About this season
Robert Montgomery Presents is an American dramatic television series which was produced by NBC from January 30, 1950 until June 24, 1957. The live show had several sponsors during its seven-year run, and the title was altered to feature the sponsor, usually Lucky Strike cigarettes, for example, Robert Montgomery Presents Your Lucky Strike Theater, ....The Johnson's Wax Program, and so on.
Episodes (51)
1. The People You Meet
Aired 6 September 1954 • 60 min
In this comedy, the problems are worked out of a new play in Boston before it goes to Broadway.
2. Ten Minute Alibi
Aired 13 September 1954 • 60 min
A man could lose his girlfriend to a blackmailer who's making his life miserable. That prompts him to plot a murder.
3. Diary
Aired 20 September 1954 • 60 min
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.
4. A Dreamer of Summer
Aired 27 September 1954 • 60 min
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.
5. Two Wise Women
Aired 4 October 1954 • 60 min
A married American banker falls for a French reporter while in Berlin.
6. Autumn Crocus
Aired 11 October 1954 • 60 min
When love finally arrives for a spinster school teacher, she must reject it. The young innkeeper she's fallen for is already married.
7. A Foreign Affair
Aired 18 October 1954 • 60 min
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.
8. Remote
Aired 25 October 1954 • 60 min
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.
9. The Gentleman
Aired 1 November 1954 • 60 min
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.
10. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Part 1)
Aired 8 November 1954 • 60 min
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.
11. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Part 2)
Aired 15 November 1954 • 60 min
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.
12. Homecoming
Aired 22 November 1954 • 60 min
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.
13. Judith
Aired 29 November 1954 • 60 min
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.
14. Dr. Ed
Aired 6 December 1954 • 60 min
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.
15. End of a Mission
Aired 13 December 1954 • 60 min
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.
16. David Copperfield: the Search (Part 1)
Aired 20 December 1954 • 60 min
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.
17. David Copperfield: the Reward (Part 2)
Aired 27 December 1954 • 60 min
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".
18. Death and the Sky Above
Aired 3 January 1955 • 60 min
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.
19. A Night for Dreaming
Aired 10 January 1955 • 60 min
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.
20. The Cypress Tree
Aired 17 January 1955 • 60 min
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.
21. Joe's Boy
Aired 24 January 1955 • 60 min
A self-centered father is determined to see that his son, the soldier, gets married to a proper girl and starts a respectable career.
22. Deadline
Aired 31 January 1955 • 60 min
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.
23. The Lost Weekend
Aired 7 February 1955 • 60 min
Robert Montgomery takes the starring role in this version of the famous film about a man slowly dying from alcoholism.
24. The Breaking Point
Aired 14 February 1955 • 60 min
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.
25. Coming of Age
Aired 21 February 1955 • 60 min
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.
26. A Very Special World
Aired 28 February 1955 • 60 min
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.
27. A Matter of Dignity
Aired 7 March 1955 • 60 min
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.
28. A Stone for His Son
Aired 14 March 1955 • 60 min
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.
29. N.Y. to L.A.
Aired 21 March 1955 • 60 min
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.
30. The Iron Cobweb
Aired 28 March 1955 • 60 min
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.
31. The Tender Leaves of Hope
Aired 4 April 1955 • 60 min
After suffering a serious accident, an accomplished surgeon fears that his skills are lost. He turns to a psychiatrist for help.
32. P. J. Martin and Son
Aired 18 April 1955 • 60 min
A domineering mother controls the family business with a steely grip--the same one she uses to control her two sons.
33. The Tall Dark Man
Aired 25 April 1955 • 60 min
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.
34. Bella Fleace Gave a Party
Aired 2 May 1955 • 60 min
Octogenarian Bella Fleace decides to have one last fling and give a great ball, but no one attends.
35. The Great Gatsby
Aired 9 May 1955 • 60 min
In an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "roaring twenties" book, a man pines for the woman who discarded him years earlier.
36. The Cage
Aired 16 May 1955 • 60 min
In London during World War II, British counter intelligence agents track down a wily Nazi spy.
37. The Drifter
Aired 23 May 1955 • 60 min
In the Old West, a Civil War veteran and a dance hall gal are awarded a stage coach line by its dying owner.
38. Now or Never
Aired 30 May 1955 • 60 min
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.
39. The Killers
Aired 6 June 1955 • 60 min
Guilt plagues a number of people who feel that, perhaps, their indifference was a cause for a man's death.
40. Second Chance
Aired 13 June 1955 • 60 min
A son feels so indebted to his family for having sacrificed to send him to college that he almost ruins his academic career.
41. There's No Need to Shout
Aired 20 June 1955 • 60 min
Real-life newspaperwoman Frances Warfield jeopardizes her success by not addressing her hearing loss.
42. Towhead
Aired 27 June 1955 • 60 min
The young new teacher in a small town tries to gently let down a young student who has a crush on her.
43. The Fourth of July
Aired 4 July 1955 • 60 min
A determined police detective works to force a crooked former politician to face the music.
44. The Paper Hero
Aired 11 July 1955 • 60 min
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.
45. The Diamond Curtain
Aired 18 July 1955 • 60 min
A young woman moves to New York City and becomes a success, only to become entrapped by a life of superficiality.
46. Decision by Morning
Aired 25 July 1955 • 60 min
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.
47. A Slightly Important Man
Aired 1 August 1955 • 60 min
A shrewish wife considers her husband's theater career to be competition for his affections. She forces him to make a choice.
48. Uncle Snowball
Aired 8 August 1955 • 60 min
Two worldly gentlemen vie for the affections of an equally cosmopolitan woman in this light comedy.
49. Late Love
Aired 15 August 1955 • 60 min
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.
50. Rosie
Aired 22 August 1955 • 60 min
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.
51. The Return of Johnny Burro
Aired 29 August 1955 • 60 min
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.