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The Ford Television Theatre

The Ford Television Theatre Season 8: Episode Guide & Ratings

Season 8 Episodes

1. Catch at Straws

October 3rd, 1956

2. Sudden Silence

October 10th, 1956

3. Paris Edition

October 17th, 1956

4. Measure of Faith

October 24th, 1956

A Catholic priest who was brutally beaten in a Communist prison, questions his faith.

5. Black Jim Hawk

October 31st, 1956

As a youngster, Jim Hawk begged Governor Sam Houston of Tennessee to release his father, a convicted murderer. Houston refused and the boy swore revenge.Jim Hawk became one of the West's most notorious outlaws and finally got his chance to follow through on his boyhood threat.

6. Sometimes It Happens

November 7th, 1956

A Welsh girl lives in New York City with her uncle and aunt. An old folk legend of her native country says that a love which proves itself three times will last forever. She decides to try this theory out on a young man she meets.

7. The Woman Who Dared

November 14th, 1956

In 1870, after years of hardship, a woman achieves her ambition of becoming a doctor. She dreams of serving the people in a small Western town, but the years of struggle seem wasted. The townspeople hate this woman who has dared enter a male profession.

8. The Menace of Hasty Heights

November 21st, 1956

As the wife of a would-be councilman is preparing a house party to assure his election, an escaped convict takes shelter in the house. Instead of becoming frightened, she takes advantage of his entrance and puts him to work helping her.

9. Stand By To Dive

November 28th, 1956

A young naval officer who has not seen his father since his parents were divorced when he was a child, is assigned to the submarine his father commands.

All Seasons

Season 8

Season 8

Oct 3, 1956
Season 5

Season 5

Jun 26, 1957
Season 4

Season 4

Oct 6, 1955
Season 3

Season 3

Sep 30, 1954
Season 2

Season 2

Oct 1, 1953
Season 1

Season 1

Oct 2, 1952