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The Plot to Kill Stalin

Thu, 25 Sep 1958

In late 1952, an aging and increasingly paranoid Stalin puts in motion a purge against his doctors, with antisemitic overtones. His lackeys, including Khrushchev, Molotov and Beria, fear it will spread to the Politburo, and plan to strike first.

Playhouse

Fri, 14 Nov 2003

After years hiding in the shadows, the ancient ghosts of an old Pittsburgh theater make their presence known once again.

Old Man

Thu, 20 Nov 1958

In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.

Bamses Gemme-æske

Sun, 01 Jan 2006

No Time at All

Thu, 13 Feb 1958

An airliner flying nonstop at night from Miami to New York fails to check in, then disappears from radar. We see how its disappearance affects people on the ground.

The Greer Case

Thu, 31 Jan 1957

When a rich woman dies without signing her new will, all kinds of problems ensue.