A Christmas Gift

December 17, 1951

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Robert Montgomery Presents - S3 - E8

This holiday love story set in war-torn Sognac, France involves a French underground fighter, an American lieutenant, and a lovely, young maiden.

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Robert Montgomery Presents: Season 3 - 41 Episode s

3x1 - Bubbles
September 10, 1951
A young girl is nervous about the return of her mother from a mental institution, so her father buys her a kitten to calm her. Unfortunately, when the mother arrives, the daughter pays more attention to Bubbles than to her.
3x2 - I am Still Alive
September 24, 1951
In this comedy of mistaken identity, a blonde knocks a driver unconscious when she rear-ends his car with hers. She can't find any identification on him; the only clue is a script that indicates he's a spy.
3x3 - To Walk the Night
October 8, 1951
College friends Bark and Jerry discover their old friend Professor LeNormand dead in his observatory, burned to death from the inside out. Most shocking, the confirmed bachelor had just married an enigmatic woman who seems unfazed by his death. Within days, Jerry is engaged to marry the mysterious widow, leading Bark to believe she was somehow involved in the professor's death.
3x4 - I Wouldn't Want to Be in Your Shoes
October 22, 1951
Unusual circumstances befall a hapless man who's missing a pair of shoes, leading to his involvement in a murder.
3x5 - An Inspector Calls
November 5, 1951
A suspicious inspector investigates the murder of a young woman who was part of a respectable middle-class British family. He uncovers bizarre motivations among the family members before he's revealed to be an impostor.
3x6 - The Kimballs
November 19, 1951
Steve LaFarge visits the small town of his childhood and meets the current residents of the house in which he played. He falls in love with the daughter, Ann Kimball, but is given the cold shoulder by her aloof father. Old man Kimball has been bitter ever since the murder of his wife 15 years earlier. Steve is shocked by the realization that he may have been involved in the woman's death.
3x7 - Top Secret
December 3, 1951
A foreign service agent brings along his young adult daughter on a mission, traveling to a country on the verge of a revolution.
3x8 - A Christmas Gift
December 17, 1951
This holiday love story set in war-torn Sognac, France involves a French underground fighter, an American lieutenant, and a lovely, young maiden.
3x9 - The Farmer's Hotel
January 7, 1952
While their car is being repaired, man and woman stop by the Farmer's Hotel to use their phone. It happens to be the hotel's opening night and they're joined by the business manager and staff, an intoxicated truck driver, a doctor, and three vaudevillians. Everyone's having a delightful time until an argument starts.
3x10 - Cashel Byron's Profession
January 14, 1952
In 1867 London, boxer Cashel Byron woos cultured aristocrat Lydia Carew. He attempts to keep his sorted profession, illegal at the time, a secret from the priggish woman.
3x11 - The Tender Men
January 21, 1952
A farm boy from the country moves to the big city to make his mark. When he ends up broke and hungry, he proves an easy target for the Communist party.
3x12 - Eva? Caroline?
January 28, 1952
Police in Detroit have charged Eva Lang with committing a murder several years earlier. She claims that she is, in reality, is Caroline, the wife of a Baltimore lawyer. Even though she produces 28 witnesses to validate her claim, the lawyer says his wife is deceased.
3x13 - Rise Up And Walk
February 4, 1952
Turnley Walker, at six feet and 200 pounds, is struck with polio at age 30. This true drama is based on his book which chronicles his courage as he battles the dread disease.
3x14 - The Moonstone
February 11, 1952
When a valuable gem is stolen from a Buddhist temple, the priests place a curse on the object. The gem's original owner ends up dead and the rock disappears.
3x15 - Those in Favor
February 18, 1952
This Cold War political drama concerns a U.N. meeting in Paris and the relationship between the U.S. and Soviet delegates.
3x16 - Storm
February 25, 1952
A freak storm originates on the West Coast and travels across the county, and the weather bureau tracks it along its path. The stories of various people affected by the violent weather are dramatized by a cast of forty-plus.
3x17 - Happy Birthday, George
March 3, 1952
During WWII, an American soldier celebrates three of his birthdays, each with a different woman; one is British, one an American and one is Belgian. As the episode closes, the now-older soldier is surrounded by his children who are awaiting the arrival of their mother. The mystery is which one of those three women will arrive.
3x18 - Guardian of the Clock
March 10, 1952
In this comedy/drama, a maintenance man plays a practical joke and changes the time on a huge skyscraper's outdoor clock. Because of his little prank, several people's lives are unexpectedly changed that evening.
3x19 - The Wall
March 17, 1952
Lording over a decaying New England manor, a woman is visited by her brother and his new wife and her devious ex-sister-in-law. A murder soon follows.
3x20 - Claire Ambler
March 24, 1952
A 1920s flapper has her faith in her father completely shattered, starting her on a path of destructive revenge.
3x21 - See No Evil
March 31, 1952
Excitement finally comes into the boring life of a man when he witnesses a murder. Being the lead witness for the state, even more intrigue arrives in the form of a letter threatening him and his family with violence.
3x22 - O Evening Star
April 7, 1952
It's the 1920s and Amy Bellaire is already becoming a has-been. She split with the man who made her famous and is now she's broke. The humiliation mounts as she attends an auction of her expensive personal belongings.
3x23 - Operation Hitch-Hike
April 14, 1952
In this tale of World War II espionage, German soldiers disguised as GI's cross American lines to sabotage ammunition dumps. Three of the men, while hitch-hiking, are given a lift by a Red Cross worker. When a storm comes up, the woman's forced to take refuge with them in a farmhouse.
3x24 - And Never Come Back
April 21, 1952
Two ex-wives of the same man are aboard a train heading to Los Angeles. The goal of both is to reunite with their former husband. Only one of the women makes it to their L.A. destination.
3x25 - The Truth About Blayds
April 28, 1952
Lying on his death bed, famous poet Oliver Blayds reveals startling secrets from earlier in life.
3x26 - The Lonely
May 5, 1952
An American pilot falls for a young British woman during World War II.
3x27 - Lila, My Love
May 12, 1952
A reporter for a Paris newspaper encounters an American woman with great ambitions.
3x28 - The Longest Night
May 19, 1952
An ambitious pianist hurt by the lack of love from her mother chooses a music career over the man who loves her. She returns years later as a successful performer to find her former love is now married and running for the governorship.
3x29 - The Ringmaster
May 26, 1952
A one-time actor suffered a crippling injury early in his career. Now managing a inn, he takes great delight in influencing the lives of his guests--in negative ways.
3x30 - Candles for Theresa
June 2, 1952
Following World War II, American painter Richard Clyde travels to a French village that was occupied by the Germans. His purpose is to find the traitor who caused his brother to be murdered by the Nazis. Richard finds the residents battered and distrustful of himself and each other.
3x31 - Penny
June 9, 1952
An understanding father deals with the trials and tribulations of having a 15-year-old daughter.
3x32 - Of Lena Geyer
June 16, 1952
Real-life soprano diva Mimi Benzell plays the role of an opera star whose romance comes to a bitter end, leaving her to vow never to again mix love and work. Benzell performs "La Traviata," "Mmme. Butterfly," and "Tannhauser."
3x33 - Til Next We Meet
June 23, 1952
A wealthy but unhappy woman meets a hard-boiled newspaper reporter and sets out to prove that she has as much love within her as she has money.
3x34 - King of the Castle
June 30, 1952
In this dramatic comedy, the last in a long line of Scottish lords goes to great measures to avoid the family curse.
3x35 - Sheppy
July 7, 1952
Sheppey is an English barber who wins big playing the Irish sweepstakes and decides to spread his wealth among the poor and sick. Along the way, he meets an impoverished shop girl in a local pub.
3x36 - The Catbird Seat
July 14, 1952
For thirty years, Erwin Martin has been an exemplary employee as head of the filing department at an advertising agency. His orderly world could be disrupted when the company brings in an efficiency expert. Martin uses his quiet, mild manner to circumvent the flashy "expert" and leave her powerless over him.
3x37 - Advice to the Lovelorn
July 28, 1952
A newspaper publisher who has no time for love hires a psychology professor to write the "Advice to the Lovelorn" column in his paper. Before he knows it, he's fallen in love with the columnist.
3x38 - Mr. Dobie Takes a Powder
August 4, 1952
The manager of the household furnishings section of a department store rebels when the company forces an efficiency expert on him.
3x39 - Summer Story
August 11, 1952
An employee at a travel agency is given a dream vacation by a co-worker who won it but can't use it. Living it up in a swanky hotel, her troubles begin when she starts hanging out with a playboy.
3x40 - Stand-In Bride
August 18, 1952
A gown designer's assistant delivers a dress to the governor who's planning a secret wedding. When word of their nuptials is leaked to the press, the woman has an idea for distracting the reports. After the ceremony, she'll don the gown, the governor's aide will wear a tux, and the two will act as decoys.
3x41 - Nostradamus Beery
August 25, 1952
In this comedy, a man has the ability to predict various events--some important, some trivial. Once a reporter catches wind of his talent, the publicity turns his life into a circus.

