About this season
General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.
Episodes (24)
1. Bilshan and the Thief
Aired 5 July 1953 • 30 min
A young refugee learns about American patriotism from a bandit.
2. Thirteen O'Clock
Aired 19 July 1953 • 30 min
A Dutch clock maker's nagging wife drives him to dream up tall tales about wealth and escape.
3. The Wine of St. Albans
Aired 2 August 1953 • 30 min
A scientist develops a drug so powerful it can be bring peace or destroy the world.
4. Test of Love
Aired 16 August 1953 • 30 min
A rejected boyfriend is 'all wet' in his plan to regain the attention of his lady love. The event had been engineered by a smooth-talking so-called pal.
5. The Cat with the Crimson Eyes
Aired 30 August 1953 • 30 min
A man in a Mexican family is murdered and the gems from his house are stolen. When his brother comes to investigate, he finds the answer lies with the most influential woman he meets.
6. Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Aired 6 September 1953 • 30 min
A film actress needs a glamorous personal life to go along with her stardom. She expects her press agent to invent one for her.
7. My Wife, Poor Wretch
Aired 20 September 1953 • 30 min
A man is plagued with constant troubles when his wife wants a new car and then a new house.
8. Confession
Aired 18 October 1953 • 30 min
A man in a mental hospital realizes he witnessed a murder in London.
9. Woman's World
Aired 25 October 1953 • 30 min
A young wife wants to help her husband better his career, so she invites his boss to dinner.
10. The Hunted
Aired 15 November 1953 • 30 min
Story about a young man acquitted of complicity in the death of a police lieutenant's wife.
11. Atomic Love
Aired 22 November 1953 • 30 min
A comedy about a romance writer who doesn't believe in his own love stories.
12. The Marriage Fix
Aired 29 November 1953 • 30 min
Angie is out to put the marriage halter on boyfriend Joe, but Joe has dreams of adventure.
13. The Eye of the Beholder
Aired 6 December 1953 • 30 min
An artist seeks the perfect model for a painting of a Madonna. In the process of his search, he becomes involved in a murder case.
14. Walking John Stopped Here
Aired 24 January 1954 • 30 min
A Wall Street maverick is sent south for health reasons and encounters a man who is his exact double.
15. Foggy Night
Aired 14 February 1954 • 30 min
A woman's curiosity uncovers a neatly executed murder.
16. Here Comes Calvin
Aired 21 February 1954 • 30 min
Calvin is an unemployed comedian who tries to make some easy money in a gold mine venture, which leads to the usual sitcom complications.
17. That Other Sunlight
Aired 14 March 1954 • 30 min
A child's face helps restore a disabled vet's self-confidence.
18. Pardon My Aunt
Aired 4 April 1954 • 30 min
A man thinks his nutty aunt has killed someone.
19. To Lift a Feather
Aired 2 May 1954 • 30 min
20. Wild Luke's Boy
Aired 16 May 1954 • 30 min
A timid young man is forced to follow in his father's footsteps as the "shootin' sheriff."
21. Exit for Margo
Aired 23 May 1954 • 30 min
A widowed actress who formerly teamed with her husband in all her performances is finding it hard to get a solo acting job. She becomes a cosmetic saleswoman and tries to succeed at that.
22. You Are Young Only Once
Aired 6 June 1954 • 30 min
A mother loses her husband and her sons and withdraws into herself, even shutting out her daughter.
23. The Crime of Daphne Rutledge
Aired 13 June 1954 • 30 min
A meddling mother-in-law and a near tragic auto mishap cause a desperate young wife, trying to save her shaky marriage, to become trapped in a murder scheme.
24. Desert Crossing
Aired 20 June 1954 • 30 min
The story of a Hollywood couple who are on their way to Nevada for a divorce.