The Thin Air

"The Thin Air"
The 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 (1952-09-21)
Running time	60 mins
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"The Thin Air" is a 1952 American television play that was an episode of The Philco Television Playhouse . ^{[1] [2]}

It was based on the real life disappearance of Dorothy Arnold. ^[3]

Premise

A young girl disappears on the night of her engagement party.

Cast

• Jo Van Fleet
• Scott Forbes
• Joan Lorring

Radio adaptation

Elliott 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"

Elliott reworked the material for "Whereabouts Unknown", 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

1. "21 September 1953". Ross Reports on Television. 1953.
2. "Tomorrow's Tips". The Buffalo News. September 20, 1952. p. 13.
3. "ARTHUR POLKINGHORNE'S". The Sun. No. 13311. New South Wales, Australia. October 7, 1952. p. 21 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved September 17, 2024– via National Library of Australia.
4. "COMPLETE GUIDE TO TO-DAY'S RADIO PROGRAMMES". The Courier-mail . Queensland, Australia. June 2, 1954. p. 15. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via National Library of Australia.
5. "THE WEEK IN WIRELESS--". The Age . No. 30, 923. Victoria, Australia. June 12, 1954. p. 16. Retrieved September 17, 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "Picture Tape". Chillicothe Gazette. March 2, 1957. p. 6.
7. "2 Part Whodunit". The Cincinnati Post. February 28, 1957. p. 30.
8. "Radio and TV News". The Buffalo News. February 27, 1957. p. 46.
9. "Drama's revival is a mystery". The Atlanta Journal. February 27, 1957. p. 23.

External links

• "The Thin Air" at IMDb
• "The Thin Air" at IMDb