Name: The Great American Hoax
Released: 1957-05-15

The 20th Century Fox Hour

S2 · E17 — The Great American Hoax

S2:E17 · The Great American Hoax

Episodes

19 episodes in this season

Child of the Regiment

60 min

Stranger in the Night

60 min

The Money Maker

60 min

Smoke Jumpers

60 min

The Last Patriarch

60 min

Men Against Speed

60 min

Operation Cicero

60 min

End of a Gun

60 min

False Witness

60 min

E10

Springfield Incident

60 min

E11

Man of the Law

60 min

E12

City in Flames

60 min

E13

Deadline Decision

60 min

E14

The Still Trumpet

60 min

E15

Men in Her Life

60 min

E16

Deep Water

60 min

E17

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The Great American Hoax

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E18

Threat to a Happy Ending

60 min

E19

The Marriage Broker

60 min

The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV Series

19551h6.0

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The Great American Hoax

Season 2 · Episode 17 · May 15, 1957

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!

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The 20th Century Fox Hour

TV Series

19551h6.0

Drama

Now playing

The Great American Hoax

Season 2 · Episode 17 · May 15, 1957

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