TV Reader's Digest (1955)

Name: TV Reader's Digest
Genre: Drama
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Hugh Reilly, Gene Raymond

Drama

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.

IMDb rating: 6.9 (74 votes)
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (1955)

7.51 avg 7 episodes 8.0 → 8.0 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Last of the Old Time Shooting Sheriffs	8.0	8
5	I'll Pick More Daisies	7.2	12
7	A Matter of Life and Death	8.3	12
14	Honeymoon in Mexico	6.7	9
15	The Great Armored Car Robbery	6.6	15
18	France's Greatest Detective	7.8	7
22	Mr. Pak Takes Over	8.0	7