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.

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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

Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: Stephen Vincent Benét ??

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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

Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: Elizabeth Alexander Heermann

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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

Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: Gladys Hasty Carroll

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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

Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: Stephen Vincent Benét ??

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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

Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: William Harrison Ainsworth ?? Matthew Gregory Lewis ??

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

Year: not aired
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: Y
Story by: Robert Louis Stevenson

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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

Year: 1951
Duration: 30 min
Genre:
Available for Listening Booth: N
Story by: Jean Kenyon Mackenzie

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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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