NBC Presents: Short Story
... an anthology series from 1951-52 which crossed genres to find its material. Many classic horror tales found their way onto this series, as well as dramas and comedies. My research on this series is still in its infancy, but there seem to be about 60 or so stories that might fit the Plot Spot's venue. All shows were half-hour format.
Sources used to create my own log and double-check titles, dates and cast members:
Digital Deli Too, Jim Widner's Short Story log, RadioGOLDINdex, Nightkey's OTR Errors, and Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
Currently this archive contains 0 of 52 plotlines and 0 reviews
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Apple Tree, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
John Galsworthy
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Beautiful Summer in Newport
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Felicia Gizycka
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Bell-Tower, The
aka: "The Bell-Tower of Bannadonna"
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Herman Melville
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Biscuit Eater, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
James Street, 1939
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Cask of Amontillado, The
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Edgar Allan Poe
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Champion
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Ring Lardner
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Crazy Sunday
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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Darling, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Anton Chekhov
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De Mortuis
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
John Collier
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Dead Man
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
James M. Cain
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Doc Melhorn and the Pearly Gates
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Duel Without Honor, The
aka: "Zodomirsky's Duel"
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Alexandre Dumas, pere
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Fall of the House of Usher, The
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre: Horror
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Edgar Allan Poe
Versions of this story also appeared on CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Escape, NBC Presents: Short Story, and The Weird Circle.
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Fifty-Grand
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Ernest Hemingway, 1927
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Fifty-Two Weeks for Florette
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Frame-Up, A
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Ring Lardner
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Frankenstein
aka: "The Modern Prometheus"
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Mary Shelley
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Ground Floor Window
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: Ernest Kinoy
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Harness, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
John Steinbeck
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Honor
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
William Faulkner
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How Beautiful the Shoes
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Wilbur Daniel Steele ??
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Hut, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Geoffrey Household, 1951
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I am Not a Stranger
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
James Street
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I Want to Know Why
Year: 1951
Duration: 15 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Sherwood Anderson
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I'm a Fool
Year: 1951
Duration: 15 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Sherwood Anderson
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Keys
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
H.D. Boylston ??
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Kristi
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Leader of the People, The
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
John Steinbeck
From the novella The Red Pony?
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Letter from the Queen, A
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Sinclair Lewis ??
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Lottery, The
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre: Horror
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Shirley Jackson
A disturbing, classic tale, of an annual lottery held in a remote rural community, whose prize is... well, best not dwelt on.
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Mr Arcularis
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Conrad Aiken
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Oblong Box, The
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Edgar Allan Poe
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O'Halloran's Luck
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Old General, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: ??
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Piano, The
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Ben Ames Williams
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Pot of Gold, The
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
John Cheever
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Rocket, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre: Space Exploration
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Ray Bradbury
A junkyard dealer who dreams of going to Mars gets hold of a discarded test rocket, and decides to use it to take his family there -- in a manner of speaking.
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Rope of Hair, The
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Guy de Maupassant
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Scuttlebutt
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
James Michener
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Seat of Violence, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Ben Ames Williams, 1927
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Shadow of Evil
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
James Aswell
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Spectre Bride, The
The recordings that I've been able to find on-line with this title are actually "The Spectre Bride" from The Weird Circle with the credits removed. Is the NBC Presents episode actually based on Ainsworth's story? Or is it some story by Lewis? The Monk, perhaps? Or The Spectre Castle? Can't tell till I find a copy.
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Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, The
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Tell-Tale Heart, The
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Edgar Allan Poe
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They're All Afraid
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Len Peterson
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Thing in the Tunnel, The
aka: "The Signal-Man"
Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Charles Dickens
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Three Pair of Heels
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Stephen Southwold ??
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Trader's Wife, The
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Transferred Ghost, The
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Frank R. Stockton
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Wanderers, The
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Kay Boyle ??
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When Greek Meets Greek
Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
Graham Greene
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Windfall, The
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by:
Erskine Caldwell
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You Could Look It Up
Year: 1952
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by:
James Thurber
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