Startime — Season 1, Episode 22: Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb

Episode synopsis

Set within the twenty-four hours of April 17, 1865, in and around the Tressler farm in Missouri, Confederate soldier Captain Jeff McCleod has been wounded and left for dead on a small Missouri battlefield. He is found by 15-year-old Yankee boy Jannie, and brought home to a household of women who, reluctantly, hide McCleod in the cellar and lie about his presence to a search party of Union soldiers.

About Startime

Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Wonderful World of Entertainment
• E2The Jazz Singer
• E3The Turn of the Screw
• E4The Secret World of Kids
• E5The Dean Martin Show
• E6The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks
• E7George Burns in the Big Time
• E8Merman on Broadway
• E9Something Special
• E10My Three Angels
• E11Cindy's Fella
• E12Christmas Startime with Leonard Bernstein