Medic
NR
8.1
1954
Drama
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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- Cast:
- Richard Boone
Episode 28 : General Practitioner
June. 13,1955
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 .
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Episode 27 : Never Comes Sunday
May. 23,1955
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.
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Episode 26 : Lifeline
May. 16,1955
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.
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Episode 25 : My Child’s Keeper
April. 25,1955
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.
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Episode 24 : Wall of Silence
April. 18,1955
After suffering a severe head injury, a newspaper editor struggles through a lengthy rehabilitative process .
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Episode 23 : Physician, Heal Thyself
April. 11,1955
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.
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Episode 22 : All My Mothers, All My Fathers
March. 28,1955
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.
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Episode 21 : Death Is a Red Balloon
March. 21,1955
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.
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Episode 20 : Break Through the bars
March. 14,1955
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.
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Episode 19 : Dr. Impossible
February. 28,1955
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.
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Episode 18 : Mercy Wears an Apron
February. 21,1955
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.
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Episode 16 : A Time to Be Alive
January. 31,1955
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.
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Episode 15 : Breath of Life
January. 24,1955
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.
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Episode 14 : Boy in the Storm
January. 03,1955
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.
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Episode 13 : When Comes the Autumn
December. 27,1954
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.
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Episode 12 : Red Christmas
December. 20,1954
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.
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Episode 11 : Wild Intruder
December. 06,1954
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.
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Episode 10 : My Very Good Friend Albert
November. 29,1954
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.
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Episode 9 : With This Ring
November. 22,1954
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.
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Episode 8 : After the Darkness
November. 08,1954
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.
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Episode 7 : Day 10
November. 01,1954
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.
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Episode 6 : My Brother Joe
October. 25,1954
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.
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Episode 5 : Vagrant Heart, Vagrant Cup
October. 11,1954
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.
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Episode 4 : Death Rides a Wagon
October. 04,1954
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.
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Episode 3 : I Climb the Stairs
September. 27,1954
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.
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Episode 2 : Laughter Is a Boy
September. 20,1954
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.
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Episode 1 : White Is the Color
September. 13,1954
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.
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