TV Reader's Digest
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.
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Season 2
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E1
Child Pioneer
Oct 17, 1955 -
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E2
The Old Master Detective
Oct 24, 1955 -
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E3
The Archer-Shee Case
Oct 31, 1955 · 30m -
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E4
The Brainwashing of John Hayes
Nov 7, 1955 -
5
E5
The Making of a Submarine
Nov 14, 1955 -
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E6
The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate
Nov 21, 1955 · 30m -
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E7
If I Were Rich
Longing to move up in the world and escape their ordinary lives, the Johnson family pin all their hopes on a sweepstakes ticket. When their ticket becomes one of twenty finalists, temptation to sell it before the prize is selected wears on them, but they win it. Afterward, what looked like a life of ease turns into problems and heartache.
Nov 28, 1955 -
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E8
The Sad Death of a Hero
Dec 5, 1955 · 30m -
9
E9
Emergency Case
Dec 12, 1955 -
10
E10
When the Wise Men Appeared
Dec 19, 1955 -
11
E11
Ordeal at Yuba Gap
Dec 26, 1955 · 30m -
12
E12
In the Eye of a Hurricane
Jan 2, 1956 -
13
E13
Why the Choir Was Late
Jan 9, 1956 -
14
E14
The Man Who Beat Death
Jan 16, 1956 -
15
E15
A Bell for Okinawa
Jan 23, 1956 -
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E16
Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches
Jan 30, 1956 · 30m -
17
E17
The Mystery of Minnie
Feb 6, 1956 -
18
E18
Texas in New York
Feb 13, 1955 -
19
E19
Return from Oblivion
Feb 20, 1956 · 30m -
20
E20
The Case of the Uncertain Hand
Feb 27, 1956 -
21
E21
It's a Wise Father
Mar 5, 1956 · 30m -
22
E22
Night Court
Mar 12, 1956 -
23
E23
No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache
Mar 19, 1956 -
24
E24
The Trigger Finger Clue
Mar 26, 1956 · 30m -
25
E25
The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith
Apr 2, 1956 · 30m -
26
E26
Courage
Apr 9, 1956 -
27
E27
The Woman Who Changed Her Mind
Apr 16, 1956 -
28
E28
Uncle Sam's C-Men
Apr 23, 1956 -
29
E29
Miss Victoria
Apr 30, 1956 -
30
E30
The Old, Old Story
May 7, 1956 -
31
E31
Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case
May 14, 1956 · 25m -
32
E32
Down on the Tennessee
May 21, 1956 · 30m -
33
E33
The Man Who Dreamt Winners
May 28, 1956 -
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E34
The General's Escape
Jun 4, 1956 -
35
E35
The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle
Jun 11, 1956 -
36
E36
Go Fight City Hall
Jun 18, 1956 · 30m -
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E37
Family Reunion USA
Jun 25, 1956 -
38
E38
The Only Way Out
Jul 2, 1956 -
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E39
The Smuggler
Jul 9, 1956