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TV Reader's Digest

Season 2 1955 - 1956

  • 1955-10-17T04:00:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • 19h 30m (39 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama
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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39 episodes

Season Premiere

1955-10-17T04:00:00Z

2x01 Child Pioneer

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Season Premiere

2x01 Child Pioneer

  • 1955-10-17T04:00:00Z — 30m

1955-10-24T04:00:00Z

2x02 The Old Master Detective

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2x02 The Old Master Detective

  • 1955-10-24T04:00:00Z — 30m

1955-10-31T05:00:00Z

2x03 The Archer-Shee Case

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2x03 The Archer-Shee Case

  • 1955-10-31T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-11-07T05:00:00Z

2x04 The Brainwashing of John Hayes

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2x04 The Brainwashing of John Hayes

  • 1955-11-07T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-11-14T05:00:00Z

2x05 The Making of a Submarine

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2x05 The Making of a Submarine

  • 1955-11-14T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-11-21T05:00:00Z

2x06 The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate

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2x06 The Voyage of Captain Tom Jones, Pirate

  • 1955-11-21T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-11-28T05:00:00Z

2x07 If I Were Rich

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2x07 If I Were Rich

  • 1955-11-28T05:00:00Z — 30m

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.

1955-12-05T05:00:00Z

2x08 The Sad Death of a Hero

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2x08 The Sad Death of a Hero

  • 1955-12-05T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-12-12T05:00:00Z

2x09 Emergency Case

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2x09 Emergency Case

  • 1955-12-12T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-12-19T05:00:00Z

2x10 When the Wise Men Appeared

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2x10 When the Wise Men Appeared

  • 1955-12-19T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-12-26T05:00:00Z

2x11 Ordeal at Yuba Gap

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2x11 Ordeal at Yuba Gap

  • 1955-12-26T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-01-02T05:00:00Z

2x12 In the Eye of a Hurricane

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2x12 In the Eye of a Hurricane

  • 1956-01-02T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-01-09T05:00:00Z

2x13 Why the Choir Was Late

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2x13 Why the Choir Was Late

  • 1956-01-09T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-01-16T05:00:00Z

2x14 The Man Who Beat Death

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2x14 The Man Who Beat Death

  • 1956-01-16T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-01-23T05:00:00Z

2x15 A Bell for Okinawa

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2x15 A Bell for Okinawa

  • 1956-01-23T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-01-30T05:00:00Z

2x16 Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches

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2x16 Cochise, Greatest of the Apaches

  • 1956-01-30T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-02-06T05:00:00Z

2x17 The Mystery of Minnie

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2x17 The Mystery of Minnie

  • 1956-02-06T05:00:00Z — 30m

1955-02-13T05:00:00Z

2x18 Texas in New York

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2x18 Texas in New York

  • 1955-02-13T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-02-20T05:00:00Z

2x19 Return from Oblivion

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2x19 Return from Oblivion

  • 1956-02-20T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-02-27T05:00:00Z

2x20 The Case of the Uncertain Hand

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2x20 The Case of the Uncertain Hand

  • 1956-02-27T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-03-05T05:00:00Z

2x21 It's a Wise Father

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2x21 It's a Wise Father

  • 1956-03-05T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-03-12T05:00:00Z

2x22 Night Court

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2x22 Night Court

  • 1956-03-12T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-03-19T05:00:00Z

2x23 No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache

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2x23 No Horse, No Wife, No Mustache

  • 1956-03-19T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-03-26T05:00:00Z

2x24 The Trigger Finger Clue

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2x24 The Trigger Finger Clue

  • 1956-03-26T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-04-02T05:00:00Z

2x25 The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith

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2x25 The Secret Weapon of Joe Smith

  • 1956-04-02T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-04-09T05:00:00Z

2x26 Courage

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2x26 Courage

  • 1956-04-09T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-04-16T05:00:00Z

2x27 The Woman Who Changed Her Mind

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2x27 The Woman Who Changed Her Mind

  • 1956-04-16T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-04-23T05:00:00Z

2x28 Uncle Sam's C-Men

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2x28 Uncle Sam's C-Men

  • 1956-04-23T05:00:00Z — 30m

1956-04-30T04:00:00Z

2x29 Miss Victoria

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2x29 Miss Victoria

  • 1956-04-30T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-05-07T04:00:00Z

2x30 The Old, Old Story

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2x30 The Old, Old Story

  • 1956-05-07T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-05-14T04:00:00Z

2x31 Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case

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2x31 Britain's Most Baffling Murder Case

  • 1956-05-14T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-05-21T04:00:00Z

2x32 Down on the Tennessee

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2x32 Down on the Tennessee

  • 1956-05-21T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-05-28T04:00:00Z

2x33 The Man Who Dreamt Winners

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2x33 The Man Who Dreamt Winners

  • 1956-05-28T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-06-04T04:00:00Z

2x34 The General's Escape

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2x34 The General's Escape

  • 1956-06-04T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-06-11T04:00:00Z

2x35 The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle

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2x35 The Gigantic Bank Note Swindle

  • 1956-06-11T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-06-18T04:00:00Z

2x36 Go Fight City Hall

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2x36 Go Fight City Hall

  • 1956-06-18T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-06-25T04:00:00Z

2x37 Family Reunion USA

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2x37 Family Reunion USA

  • 1956-06-25T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-07-02T04:00:00Z

2x38 The Only Way Out

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2x38 The Only Way Out

  • 1956-07-02T04:00:00Z — 30m

1956-07-09T04:00:00Z

2x39 The Smuggler

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2x39 The Smuggler

  • 1956-07-09T04:00:00Z — 30m
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