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Filmed dramas of famous literary short stories by authors such as Guy de Maupassant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc.
- 1949-1949
- 1 season
- NBC
- Drama
Filmed dramas of famous literary short stories by authors such as Guy de Maupassant, Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry James, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, etc.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1949
Episode 1
The Necklace
Fri, Jan 21, 1949 30 mins
Episode 2
The Sire de Maletroit's Door
Fri, Jan 28, 1949
Episode 3
Mademoiselle Fifi
Fri, Feb 4, 1949 30 mins
A humble laundress proves more capable than her social superiors in a crisis.
Episode 4
The Mummy's Foot
Fri, Feb 11, 1949
Peter Renault (Herbert Anderson) is a young playwright who literally gets wrapped up in his story of ancient Egyptian times.
Episode 5
The Substitute
Fri, Feb 18, 1949
Episode 6
The Invisible Wound
Fri, Feb 25, 1949
After killing his wife in mistaken jealousy, an English nobleman suffers from a painful psychic disturbance.
Episode 7
A Capture
Fri, Mar 4, 1949 30 mins
A young farm girl single-handedly captures two Confederate soldiers during the Civil War.
Episode 8
The Real Thing
Fri, Mar 11, 1949
A penniless husband and wife try to obtain jobs as models - models of "the real thing".
Episode 9
The Treasure of Franchard
Fri, Mar 18, 1949
A philosophical physician adopts a homeless waif.
Episode 10
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Fri, Mar 25, 1949 27 mins
Soon-to-be-married Helen Stoner confides to Holmes that she is in fear for her life. A few years earlier when her sister was engaged to the same man, she died under mysterious circumstances with "the speckled band" being her last words. He brutish stepfather claims that questionable renovations to her room force him to move her into her dead sister's bedroom, and Helen seeks the aid of the Baker Street resident. After her visit Dr. Grimesby Roylott, her bullying stepfather, tries to intimidate Holmes into revealing the purpose of her visit, the Great Detective is more determined to investigate the case.

Episode 11
The Tenor
Fri, Apr 1, 1949 30 mins
Episode 12
The Manchester Marriage
Fri, Apr 8, 1949
Episode 13
The Lady or the Tiger
Fri, Apr 15, 1949 30 mins
Episode 14
A Confession on New Year's Eve
Fri, Apr 22, 1949
Episode 15
The Mysterious Picture
Fri, Apr 29, 1949 30 mins
Episode 16
An Old, Old Story
Fri, May 6, 1949
A pair of senior citizens fall in love.
Episode 17
The Marquise
Fri, May 13, 1949
A high born lady falls in love with a famous actor.
Episode 18
The Million Pound Bank Note
Fri, May 20, 1949
Two brothers make a bet which changes the fortunes of a young American stranger.
Episode 19
Birthday of the Infants
Fri, May 27, 1949 30 mins
Episode 20
Why Thomas Was Discharged
Fri, Jun 3, 1949
Episode 21
The Bishop's Experiment
Fri, Jun 10, 1949
A bishop keeps his residence unlocked to show his complete trust in humanity.
Episode 22
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County
Fri, Jun 17, 1949
Adapted from a story by Mark Twain aka Samuel Clemens, a gambling man is tricked by a city slicker.
Episode 23
An Only Son
Fri, Jun 24, 1949
Episode 24
Colonel Starbottle for the Plaintiff
Fri, Jul 1, 1949
A victory turns to ashes in the mouth of the victor.
Episode 25
Cricket on the Hearth
Fri, Jul 8, 1949
A cricket seeks to rescue a poor toymaker and his blind daughter from an exploitative miser.
Episode 26
A Lodging for the Night
Fri, Jul 15, 1949