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Episode 01

The Golden Junkman

Apr 8, 1956

True story of an Armenian immigrant who overcomes all odds to become a wealthy and educated man: after his wife's death, he rears his beloved sons in old-world simplicity, only to have them turn on him and call him an ignorant peddler. Hurt, but not discouraged, he begins to educate himself by studying the encyclopedia and ultimately returns to college to earn his degree and the respect of his children. A hardworking, old-world immigrant raises two sons by himself while becoming very succesfull in the junkyard business. His sons attend the best college, but to the father's dismay, they resent and are embarrassed by his crude style and mannerisms. Undaunted, the man sends himself to college and proves to be a brilliant student with an enclyclopedic mind. The family is lovingly reunited when the boys see their father for the kind, loving, generous, happy, well-liked man that he has become.

Episode 02

Man with a Beard

Apr 15, 1956

No description available.

Episode 03

Captain from Kopenick

Apr 22, 1956

Based on a real scandal where a cobbler posing as a captain absconded with the treasury of a Berlin suburb in 1906.

Episode 04

Borders Away

Apr 29, 1956

The WW2 story of Captain Dan Gallery. He convinced his superiors he could capture a German U-boat. See the top secret preparation, the planning for booby traps, and the actual boarding and capturing of the U-505 German submarine. This harrowing feat led to the capture of the German code books which helped shorten the war.

Episode 05

The Mystery of Caspar Hauser

May 6, 1956

No description available.

Episode 06

The Stepmother

May 13, 1956

No description available.

Episode 07

Time Bomb

May 20, 1956

No description available.

Episode 08

Emperor Norton's Bridge

May 27, 1956

No description available.

Episode 09

The Man Who Believed in Fairy Tales

Jun 3, 1956

Story of Heinrich Schliemann's quest for truth and riches in the myths he read about.

Episode 10

Harry in Search of Himself

Jun 10, 1956

No description available.

Episode 11

Felix the Fourth

Jun 17, 1956

No description available.

Episode 12

Smith of Ecuador

Jun 24, 1956

No description available.

Episode 13

The Gingerbread Man

Jul 1, 1956

No description available.

Episode 14

Joyful Lunatic

Jul 8, 1956

No description available.

Episode 15

The Key

Jul 15, 1956

No description available.

Episode 16

Grandpa Changes the World

Jul 22, 1956

Far more than courtroom drama, this TRUE STORY about how Alexander Hamilton, attorney to William Penn and the only colonial admitted to the English Bar, came out of retirement to defend a printer accused of libelling the Governor by printing the truth in his newspaper about his corrupt activities. The principals established in this case, as so eloquently argued by Hamilton, had a profound influence on the drafting of the Bill of Rights several years latter. ""Gentlemen, with an impartial, uncorrupted verdict we assure ourselves, our posterity, the right, the liberty of speaking and writing the truth."" As author and host, John Nesbitt says at the conclusion of this drama, ""The great footnote to this story, of course, lies in the Bill of Rights. Freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Old Andrew Hamilton that day in court was not so much defending his client with law that was already in existence, but was actually creating law that would not be clearly written down for generations to

Episode 17

Again the Stars

Jul 29, 1956

No description available.