The Private Practice of Dr. Dana
The Private Practice of Dr. Dana
CBS Radio West - KNX
Sundays
Various Times
30 minutes
Medico-humanitarian Stephen "Steve" Dana, M.D, "cuts the core out of trouble" in this dramatic radio series, broadcasting weekly from CBS Columbia Square, Hollywood.(1) Each episode began with an introduction to that week's case, including the patient's name, age, symptoms and Dr. Dana's diagnosis; the introduction often came as the result of a discussion between Dr. Dana and Nurse Gorcey, portrayed by the show‘s costar, Mary Lansing.
When not helping Dr. Dana, Mary Lansing portrayed baby "Timmie" in the CBS radio show, The People Next Door. Born in 1911, Lansing began her career in Hollywood as a chorus girl in musicals for the Fox Film Corporation. She and husband, veteran broadcaster Frank Nelson, starred in an early radio situation comedy (1942's Later at the Duncans); Nelson brought his trademark humor to The Jack Benny Program and announced for The Lux Radio Theatre, where his wife appeared numerous times, often as a member of the supporting cast. Lansing also handled voice work for Walt Disney's Dumbo and joined the longest-running serial in broadcast history and the great American radio serial, respectively: One Man's Family and The Guiding Light. Lansing's experience on the latter when its theme transitioned from clergy to medical in the 1940s, undoubtedly helped her audition for the role of Nurse Gorcey in The Private Practice of Dr. Dana.
On Thursday afternoon, May 29, 1947, Tommy Tomlinson, radio executive, told E. Jack Neuman, radio writer, that they had to have a new dramatic radio series in just two days (not counting Memorial Day). The new series' starring role: a "hard, two-fisted doctor," unafraid of Sam Spade (radio's The Adventures of Sam Spade, Detective) or Dr. Christian, perhaps the best-known light radio drama of its day.(2) Passing up on a vacation at local Catalina Island, Neuman worked out the basics for the show.
Auditions for the starring role of Dr. Stephen Dana occurred on Friday, May 30, 1947; after an argument with director Sterling Tracy, Neuman and Tracy selected Ira Grossel ("Jeff Chandler"). On Sunday, June 1, 1947, Robert Hafter wrote the first script. Over the next few weeks, the scripts went from bad-to-worse; the show's "doctor-mystery" theme darkened considerably. Neuman eventually left the show, which brought in writer Robert Ryf to work with Hafter: during those first, delicate few weeks, the hard, two-fisted approach and the mystery of each show was replaced by sympathy and understanding.
Note: The credits, cast and episode information for The Private Practice of Dr. Dana is as complete as the scripts and, when available, the recordings, have allowed. By clicking on the links in the episode titles below, a new page will open in which will appear the first page of the radio script.
Photo Caption (to the right): The last page of an eight-page agreement between CBS Radio West and Ira Grossel (Jeff Chandler), December 5, 1947; for the first twenty-six weeks of his appearance in The Private Practice of Dr. Dana, Chandler earned $50.00 a week; the second twenty-six weeks, $60.00 a week.
Episode 1: "The Samuel Jessup Case"; broadcast: June 1, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Robert Hafter; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Samuel Jessup, a seventy-two-year-old millionaire who helped Dr. Dana through medical school, suffers from Hodgkin's disease. While four people badger the doctor about exactly when Jessup is "scheduled" to die, Jessup passes away unexpectedly from an overdose of sleeping pills; a suspicious Dr. Dana asks himself: How can you be so blind?
Episode 2: "The Joseph Coursey Case"; broadcast: June 8, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Robert Hafter; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: A red-headed chirpie tricks Dr. Dana into treating a severely wounded, bank-robbing murderer.
Behind the Scenes: Jane Coursey, the red-headed chirpie, performs performs nightly in The Tropical Room at the Park Lane, where she also shares a penthouse suite with her two-timing husband, Joseph.
