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Season 2 · Episode 21 — Nightmare by Day

Feb 23, 1956 1h 0m
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The parents of a recently married young woman, whose husband claims she's taken a trip to New York, slowly become convinced she's been murdered.

Season 2 episodes

E1
The Adventures of Huckleberry FinnSep 1, 1955 · 1h 0m

Huck and Jim once again embark on their adventure-filled trek down the Mississippi .

E2
Public Pigeon #1Sep 8, 1955 · 1h 0m

Cafeteria worker Rusty is cheated by stock swindlers and winds up in jail, but the crooks have to break him out in order to recover their l…

E3
Silent DecisionSep 15, 1955 · 1h 0m

A surgeon finds out about his wife's unfaithfulness and takes matters into his own hands.

E4
Night of ExecutionSep 22, 1955 · 1h 0m

A mother watches her cruel and destructive husband continually expose their young son to all kinds of violence. Finally she feels she must…

E5
Sailor on HorsebackSep 29, 1955 · 1h 0m

As Jack London's reputation as a writer grows, his fame causes conflicts with his sister Eliza and his wife Charmain.

E6
Thin AirOct 13, 1955 · 1h 0m

An advertising executive's wife disappears during a summer vacation.

E7
House of ShadowsOct 20, 1955 · 1h 0m

A woman keeps her elderly uncle locked up as a prisoner in his own home when a man decides to investigate the story himself.

E8
The Pink CloudOct 27, 1955 · 1h 0m

An ex-con returns to New York looking for the man responsible for the crime he did time for.

E9
Scheme to DefraudNov 10, 1955 · 1h 0m

An insurance underwriter and his secretary are both disgruntled over their dull, monotonous routine. They fall in love, and then discover a…

E10
A Promise to MurderNov 17, 1955 · 1h 0m

At his wealthy aunt's insistence, a rising young London barrister submits to having his palm read. The prophecies come true with alarming a…

E11
Portrait in CelluloidNov 24, 1955 · 1h 0m

Art Shaddick, formerly a writer, now a writer's agent, sits in his gaudy, pretentious office, on the bookcase reposes an Oscar, won by Art…

E12
A Man of TasteDec 1, 1955 · 1h 0m

A cultured Englishman, living in Paris, becomes interested in art for purely mercenary reasons. He sponsors a young artist and goes to grea…

E13
The PassportDec 8, 1955 · 1h 0m

An American correspondent, assigned to Europe shortly after World War II, is offered part of a fortune in confiscated gems in return for le…

E14
The Day They Gave the Babies AwayDec 22, 1955 · 1h 0m

While decorating a Christmas tree, narrator Joan Evans recalls the story of the Christmas of her ancestors during the 1860s in Wisconsin. A…

E15
Bailout at 43,000 FeetDec 29, 1955 · 1h 0m

Three men prepare to test the ejector seat of a jet bomber. As they wait for favorable weather conditions, each reacts differently.

E16
The ProwlerJan 5, 1956 · 1h 0m

A rancher's wife is bored with her monotonous life. One night when her husband is away, her mother-in-law inadvertently suggest the "perfec…

E17
The Hanging JudgeJan 12, 1956 · 1h 0m

One of the most despised men in the legal profession clings tenaciously to the belief that English law is infallible. Because of his fixati…

E18
The Secret of River LaneJan 26, 1956 · 1h 0m

The son of a respected lawyer is involved in a case of homicide over the shooting of a schoolmate. Even though the father suspects his son'…

E19
Gamble on a ThiefFeb 2, 1956 · 1h 0m

A dedicated parole officer makes a daring effort to help a two-time loser who has violated the conditions of his parole.

E20
The Fifth WheelFeb 9, 1956 · 1h 0m

Two sports-minded priests, off for a fishing holiday, become involved with thieves, a stolen car and stolen money!

E21
Nightmare by DayFeb 23, 1956 · 1h 0m

The parents of a recently married young woman, whose husband claims she's taken a trip to New York, slowly become convinced she's been murd…

E22
The Sound of SilenceMar 1, 1956 · 1h 0m

A priest becomes involved in murder when the killer confesses his crime to him.

