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General Electric Summer Originals

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This 1956 TV series is an anthology of unsold television pilots. Each half-hour episode presents a different story with a different cast.

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What happens

G.E. Summer Originals, referred to in some sources as General Electric Summer Originals, is an American anthology television series that aired on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in the summer of 1956. The 30-minute episodes consisted of unsold television pilots. Among stars appearing in the unsold pilots were Ronald Reagan, James Mason, Vera Miles, Hugh Beaumont, and Barbara Billingsley. Their directors included feature directors Budd Boetticher and Don Weis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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