Kraft Television Theater is an American, well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Kraft Television Theatre (Season 11)
Vengeance (Episode 1)
Air date: 1957-09-25
Barefoot Soldier (Episode 2)
Air date: 1957-10-02
Smart Boy (Episode 3)
Air date: 1957-10-09
A Cook for Mr. General (Episode 4)
Air date: 1957-10-16
Man in a Trance (Episode 5)
Air date: 1957-10-23
Come to Me (Episode 6)
Air date: 1957-12-04
Polka (Episode 7)
Air date: 1957-12-18
Overview: The Polish-American father of three daughters takes great pride in entering the annual polka contest each year with one of the girls. Last year, when his oldest daughter married, the second daughter Theckla danced and won the contest with Papa. However, this year, Theckla is in love, and she refuses to put on the old-country costume and dance.
The Story of the Other Wise Man (Episode 8)
Air date: 1957-12-25
The Battle for Wednesday Night (Episode 9)
Air date: 1958-01-01
The Velvet Trap (Episode 10)
Air date: 1958-01-08
Eddie (Episode 11)
Air date: 1958-01-22
Overview: A well-liked policeman dreams that he will have a shoot-out with a criminal on a specific day. While walking his beat on that night, he encounters the thug of his dreams.
The Spell of the Tigress (Episode 12)
Air date: 1958-02-05
Material Witness (Episode 13)
Air date: 1958-02-19
Overview: An average citizen witnesses a murder. His family then faces intimidation from the killer.
Dog in a Bush Tunnel (Episode 14)
Air date: 1958-03-05
Angry Angel (Episode 15)
Air date: 1958-03-26
The Man in Authority (Episode 16)
Air date: 1958-04-02
Three Plays by Tennessee Williams: Moony's Kid Don't Cry/The Last of My Solid Gold Watches/This Property Is Condemned (Episode 17)
Air date: 1958-04-16
Fifty Grand (Episode 18)
Air date: 1958-04-30
The Outcasts of Poker Flat (Episode 19)
Air date: 1958-05-07
Overview: A group of shady characters from a mining town wind up stuck in a blizzard with a naive young couple. The situation brings out the best, and worst, in everyone.
All the King's Men: Part 1 (Episode 20)
Air date: 1958-05-14
Overview: The rise and fall of a corrupt politician, who makes his friends richer and retains power by dint of a populist appeal.
All the King's Men: Part 2 (Episode 21)
Air date: 1958-05-21
Next Door to Death (Episode 22)
Air date: 1958-07-02
Death Wears Many Faces (Episode 23)
Air date: 1958-07-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Two college students hitching their way back to school. A fierce storm arises, and they take shelter in a local farmer's barn. The next day on the radio they hear that the daughter of the farmer who gave them shelter has been murdered, and the boys are shocked to hear that a description of the killers matches them perfectly.
Night Cry (Episode 24)
Air date: 1958-08-13
Overview: A tough veteran cop, expecting to be promoted to a supervisor position, is passed over, and finds himself assigned to a homicide by the man who took what he considered to be his job. His new boss warns him against using the brutal tactics he is infamous for, but the cop soon ditches his partner and pays a visit to the suspect in the case, in order to "interrogate" him--alone.
We Haven't Seen Her Lately (Episode 25)
Air date: 1958-08-20
Overview: Elderly Aunt Violet lets it be known that she's particularly afraid of one of her heirs, who she thinks is greedy enough to do away with her to get her money. Not long after hiring a new gardener, Violet disappears. Her friends and neighbors suspect that she has been killed by the greedy heir, but her niece Helen decides to search the entire countryside to find out what happened to her aunt.
Trick or Treat (Episode 26)
Air date: 1958-09-10
A Cup of Kindness (Episode 27)
Air date: 1958-09-17
Riddle of a Lady (Episode 28)
Air date: 1958-09-24
Overview: A sophisticated, upper-crust British lawyer turns to a much shadier colleague to clear him when he's charged with murdering a somewhat disreputable woman.
Presumption of Innocence (Episode 29)
Air date: 1958-10-01
