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Captain Midnight

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Captain Midnight is an American televisions series that aired on CBS from September 9, 1954 to January 21, 1956. The series stars Richard Webb as Captain Midnight.

Sep 4, 19542 seasons39 episodesEndedEN

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Richard Webb

Captain Midnight

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Olan Soule

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Sid Melton

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Seasons

Season 1

26 episodes

Premiered Sep 4, 1954

Season 2

13 episodes

Premiered Oct 29, 1955

Episodes

1–6 of 26

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Ep 1

Murder by Radiation

Sep 4, 1954

30m

A fragment of a powerful radioactive element called Ormondium is stolen by foreign agents. Captain Midnight are caleld upon to recover the stolen materials.

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Ep 2

Electronic Killer

Sep 11, 1954

30m

Captain Midnight's friend Dereck Strange invites him to witness the test of a new guided missile: the Nike. When Strange does not show up for the test, Midnight and Ikky go to his apartment and learn he has been kidnapped. Enemy agents use drugs of Strange to get the secrets of the missle. After getting the information, the enemy agents put an unconscious Strange on a drone plane about to be destroyed in an Air Force Test. Only Midnight's intervention saves Strange's life and captures the enemy agents.

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Ep 3

Deadly Diamonds

Sep 18, 1954

30m

Captain Midnight and the Secret Squadron track down a dangerous group of diamond smugglers. The assignment is made easier with the help of one of Tut's inventions, an Omni Counter, which reacts to precious gems and metals.

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Ep 4

The Lost Moon

Sep 25, 1954

30m

An astronomer dies after discovering a lost moon closely orbiting the Earth. Captain Midnight and enemy agents contend for the astronomer's secret with both sides aware that whichever power reaches the lost moon in space first will control the earth.

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Ep 5

Death Below Zero

Oct 2, 1954

30m

Captain Midnight investigates the poisoning of a small dog belonging to a member of the Secret Squadron. The investigation leads to the solution of a bank robbery and the near death of Captain Midnight when he is imprisoned in a cold storage locker.

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Ep 6

Operation Failure

Oct 9, 1954

30m

Captain Midnight goes behind the Iron Curtain to the country of Balkavia. He is there to rescue Zabor, a freedom fighter. Midnight succeeds in his mission but at the final moment Zabor elects to remain in his own country and continue the fight for democracy.

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