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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.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Murder by RadiationSeptember 4, 1954—A fragment of a powerful radioactive element called Ormondium is stolen by foreign agents. Captain Midnight are caleld upon to recover the s
- S01E02Electronic KillerSeptember 11, 1954—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 fo
- S01E03Deadly DiamondsSeptember 18, 1954—Captain Midnight and the Secret Squadron track down a dangerous group of diamond smugglers. The assignment is made easier with the help of o
- S01E04The Lost MoonSeptember 25, 1954—An astronomer dies after discovering a lost moon closely orbiting the Earth. Captain Midnight and enemy agents contend for the astronomer's
- S01E05Death Below ZeroOctober 2, 1954—Captain Midnight investigates the poisoning of a small dog belonging to a member of the Secret Squadron. The investigation leads to the solu
- S01E06Operation FailureOctober 9, 1954—Captain Midnight goes behind the Iron Curtain to the country of Balkavia. He is there to rescue Zabor, a freedom fighter. Midnight succeeds
- S01E07Trapped Behind BarsOctober 16, 1954—Captain Midnight and Ikky go undercover gehind prison bars to learn the secret of a series of prison riots. Another riot leads to Captain Mi
- S01E08Counterfeit MillionsOctober 23, 1954—When counterfeit bills begin to flood into the United States, Captain Midnight discovers that a trucking company is being used as a means of
- S01E09The Walking GhostOctober 30, 1954—A frantic squadron member asks for Captain Midnight's help. He needs help in exorcising a dangerous ghost. Midnight, Ikky, and Tut set up an
- S01E10Secret of the JungleNovember 6, 1954—Captain Midnight and Ikky pay a visit to Tut who is busy in Africa collecting rare plant and soil samples. Hoping for a peaceful vacation, t
- S01E11Sabotage Under The SeaNovember 13, 1954—Captain Midnight goes to the bottom of the ocean to search for an experimental missle that has disappeared. An enemy submarine is detected h
- S01E12Isle of MysteryNovember 20, 1954—The queen of a small island named Luana withdraws her permission for the US to conduct atomic tests in her territory. Captain Midnight and I
- S01E13The Curse of the PharaohsNovember 27, 1954—Captain Midnight is brought to Egypt by the daughter of an eminent archaeologist. He investigates the archaeologist's mysterious disappearan
- S01E14The DesertersDecember 4, 1954—Captain Midnight helps a group of Secret Squadron members who have been evicted from their club house by a commercial developer. In the proc
- S01E15The Electrified ManDecember 11, 1954—An eminent refugee scientists asks that Secret Squadron headquarters be put at his disposal while he perfects his new process. The scientist
- S01E16The Young CriminalDecember 18, 1954—Captain Midnight sponsors a youth gym as a way to combat juvenile delinquency. One of the youngsters named Tommy Venters is impressed with t
- S01E17The Deadly ProjectDecember 25, 1954—The Secret Squadron laboratory is placed at the disposal of a scientist working on a heat-resistant metal needed by the Air Force. The resea
- S01E18Touchdown TerrorJanuary 1, 1955—A group of gamblers try to bribe a star quarterback into throwing an important game. The young player is in need of cash for an operation fo
- S01E19Top Secret WeaponJanuary 8, 1955—A young refugee from behind the Iron Curtain asks Captain Midnight for asylum. What Captain Midnight does not know is that the boy has been
- S01E20The Human BombJanuary 15, 1955—A munitions genius is released from jail and plots revenge against Captain Midnight and the police responsible for his conviction.
- S01E21The Mark of DeathJanuary 22, 1955—Captain Midnight goes to India to deliver a goodwill message at the invitation of Bengra Tassi. When Captain Midnight and Ikky get to India
- S01E22Arctic AvalancheJanuary 29, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky are returning from a mission to the North Pole. They are persuaded to fly a sick Eskimo to a medical facility. Whe
- S01E23Mystery of the ForestFebruary 5, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky go to timber country in the Pacific Northwest in order to investigate the largest non-nuclear explosion in history
- S01E24The Invisible TerrorFebruary 12, 1955—A gem warfare attack is planned against the United States by one of America's Cold War enemies. Captain Midnight is called upon to recover a
- S01E25Saboteurs of the SkyFebruary 19, 1955—Captain Midnight investigates the kidnapping of a Secret Squadron member and her father who is a famous scientist who has developed a method
- S01E26Peril from the ArcticFebruary 26, 1955—On a mission to Alaska, Captain Midnight and Ikky respond to a Mayday message. They make a landing in the remote northwest and discover a ca
Season02
- S02E01The Secret RoomOctober 29, 1955—Captain Midnight exposes a phony seance racket that preys upon a wealthy society women who is also the wife of a famous physicist. The profe
- S02E02Mission to MexicoNovember 5, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky go to Mexico to find an enemy radio station. The last intercepted message from the station referred to a shipment
- S02E03The Frozen MenNovember 12, 1955—A famous scientist who is working on a new metal that may be the key to space travel is kidnapped. In the middle of a desert, Captain Midnig
- S02E04Doctors of DoomNovember 19, 1955—Captain Midnight investigates the report of a giant roaming around a small Maryland town. The investigation leads to a sanitarium where the
- S02E05Sunken SapphiresNovember 26, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky help and young woman and her brother in recovering a cache of jewels. They use Tut's Omni Counter. Once the jewels
- S02E06Master CriminalDecember 3, 1955—The plans for a new jet engine under development at Secret Squadron headquarters attract one of the nation's top criminals. He pretends to s
- S02E07Secret of Superstition MountainDecember 10, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky stumble on a hidden treasure while prospecting for uranium in Arizona. Ghostly apparitions, however, seem intent o
- S02E08The Mountain of FireDecember 17, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky help a group of scientists trying to develop a process of converting volcanic heat into electricity. When a long-d
- S02E09The Jungle PitDecember 24, 1955—Captain Midnight and Ikky help a young Japanese boy find his missing father: a soldier hiding on a Pacific Island who is still convinced tha
- S02E10Flight into the UnknownDecember 31, 1955—A banker disappers with a significant amount of money. Captain Midnight and Ikky trace the man to a small Pacific Island where he is recover
- S02E11The Runaway SuitcaseJanuary 7, 1956—A police officer is accused of stealing a suitcase full of money. He is forced to resign and turns to Captain Midnight to help clear his nam
- S02E12Million Dollar DiamondJanuary 14, 1956—A young boy tells Captain Midnight about the strange and abusive behavior of his father, a gem expert preparing to cut a million dollar diam
- S02E13The Human BulletJanuary 21, 1956—Captain Midnight agrees to test a revolutionary rocket sled after the vehicle's first test pilot is killed in its 800 mph test run. Captain
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