Episode 3: "The Leonard Hazelton Case"; broadcast: June 15, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Robert Hafter; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Black animal fear threatens to devour Leonard Hazelton, a thirty-four-year-old musical genius, who refuses to be pawed on by any doctor.
Behind the Scenes: Dr. Dana attended school with Dorothy, Leonard Hazelton's lovely wife, and regrets not marrying her when he had the chance.
Episode 4: "The Janice Manning Case"; broadcast: June 22, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's treatment of Janice Manning, an irritable and hysterical twenty-five-year-old patient, is deferred when the patient is unexpectedly released from the hospital.
Episode 5: "The Frederick Jerome Leech Case"; broadcast: June 29, 1947.
Episode 1: "The Samuel Jessup Case"; broadcast: June 1, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Robert Hafter; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Samuel Jessup, a seventy-two-year-old millionaire who helped Dr. Dana through medical school, suffers from Hodgkin's disease. While four people badger the doctor about exactly when Jessup is "scheduled" to die, Jessup passes away unexpectedly from an overdose of sleeping pills; a suspicious Dr. Dana asks himself: How can you be so blind?
Episode 2: "The Joseph Coursey Case"; broadcast: June 8, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Robert Hafter; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: A red-headed chirpie tricks Dr. Dana into treating a severely wounded, bank-robbing murderer.
Behind the Scenes: Jane Coursey, the red-headed chirpie, performs performs nightly in The Tropical Room at the Park Lane, where she also shares a penthouse suite with her two-timing husband, Joseph.
Episode 3: "The Leonard Hazelton Case"; broadcast: June 15, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Robert Hafter; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Black animal fear threatens to devour Leonard Hazelton, a thirty-four-year-old musical genius, who refuses to be pawed on by any doctor.
Behind the Scenes: Dr. Dana attended school with Dorothy, Leonard Hazelton's lovely wife, and regrets not marrying her when he had the chance.
Episode 4: "The Janice Manning Case"; broadcast: June 22, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Alan Botzer.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's treatment of Janice Manning, an irritable and hysterical twenty-five-year-old patient, is deferred when the patient is unexpectedly released from the hospital.
Episode 5: "The Frederick Jerome Leech Case"; broadcast: June 29, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Murray Wagner.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Frederick (Freddy) Jerome Leech, a forty-two-year-old patient, is ineligible for medical insurance when Dr. Dana's exam reveals an enlarged heart.
Episode 6: "The George Mansfield Bowman III Case"; broadcast: July 06, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (as "Ira Grossel"), Mary Lansing, Harry Lang (Sergeant Zarlengo), Bernice Barrett, Joe Forte, Byron Kane, Tyler McVey, Berne Surrey.
Synopsis: George Mansfield Bowman III, a twenty-two-year-old accident victim, disappears en route to the hospital. After he's located, Dr. Dana's suspicions are aroused when the patient improves too rapidly as his rich grandfather lies on his deathbed.
Episode 7: "The Jessica McKee Case"; broadcast: July 13, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Murray Wagner.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Scarlet fever quarantines Jessica McKee, Dr. Dana's twenty-six-year-old patient.
Episode 8: "The Johnnie McCall Case"; broadcast: July 20, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Murray Wagner.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Johnnie McCall, a thirty-two-year-old patient, is in guarded condition; partial-to-permanent blindness is likely.
Behind the Scenes: Before opening his medical office in the Majestic Building, downtown, Dr. Dana studied overseas.
Episode 9: "The Shelby Withers Jr. Case"; broadcast: July 27, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana rushes to Pershing Heights Hospital to see an emergency case, Shelby Withers Jr.
Episode 10: "The John Ellbridge Cleaver Case";broadcast: August 03, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall and E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Matthews.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Following post-operative complications, prognosis is good for John "Big Jack" Ellbridge Cleaver, a thirty-six-year old gambler.
Episode 11: "The Carol Davison Case"; broadcast: August 10, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Carol Davison, a thirty-two-year-old despondent patient, has been held over for further observation due to further complications.
