CTVA US Anthology - "Short, Short Dramas" (NBC)(1952-53)

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NBC Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:15-7:30pm

1.01 Short Short Dramas: [debut]
30Sep1952 [debut] East Coast, NBC Tue
Written by Max Ehrlich
Directed by Dan Petrie
starring
Joseph Fallon ..... Oscar
Synopsis:
A boy writes a special delivery air mail letter to "God" asking that his mom who is suffering from
an incurable illness be made well.

1.02 Short Short Dramas: 2-Oct-1952 NBC Thur - no details

1.03 Short Short Dramas: 7-Oct-1952 NBC Tue - no details

1.04 Short Short Dramas: ACT OF DIVORCE
09-Oct-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Robert Pastene
Neva Patterson

1.05 Short Short Dramas: 14Oct-1952 NBC Tue - no details

1.06 Short Short Dramas: THE DIARY
16-Oct-1952 NBC Thur
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 NBC Tue
starring
Peter Hobbes
Lois Wheeler

1.08 Short Short Dramas: FLAT FEE
23-Oct-1952 NBC Thur
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 NBC Tue
starring
Mark Roberts

1.10 Short Short Dramas: DOUBLE NEGATIVE
30-Oct-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Shepperd Strudwick

1.11 Short Short Dramas: THE CLOUD
04-Nov-1952 NBC Tue
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 NBC Thur
starring
Jed Prouty

1.13 Short Short Dramas: THE RETURN
11-Nov-1952 NBC Tue
starring
Frank Albertson
Ruth Woods
Synopsis:
A jealous wife, a henpecked husband another woman and a diamond necklace turns into murder. [RF]

1.14 Short Short Dramas: MEET ME AT THE LIBERTY
13-Nov-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Henry Jones

1.15 Short Short Dramas: THE FIX
18-Nov-1952 NBC Tue
starring
John Barney

1.16 Short Short Dramas: HAT TRICK
20-Nov-1952 NBC Thur
starring
June Dayton
Dean Harens
Ann Thomas

1.17 Short Short Dramas: A PORTRAIT OF GENERAL GARRITY
25-Nov-1952 NBC Tue
starring
E.G. Marshall
Cliff Robertson

1.18 Short Short Dramas: THE UNKNOWN FACTOR
27-Nov-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Eileen Heckart
Richard Kiley

1.19 Short Short Dramas: THE GIFT
02-Dec-1952 NBC Tue
starring
John Boruff
Olive Deering

1.20 Short Short Dramas: WOMAN IN HIS LIFE
04-Dec-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Harriet E. MacGibbon

1.21 Short Short Dramas: I AM NOT ALONE
09-Dec-1952 NBC Tue
starring
Somar Alberg
John Rodney

1.22 Short Short Dramas: THE LIGHT TOUCH
11-Dec-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Leo Penn

1.23 Short Short Dramas: NIGHT SCHOOL
16-Dec-1952 NBC Tue
starring
Henry Jones

1.24 Short Short Dramas: THE ESCAPE
18-Dec-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Guy Thomajan
Synopsis:
The fact that there are more ways than one to catch a criminal is revealed in this story. [RF]

1.25 [--] Short Short Dramas: 23-Dec-1952 NBC Tue - no details

1.26 Short Short Dramas: SUCCESS STORY
25-Dec-1952 NBC Thur
starring
Richard Derr

1.27 Short Short Dramas: THE MATCHMAKER
30-Dec-1952 NBC Tue
starring
Joe Maross

1.28 Short Short Dramas: THIN ICE
01-Jan-1953 NBC Thur
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 NBC Tue
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 NBC Thur
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 NBC Tue
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 NBC Thur
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 NBC Tue
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 NBC Thur
starring
Joe Graham
Ruth McDevitt
Una O'Connor

1.35 [--] Short Short Dramas: 27-Jan-1953 NBC Tue - no details
1.36 [--] Short Short Dramas: 29-Jan-1953 NBC Thur - no details

1.37 Short Short Dramas: OPERATION SUNSHINE
03-Feb-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Ernest Borgnine
George Petrie
Synopsis:
The problems a young wounded soldier faces in a Korean hospital are the basis for this story. [RF]
*Note: Reaired on "Playhouse 15" 20Nov56.

1.38 Short Short Dramas: REASONABLE FACSIMILE
05-Feb-1953 NBC Thur
starring
Loretta Daye

1.39 Short Short Dramas: THE INTERRUPTION [Part 1]
10-Feb-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Wesley Addy

1.40 Short Short Dramas: THE INTERRUPTION [Part 2]
12-Feb-1953 NBC Thur
starring
Wesley Addy

1.41 Short Short Dramas: THE WRESTLER
17-Feb-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Alan Lee
Murvyn Vye

1.42 Short Short Dramas: THE DOCTOR'S DECEIT
19-Feb-1953 NBC Thur
starring
Russell Collins

1.43 Short Short Dramas: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
24-Feb-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Bethel Leslie
Tony Randall
Synopsis:
A girl comtemplating suicide changes her mind when a stranger enters her life.

1.44 [--] Short Short Dramas: 26-Feb-1953 NBC Thur - no details

1.45 Short Short Dramas: THE CALCULATED RISK
03-Mar-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Lisa Howard

1.46 Short Short Dramas: ACT OF BRAVERY
05-Mar-1953 NBC Thur
starring
Richard Kiley

1.47 Short Short Dramas: PUBLIC RELATIONS
10-Mar-1953 NBC Tue
starring
E.G. Marshall
Frank Thomas

1.48 Short Short Dramas: THE GAMBLER
12-Mar-1953 NBC Thur
starring
Vaughn Taylor

1.49 Short Short Dramas: THE DOUBLE CROSS
17-Mar-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Margaret Hayes
Darren McGavin

1.50 Short Short Dramas: APPOINTMENT WITH LOVE
19-Mar-1953 NBC Thur
starring
Terry Becker

1.51 Short Short Dramas: THE WILL
24-Mar-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Joy Hodges

1.52 [--] Short Short Dramas: 26-Mar-1953 NBC Thur - no details

1.53 Short Short Dramas: FOLLOW-UP
31-Mar-1953 NBC Tue
starring
Frank Albertson

1.54 Short Short Dramas: WINNING TICKET
02-Apr-1953 NBC Thur
starring
June Dayton

1.55 Short Short Dramas: Unknown
07-Apr-1953 NBC Tue

1.56 Short Short Dramas: Unknown
09-Apr-1953 NBC Thur

[--] Short Short Dramas: THE WITNESS
unknown airdate
Synopsis:
A thief and murderer tries to find the only witness to his crime. [RF]

[--] Short Short Dramas: BACKFIRE
16Jun53
Synopsis:
The perfect crime was committed until everything backfired. [RF]