Medic
Medic is an American medical drama television series that aired from 1954 to 1956 on NBC, starring Richard Boone as Dr. Konrad Styner. The series was one of the first realistic medical dramas on television, presenting medically accurate stories that explored the ethical and human dimensions of medicine. Each episode examined a different medical case, from emergency surgery to psychiatric care, with a documentary-like realism that was groundbreaking for its time. The series was created by James Moser and was praised by the medical community for its accuracy and its respectful treatment of the profession. Several episodes are in the public domain.
This series is:Emotional
Season 1
Break Through the Bars
Dr. Styner treats a patient whose physical symptoms mask a deeper psychological struggle, in a story that explores the connection
Till the Song Is Done, till the Dance Is Gone
A poignant story about a patient facing a progressive illness, exploring the emotional toll of chronic disease on both the patient
The Wild Intruder
Dr. Styner confronts a case involving a violent patient whose erratic behavior poses a danger to himself and the hospital staff, raising
My Brother Joe
A family's bond is tested when one brother falls seriously ill, and Dr. Styner must navigate both the medical crisis and the family
Never Comes Sunday
A patient's recovery is complicated by circumstances that never pause for rest, in a story exploring the relentless pressures of illness
Walk with Lions
Dr. Styner faces a case requiring extraordinary courage from both physician and patient, in a story about the bravery needed to
Flash of Darkness
A sudden emergency tests Dr. Styner's skills and composure when a flash of darkness — a momentary loss of power — strikes during a
Wild Intruder
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.
Boy in the Storm
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.
A Time to Be Alive
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.
Flash of Darkness
This "what-if" episode imagines what would happen in the event of a nuclear strike on Los Angeles. Dr. Styner and his colleagues are at a warehouse outside the city for a training session, but must try to make their way back to the devastated city after the nuclear attack. Along the way they try to treat and save as many injured and radiation-poisoned patients as they can with what little medicine they have and are forced by circumstances to decide which patients can be saved--and which ones they'll have to let die.
Dr. Impossible
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.
Break Through the bars
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.
Never Comes Sunday
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.
General Practitioner
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 .
Season 2
Who Search for Truth
A researcher's quest for medical truth leads to an ethical dilemma, as Dr. Styner weighs the pursuit of scientific knowledge against the
General Practitioner
The daily life of a general practitioner is explored in this episode, highlighting the challenges and rewards of front-line medicine in a
Dr. Impossible
A surgeon nicknamed "Dr. Impossible" for his willingness to attempt the most daring operations faces a case that challenges even his
When Mama Says Jump
Dr. Styner offers advice and support when a 17-year-old track star develops severe acne and chronic fatigue due to stresses caused by his demanding mother's determination to see him achieve his father's dream of Olympic stardom.
Glass of Fear
Comic strip artist Dick Hooper does a nationally syndicated feature called "Salty", but he can't make his due dates for finished cartoons because he's become obsessed with germs and various muscle and stomach pains that doctors can't locate. He's become a raging hypochondriac that's about to lose his wife and career.
Who Search for Truth
This is the story of Alexis St. Martin, a young fur trapper who was shot in the side and was used by Dr. William Beaumont for research into the function of the human digestive system.
Awake to Spring
An old man is the only family left for his crippled grandson. He's worried about his ability to carry on, and after a painful heart incident, he's convinced he'll soon be dead and his helpless charge will be doomed, so he decides they should go together and leaves the gas pipe open as they sleep.
Till the Song Is Done, till the Dance Is Gone
This is the story of a young girl named Mary. She has a weak heart due to a defective heart valve. Doctors race to operate on her after she collapses at a dance she attended with her classmates.
Details
- Years
- 1954–1956
- Seasons
- 2
- Episodes
- 23
- Genres
- Medical, Drama
- TMDB Rating
- 6.3/10 (7 votes)
- Maturity Rating
- NR
- Quality
- SD
- Audio
- English
- Status
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Studio
- CBS