Episode 12: "The Johnny Rizzo Case"; broadcast: August 17, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Byron Kane.
Synopsis: Examination of Johnny Rizzo, a thirty-two-year-old patient, is deferred when he dies.
Episode 13: "The Peter Scarbo Case"; broadcast: August 24, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Jack Carroll.
Synopsis: Peter Scarbo, a twenty-four-year-old patient, suffers extensive internal injuries after an automobile accident.
Episode 14: "The Adele Van Heusan Case"; broadcast: August 31, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana prescribes complete bed rest for Adele Van Heusan, a thirty-six-year-old patient on the verge of pneumonia.
Episode 15: "The David Ford Case"; broadcast: September 07, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: David Ford, a thirteen-year-old runaway, sustains injuries after a fight with another boy.
Behind the Scenes: Barring hospital, house and emergency calls, you'll find Dr. Dana's patients' names listed in his appointment book opposite the hours and half-hours; between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.; his normal lunch is 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Murray Wagner.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Johnnie McCall, a thirty-two-year-old patient, is in guarded condition; partial-to-permanent blindness is likely.
Behind the Scenes: Before opening his medical office in the Majestic Building, downtown, Dr. Dana studied overseas.
Episode 9: "The Shelby Withers Jr. Case"; broadcast: July 27, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana rushes to Pershing Heights Hospital to see an emergency case, Shelby Withers Jr.
Episode 10: "The John Ellbridge Cleaver Case";broadcast: August 03, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall and E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter; announcer, Matthews.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Following post-operative complications, prognosis is good for John "Big Jack" Ellbridge Cleaver, a thirty-six-year old gambler.
Episode 11: "The Carol Davison Case"; broadcast: August 10, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Carol Davison, a thirty-two-year-old despondent patient, has been held over for further observation due to further complications.
Episode 12: "The Johnny Rizzo Case"; broadcast: August 17, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Byron Kane.
Synopsis: Examination of Johnny Rizzo, a thirty-two-year-old patient, is deferred when he dies.
Episode 13: "The Peter Scarbo Case"; broadcast: August 24, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Jack Carroll.
Synopsis: Peter Scarbo, a twenty-four-year-old patient, suffers extensive internal injuries after an automobile accident.
Episode 14: "The Adele Van Heusan Case"; broadcast: August 31, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by E. Jack Neuman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana prescribes complete bed rest for Adele Van Heusan, a thirty-six-year-old patient on the verge of pneumonia.
Episode 15: "The David Ford Case"; broadcast: September 07, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: David Ford, a thirteen-year-old runaway, sustains injuries after a fight with another boy.
Behind the Scenes: Barring hospital, house and emergency calls, you'll find Dr. Dana's patients' names listed in his appointment book opposite the hours and half-hours; between 9:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M.; his normal lunch is 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M.
Episode 16:
Note: There is no information available for this episode, apparently broadcast September 14, 1947.
Episode 17: "The Irving Richards Case"; broadcast: September 21, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: After Dr. Dana's examination, United States Army First Lieutenant Irving Richards, a twenty-nine-year-old appendicitis patient, refuses to follow the doctor's orders.
Behind the Scenes: "Dr. Stephen Dana," can be found in the local telephone directory, under "Physicians and Surgeons"; between "Dalaham" and "Dawson."
Episode 18: "The Jen Cather Case"; broadcast: September 28, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Kathleen Hite; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana finds it difficult to administer treatment for Jen Cather, an attractive, twenty-three-year-old laryngitis patient.
Behind the Scenes: Known by their abbreviations, radio shows of the 1940s were often referred to only by their abbreviations. As they passed each other in a hall at CBS Radio's Columbia Square in Hollywood, California, Skip Ellis, an executive at the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA) asked Jeff Chandler, "Are you X-ing it today, Jeff?" Jeff replied, "Nope, I'm D-ing it." "X-ing" stood for the radio program The Man Called X; "D-ing" referred to The Private Practice of Dr. Dana.(3)
Episode 19: "The Bill Carroll Case"; broadcast: October 05, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Thirty-four-year-old Bill Carroll is admitted to Hayes General Hospital for emergency surgery.
