Captain Midnight

Overview

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.

Episodes

S01E01 Murder by Radiation

September 4, 1954 30 min
A fragment of a powerful radioactive element called Ormondium is stolen by foreign agents. Captain Midnight are caleld upon to recover the stolen materials.

S01E02 Electronic Killer

September 11, 1954 30 min
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...

S01E03 Deadly Diamonds

September 18, 1954 30 min
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...

S01E04 The Lost Moon

September 25, 1954 30 min
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...

S01E05 Death Below Zero

October 2, 1954 30 min
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...

S01E06 Operation Failure

October 9, 1954 30 min
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...

S01E07 Trapped Behind Bars

October 16, 1954 30 min
Captain Midnight and Ikky go undercover gehind prison bars to learn the secret of a series of prison riots. Another riot leads to Captain Midnight and Ikky escaping along with a band of prisoners. The...

S01E08 Counterfeit Millions

October 23, 1954 30 min
When counterfeit bills begin to flood into the United States, Captain Midnight discovers that a trucking company is being used as a means of distribution.

S01E09 The Walking Ghost

October 30, 1954 30 min
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 electronic perimeter around the Southern mansion that is ""haunted"" by a...

S01E10 Secret of the Jungle

November 6, 1954 30 min
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, the Secre Squadron instead encounters the mystery of a stolen...

S01E11 Sabotage Under The Sea

November 13, 1954 30 min
Captain Midnight goes to the bottom of the ocean to search for an experimental missle that has disappeared. An enemy submarine is detected hiding underwater.

S01E12 Isle of Mystery

November 20, 1954 30 min
The queen of a small island named Luana withdraws her permission for the US to conduct atomic tests in her territory. Captain Midnight and Ikky are sent in to discover the reason why.

S01E13 The Curse of the Pharaohs

November 27, 1954 30 min
Captain Midnight is brought to Egypt by the daughter of an eminent archaeologist. He investigates the archaeologist's mysterious disappearance and the curse of the pharaohs.

S01E14 The Deserters

December 4, 1954 30 min
Captain Midnight helps a group of Secret Squadron members who have been evicted from their club house by a commercial developer. In the process, Captain Midnight discovers a bank robbery.

S01E15 The Electrified Man

December 11, 1954 30 min
An eminent refugee scientists asks that Secret Squadron headquarters be put at his disposal while he perfects his new process. The scientist is working on a countermeasure against the Radioactive Dust bomb. The process requires...

S01E16 The Young Criminal

December 18, 1954 30 min
Captain Midnight sponsors a youth gym as a way to combat juvenile delinquency. One of the youngsters named Tommy Venters is impressed with the lifestyle of a poolroom owner.

S01E17 The Deadly Project

December 25, 1954 30 min
The Secret Squadron laboratory is placed at the disposal of a scientist working on a heat-resistant metal needed by the Air Force. The research is stymied by a vindictive scientist who develops a sonic gun...

S01E18 Touchdown Terror

January 1, 1955 30 min
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 for his sister, but he refuses to participate in...

S01E19 Top Secret Weapon

January 8, 1955 30 min
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 programmed to spy on a secret weapon being developed at...

S01E20 The Human Bomb

January 15, 1955 30 min
A munitions genius is released from jail and plots revenge against Captain Midnight and the police responsible for his conviction.

S01E21 The Mark of Death

January 22, 1955 30 min
Captain Midnight goes to India to deliver a goodwill message at the invitation of Bengra Tassi. When Captain Midnight and Ikky get to India they discover Tassi has been kidnapped by ""The Executioner"". Captain Midnight...

S01E22 Arctic Avalanche

January 29, 1955 30 min
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. When they get to the Eskimo's remote cabin, they are...

S01E23 Mystery of the Forest

February 5, 1955 30 min
Captain Midnight and Ikky go to timber country in the Pacific Northwest in order to investigate the largest non-nuclear explosion in history. They pose as lumberjacks and uncover a chemical compound which when added to...

S01E24 The Invisible Terror

February 12, 1955 30 min
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 missing formula which can protect the country from the virus.

S01E25 Saboteurs of the Sky

February 19, 1955 30 min
Captain Midnight investigates the kidnapping of a Secret Squadron member and her father who is a famous scientist who has developed a method of creating hurricanes.

S01E26 Peril from the Arctic

February 26, 1955 30 min
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 cabin where a renegade scientist is experimenting with an anti-magnetic...

Cast

Richard Webb
Richard Webb
Captain Midnight
Olan Soule
Olan Soule
Sid Melton
Sid Melton

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