. Meanwhile, each fears that the other will discover their secret; it seems they both exaggerated greatly about their careers.
Episode 5
Two Wise Women
Oct 4, 19541h
A married American banker falls for a French reporter while in Berlin.
Episode 6
Autumn Crocus
Oct 11, 19541h
When love finally arrives for a spinster school teacher, she must reject it. The young innkeeper she's fallen for is already married.
Episode 7
A Foreign Affair
Oct 18, 19541h
This comic romance begins in the post-war rubble of 1947 Berlin, Germany. Captain Pringle is in love with a U. S. Congresswoman on an investigation and the woman being investigated.
Episode 8
Remote
Oct 25, 19541h
In this fictional documentary, a man campaigning for the governorship of a Southern state goes on trial for the murder of his secretary. The effects of television coverage on justice are highlighted as facts get distorted along party lines and the cameras cover the "event" inside and outside the courtroom.
Episode 9
The Gentleman
Nov 1, 19541h
A man is obsessed with the way things used to be. Rather than accepting and appreciating the present, he sadly retreats to living his life in the past.
Episode 10
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Part 1)
Nov 8, 19541h
Subtitled "The Beastliness of Beauty", Victor Hugo's classic is adapted for television. It's the story of the hideous bell-ringing Quasimodo at the Cathederal of Notre Dame and the beautiful woman he loves, Esmeralda.
Episode 11
The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Part 2)
Nov 15, 19541h
Subtitled The Beauty of the Beast, Victor Hugo's classic is adapted for the small screen. It's the story of the hideous bell-ringing Quasimodo at the Cathederal of Notre Dame and the beautiful woman he loves, Esmeralda.
Episode 12
Homecoming
Nov 22, 19541h
On the weekend of the big homecoming game, a college football star plans for an improved future. The rich co-ed he's dating could be his ticket to an upgrade in his status.
Episode 13
Judith
Nov 29, 19541h
Judith is a beautiful woman who proceeds to destroy the man she claims to have loved. She receives a well-earned retribution for her actions.
Episode 14
Dr. Ed
Dec 6, 19541h
This inspirational story is based on real-life physician Dr. Edward Conner of Pennsylvania. In his life, he was able to start a clinic for handicapped kids, despite his personal battle with multiple sclerosis.
Episode 15
End of a Mission
Dec 13, 19541h
A pilot who's thought to have died during a crash decides to "play dead" so he can remain near the woman he loves. Eventually, he wishes to return to the United States, as both a deserter and a casualty.
Episode 16
David Copperfield: the Search (Part 1)
Dec 20, 19541h
In the first of two parts, young and motherless David is sent by his uncaring stepfather to live with the impoverished Micawbers in London. He barely survives, working at a warehouse gluing labels on bottles.
Episode 17
David Copperfield: the Reward (Part 2)
Dec 27, 19541h
In the second of two parts, David conducts his romance with the spoiled Dora Spenlow and, with the help of Micawber, unmasks Uriah Heep as a scheming thief. This episode is subtitled "The Reward".
Episode 18
Death and the Sky Above
Jan 3, 19551h
An innocent man convicted for the murder of his wife escapes to search for the guilty party, but is ultimately recaptured. Back in the death house, the moments tick by as the time of his execution gets nearer.
Episode 19
A Night for Dreaming
Jan 10, 19551h
Three girls share a New York apartment, each with a dream they're pursuing. One wants to meet someone to love, one wants to marry a rich man, and last wishes to become a star. Each learns that their dreams come with high prices.
Episode 20
The Cypress Tree
Jan 17, 19551h
A widow tries to move on following the death of her husband, but her sisters stand in the way. One wants her to forge ahead while the other wants her to go into seclusion in memory of her departed spouse.
Episode 21
Joe's Boy
Jan 24, 19551h
A self-centered father is determined to see that his son, the soldier, gets married to a proper girl and starts a respectable career.
Episode 22
Deadline
Jan 31, 19551h
A small town girl moves to the city and falls in love with her ruthless, cut-throat boss. During the time she awaits his proposal, she transforms into a hard-boiled career woman. When she returns to her hometown, she finds she doesn't fit in anymore.
Episode 23
The Lost Weekend
Feb 7, 19551h
Robert Montgomery takes the starring role in this version of the famous film about a man slowly dying from alcoholism.
Episode 24
The Breaking Point
Feb 14, 19551h
A pre-med college professor, whose wife died on the operating table, makes exams especially difficult for his students. His aim is to weed out those unworthy of the trust of the medical profession.
Episode 25
Coming of Age
Feb 21, 19551h
Fears lead to upheaval in Terry Ballard's life as he suffers a mid-life crisis at his 40th birthday. His wife wants them to buy a new house and he's been offered a new position at work. Terry afraid to risk the security of his current position for the better-paying offer, fearful of being out of work if the new job doesn't work out.