E23
The Louella Parsons StoryMar 8, 1956 · 1h 0m

The Louella Parsons story, based on incidents in her autobiography ""The Gay Illiterate"", is a series of flashbacks. Teresa Wright portray…

E24
Pale Horse, Pale RiderMar 22, 1956 · 1h 0m

A young woman lives in fear that a recurring dream foretells real tragedy. The premonition persists when she falls in love with a young sol…

E25
An Episode of SparrowsMar 29, 1956 · 1h 0m

An 11-year old girl whose home has always been the slums, steals a packet of flower seeds from a playmate. In her search for a small bit of…

E26
Spin into DarknessApr 5, 1956 · 1h 0m

After gambling away the money her pilot husband gave her for the down payment on a plane, a woman takes a job as nurse to an alcoholic, who…

E27
The Lou Gehrig StoryApr 19, 1956 · 1h 0m

Baseball's ""Iron Horse,"" whose brilliant career was ended by a terminal illness, and who struggled valiantly against adversity.

E28
Sit Down with DeathApr 26, 1956 · 1h 0m

A dinner party turns into a guest's nightmare as a murder plot is uncovered.

E29
The Empty Room BluesMay 3, 1956 · 1h 0m

When her husband disappears with their savings and their son, a woman fears for the child's life. But she can't convince her friends or the…

E30
Flame-Out on T-6May 17, 1956 · 1h 0m

Ten men are assigned to a drifting ice floe near the North Pole to test the effect of subzero weather on men supplied only with tents and m…

E31
The Shadow of EvilMay 24, 1956 · 1h 0m

The unsuspecting girlfriend of a young man whose brother is the head of a Rome narcotics ring arrives from the United States with an invest…

E32
Figures in ClayMay 31, 1956 · 1h 0m

After agreeing to defend an irrational old man charged with murder, an attorney finds that his partner believes he took the case for public…

E33
Faceless AdversaryJun 7, 1956 · 1h 0m

A man suspected of a young woman's murder denies even knowing her and claims he's being framed.

E34
To Scream at MidnightJun 14, 1956 · 1h 0m

A wealthy young woman breaks down and is placed in a sanitarium after being thrown over by the man she loves. Her psychiatrist becomes susp…

E35
The Circular StaircaseJun 21, 1956 · 1h 0m

A middle aged spinster decides to go to the country for the summer with her friend. They end up becoming involved in a murder mystery.

E36
A Trophy for Howard DavenportJun 28, 1956 · 1h 0m

A Babe Ruth League team is perpetually in last place, because its compassionate manager tends to pick youngsters no other team wants. When…

E37
Phone Call for Matthew QuadeJul 5, 1956 · 1h 0m

A retired construction firm executive seeks a respite from enforced idleness and oncoming old age. While waiting for a phone call that will…

E38
Fear is the HunterJul 12, 1956 · 1h 0m

A young man comes to the town of Brewster, his car in need of repairs, and is ordered to leave at once. He soon learns that the ruthless ma…

E39
Fury at DawnJul 19, 1956 · 1h 0m

When an atomic bomb mounted on a 200-foot-tall steel tower fails to detonate, a veteran nuclear physicist and his aides have to climb the r…

E40
The Man Who Lost His HeadJul 26, 1956 · 1h 0m

A young sailor collapses on the estate of a wealthy Englishman in the Orient and, upon reviving, is offered a strange bargain in exchange f…

E41
Child of the WindAug 2, 1956 · 1h 0m
E42
No Right to KillAug 9, 1956 · 1h 0m

A starving author tests his theory about people who think they are above the law by killing a pawnbroker.

E43
The 78th FloorAug 16, 1956 · 1h 0m

On a foggy afternoon just before a plane strikes the Empire State Building, a businessman recently gone blind is in one office dictating a…

E44
Throw Away the CaneAug 23, 1956 · 1h 0m

A popular singer whose earnings are supporting his entire family returns to his home town for a visit and proceeds to make a play for the g…

E45
Dark WallAug 30, 1956 · 1h 0m

An extreme form of disassociative reaction to stress in which two or more separate personalities exist. The person may shift from one perso…

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