The 20th Century Fox Hour · SEASON 2
The Great American Hoax
Episode 17 · 1957-05-15
- Drama
Episode overview
John Hodges has been a printer devoted to his work. Now, at 65, he is automatically retired by his firm. But Hodges isn't ready for retirement -he feels he has many years of productivve employment ahead. Furthermore,life without a job becomes tedious. He feels unwanted in the house and finally flees to the park where he sits, contemplates the injustice of his retirement, and plots ways to be reinstated. Finally he hits on a daring maneuver. Knowing that the president of the parent company is a mysteriously remote figure, Hodges decides to impersonate him, change some of the rules and get his job back. Excited, he starts to compose an interesting letter!
60 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Child of the Regiment1956-10-03
2. Stranger in the Night1956-10-17
3. The Money Maker1956-10-31
4. Smoke Jumpers1956-11-14
5. The Last Patriarch1956-11-28
6. Men Against Speed1956-12-12
7. Operation Cicero1956-12-26
8. End of a Gun1957-01-09
9. False Witness1957-01-23
10. Springfield Incident1957-02-06
11. Man of the Law1957-02-20
12. City in Flames1957-03-06
13. Deadline Decision1957-03-20
14. The Still Trumpet1957-04-03
15. Men in Her Life1957-04-17
16. Deep Water1957-05-01
17. The Great American Hoax1957-05-15
18. Threat to a Happy Ending1957-05-29
19. The Marriage Broker1957-06-12
