The Chase - "Long Distance" (11-02-52)

Long Distance (Aired November 2, 1952)

NBC first envisioned The Chase as a new Television feature. The series' plots and themes focused primarily on predominantly fear inducing pursuits of one form or another. Thus most of the scripts were fraught with tension of one type or another. Whether mental tension, physical peril or a mix of both, the abiding theme throughout the series was the the contrasts between the 'hunter' and the 'hunted' in such Life situations. NBC's Television version of The Chase was in production during May 1953. It was to star Doug Fowley as both narrator and performer. Apparently the powers to be eventually decided to abandon the production. It would also appear that the TV production was abandoned at about the same time the Radio version was pulled, to be replaced by NBC's prestigious NBC Summer Symphony series.

 

THIS EPISODE:

 
November 2, 1952. NBC network. "Long Distance". Sustaining. A woman whose husband is about to be executed tries to save his life by telephone. The final public service announcement and the system cue have been deleted. Abby Lewis, Bill Lipton, Cliff Oland, Connie Lembcke, Edward King (director), Gene Leonard, Fred Collins (announcer), Harry W. Junkin (writer), Jan Miner, John McGovern, Lawrence Klee (creator, writer), Martha Baron, Mildred Clinton, Pat Hosley, Rosemary Murphy, Sylvia Davis, Sylvia Lee. 28:52. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.