Kraft Television Theatre
Season 9
A well-received anthology series presenting live television dramas.
Where to Watch Kraft Television Theatre • Season 9
48 Episodes
- The Diamond as Big as the RitzE1
The Diamond as Big as the RitzA prep school student named Percy Washington becomes friends with his schoolmate John Unger. Percy invites John to spend the holidays at his family's isolated Montana mansion. It sits atop a mountain of solid diamond. John begins to worry about his safety when he learns the the father, Mr. Washington, is paranoid about his wealth. He shoots down planes that fly over the house and then kills the pilots. The crazed patriarch does the same with children who drop in. - I, Mrs. BibbE4
I, Mrs. BibbDespite having no political aspirations or experience, Mrs. Bibb is asked to fill the seat of her deceased husband. Aiding her is her husband's assistant, Ned, who is engaged to the Bibbs' daughter. Events take an ugly turn when it Ned is suspected of having taken a bribe from a contractor. - Number Four with FlowersE6
Number Four with FlowersThe bullet-riddled body of a big-time gambler is brought to the morgue in this tongue-in-cheek comedy. Out of the blue, a naive young waitress steps forward to claim the dead man's remains. Soon, she finds herself with three boyfriends: a mortician, a tough police officer and the murdered crook's business partner. Soon she's being taken on her "last ride" and she manages to even charm the gunman. - Once a GeniusE10
Once a GeniusThough he hasn't made a film in years, an aging Viennese director, living in the U.S., is fiercely proud of the great movie he made decades ago. He convinces himself that the ideal way to regain his vanished glory would be to remake that film, and even to have his wife play the role she created in it. - The Devil as a Roaring LionE17
The Devil as a Roaring LionA young boy finds a wounded, dying man hiding in his family's boat house. The man, a prospector who has just killed his partner in a dispute, at first frightens the boy, but as the two begin to get to know each other, they become friends. Eventually the boy suspects that the man might not be all he claims to be. - Home Is the HeroE18
Home Is the HeroA man who in a drunken rage killed a neighbor is released from prison after serving five years. Paddo returns home and takes out his rage on his friends and family members. His son Willie stands up to the brute and proves that Paddo is neither needed nor wanted by the family. - The Lost WeekendE25
The Lost WeekendAn alcoholic lies, steals, and sacrifices personal dignity to fulfill his craving for alcohol. His sweetheart persists in what appears to be a losing battle in trying to rescue him from the moral degradation and mental corrosion into which he is rapidly sinking. Despite their efforts, he ends up stealing her fur coat to get money for a bottle of whiskey. - The Gentle GrafterE30
The Gentle GrafterJeff Peters uses his personal magnetism to fleece the mayor of a hick town, run a shady matrimonial agency and establish a monopoly on the rot-gut whiskey business. Peters is joined in these schemes by a right-hand man and a beautiful widow. The trio thinks that they are unstoppable until they meet up with a former master of the con game.