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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series
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SHORT SHORT DRAMAS
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Episode Guide
version 4.0 January 2009
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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SHORT SHORT DRAMAS
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NBC
15 min dramas which aired twice weekly
Sep 30, 1952 to Apr 9, 1953
Hosted by Ruth Woods
Syndication titles aired 11:15pm:
Playhouse 10 (1955-56)
Playhouse 15
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1.04 Short Short Dramas: ACT OF DIVORCE
09-Oct-1952
starring
Robert Pastene
Neva Patterson
1.06 Short Short Dramas: THE DIARY
16-Oct-1952
starring
Olive Blakeney
Leslie Nielsen
Synopsis:
A tale of blackmail and deceit. [RF]
1.07 Short Short Dramas: THE MAN WHO REMEMBERED
21-Oct-1952
starring
Peter Hobbes
Lois Wheeler
1.08 Short Short Dramas: FLAT FEE
23-Oct-1952
starring
Paul Ford
Gene Lyons
Synopsis:
A private detective investigates a theft and comes upon a surprising problem and solution. [RF]
1.09 Short Short Dramas: THAT CERTAIN FLAVOR
28-Oct-1952
starring
Mark Roberts
1.10 Short Short Dramas: DOUBLE NEGATIVE
30-Oct-1952
starring
Shepperd Strudwick
1.11 Short Short Dramas: THE CLOUD
04-Nov-1952
starring
Peggy Allenby
Loretta Daye
Jamie Smith
Synopsis:
The wife of a foreign correspondent finds herself hampered by an over-protesting mother. [RF]
1.12 Short Short Dramas: CITY SLICKER
06-Nov-1952
starring
Jed Prouty
1.13 Short Short Dramas: THE RETURN
11-Nov-1952
starring
Frank Albertson
Ruth Woods
1.14 Short Short Dramas: MEET ME AT THE LIBERTY
13-Nov-1952
starring
Henry Jones
1.15 Short Short Dramas: THE FIX
18-Nov-1952
starring
John Barney
1.16 Short Short Dramas: HAT TRICK
20-Nov-1952
starring
June Dayton
Dean Harens
Ann Thomas
1.17 Short Short Dramas: A PORTRAIT OF GENERAL GARRITY
25-Nov-1952
starring
E.G. Marshall
Cliff Robertson
1.18 Short Short Dramas: THE UNKNOWN FACTOR
27-Nov-1952
starring
Eileen Heckart
Richard Kiley
1.19 Short Short Dramas: THE GIFT
02-Dec-1952
starring
John Boruff
Olive Deering
1.20 Short Short Dramas: WOMAN IN HIS LIFE
04-Dec-1952
starring
Harriet E. MacGibbon
1.21 Short Short Dramas: I AM NOT ALONE
09-Dec-1952
starring
Somar Alberg
John Rodney
1.22 Short Short Dramas: THE LIGHT TOUCH
11-Dec-1952
starring
Leo Penn
1.23 Short Short Dramas: NIGHT SCHOOL
16-Dec-1952
starring
Henry Jones
1.24 Short Short Dramas: THE ESCAPE
18-Dec-1952
starring
Guy Thomajan
Synopsis:
The fact that there are more ways than one to catch a criminal is revealed in this story. [RF]
1.26 Short Short Dramas: SUCCESS STORY
25-Dec-1952
starring
Richard Derr
1.27 Short Short Dramas: THE MATCHMAKER
30-Dec-1952
starring
Joe Maross
1.28 Short Short Dramas: THIN ICE
01-Jan-1953
starring
Cynthia Stone
Synopsis:
An intriguing tale of jewelry smuggling with an unusual climax. [RF]
1.29 Short Short Dramas: THE COUNTESS
06-Jan-1953
starring
Lisa Ferraday
Vaughn Taylor
Synopsis:
The trials and tribulations of a duke and duchess working as servants in America. [RF]
1.30 Short Short Dramas: THE PRESENT
08-Jan-1953
starring
June Dayton
Synopsis:
Two crooks and a diamond bracelet are involved in a plan that supposedly couldn't fail. [RF]
1.31 Short Short Dramas: THE DOWRY
13-Jan-1953
starring
Theo Goetz
Enid Pulver
Somer Alberg
Synopsis:
An old man endeavors to give his daughter an Old World dowry. [RF]
1.32 Short Short Dramas: THE NEW BOOK
15-Jan-1953
starring
Richard Bishop
Kathleen Comegys
Jonathan Harris
Synopsis:
An old farmer finds a new interest when he buys a new book. [RF]
1.33 Short Short Dramas: LAPSE OF MEMORY
20-Jan-1953
starring
James Gregory
Clifford Sales
Synopsis:
A smart lawyer straightens out a soft-hearted crook. [RF]
1.34 Short Short Dramas: BURIED TREASURE
22-Jan-1953
starring
Joe Graham
Ruth McDevitt
Una O'Connor
1.37 Short Short Dramas: OPERATION SUNSHINE
03-Feb-1953
starring
Ernest Borgnine
George Petrie
Synopsis:
The problems a young wounded soldier faces in a Korean hospital are the basis for this story. [RF]
1.38 Short Short Dramas: REASONABLE FACSIMILE
05-Feb-1953
starring
Loretta Daye
1.39 Short Short Dramas: THE INTERRUPTION [Part 1]
10-Feb-1953
starring
Wesley Addy
1.40 Short Short Dramas: THE INTERRUPTION [Part 2]
12-Feb-1953
starring
Wesley Addy
1.41 Short Short Dramas: THE WRESTLER
17-Feb-1953
starring
Alan Lee
Murvyn Vye
1.42 Short Short Dramas: THE DOCTOR'S DECEIT
19-Feb-1953
starring
Russell Collins
1.43 Short Short Dramas: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
24-Feb-1953
starring
Bethel Leslie
Tony Randall
1.45 Short Short Dramas: THE CALCULATED RISK
03-Mar-1953
starring
Lisa Howard
1.46 Short Short Dramas: ACT OF BRAVERY
05-Mar-1953
starring
Richard Kiley
1.47 Short Short Dramas: PUBLIC RELATIONS
10-Mar-1953
starring
E.G. Marshall
Frank Thomas
1.48 Short Short Dramas: THE GAMBLER
12-Mar-1953
starring
Vaughn Taylor
1.49 Short Short Dramas: THE DOUBLE CROSS
17-Mar-1953
starring
Margaret Hayes
Darren McGavin
1.50 Short Short Dramas: APPOINTMENT WITH LOVE
19-Mar-1953
starring
Terry Becker
1.51 Short Short Dramas: THE WILL
24-Mar-1953
starring
Joy Hodges
1.53 Short Short Dramas: FOLLOW-UP
31-Mar-1953
starring
Frank Albertson
1.54 Short Short Dramas: WINNING TICKET
02-Apr-1953
starring
June Dayton
Short Short Dramas: THE WITNESS
unknown airdate
Synopsis:
A thief and murderer tries to find the only
witness to his crime. [RF]
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