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Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures. Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism which would typify medical shows from then on. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. He went on to write the television series Ben Casey.
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- E1 White Is the ColorNext upSep 13, 1954 · 30 min
Synopsis
A young husband must inform his pregnant wife that she's been diagnosed with fatal leukemia. Concern now shifts to the expected baby's survival. Dr. Styner wages an extended battle in the delivery room for the newborn's survival.
Guest stars: Beverly Garland (Estelle Collins)
- E2 Laughter Is a BoySep 20, 1954 · 30 min
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Eight-year old Jonno's speech is garbled because of a cleft palate he was born with. Now kids mock him and he's retreating into a lonely world of his own. Grandfather's too elderly to do anything. What can teenage brother Pete do to help.
- E3 I Climb the StairsSep 27, 1954 · 30 min
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After collapsing on stairs, winsome young Annie is discovered to have a heart condition. Now doctors must operate to save her, but can they after her heart stops.
- E4 Death Rides a WagonOct 4, 1954 · 30 min
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On the way westward in the year 1867, a wagon train in a barren wilderness is suddenly hit by an outbreak of Cholera, and the one doctor among them is at odds to contain it.
- E5 Vagrant Heart, Vagrant CupOct 11, 1954 · 30 min
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An alcoholic wife and mother of two faces the nearly overwhelming prospect of going through withdrawal and overcoming cirrhosis of the liver before she can begin the more difficult process of attempting to conquer her addiction to drink.
- E6 My Brother JoeOct 25, 1954 · 30 min
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A father has a car accident leaving his 10 year old son in a coma. As a team of specialists attempts to save the boy's life, his family tries to deal with the anger and guilt.
Guest stars: Lorna Thayer (Lorraine Lockwood), Charles Bronson (Dr. John Bircher)
- E7 Day 10Nov 1, 1954 · 30 min
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A dramatization of the outbreak of pneumonic plague in Los Angeles in 1924. The title refers to the 10-day period with no new cases, which must be waited out before the quarantine can be lifted.
- E8 After the DarknessNov 8, 1954 · 30 min
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A pianist, blind since childbirth, learns he can regain his sight with a corneal transplant. This delicate operation involves the substitution of a new cornea for the injured one, in this case scarred by exposure to lime.
- E9 With This RingNov 22, 1954 · 30 min
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One stormy night a soaking wet woman arrives at hospital and announces she is about to have a baby. In addition to the complications of a difficult birth she bears the secret that she is unwed and alone.
- E10 My Very Good Friend AlbertNov 29, 1954 · 30 min
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Swedish immigrant Albert plays viola in a symphony orchestra. But his hearing is getting worse, so he's let go. Also, his social life is being held back. An operation can correct the problem, but will it stay fixed, and how to pay.
- E11 Wild IntruderDec 6, 1954 · 30 min
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A young and healthy woman is diagnosed with breast cancer only a week before her wedding. Surgery must be performed as soon as possible. She becomes depressed and contemplates suicide.
- E12 Red ChristmasDec 20, 1954 · 30 min
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A young woman is wheeled in, victim of a holiday road accident. Doctors pour over her, determining extent of injuries. The tipsy driver responsible, her employer, callously wants to get on with his life. Entry serves as holiday warning.
- E13 When Comes the AutumnDec 27, 1954 · 30 min
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An elderly widow, who lives with her son and his family, feels unwanted. As a result, she instigates arguments in the household. Eventually her gloom leads her to drastic action.
- E14 Boy in the StormJan 3, 1955 · 30 min
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Following the death of his aunt/guardian, a 17-year-old epileptic is methodically treated with medication and extensive counseling in order that he may be able to live a comparatively normal life with a caring foster family.
Guest stars: Dennis Hopper (Robert), Nelson Leigh (Dr. Moore), Isobel Elsom (Mrs. Jennings)
- E15 Breath of LifeJan 24, 1955 · 30 min
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Obsessively self-reliant Dr. Robert Parker faces an uncertain future and an extended period of reliance on an iron lung (and on other people) after he contracts a case of polio.