Episode 20: "The Frances Case"; broadcast: October 12, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Jerry Farber (Francis), Jeff Corey (Wimpy Jones), Dawn Bender (Peggy Reynolds), Anne Morrison (Mrs. Reynolds).
Synopsis: Dr. Dana suspects that his charming patient, Francis (last name, unknown; age, roughly twelve) suffers from amnesia.
Episode 21: "The C. L. Tracy, M. D. Case"; broadcast: October 19, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Thirty-three-year-old C. L. Tracy, M. D., confides in Dr. Dana: she doesn't want to practice medicine anymore.
Episode 22: "The Sam Farnsworth Case"; broadcast: October 26, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Nothing turns out right forSam Farnsworth, a sixty-five-year-old patient.
Episode 23: "The Matilda Fogarty Case"; broadcast: November 02, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Peggy Webber, Betty Lou Gerson, Cynthia Corley, Tyler McVey.
Synopsis: The love that Matilda Fogarty, a blind, elderly patient, has for singing the Good Lord's Word, brings Dr. Dana comfort.
Episode 24: "The Joan Carter Case"; broadcast: November 09, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: After dancing her way to the hospital, Joan Carter, a twenty-two-year-old patient, requests Dr. Dana's diagnosis.
Episode 25: "The Sandy Bartlett Case"; broadcast: November 16, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Anne Morrison, Betty Lou Gerson, Tony Barrett, Tom Collins, Joseph Granby, Bill Gould, Joe Schweiger.
Synopsis: Thirty-year-old Sandy Bartlett, Dr. Dana's first patient to ever refuse treatment, winds up receiving that treatment without even knowing it.
Episode 26: "The Ilse Case"; broadcast: November 23, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana benefits ten-fold after examining Ilse, an eighty-one-year-old patient; last name, unknown.
Episode 27: "The Rita Rowan Case"; broadcast: November 30, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Bill Gould, Joe Schweiger.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's prescription for Rita Rowan, a twenty-one-year-old patient, does him more good than Miss Rowan.
Episode 28: "The Eddie Foster Case"; broadcast: December 07, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: When Eddie Foster's doctor refuses to release the unconscious twenty-nine-year-old, it turns out for the best.
Episode 29: "The Bill Worthington Case"; broadcast: December 14, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Bill Gould, Joe Schweiger.
Synopsis: Bill Worthington, a twenty-four-year-old patient, proves to be one of Dr. Dana's most difficult cases.
Episode 30: "The Sophia Howard Case"; broadcast: December 21, 1947.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Betty Lou Garson (Dr. Carol Tracy), Marlene Ames (Sophia) , Bob Young (Henry).
Synopsis: Drs. Dana and Tracy console a little girl after her missionary parents are injured during the Christmas holiday.
Behind the Scenes: Released in 1993 by Radio Spirits as part of the "Radio's Missing Masters" collection, this Christmas show is the "earliest known existing episode" of the series.(4) Neither the radio scripts, available at The American Radio Archives in the Special Collections Department at the Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks, California, or the transcriptions, located at the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters in Hollywood, California, were titled; each title, written newly, used the format of "The Sophia Howard Case."
Episode 31: "The Geraldine Fairfield Case"; broadcast: December 28, 1947.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Tom and Jerry; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Geraldine Fairfield‘s request for plastic surgery invites trouble for Dr. Dana.
Episode 32: "The Dan Betterly Case"; broadcast: January 04, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dan Betterly, a forty-five-year-old patient, wants just one more month to live.
Episode 33: "The Lyle Madden, M. D. Case"; broadcast: January 11, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Bob Bruce, Tyler McVey, Lillian Buyeff, Daws Butler.
Synopsis: The case of Lyle Madden, M. D., a thirty-four-year-old patient, concerns the most important thing a doctor can give a patient: understanding.
