Robert Montgomery Presents

1950
Robert Montgomery Presents

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EP1 Soldiers from the Wars Returning Sep 10, 1956

In the season premiere, James Cagney plays an Army sergeant who escorts the body of a fellow sergeant to his hometown. With the Korean War long over, he finds most people disinterested and wonders if their mission was in vain.

EP2 Onions in the Stew Sep 17, 1956

A wife deals with maddening problems running a household on an island not far off the coast from Seattle. In this comic tale, the mother deals with two teen-aged daughters, plumbing that doesn't work, and a friend with eyes on their housekeeper.

EP3 After All These Years Sep 24, 1956

A wife wakes up to find that her husband has left her and their home behind for no apparent reason. She later learns of the crisis that plagues some men in the later years of marriage.

EP4 Last Trip of the Hindenburg Oct 01, 1956

The stories of various passengers are told in this semi-documentary about the trans-Atlantic crossing of the Hindenburg, including its tragic landing in New Jersey.

EP5 September Affair Oct 08, 1956

After a plane crashes into the Atlantic, two of the passengers listed as dead survive, fall in love, and decide to stay together in Europe, leaving their former lives and responsibilities back home.

EP6 Pilgrimage Oct 15, 1956

The wife of a doctor who's devoted his work to public health feels he's a fool for not going into private practice where he can make more money. When she eventually leaves him, the doctor decides he's had enough of the big city and its so-called sophistication. He heads for the Caribbean to set up a public health station.

EP7 Goodbye, Grey Flannel Oct 22, 1956

A brilliant Madison Avenue ad man had tired of the pressure, so he and his wife retire to the supposedly serene life of a Vermont apple farmer. His first crop of motley-looking fruit tasted great, so he wrote an advertisement singing the praises of spotted apples. Soon, he had organized his fellow farmers into an association and was running an ad agency out of his house.

EP8 One Bright Day Oct 29, 1956

The president of a drug company returns from Europe to an awaiting lawsuit alleging that one of their medicines killed a boy. After being convinced of the drug's toxicity, he must choose to either to directly alert the public or, as others at the firm suggest, quietly remove it from the market.

EP9 Mr. Tutt Goes West Nov 05, 1956

The eccentric lawyer of "Saturday Evening Post"-fame fights the shady owner of a small town Montana store. The crooked proprietor is trying to cheat a mining engineer out of his dig.

EP10 The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan Nov 19, 1956

Mr. Minihan is a man who spreads unhappiness and trouble wherever he goes, through no fault of his own. Consequently, no matter how much his friends love him, they they are forced to devise schemes to send him far away.

EP11 Plainfield Teachers College Nov 26, 1956

A fictitious college team has its scores printed in the newspaper every week. It's a scam to help out a guy who's in trouble with a bookie.

EP12 Sunset Boulevard Dec 03, 1956

In this adaptation of the 1950 film, an opportunist writer grudgingly plays love interest to delusional silent film star Nora Desmond. In her fantasy world she's still the world's biggest star and throngs of adoring fans are awaiting her big comeback.

EP13 The Young and the Beautiful Dec 10, 1956

A teen-aged girl plays the part of a sophisticated flirt, pursuing one young man after another. As soon as one becomes interested, she drops him and moves on to the next one.

EP14 Miracle at Lensham Dec 17, 1956

An American film star, on location in Britain, makes a $50 donation to a run-down church. When the money disappears, a furor follows with the church receiving much publicity. Soon, tourists are flocking to the chapel and donations are pouring in.

EP15 Amahl and the Night Visitors Dec 24, 1956

This annual live presentation of the opera is telecast in color on this series. Amahl, a disabled young peasant boy, tells his widowed mother that he's just seen a magnificent star in the sky. Soon, there's a knock at their door. Three kings on a long journey arrive at their door asking for a place to rest. They are carrying with them gifts to present to the Christ Child. Wanting to send a gift, but being very poor, Amahl has only his crutch to give.

EP16 Music for Your New Year's Eve Dec 31, 1956

Robert Montgomery drops the usual dramatic format for an evening of live music.

EP17 The Liar Jan 07, 1957

A young wife's apparent inability to tell the truth is putting her marriage in jeopardy.

EP18 Give and Take Jan 14, 1957

A tragic woman feels she's adding nothing to her family and following the loss of an expected child, her mental condition slips further.

EP19 Crisis at Sand Cave Jan 21, 1957

Searching for another entrance to the Mammoth Cave system, Kentucky spelunker Floyd Collins became trapped just 150 feet from the entrance of Sand Cave. Rescuers were able to feed and talk with Collins before additional cave-ins allowed only voice contact. The two weeks of daily coverage by reporter William Burke Miller helped fuel a media circus that surrounded the rescue attempts.

EP20 The Clay Pigeon Jan 28, 1957

Since he works for his older brother, a test pilot always feels he's in his elder's shadow. He doesn't show up for work one day, forcing the older brother to conduct a test flight. When something goes wrong in the plane and he's killed, the family holds the younger brother responsible for his death.

