About this season
Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Episodes (24)
1. A Simple Matter
Aired 29 September 1954
4. The Luck of Roaring Camp
Aired 20 October 1954
5. Split Level
Aired 27 October 1954
A young architect who's finding it tough to make his mark in the big city is faced with a great temptation.
9. Emma
Aired 24 November 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.
11. Career
Aired 8 December 1954
15. One Hill, One River
Aired 5 January 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.
16. Patterns
Aired 12 January 1955 • 60 min
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.
17. The Written Word
Aired 19 January 1955
19. The Skin Game
Aired 2 February 1955
20. Patterns (2nd Version)
Aired 9 February 1955 • 60 min
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.
22. The Emperor Jones
Aired 23 February 1955
25. The Story of Mary Surratt
Aired 25 March 1955
30. Gramercy Ghost
Aired 20 April 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.
31. A Seacoast in Bohemia
Aired 27 April 1955
32. Flowers for 2-B
Aired 4 May 1955
33. Judge Contain's Hotel
Aired 11 May 1955
34. The Braveness of Christy Fellon
Aired 18 May 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.
35. Million Dollar Rookie
Aired 25 May 1955
36. A Woman for Tony
Aired 1 June 1955
40. The Mob
Aired 29 June 1955
43. In the La Banza
Aired 20 July 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.
44. Meet a Body
Aired 27 July 1955
45. Spur of the Moment
Aired 3 August 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.
46. Two Times Two
Aired 10 August 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.