Episode 34: "The David Turner Case"; broadcast: January 18, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana keeps David Turner, a thirty-five-year-old suspected murderer, under close supervision.
Episode 35: "The Barbara Dunbar Case"; broadcast: January 25, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Betty Lou Gerson, Laurette Fillbrandt, Gerald Mohr.
Synopsis: The case of Barbara Dunbar, a thirty-two-year-old patient, makes Dr. Dana wonder who needs a physician more, the patient or the doctor?
Episode 36: "The Jason King Case"; broadcast: February 01, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana discovers, to his dismay, that Jason King, a forty-three-year-old patient, may be marked for murder.
Episode 37: "The Winifred Whitehead Case"; broadcast: February 08, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: It takes Dr. Dana a lot longer than he figures to find out if Winifred Whitehead, a thirty-one-year-old patient, is cured.
Episode 38: "The Edward L. Russell Case"; broadcast: February 15, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Hans Conried (Edward L. Russell), Betty Lou Gerson, David Ellis.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana hopes he gives Edward L. Russell, a sixty-four-year-old patient, a reason to live.
Episode 39: "The Roy St. John Case"; broadcast: February 22, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana finds difficulty in differentiating Roy St. John, a twenty-eight-year-old patient, from the next.
Episode 40: "The Paul Melville Case"; broadcast: February 29, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Laurette Fillbrandt.
Synopsis: It takes another doctor's patient to cure Paul Melville, Dr. Dana's thirty-two-year-old patient.
Episode 41: "The John Christopher Case"; broadcast: March 07, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's treatment of thirty-six-year-old, John Christopher, helps the doctor more than the patient.
Episode 42: "The Valerie Carter Case"; broadcast: March 14, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Laurette Fillbrandt, Paul Frees, Lillian Buyeff, Tyler McVey.
Synopsis: A prescription from the heart, not from the bottle, is the best medicine for twenty-eight-year-old Valerie Carter.
Episode 43: "The Bill Meredith Case"; broadcast: March 21, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Gil Stratton Jr. (Bill Meredith), Bill Boucher (Dr. Meredith), Charlie Lung (Professor Green).
Synopsis: Bill Meredith, a twenty-two-year-old patient, looks everywhere for the answer to his problems - everywhere except under his very own nose.
Episode 44: "The Ray Wardell Case"; broadcast: March 28, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's twenty-six-year-old patient, Ray Wardell, just wants to be left alone.
Episode 45: "The Carol Tracy, M. D. Case"; broadcast: April 04, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Betty Lou Garson (Carol Tracy), Bill Johnstone (Alan Hughes).
Synopsis: Dr. Dana doesn't have an answer for Carol Tracy, M. D., a thirty-three-year-old patient - and, for once, that's just the way he wants it.
Episode 46: "The Linda Andrews Case"; broadcast: April 11, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Gomer Cool; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Henry Blair, Laurette Fillbrandt, Bill Bouchey.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's treatment of Linda Andrews, an eight-month-old patient, saves two lives.
Episode 47: "The Melody Windsor Case"; broadcast: April 18, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: After he learns that she's been playing second fiddle, Dr. Dana advises Melody Windsor, a thirty-five-year-old patient, to change her tune.
Episode 48: "The Danny McNear Case"; broadcast: April 25, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Danny McNear, a twenty-year-old patient, needs more than just a slap on the rear-end.
Episode 49: "The Glenda Barton Case"; broadcast: May 02, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Frank C. Burt and Robert Libbott; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's diagnosis is spot-on for Glenda Barton, nearly seven-years-old, and starved for love.
Episode 50: "The Francine Cooper Case"; broadcast: May 09, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: In the case of Francine Cooper, a thirty-six-year-old patient, "smoke" did not necessarily mean "fire."
Episode 51: "The Luscious Louie Case"; broadcast: May 16, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Charlie Lung (Harry Flopkin).
