The United States Steel Hour - Season 8 (1960)

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In an Australian penal colony on a Sunday afternoon, a young convict is flogged to unconsciousness. His crime? He rested a while during working hours.

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Charlie Gordon, a mentally challenged man who is eager to learn, is given an experimental operation to increase his intelligence to genius level. The experiment seems to work, until one of the lab animals the procedure was tested on begins to lose its intelligence...

A series of comedy sketches that spoof the then-current craze of detective stories.

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Paula Marsten is an attempted suicide who has been brought to a mental hospital in a state of nervous collapse. Dr. King, the head physician, seems to recognize Paula, and he refuses to become involved in the case.

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Broadway has made songwriter Jordan Blake famous. But, now a widower, he wants his children to escape the dark side of show business. He asks Susan, his sister-in-law, to bring up his children along these lines. Carolina, a star singer, romances Jordan but couldn't Susan be vying for his affections as well? When Jerry, Jordan's son, declares he wants to follow in his father's steps, Carolina deliberately decides to support him against Jordan...

Mr. and Mrs. Pollard feel that their son-in-law, novelist Mark Davis, isn't a fit parent for their grandchild. Lawyer Ellen Reed is convinced the Pollards' charge is based on their disapproval of Mark's latest book.

Feeling that he's in a rut, a man can't bear to spend another summer in his cottage by the lake. Although his wife and kids are disappointed, he wants to sell the house and use the money for a long trip.

TV editor Sam Spaulding eagerly anticipates the press junket to London, where he intends to renew his acquaintance with actress Millie Pinks. But Sam's boss assigns him to look after Dulie Hudson, a sweet young columnist who has never been out of Texas. Everyone's afraid that the wilds of London will be too much for Dulie to handle-everyone, that is, except Dulie.

Colonel and Lady Morrigan were very nicely provided for in their brother's will. But when the Colonel studies the will, he discovers that in order to get the money he'll have to tell a lie, and he refuses to sign.

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Housewife Edna Huntington has no children. A pleasant, middle-aged woman, she relies on friendly neighbors (and her TV set) to provide interest in life. When Stella Lawrence, a sophisticated divorcée, moves in across the hall, Edna makes friendly overtures-only to be repulsed. It takes Stella's soldier son Hank to break the ice, and defend his mother's chilly behavior.