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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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