Hit and Run

Hit and Run 1955

5.00

Judge Csanádi András makes a confession to his boss one night: he fell in love with the pretty, modern driver woman, Zenthe Judit in a fencing room. The girl suddenly returned his feelings. One night she confessed to him crying: she hit someone. The case was assigned to Csanádi, who wanted to investigate the circumstances meticulously despite his feelings. Thus the so far hidden life of Judit, which is bound to the past former world and its values is now highlighted. He is confused, asks his boss to absolve him from the assignment, but refuses to do so. Csanádi realises in the court room: Judit kept on telling lies, she played the lover for her own interest. The judge passed his crisis, he will deliver a fair sentence.

1955

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone

Die Wirtin zur Goldenen Krone 1955

5.30

Since the capable landlady Maria bears a striking resemblance to the ruler of a miniature state, she is tasked with playing the role of princess during her absence. The deceitful and corrupt ministers attempt to seize the opportunity and gain one-sided advantages for themselves. When the son of the real princess falls in love with Maria's daughter and wants to marry her, a national crisis almost erupts.

1955

Talusaling

Talusaling 1955

7.00

An experienced archer meets a rich man who helps her settle in the city.

1955

Yo no creo en los hombres

Yo no creo en los hombres 1955

2.60

In Havana, humble office girl Maria Caridad becomes the victim of rich playboy Arturo who seduces her and takes her to bed under false pretenses.

1955

Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen

Liebe ist ja nur ein Märchen 1955

3.00

A young pianist who has just passed her final exam in Germany visits her father and her childhood friend in Athens, where they both work at a biological institute. She falls in love with a singer and ladies' man, but soon returns remorsefully to her childhood friend, while her father finds new love in his secretary.

1955

Headline Hunters

Headline Hunters 1955

3.75

A rookie reporter in pursuit of an expose gets tangled up with big-time mobsters.

1955

Porta un bacione a Firenze

Porta un bacione a Firenze 1955

1

After a difficult eye operation, Simonetta, an Italian-American girl, returns for a vacation in Florence, the home town of her family. Here he meets Alberto, a sculptor.

1955

Heimatland

Heimatland 1955

5.00

Somewhere in the Salzburg mountains, young poacher Hans tries to conquer the heart of pretty schoolteacher Helga but is overthrown by forest warden Thomas. Krambambuli, the dog he once saved from being drowned, indirectly causes his death.

1955

A Life at Stake

A Life at Stake 1955

5.23

An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.

1955

El hombre que debía una muerte

El hombre que debía una muerte 1955

5.00

A young woman welcomes a stranger into her home who pretends to have an accident. After a fleeting romance, the two marry and she immediately inherits a fortune due to the death of her uncle. Later, the young woman discovered that there is a connection between the events.

1955

La simuladora

La simuladora 1955

10.00

To avoid imprisonment, a woman pretends to be crazy after killing the man who blackmailed her sister.

1955

Police Dog

Police Dog 1955

6.00

When his colleague is killed during a chase in Kentish Town, London bobby Frank volunteers to become a dog-handler.

1955

Caribbean Playgrounds

Caribbean Playgrounds 1955

1

A tour of sports played in the Caribbean in Puerto Rico and Jamaica. An airplane fly's over Puerto Rico. HA El Moro on San Juan Bay. Watch men playing golf on course in El Moro fort. Shots of water ski-ing and a baseball game in large stadium. Girls play softball, basketball team of University of Puerto Rico practice, men playing tennis. Horsemanship people riding Paco Fino horses. Street scenes of British Jamaica, policemen directing traffic. At racetrack, horses racing, polo and soccer games, shots of paople rafting down a river. Various shots in Montego Bay, beach, a rowboat with glass window in bottom, shots thru window, sailboat racing, fishing. Various, young boy catching a fish, man fighting marlin on line and marlin brought on board, shark gets away, flags run up to signal two catches, two marlin hung out displayed.

1955

Bobby Ware Is Missing

Bobby Ware Is Missing 1955

7.00

This suspense film revolves around the crime of child abduction. The parents of the missing child undertake a feverish search for their son. The police are contacted, and a ransom letter is received.

1955

Television Playhouse

Television Playhouse 1955

1

British drama anthology television series that ran from 1955 to 1965 on ITV and later transformed into ITV Playhouse in 1967. Each drama was usually 60 minutes.

1955

Folio

Folio 1955

1

Folio, a precursor to CBC's renowned fine-arts series Festival, aired for four years starting in 1956. The series showcased original dramas, music compositions, and ballets, many originating from diverse regions across Canada. Notable episodes featured Barry Morse in a new staging of MacBeth, along with performances by Canadian talents like Robert Goulet and Sharon Acker. One of the highlights included a musical adaptation of the beloved Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables. Airing without sponsorship, Folio thrived until its conclusion in the fall of 1960. Producers: Robert Allen, Harvey Hart, David Greene, Mario Prizek and Ronald Weyman.

1955

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse 1955

6.50

Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.

1955

Crackerjack

Crackerjack 1955

5.00

Crackerjack was a British children's comedy/variety BBC television series. It started on 14 September 1955 and ran for over 400 shows, first in black and white and later in colour, until 21 December 1984. It was revived in 2020 on CBBC.

1955

Crossroads

Crossroads 1955

5.70

An anthology series based on the activities of clergymen from different denominations.

