1953
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- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderGloria SaundersA gang of con artists checks the obituary section of the daily newspaper, then uses the information they gather to prey on the grief-stricken families of those who have recently died.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderClarence CassellFriday leads a team in a raid on the house of a very dangerous armed robber, which results in a bloody shootout.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsJack WebbBen AlexanderJack KruschenA man is pulled from his car, beaten and robbed. The criminal apparently makes his escape in the man's car. Friday and Smith have to find him.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsReed HadleyJan ClaytonHugh BeaumontA newlywed couple complains to Capt. Braddock that a dance studio has swindled them out of money. Braddock investigates.
- DirectorArnold LavenStarsReed HadleyCatherine McLeodSteve BrodieA man and woman team of confidence operators fake injuries in hotels in order to extort money. They use wasp stings to simulate the swelling of a real sprain, but a hotel employee helps Braddock expose the con and break the case.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsReed HadleyLola AlbrightWilliam ChingCapt. Braddock investigates reports of a con artist selling a system "guaranteed" to pick winners at the race track.
- DirectorLee SholemThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonMadame Selena and her husband own a wax museum in Metropolis. She claims to have visions that prominent people will die within six months. And indeed, the people do appear to commit suicide. Madame's latest vision: Perry White will die.
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonThe inventor of a robot is kidnapped by burglars who intend to use his robot for robberies. Meanwhile, the police are looking for the inventor, who they believe to be responsible for the crimes, and Clark and his colleagues are out to clear the man's name.
- DirectorLee SholemThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonWhen Jimmy and Perry White's sister go missing in Haiti while filming voodoo practitioners, Perry and Clark go looking for them.
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonPerry White and Jimmy Olsen, while on a fishing trip, end up staying at a rundown hotel. It has only three occupants -- two men who are trying to kill each other and a wheelchair-bound old woman who laughs like a maniac. Superman races to help his friends before they fall victim to the "evil three."
- 1952–195830mTV-G7.2 (193)TV EpisodeDirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonHarry Wong, manager of Lu Song's antique store, decides to help thief John Greer steal a priceless jade statue from Song. Although no one is supposed to get hurt, the plan changes when Song's niece Lily witnesses the robbery and is kidnapped by Greer. Superman, who, as Clark Kent, is interviewing Song for the scoop on his donating the statue to a museum, must solve the crime.
- DirectorLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack Larson"Bet A Million" Butler, who will "bet on anything," wages $100,000 he can keep Superman under his control for 30 minutes. He shows up at the Daily Planet and abducts Lois Lane, forcing her onto the ledge of the newspaper's office building. Butler, calling himself only the "human bomb," has strapped dynamite to himself. After Superman arrives, the "human bomb" says he'll detonate the explosive unless Superman agrees to stay put for 30 minutes while a robbery takes place. Superman agrees but has no intention of allowing the robbery to take place.
- DirectorThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonA movie is being filmed about mobster Luigi Dinelli. The film is based on a series of articles that Clark Kent wrote for the Daily Planet. Dinelli is more than displeased. He orders a hit on Clark before the reporter and Inspector Henderson can leave for Hollywood to observe filming. Later, an actor on the movie is killed when real ammunition has been substituted for blanks. Clark, in both his civilian and Superman identities, works to put Dinelli away for good.
- DirectorLee SholemThomas CarrStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonThe Lone Pine Timber Company, which is owned by the "Daily Planet" and supplies it with the pulp wood to make its paper, is in danger of shutting down after a series of mishaps. When the last of its employees is scared off due to evidence of a werewolf on the premises, Perry White sends Clark, Jimmy, and Lois to investigate.
- DirectorThomas CarrLee SholemStarsGeorge ReevesPhyllis CoatesJack LarsonAs a massive crime wave unfolds, Superman vows to put top mobsters behind bars. His ultimate target is the mysterious "No. 1 man." The top criminal devises a trap for the Man of Steel.
- DirectorRalph MurphyStarsRichard DenningBarbara BrittonFrancis De SalesPam and Jerry run into an old war buddy who is visiting his mother on the midway of a traveling carnival. Problems surface when the crooked stepfather (Joe Vitale) is involved in a plot to rig the games. When the Norths begin to unravel a mystery, things turn ugly on the midway.
- DirectorRobert G. WalkerStarsGeorge RaftLawrence DobkinNestor PaivaLt. George Kirby and his men have their sights on a mobster who they believe is behind various criminal activities. But lacking hard evidence they can't bring the racketeer to justice until a break in the case.
- DirectorRobert AldrichStarsCharles BoyerMaureen O'SullivanDan TobinBusinessman Carl Baxter is a good boss for 364 days a year, but his memories of his estrangement with his son causes his mood to change at Christmas.
- DirectorStuart E. McGowanStarsNancy HaleDonna CorcoranMichael MooreNew schoolteacher arrives, keeps unruly students in line with her sweet demeanor and sharpshooting skills. One vindictive female student and some town busybodies try to get her run out of town.
- DirectorStuart E. McGowanStarsRobert HuttonSally MansfieldElla EthridgeA young woman has trouble adjusting to the rough prairie after her Mormon husband is called to settle a new "Zion" away from Salt Lake City. The longer she stays there, the more she wants to leave until she finally has to take desperate measures to get what she thinks she truly wants.
- DirectorGeorge ArchainbaudStarsGeorge RaftRochelle HudsonGordon JonesA friend from the west asks Kirby to investigate a threat to a girl in a nightclub sharpshooting act, which leads to a creepy blind song plugger, blackmail and a few murders.
- DirectorRobert G. WalkerStarsGeorge RaftTim ConsidineJoseph SargentWhen a boy's father is murdered before his eyes in Central Park, Kirby takes a special interest in him. It turns out the victim was an unscrupulous book keeper with clients in an illegal gambling ring.
- DirectorRobert G. WalkerStarsGeorge RaftHelen ParrishJohn DoucetteLt. Kirby goes undercover on the waterfront to investigate the death of a dockworker. He discovers that the owner of a trucking company is engaged in some shady business, involving evading customs and shipping illegal cargo to China.
- DirectorPaul AlterStarsRalph BellamyJacques AubuchonShirley StandleeBarnnet gets a strange phone call asking for him to meet at the Staten Island Ferry. The caller explains he has important information about a communist spy ring active in New York.
- DirectorPaul AlterStarsRalph BellamyLee KriegerPhilip KenneallyWhile investigating theft at a trucking company Barnnet is kidnapped when he gets too close to the truth. It takes all his wits and courage to stay alive and get the authorities involved.