TV Reader's Digest
tv show
65 total episodes
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2 seasons
First Aired January 17, 1955
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Overview
TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.
Season 2
39 episodes
Air Date
October 17, 1955
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Child Pioneer
Episode 1 - 30m
October 17, 1955
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The Old Master Detective
Episode 2 - 30m
October 24, 1955
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The Archer-Shee Case
Episode 3 - 30m
October 31, 1955
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The Brainwashing of John Hayes
Episode 4 - 30m
November 07, 1955
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The Making of a Submarine
Episode 5 - 30m
November 14, 1955
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The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate
Episode 6 - 30m
November 21, 1955
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If I Were Rich
Episode 7 - 30m
November 28, 1955
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The Sad Death of a Hero
Episode 8 - 30m
December 05, 1955
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Emergency Case
Episode 9 - 30m
December 12, 1955
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When the Wise Men Appeared
Episode 10 - 30m
December 19, 1955
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Ordeal at Yuba Gap
Episode 11 - 30m
December 26, 1955
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In the Eye of a Hurricane
Episode 12 - 30m
January 02, 1956
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Why the Choir Was Late
Episode 13 - 30m
January 09, 1956
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The Man Who Beat Death
Episode 14 - 30m
January 16, 1956
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A Bell for Okinawa
Episode 15 - 30m
January 23, 1956
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Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches
Episode 16 - 30m
January 30, 1956
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The Mystery of Minnie
Episode 17 - 30m
February 06, 1956
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Texas in New York
Episode 18 - 30m
February 13, 1955
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Return from Oblivion
Episode 19 - 30m
February 20, 1956
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The Case of the Uncertain Hand
Episode 20 - 30m
February 27, 1956
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It's a Wise Father
Episode 21 - 30m
March 05, 1956
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Night Court
Episode 22 - 30m
March 12, 1956
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No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache
Episode 23 - 30m
March 19, 1956
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The Trigger Finger Clue
Episode 24 - 30m
March 26, 1956
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The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith
Episode 25 - 30m
April 02, 1956
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Courage
Episode 26 - 30m
April 09, 1956
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The Woman Who Changed Her Mind
Episode 27 - 30m
April 16, 1956
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Uncle Sam's C-Men
Episode 28 - 30m
April 23, 1956
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Miss Victoria
Episode 29 - 30m
April 30, 1956
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The Old, Old Story
Episode 30 - 30m
May 07, 1956
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Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case
Episode 31 - 30m
May 14, 1956
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Down on the Tennessee
Episode 32 - 30m
May 21, 1956
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The Man Who Dreamt Winners
Episode 33 - 30m
May 28, 1956
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The General's Escape
Episode 34 - 30m
June 04, 1956
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The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle
Episode 35 - 30m
June 11, 1956
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Go Fight City Hall
Episode 36 - 30m
June 18, 1956
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Family Reunion USA
Episode 37 - 30m
June 25, 1956
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The Only Way Out
Episode 38 - 30m
July 02, 1956
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The Smuggler
Episode 39 - 30m
July 09, 1956