1955

The Honeymooners

The Honeymooners 1955

7.40

A bus driver and his sewer worker friend struggle to strike it rich while their wives look on with weary patience. One of the most influential situation comedy television series in American history.

1955

Science Fiction Theatre

Science Fiction Theatre 1955

6.20

Science Fiction Theatre is an American science fiction anthology series that aired in syndication from April 1955 to April 1957. It was produced by Ivan Tors and Maurice Ziv.

1955

The Adventures of Spin and Marty

The Adventures of Spin and Marty 1955

6.20

Marty Markham, a rich orphan, attends summer camp at a dude ranch where he gradually learns to love outdoor life and becomes best friends with the popular Spin Evans.

1955

Frontier

Frontier 1955

5.00

Frontier is an American Western anthology series that aired on NBC from September 1955, to September 1956. The series de-emphasizes gunplay and focuses on the hazards of the settlement of the American West. It was only the second anthology Western series in television history, having been preceded by Death Valley Days. Frontier aired premiered on September 25, 1955, and ran sporadically in its last five months. Walter Coy narrated the series and starred in occasional episodes, which are dramatizations based on actual events. The program was produced by Worthington Miner.

1955

MGM Parade

MGM Parade 1955

1

The original concept of the show was to allow the viewer to see the inner workings of a movie studio and featured interviews with MGM stars and explanations of how movies were made. Later, the format changed to show edited versions of MGM films.

1955

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon 1955

6.30

Sergeant Preston of the Yukon is an American action adventure northwestern television series based on the radio drama Challenge of the Yukon. It was initially broadcast in color on CBS across three seasons from September 29, 1955 to September 25, 1958. Richard Simmons stars as Sergeant William Preston, who patrols the Yukon Territory in search of renegades and outlaws, during the time of the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s.

1955

The People's Choice

The People's Choice 1955

5.50

The People's Choice is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958, primarily sponsored by The Borden Company. It stars Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller, an ex-Marine and a young politician in fictitious New City, California. Sock has a basset hound named "Cleo", whose thoughts, as she balefully observes Sock's dilemmas, are recorded on the soundtrack for the viewers' amusement. Cleo's real name was Bernadette. Much of Cleo's dialog consists of wisecracks. The popularity of the basset hound breed increased markedly with the run of the show. During the last season of The People's Choice, Croft began her eight-year role as Clara Randolph on ABC's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. The versatile Croft had also been a semi-regular on Our Miss Brooks and I Love Lucy and a regular on The Lucy Show and Here's Lucy.

1955

The Adventures of Champion

The Adventures of Champion 1955

5.30

The Adventures of Champion follow a wild stallion named Champion, who remarkably becomes friends with a young boy named Ricky North.The show followed the boy and the horse as they went on crazy adventures in the Southern West during the late 1800s.

1955

The Jane Wyman Show

The Jane Wyman Show 1955

4.80

The Jane Wyman Show is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1955 to 1958.

1955

Appointment with Adventure

Appointment with Adventure 1955

6.50

Appointment with Adventure is a half-hour adventure/dramatic anthology television series broadcast live on CBS from 1955-1956. The program has no host. It aired at 10 p.m. EST on the Sunday evening schedule between the better known Alfred Hitchcock Presents and What's My Line? It ran opposite The Loretta Young Show on NBC and Life Begins at Eighty, a panel discussion series hosted by Jack Barry on ABC. The series aired fifty-three episodes, having premiered on April 3, 1955, near the end of the regular 1954-1955 television season. It ran throughout the spring and summer of 1955 and began its fall run on October 2, 1955, concluding new segments on April 1, 1956. In effect, the series ran for a full year without the summer rebroadcast period standard for most programs. Episodes centered upon wars in U.S. history as well as dramatizations from events from many places throughout the world, then and in the past. In the episode which aired on May 1, 1955, Polly Bergen, Dane Clark, and Hugh Reilly starred in "Rendezvous in Paris." Tony Randall and Jack Klugman, fifteen years prior to their television roles as Felix Unger and Oscar Madison, respectively, in ABC's The Odd Couple, appeared with Gena Rowlands, later on NBC's 87th Precinct, in the September 4, 1955, episode entitled "The Pirate's House." Randall also appeared two months earlier in the Appointment with Adventure episode "Caribbean Cruise."

1955

TV Reader's Digest

TV Reader's Digest 1955

1

TV Reader's Digest is the title of a 30 minute American television anthology drama series which aired on the ABC from 1955 to 1956. Based on articles that appeared in Reader's Digest magazine, the episodes based on true stories which were varied in their themes, plots and content. Themes included crime, heroism, mystery, romance, and human interest. Episode writers included Frederick Hazlitt Brennan, Cleveland Amory and Frank Gruber. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Claude Akins, Leon Askin, Jean Byron, Chuck Connors, Peter Graves, Tod Griffin, Francis McDonald, Max Showalter, John Howard, Lee Marvin, Gene Raymond, Jerry Paris, and Michael Winkelman.

1955

Playbox

Playbox 1955

1

Playbox was a British children's television show that ran on BBC from 1955 to 1964. Presenters who appeared on it included Eamonn Andrews, Rolf Harris, Tony Hart, Cliff Michelmore and Johnny Morris

1955