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1955
1955x1
William Tell
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02, 1955
The story of the legendary Swiss marksman William Tell is dramatized. Stars James Arness.
1955x2
The First Mintmaster
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09, 1955
Story of John Hull, first mintmaster of Massachusetts Bay Colony, who was appointed to the post in 1650 as the culmination of his efforts to abolish barter and foreign coinage in favor of a stabilized currency. Stars Lamont Johnson.
1955x3
Crusade for Freedom
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16, 1955
In the name of his brother, the editor of a Boston newspaper, Benjamin Franklin launches a crusade against Cotton Mather. Stars Ben Cooper.
1955x4
Dr. Harvey W. Wiley
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23, 1955
Struggle of chemist Wiley to expose frauds in food and drug trade and in patent medicine. His efforts to prove the harmful effects of adulterated and falsely labeled food ultimately led to passage of the Food and Drug Act. Stars Paul Langton.
1955x5
A Story About Henry Ford
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30, 1955
Ford, unhappy with farm life, moves to Detroit where he begins to experiment with the gas engine, certain that it could be made to propel a vehicle. Stars Arthur Franz.
1955x6
Patrick Henry
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06, 1955
Silver-tongued Patrick Henry studied law for only six weeks, but so impressed the board that they passed him. He was a successful Southern backwoods lawyer and reluctant to enter the .. show full overview
1955x7
The Shining Beacon
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13, 1955
Tale of Alcuin, the great educator who taught Charlemagne to read and write. Stars Whitfield Connor.
1955x8
Martha Custis Washington
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20, 1955
The courtship of George Washington and Martha Custis, a widowed mother of two. Stars Karen Sharpe.
1955x9
The Talking Wire
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27, 1955
The story of Alexander Graham Bell and experiments that led to the electric hearing aid, and then the telephone. Stars Peter Hanson.
1955x10
The Adventures of Lt. Contee
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06, 1955
Tribute to one of Commodore Perry's officers, whose personal efforts helped open Japan to foreign trade. Stars John Barrymore Jr.
1955x11
The Pirate and the Lawyer
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13, 1955
Adventures of pirate Jean Laffite and lawyer Edward Livingston. Stars Ray Danton.
1955x12
Soldier's Bride
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20, 1955
Story of the love between Knox Taylor (daughter of Colonel Zachary Taylor) and Jefferson Davis. Stars Sarah Churchill.
1955x13
The Finest Gift
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27, 1955
The story of Lord Byron's efforts to liberate Greece. Stars Tod Andrews.
1955x14
The Green Mountain Boys
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03, 1955
The story of Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys. Stars William Bishop.
1955x15
Lydia
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10, 1955
Story of the pagan Greek Lydia, who lived in ancient Rome and saved the life of the Apostle Paul. Stars Sarah Churchill.
1955x16
The Man Who Tore Down the Wall
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17, 1955
Story from 1910 of Dr. James Ewing, who fought to break down the barriers erected against the investigation and treatment of cancer, and who almost single-handedly founded the Memorial Cancer Center in New York City. Stars Peter Graves.
1955x17
Aimee de Rivery
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25, 1955
Story of Aimee Rivery, who brought reforms to Turkey. Stars Sarah Churchill.
1955x18
The Touch of Steel
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01, 1955
The story of young army officer and law student Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., 60th justice of the United States Supreme Court. Stars Jan Merlin.
1955x19
Cradle Song
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08, 1955
Story of Ernestine Schumann-Heink. Stars Alf Kjellin.
1955x20
The Promise
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15, 1955
A dramatization of the legend of Damon and Pythias. Stars Lamont Johnson.
1955x21
The Man With a Camera
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22, 1955
Story of George Eastman, and his development of the first camera to use film. Stars Gene Reynolds.
1955x22
The Story of Paul Harris and the Founding of Rotary International
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29, 1955
Tribute to Rotary International in commemoration of its golden anniversary. Includes speech by then Rotary president Herbert J. Taylor. Stars Edward Arnold.
1955x23
The Tempering of the Sword
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05, 1955
The story of Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Von Steuben, founder of the American military system, who trained troops in the American Revolution. Stars Joseph Schildkraut.
1955x24
Cadet Poe
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12, 1955
Recounts a "little-known incident" in the life of Edgar Allan Poe. Stars John Carlyle.
1955x25
The Father Who Had No Sons
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19, 1955
The inspiring story of Milton S. Hershey, who worked so hard to bring happiness to thousands of orphans. Stars Gene Lockhart.
1955x26
The Farmer From Monticello
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26, 1955
The story of Thomas Jefferson's return to politics in 1773. Stars Rhodes Reason.
1955x27
Alice in Wonderland
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23, 1955
Adaptation of the stage version devised by Le Gallienne and Friebus of the children's classic by Lewis Carroll. Stars Gillian Barber.
1955x28
The Devil's Disciple
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20, 1955
An Americanization of the play by George Bernard Shaw: Dick Dudgeon is the local scapegrace in the New Hampshire community of Yankees where he lives. Even his own mother becomes fed up .. show full overview
1955x29
Dream Girl
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11, 1955
Adaptation of the Broadway play by Elmer Rice. A fashionable young woman escapes her dull life and demanding mother by dwelling in a world of outrageous daydreams. Stars Vivian Blaine.

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