The Thin Air is a 1952 American television play that was an episode of Philco Television Playhouse.[1][2]
| "The Thin Air" | |
|---|---|
| Philco Television Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 1 |
| Directed by | Vincent J. Donehue |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | September 21, 1952 |
| Running time | 60 mins |
It was based on the real life disappearance of Dorothy Arnold.[3]
Premise
editA young girl disappears on the night of her engagement party.
Cast
edit- Jo Van Fleet
- Scott Forbes
- Joan Lorring
Radio adaptation
editElliott also adapted the script for radio, and a play version was broadcast in Australia in 1954 for The General Motors Hour.[4]
The Age wrote "it made excellent listening."[5]
Whereabouts Unknown
edit| "The Thin Air" | |
|---|---|
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Fielder Cook |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | February 26, 1957 |
| Running time | 60 mins |
Elliott reworked the material for Whereabouts Uknown, an episode of The Kaiser Aluminum Hour starring MacDonald Carey and Kim Hunter.[6][7]
The Buffalo News wrote "Kim Hunter had a great role and she lived it up to the hilt... the play built to a poignant finale."[8]
The Atlanta Journal called it a "superficial drama" which "wasted the talents of Kim Hunter."[9]
References
edit- ^ "21 September 1953". Ross Reports on Television. 1953.
- ^ "Tomorrow's Tips". The Buffalo News. 20 September 1952. p. 13.
- ^ "ARTHUR POLKINGHORNE'S". The Sun. No. 13311. New South Wales, Australia. 7 October 1952. p. 21 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "COMPLETE GUIDE TO TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES". The Courier-mail. Queensland, Australia. 2 June 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "THE WEEK IN WIRELESS--". The Age. No. 30, 923. Victoria, Australia. 12 June 1954. p. 16. Retrieved 17 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Picture Tape". Chillicothe Gazette. 2 March 1957. p. 6.
- ^ "2 Part Whodunit". The Cincinnati Post. 28 February 1957. p. 30.
- ^ "Radio and TV News". The Buffalo News. 27 February 1957. p. 46.
- ^ "Drama's revival is a mystery". The Atlanta Journal. 27 February 1957. p. 23.
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