Episode 26
A Very Special World
Feb 28, 19551h
On the eve of his debut as a major league baseball player, a man is committed to a tuberculosis sanatorium. He tries to adjust to his new life with the help of two women who love him.
Episode 27
A Matter of Dignity
Mar 7, 19551h
An arrogant man who has treated family, friends, and employees with disrespect and abuse finds his life threatened and no one to turn to for help.
Episode 28
A Stone for His Son
Mar 14, 19551h
Prejudice almost destroys a family when a successful rancher disowns his only son for marrying a woman who's grandmother was a Sioux. The secret of the man's bigotry is revealed because of an unexpected tragedy.
Episode 29
N.Y. to L.A.
Mar 21, 19551h
This show business story tells of an actor who ruthlessly pursues a studio contract with no regard for whom he steps on or uses along the way. His girlfriend is the last to realize his true nature.
Episode 30
The Iron Cobweb
Mar 28, 19551h
An author returns to the hospital following the loss of her new-born. While there, she realizes that someone wants to make her seem unhinged by the infant's death.
Episode 31
The Tender Leaves of Hope
Apr 4, 19551h
After suffering a serious accident, an accomplished surgeon fears that his skills are lost. He turns to a psychiatrist for help.
Episode 32
P. J. Martin and Son
Apr 18, 19551h
A domineering mother controls the family business with a steely grip--the same one she uses to control her two sons.
Episode 33
The Tall Dark Man
Apr 25, 19551h
A girl known for spinning fanciful stories witnesses a murder outside of her schoolroom window. Because of her reputation, no one believes her. What's worse, she realizes that the murderer saw her watching.
Episode 34
Bella Fleace Gave a Party
May 2, 19551h
Octogenarian Bella Fleace decides to have one last fling and give a great ball, but no one attends.
Episode 35
The Great Gatsby
May 9, 19551h
In an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "roaring twenties" book, a man pines for the woman who discarded him years earlier.
Episode 36
The Cage
May 16, 19551h
In London during World War II, British counter intelligence agents track down a wily Nazi spy.
Episode 37
The Drifter
May 23, 19551h
In the Old West, a Civil War veteran and a dance hall gal are awarded a stage coach line by its dying owner.
Episode 38
Now or Never
May 30, 19551h
Jack and Liz meet on the Stamford, Connecticut express train. Through flashbacks, we learn they first met at the same location and began a torrid, though short-lived, love affair.
Episode 39
The Killers
Jun 6, 19551h
Guilt plagues a number of people who feel that, perhaps, their indifference was a cause for a man's death.
Episode 40
Second Chance
Jun 13, 19551h
A son feels so indebted to his family for having sacrificed to send him to college that he almost ruins his academic career.
Episode 41
There's No Need to Shout
Jun 20, 19551h
Real-life newspaperwoman Frances Warfield jeopardizes her success by not addressing her hearing loss.
Episode 42
Towhead
Jun 27, 19551h
The young new teacher in a small town tries to gently let down a young student who has a crush on her.
Episode 43
The Fourth of July
Jul 4, 19551h
A determined police detective works to force a crooked former politician to face the music.
Episode 44
The Paper Hero
Jul 11, 19551h
An unmarried middle-aged clerk at a marriage license bureau is a true romantic. He's always writing poems and bringing flowers for the young lovers who visit his office. He eventually falls for a widow, but starts to have second thoughts about marriage because of her superficial and self-centered ways.
Episode 45
The Diamond Curtain
Jul 18, 19551h
A young woman moves to New York City and becomes a success, only to become entrapped by a life of superficiality.
Episode 46
Decision by Morning
Jul 25, 19551h
A tough moral and professional decision faces a gifted eye surgeon. He can chose an action that may save a child's vision, but it would compromise medical standards.
Episode 47
A Slightly Important Man
Aug 1, 19551h
A shrewish wife considers her husband's theater career to be competition for his affections. She forces him to make a choice.
Episode 48
Uncle Snowball
Aug 8, 19551h
Two worldly gentlemen vie for the affections of an equally cosmopolitan woman in this light comedy.
Episode 49
Late Love
Aug 15, 19551h
Rosie escapes her dull life as an office secretary engaged for a decade to a dentist through her elaborate daydreams. When Rosie loses her job, she indulges her imagination by heading for Mexico armed with a Geiger counter.
Episode 50
Rosie
Aug 22, 19551h
An office secretary has been engaged to a dentist for 10 years. The doctor feels he must have security before he settles down to wed and start a family.
Episode 51
The Return of Johnny Burro
Aug 29, 19551h
One half of a once-dangerous criminal duo is now reformed. His ex-partner arrives, looking for a place to hide out for a while.