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Countdown for blast off. X minus 5, minus 4, minus 3, minus 2, X minus 1, fire! From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of the future. Adventures in which you'll live in a million could-be years on a thousand maybe worlds. The National Broadcasting Company presents X minus 1. Tonight, X minus 1 presents, Feregie's Wonderful Dolls by George Lefferts. The doll shop stood on a quiet Washington side stree…

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In Perigi's Wonderful Dolls, a family finds themselves outside a quaint doll shop on a quiet street near the Pentagon. The little girl, Cindy, is eager to enter, captivated by the dolls she sees through the window. Her father, Colonel Henry, is preoccupied with military duties and initially dismisses the shop as trivial. However, the allure of the dolls proves too strong, and they enter the shop run by the enigmatic Santo Parigi.

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X Minus One, Episode 7

Perigi's Wonderful Dolls

Sunday, June 5, 1955 · 28:17

X Minus One, Episode 7

Perigi's Wonderful Dolls

Sunday, June 5, 1955 · 28:17

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A family visits a peculiar doll shop where the dolls seem lifelike and intelligent, leading to an unexpected encounter with their mysterious proprietor, Santo Parigi.

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