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Short Short Dramas

  • 1952-1953
  • 1 season
  • NBC
  • Comedy, Drama

Model Ruth Woods hosted this anthology series of twice-weekly one act plays. The stories could be either dramatic or light comedy with a different cast for each episode. The series ran for only the 1952-53 season.

Season 1 Episode Guide

58 Episodes 1952 - 1953

Episode 1

Air Mail Special Delivery

Tue, Sep 30, 1952

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.

Episode 2

The Boat Ride

Thu, Oct 2, 1952

Episode 3

The Man with the Black Hair

Tue, Oct 7, 1952

On the night before an international flight, a man has a dream which he believes portends doom.

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Episode 4

Act of Divorce

Thu, Oct 9, 1952

Episode 5

The Witness

Tue, Oct 14, 1952

Episode 6

The Diary

Thu, Oct 16, 1952

A tale of blackmail and deceit.

Episode 7

The Man Who Remembered

Tue, Oct 21, 1952

Episode 8

Flat Feet

Thu, Oct 23, 1952

A private detective investigates a theft and comes upon a surprising problem and solution.

Episode 9

That Certain Flavor

Tue, Oct 28, 1952

Episode 10

Double Negative

Thu, Oct 30, 1952

Episode 11

The Cloud

Tue, Nov 4, 1952

A woman, the wife of a foreign correspondent, struggles to free herself from her over-protective mother's influence.

Episode 12

City Slicker

Thu, Nov 6, 1952

Episode 13

The Return

Tue, Nov 11, 1952

A jealous wife, a henpecked husband, another woman and a diamond necklace turns into murder.

Episode 14

Meet Me at the Liberty

Thu, Nov 13, 1952

Episode 15

The Fix

Tue, Nov 18, 1952

Episode 16

Hat Trick

Thu, Nov 20, 1952

Episode 17

A Portrait of General Garrity

Tue, Nov 25, 1952

Episode 18

The Unknown Factor

Thu, Nov 27, 1952 15 mins

Episode 19

The Gift

Tue, Dec 2, 1952

Episode 20

Woman in His Life

Thu, Dec 4, 1952

Episode 21

I Am Not Alone

Tue, Dec 9, 1952

Episode 22

The Light Touch

Thu, Dec 11, 1952

A man who spent three years in prison returns his girlfriend, determined to go straight. However, his girlfriend has other ideas.

Episode 23

Night School

Tue, Dec 16, 1952

Episode 24

The Escape

Thu, Dec 18, 1952

The fact that there are more ways than one to catch a criminal is revealed in this story.

Episode 25

Missing Heir

Tue, Dec 23, 1952

Episode 26

Success Story (Dt.: Ein modernes Weihnachtsmärchen)

Thu, Dec 25, 1952

With a loan coming due the day after Christmas, Tom Fox, a young businessman, can't face the embarrassment of losing everything he owns and decides to commit suicide. An old man Tom meets on the pier gives him a check to cover the balance of the loan after betting him that one year later Fox would still be in the same predicament.

Episode 27

The Matchmaker

Tue, Dec 30, 1952

Episode 28

Thin Ice

Thu, Jan 1, 1953

An intriguing tale of jewelry smuggling with an unusual climax.

Episode 29

The Countess

Tue, Jan 6, 1953

An impoverished duke and his wife are forced to work as servants in the United States.

Episode 30

The Present

Thu, Jan 8, 1953

A pair of jewel thieves hatch a 'can't miss' scheme to steal a priceless diamond bracelet.

Episode 31

The Dowry

Tue, Jan 13, 1953

An old man tries to raise money for his daughter's dowry.

Episode 32

The New Book

Thu, Jan 15, 1953

The purchase of a new book changes an old farmer's life.

Episode 33

Lapse of Memory

Tue, Jan 20, 1953

A lawyer tries to help a soft-hearted criminal.

Episode 34

Buried Treasure

Thu, Jan 22, 1953

Episode 35

Paper Profits

Tue, Jan 27, 1953

Episode 36

The Hobo

Wed, Jan 28, 1953

Episode 37

Operation Sunshine

Tue, Feb 3, 1953

A wounded soldier battles adversity in a Korean hospital.

Episode 38

Impersonation

Thu, Feb 5, 1953

A fugitive boy stows away on a train. A woman whom he tries to rob is oddly unafraid of him.

Episode 39

Interruption: Part 1: The

Tue, Feb 10, 1953

Episode 40

Interruption: Part 2: The

Thu, Feb 12, 1953

Episode 41

The Wrestler

Tue, Feb 17, 1953

Episode 42

The Doctor's Deceit

Thu, Feb 19, 1953

Episode 43

To Whom It May Concern

Tue, Feb 24, 1953

A girl contemplating suicide changes her mind when a stranger enters her life.

Episode 44

The Real Thing

Thu, Feb 26, 1953

Episode 45

The Calculated Risk

Tue, Mar 3, 1953

Episode 46

Act of Bravery

Thu, Mar 5, 1953

Episode 47

Public Relations

Tue, Mar 10, 1953

Police Officer's reputation is damaged when it is learned that he is under investigation for corruption.

Episode 48

The Gambler

Thu, Mar 12, 1953

Episode 49

The Double Cross

Tue, Mar 17, 1953 15 mins

Episode 50

Appointment with Love

Thu, Mar 19, 1953

Episode 51

The Will

Tue, Mar 24, 1953

Episode 52

The Unheard Song

Thu, Mar 26, 1953

An aspiring singer must choose between her career and love.

Episode 53

Follow-Up

Tue, Mar 31, 1953

Albert Ingram, a down-on-his-luck newspaper reporter, gets a hot tip for a story that could propel him back into the big time. Acting on information that the socialite wife of a millionaire recluse is returning to New York City after 15 years separation from her husband, Ingram is determined get the story even though he caused the estrangement between husband and wife when he printed details of the businessman's tawdry past.

Episode 54

Winning Ticket

Thu, Apr 2, 1953

Episode 55

Partners in Law

Tue, Apr 7, 1953

At the scene of a train wreck, we see two men. One is shaken up and can't remember anything. The other is his friend who is watching out for him. But we quickly begin to question whether they are truly friends in this Hitchcockian tale.

Episode 56

Super-salesman

Thu, Apr 9, 1953

Episode 57

The Big Guy

Tue, Apr 14, 1953

Episode 58

The Most Important Man in Town

Thu, Apr 16, 1953

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