Guest stars: Jean Engstrom (Blakeney)
- E16 A Time to Be AliveJan 31, 1955 · 30 min
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Eleven-year old Danny is a hemophiliac, even a slight injury can cause death. He's cut his arm and the doctors must halt the bleeding. Now his older sister worries that she too may be subject to the genetic disease.
- E17 Flash of DarknessFeb 14, 1955 · 30 min
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This "what-if" episode imagines what would happen in the event of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles. Dr. Styner and his colleagues are at a warehouse outside the city for a training session, but must try to make their way back to the devastated city after the nuclear attack. Along the way they try to treat and save as many injured and radiation-poisoned patients as they can with what little medicine they have and are forced by circumstances to decide which patients can be saved--and which ones they'll have to let die.
- E18 Mercy Wears an ApronFeb 21, 1955 · 30 min
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An aging actor has been a paraplegic for five years. Confined to bed, he turns to the bottle, maundering over his situation. That is, until a public health nurse arrives. Now he feels sensations in his legs. Is it just wishful thinking.
- E19 Dr. ImpossibleFeb 28, 1955 · 30 min
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In 1884, pioneering surgeon Dr. William Stewart Halstead finds that he and three colleagues are slowly but surely becoming seriously addicted to the cocaine that they have been using in anesthetic self-experiments.
Guest stars: Ben Morris (Baker)
- E20 Break Through the barsMar 14, 1955 · 30 min
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A quiet, sedate, middle-aged bank cashier suddenly begins to exhibit strange and disturbing behavior. After a thorough examination, a medical team decides that his problem can best be treated by electroshock therapy.
Guest stars: Lee J. Cobb (Henry Fisher), Forrest Lewis (Mr. Lombardo), James Anderson (Dr. Barth), King Donovan (Sam Conners), Lester Dorr (Bartender)
- E21 Death Is a Red BalloonMar 21, 1955 · 30 min
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A young wife and mother is suddenly stricken with a brain aneurysm. Now the couple must decide between short-term treatment hoping for no recurrence, or risk delicate brain surgery to remedy the problem.
Guest stars: Robert Stevenson (Dr. Stanley)
- E22 All My Mothers, All My FathersMar 28, 1955 · 30 min
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An abandoned baby grows up in a hospital ward when an extensive series of surgical procedures is necessary to repair the damage caused when the infant's mother forced her to ingest caustic household lye.
- E23 Physician, Heal ThyselfApr 11, 1955 · 30 min
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Shortly before completing his residency and beginning his own practice, a resident internist is stunned when a routine chest X-Ray reveals that he has contracted an active case of tuberculosis.
- E24 Wall of SilenceApr 18, 1955 · 30 min
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After suffering a severe head injury, a newspaper editor struggles through a lengthy rehabilitative process .
- E25 My Child’s KeeperApr 25, 1955 · 30 min
Synopsis
Two mothers leave their children, a little girl and a baby boy, alone downstairs. The girl discovers a lighter and starts a blaze that engulfs them both. At the hospital, one mother holds the other responsible for what happened.
Guest stars: Barbara Hudson (Nurse Martin)
- E26 LifelineMay 16, 1955 · 30 min
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An injured sailor is helicoptered onto a naval hospital ship for treatment. There the head doctor suddenly starts treating his staff angrily. It appears he has a personal stake in the sailor's survival.
- E27 Never Comes SundayMay 23, 1955 · 30 min
Synopsis
The blow to a child's head causes not only brain damage, but a dysfunctional family, as the members try to cope with the girl's problems.
Guest stars: Cindy Carol (Laurie Ramsey)
- E28 General PractitionerJun 13, 1955 · 30 min
Synopsis
Dr. Canfield is a family physician with a troubled marriage trying to balance the needs and demands of his patients with those of his family .
Cast & crew
Created by James E. Moser
Richard Boone
