Robert Montgomery Presents: Season 8
Season 8 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Robert Montgomery Presents Season 7.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 8 Progress Shield
Soldiers from the Wars Returning
Sep 10, 1956 · 60 min
In the season premiere, James Cagney plays an Army sergeant who escorts the body of a fellow sergeant to his hometown. With the Korean War long over, he finds most people disintere
Onions in the Stew
Sep 17, 1956 · 60 min
A wife deals with maddening problems running a household on an island not far off the coast from Seattle. In this comic tale, the mother deals with two teen-aged daughters, plumbin
After All These Years
Sep 24, 1956 · 60 min
A wife wakes up to find that her husband has left her and their home behind for no apparent reason. She later learns of the crisis that plagues some men in the later years of marri
Last Trip of the Hindenburg
Oct 1, 1956 · 60 min
The stories of various passengers are told in this semi-documentary about the trans-Atlantic crossing of the Hindenburg, including its tragic landing in New Jersey.
September Affair
Oct 8, 1956 · 60 min
After a plane crashes into the Atlantic, two of the passengers listed as dead survive, fall in love, and decide to stay together in Europe, leaving their former lives and responsib
Pilgrimage
Oct 15, 1956 · 60 min
The wife of a doctor who's devoted his work to public health feels he's a fool for not going into private practice where he can make more money. When she eventually leaves him, the
Goodbye, Grey Flannel
Oct 22, 1956 · 60 min
A brilliant Madison Avenue ad man had tired of the pressure, so he and his wife retire to the supposedly serene life of a Vermont apple farmer. His first crop of motley-looking fru
One Bright Day
Oct 29, 1956 · 60 min
The president of a drug company returns from Europe to an awaiting lawsuit alleging that one of their medicines killed a boy. After being convinced of the drug's toxicity, he must
Mr. Tutt Goes West
Nov 5, 1956 · 60 min
The eccentric lawyer of "Saturday Evening Post"-fame fights the shady owner of a small town Montana store. The crooked proprietor is trying to cheat a mining engineer out of his di
The Misfortunes of Mr. Minihan
Nov 19, 1956 · 60 min
Mr. Minihan is a man who spreads unhappiness and trouble wherever he goes, through no fault of his own. Consequently, no matter how much his friends love him, they they are forced
Plainfield Teachers College
Nov 26, 1956 · 60 min
A fictitious college team has its scores printed in the newspaper every week. It's a scam to help out a guy who's in trouble with a bookie.
Sunset Boulevard
Dec 3, 1956 · 60 min
In this adaptation of the 1950 film, an opportunist writer grudgingly plays love interest to delusional silent film star Nora Desmond. In her fantasy world she's still the world's
The Young and the Beautiful
Dec 10, 1956 · 60 min
A teen-aged girl plays the part of a sophisticated flirt, pursuing one young man after another. As soon as one becomes interested, she drops him and moves on to the next one.
Miracle at Lensham
Dec 17, 1956 · 60 min
An American film star, on location in Britain, makes a $50 donation to a run-down church. When the money disappears, a furor follows with the church receiving much publicity. Soon,
Amahl and the Night Visitors
Dec 24, 1956 · 60 min
This annual live presentation of the opera is telecast in color on this series. Amahl, a disabled young peasant boy, tells his widowed mother that he's just seen a magnificent star
Music for Your New Year's Eve
Dec 31, 1956 · 60 min
Robert Montgomery drops the usual dramatic format for an evening of live music.
The Liar
Jan 7, 1957 · 60 min
A young wife's apparent inability to tell the truth is putting her marriage in jeopardy.
Give and Take
Jan 14, 1957 · 60 min
A tragic woman feels she's adding nothing to her family and following the loss of an expected child, her mental condition slips further.
Crisis at Sand Cave
Jan 21, 1957 · 60 min
Searching for another entrance to the Mammoth Cave system, Kentucky spelunker Floyd Collins became trapped just 150 feet from the entrance of Sand Cave. Rescuers were able to feed
The Clay Pigeon
Jan 28, 1957 · 60 min
Since he works for his older brother, a test pilot always feels he's in his elder's shadow. He doesn't show up for work one day, forcing the older brother to conduct a test flight.
The Week the World Stood Still
Feb 4, 1957 · 60 min
Swedish industrialist Birger Dahlerus worked frantically in the week preceding the start of World War II to negotiate a deal between Britain and Germany. This is a dramatization of
The Grand Prize
Feb 11, 1957 · 60 min
Secretary Lucille Cotton's prize from a TV contest is to be the boss of her boss for 24 hours. At first, her employer likes the idea because he'll have more time for flirting with
Wait for Me
Feb 18, 1957 · 60 min
A teenage girl with an older sister tries to spread her wings and become more independent.
Reclining Figure
Feb 25, 1957 · 60 min
A wealthy American art collector is anxious to get his hands on a valuable Renoir painting.
The Enemy
Mar 4, 1957 · 60 min
When an American sailor is washed ashore during World War II, a young Japanese doctor and his wife face a crisis. They must choose between honoring their loyalty to their country o
Last Train to Kildevil
Mar 11, 1957 · 60 min
A couple deals with a business and marital crisis while on the commute between their house and Manhattan.
His Name was Death
Mar 18, 1957 · 60 min
After successfully murdering his wife, a man starts to think of himself as an expert at the craft. Soon, his friends and neighbors are dropping dead at a startling rate.
One Minute to Ditch
Mar 25, 1957 · 60 min
Based on a recent actual event, a pilot performs a heroic feat when he successfully ditches his plane in the Pacific Ocean with 31 passengers on board. The U. S. Coast Guard cutter
A Slice of Life
Apr 1, 1957 · 60 min
In this comedy, a grandmother gets into the cupid business and it ends up turning her home into a commercial bakery.
Victoria Regina
Apr 8, 1957 · 60 min
Claire Bloom portrays the famed Queen Victoria over a 60 year span, from the age of 18 through her romance with Prince Albert through her diamond jubilee in 1897.
Fear Street
Apr 15, 1957 · 60 min
Two brothers -- one a police officer, the other a gangster -- face off in a mortal battle. The woman they both love decides the outcome.
The Trial of Pontius Pilate
Apr 22, 1957 · 60 min
This is a dramatization of the events surrounding the trial of Jesus. Pontius Pilate finds Jesus not guilt yet still turns him over the angry crowd which crucifies him. At his own
The New World
Apr 29, 1957 · 60 min
This suspense drama is based on the actual events involving the scientists working secretly at Chicago's Stagg Field. Dramatized are the final weeks leading up to the first success
Longing for to Go
May 6, 1957 · 60 min
This love story revolves around an attractive assistant director in television and her boss, an egomaniacal director.
Return Visit
May 13, 1957 · 60 min
Now that he's become successful in the New York business world, a man returns to his hometown to see the friends and family he once rejected.
Sturdevant's Daughter
May 27, 1957 · 60 min
A daughter fears that her mother is falling in love with their family's doctor, so she gets involved to save her parents' marriage.
One Smart Apple
Jun 3, 1957 · 60 min
In a sequel to the episode "Goodbye, Grey Flannel" (10/22/56), the characters return to teach a few things to the big city advertising types of New York. The Vermont farmer's daugh
The Weather Lover
Jun 17, 1957 · 60 min
In this fantasy, a man who's able to control the weather of the world reaches too far when he tries to do the same with love. He employs his weather-manipulating skills to come bet
Faust '57
Jun 24, 1957 · 60 min
A modern adaptation of the opera Faust closes out the Robert Montgomery series. Faust, the scientist, sells his soul to Satan in exchange for the element he needs to complete a sci