3x1 - Bubbles

3x2 - I am Still Alive

3x3 - To Walk the Night

3x4 - I Wouldn't Want to Be in Your Shoes

3x5 - An Inspector Calls

3x6 - The Kimballs

3x7 - Top Secret

3x8 - A Christmas Gift

3x9 - The Farmer's Hotel

3x10 - Cashel Byron's Profession

3x11 - The Tender Men

3x12 - Eva? Caroline?

3x13 - Rise Up And Walk

3x14 - The Moonstone

3x15 - Those in Favor

3x16 - Storm

3x17 - Happy Birthday, George

3x18 - Guardian of the Clock

3x19 - The Wall

3x20 - Claire Ambler

3x21 - See No Evil

3x22 - O Evening Star

3x23 - Operation Hitch-Hike

3x24 - And Never Come Back

3x25 - The Truth About Blayds

3x26 - The Lonely

3x27 - Lila, My Love

3x28 - The Longest Night

3x29 - The Ringmaster

3x30 - Candles for Theresa

3x31 - Penny

3x32 - Of Lena Geyer

3x33 - Til Next We Meet

3x34 - King of the Castle

3x35 - Sheppy

3x36 - The Catbird Seat

3x37 - Advice to the Lovelorn

3x38 - Mr. Dobie Takes a Powder

3x39 - Summer Story

3x40 - Stand-In Bride

3x41 - Nostradamus Beery

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Season 5

S6: Season 6

S7: Season 7

S8: Season 8