EP21 The Week the World Stood Still Feb 04, 1957

Swedish industrialist Birger Dahlerus worked frantically in the week preceding the start of World War II to negotiate a deal between Britain and Germany. This is a dramatization of the actual events leading up to the outbreak of war.

EP22 The Grand Prize Feb 11, 1957

Secretary Lucille Cotton's prize from a TV contest is to be the boss of her boss for 24 hours. At first, her employer likes the idea because he'll have more time for flirting with her. He changes his opinion when she starts doing some serious bossing.

EP23 Wait for Me Feb 18, 1957

A teenage girl with an older sister tries to spread her wings and become more independent.

EP24 Reclining Figure Feb 25, 1957

A wealthy American art collector is anxious to get his hands on a valuable Renoir painting.

EP25 The Enemy Mar 04, 1957

When an American sailor is washed ashore during World War II, a young Japanese doctor and his wife face a crisis. They must choose between honoring their loyalty to their country or their fellow man.

EP26 Last Train to Kildevil Mar 11, 1957

A couple deals with a business and marital crisis while on the commute between their house and Manhattan.

EP27 His Name was Death Mar 18, 1957

After successfully murdering his wife, a man starts to think of himself as an expert at the craft. Soon, his friends and neighbors are dropping dead at a startling rate.

EP28 One Minute to Ditch Mar 25, 1957

Based on a recent actual event, a pilot performs a heroic feat when he successfully ditches his plane in the Pacific Ocean with 31 passengers on board. The U. S. Coast Guard cutter Pontchartrain arrives and rescues the survivors.

EP29 A Slice of Life Apr 01, 1957

In this comedy, a grandmother gets into the cupid business and it ends up turning her home into a commercial bakery.

EP30 Victoria Regina Apr 08, 1957

Claire Bloom portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.

EP31 Fear Street Apr 15, 1957

Two brothers -- one a police officer, the other a gangster -- face off in a mortal battle. The woman they both love decides the outcome.

EP32 The Trial of Pontius Pilate Apr 22, 1957

This is a dramatization of the events surrounding the trial of Jesus. Pontius Pilate finds Jesus not guilt yet still turns him over the angry crowd which crucifies him. At his own trial at Nero's court in Rome, he tries to justify his actions.

EP33 The New World Apr 29, 1957

This suspense drama is based on the actual events involving the scientists working secretly at Chicago's Stagg Field. Dramatized are the final weeks leading up to the first successful nuclear chain reaction, an achievement that made the atomic bomb possible.

EP34 Longing for to Go May 06, 1957

This love story revolves around an attractive assistant director in television and her boss, an egomaniacal director.

EP35 Return Visit May 13, 1957

Now that he's become successful in the New York business world, a man returns to his hometown to see the friends and family he once rejected.

EP36 Sturdevant's Daughter May 27, 1957

A daughter fears that her mother is falling in love with their family's doctor, so she gets involved to save her parents' marriage.

EP37 One Smart Apple Jun 03, 1957

In a sequel to the episode "Goodbye, Grey Flannel" (10/22/56), the characters return to teach a few things to the big city advertising types of New York. The Vermont farmer's daughter coaching the husband-hunters "city girls" a few things about catching men.

EP38 The Weather Lover Jun 17, 1957

In this fantasy, a man who's able to control the weather of the world reaches too far when he tries to do the same with love. He employs his weather-manipulating skills to come between a husband and wife and their daughter and her boyfriend.

EP39 Faust '57 Jun 24, 1957

A modern adaptation of the opera Faust closes out the Robert Montgomery series. Faust, the scientist, sells his soul to Satan in exchange for the element he needs to complete a scientific formula. This item, however, proves to be useless to him.
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Released: 30 January 1950 Ended
Producted By: Neptune Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
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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.

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arneblaze This episode of Robert Montgomery Presents, entitled HARVEST, aired in the early fifties. Although Dorothy Gish and Ed Begley star as a farming couple, James Dean provides memorable support as the last of three sons, who will soon be leaving the farm as did his older brothers. The family's small wheat crop fails when a hailstorm appears with no warning. Dean as Paul has a crush on a wealthy girl - a summertime romance - and imagines he wants to marry her. His eyes are soon opened when he visits her on her own turf and he joins the Navy. It takes the death of the 99-year-old grandfather to bring all three sons home for Thanksgiving and the middle son's realization that he wants to stay rounds out the happy ending.This is a warm production for family viewing and is in no way outstanding. Montgomery's "Christian vallues" can be nauseating at times (he was a bigot and a rather nasty man in real life), but the cast performs well. Dean is fine but not outstanding - he shows promise but is given no material to really shine here.The dress rehearsal kinescope of this b&w production is available on video with one of the sponsor's (Johnson's wax) commercials left in. It's a little fuzzy but the lighting is primarily fine.