TV Guide RetroPlex Friday

Willie works in the pit to help his family after the death of his brother and father and attends the annual miners' picnic hoping to race his horse.

Nellie's Aunt Rose gets angry with Ned when she finds out that her niece lied to her about his occupation.

Spider, Willie, Mollie and Angus spend the night in a haunted house on a dare and Ned worries about the safety of a mine section but won't complain.

Ned demands that the mine be shut down for repairs; Aunt Rose urges Nellie not to marry Ned; schoolmates face off against the pit boys in a baseball game.

Mr. Frawley fires Ned to make a public example of him, but Willie pleads with the boss to get Ned's old job back.

Nellie and Ned depart for their much-anticipated honeymoon; Aunt Rose has run-in with a renowned fiddler.

Willie discovers a mysterious ship and Mr. Frawley's son becomes Ned's partner.

Willie suspects that his missing horse has been stolen and sneaks into the coal mine, disguised as a "pit boy," to look for him.

Willie finds his missing horse in the mine and wants to find out who stole it, but Ned is more concerned with finding explosives recently taken from the mine.

Glace Bay adjusts to the installation of a public telephone in the train station lobby, and Willie is inspired to write a letter to Alexander Graham Bell.

A government agent tries to keep the peace between white settlers and Indians while outlaws plant seeds of doubt and discord in order to gain their land.

A traveling cowboy interferes with a saloon owner who is trying to force a family to sell their ranch to him because he knows a secret about it.

A U.S. Marshal breaks up a stagecoach robbery and escorts the female passenger to town, where she meets her late father's brother for the first time.

A U.S. Marshal who is on vacation investigates suspicious activity at a ranch, where the man running it may be an imposter who murdered the original owner.

A young Jazz musician is beset with conflict when two women vie for his love and his band's manager spirals into debt because of a compulsive gambling problem.

The legendary professional boxer known as "The Brown Bomber" rises to fame in his pugilistic career to become the heavyweight champion of the world.

After killing his friend in the Civil War, a man returns home and takes the position of Sheriff and must wield a gun again when a murder is committed.

Director Alfred E. Green tracks the life and career of Jackie Robinson, who became the first black to ever play in Major League Baseball.

A young Jazz musician is beset with conflict when two women vie for his love and his band's manager spirals into debt because of a compulsive gambling problem.

Railroad detective Luke Smith investigates a murder and runs into his friend Murray and his wife Marian, discovering Murray's crimes and Marian's true feelings.

After killing his friend in the Civil War, a man returns home and takes the position of Sheriff and must wield a gun again when a murder is committed.

A visionary automobile designer unsuccessfully tries to take on the big three automakers of the 1940s by producing a "car of the future."

The member of a farming family causes trouble for his clan when he is forced to marry a woman whose loyalties appear to be dubious.

Railroad detective Luke Smith investigates a murder and runs into his friend Murray and his wife Marian, discovering Murray's crimes and Marian's true feelings.

Jed Sayre is a lieutenant in the United States Calvary and the commander of New Mexico's Fort Union, but he is ordered to turn over the command of the post.

When Colorado crooks conspire to start an Indian war in order to steal the Utes' gold, only a racist but honest rancher will work for peace.

A mysterious stranger arrives in a small town in the Ozark Mountains and begins to help the residents of the village make changes for the better.

The member of a farming family causes trouble for his clan when he is forced to marry a woman whose loyalties appear to be dubious.