Synopsis: Dr. Dana recommends that Luscious Louie, a thirty-seven-year-old patient, take a left, not a right, at the next light.
Episode 52: "The Paul Dennison Case"; broadcast: May 23, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Paul Frees (Steven Honnegger), Charlie Lung.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana wonders if his thirty-nine patient, Paul Dennison, will make it to forty.
Episode 53: "The Clark Adams Case"; broadcast: May 30, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Frank C. Burt and Robert Libbott; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Berry Kroeger, Laurette Fillbrandt.
Episode 17: "The Irving Richards Case"; broadcast: September 21, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: After Dr. Dana's examination, United States Army First Lieutenant Irving Richards, a twenty-nine-year-old appendicitis patient, refuses to follow the doctor's orders.
Behind the Scenes: "Dr. Stephen Dana," can be found in the local telephone directory, under "Physicians and Surgeons"; between "Dalaham" and "Dawson."
Episode 18: "The Jen Cather Case"; broadcast: September 28, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Kathleen Hite; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana finds it difficult to administer treatment for Jen Cather, an attractive, twenty-three-year-old laryngitis patient.
Behind the Scenes: Known by their abbreviations, radio shows of the 1940s were often referred to only by their abbreviations. As they passed each other in a hall at CBS Radio's Columbia Square in Hollywood, California, Skip Ellis, an executive at the American Federation of Radio Artists (AFRA) asked Jeff Chandler, "Are you X-ing it today, Jeff?" Jeff replied, "Nope, I'm D-ing it." "X-ing" stood for the radio program The Man Called X; "D-ing" referred to The Private Practice of Dr. Dana.(3)
Episode 19: "The Bill Carroll Case"; broadcast: October 05, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Thirty-four-year-old Bill Carroll is admitted to Hayes General Hospital for emergency surgery.
Episode 20: "The Frances Case"; broadcast: October 12, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Jerry Farber (Francis), Jeff Corey (Wimpy Jones), Dawn Bender (Peggy Reynolds), Anne Morrison (Mrs. Reynolds).
Synopsis: Dr. Dana suspects that his charming patient, Francis (last name, unknown; age, roughly twelve) suffers from amnesia.
Episode 21: "The C. L. Tracy, M. D. Case"; broadcast: October 19, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Thirty-three-year-old C. L. Tracy, M. D., confides in Dr. Dana: she doesn't want to practice medicine anymore.
Episode 22: "The Sam Farnsworth Case"; broadcast: October 26, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Nothing turns out right forSam Farnsworth, a sixty-five-year-old patient.
Episode 23: "The Matilda Fogarty Case"; broadcast: November 02, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Peggy Webber, Betty Lou Gerson, Cynthia Corley, Tyler McVey.
Synopsis: The love that Matilda Fogarty, a blind, elderly patient, has for singing the Good Lord's Word, brings Dr. Dana comfort.
Episode 24: "The Joan Carter Case"; broadcast: November 09, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: After dancing her way to the hospital, Joan Carter, a twenty-two-year-old patient, requests Dr. Dana's diagnosis.
Episode 25: "The Sandy Bartlett Case"; broadcast: November 16, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Anne Morrison, Betty Lou Gerson, Tony Barrett, Tom Collins, Joseph Granby, Bill Gould, Joe Schweiger.
Synopsis: Thirty-year-old Sandy Bartlett, Dr. Dana's first patient to ever refuse treatment, winds up receiving that treatment without even knowing it.
Episode 26: "The Ilse Case"; broadcast: November 23, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana benefits ten-fold after examining Ilse, an eighty-one-year-old patient; last name, unknown.
Episode 27: "The Rita Rowan Case"; broadcast: November 30, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Bill Gould, Joe Schweiger.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's prescription for Rita Rowan, a twenty-one-year-old patient, does him more good than Miss Rowan.
Episode 28: "The Eddie Foster Case"; broadcast: December 07, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: When Eddie Foster's doctor refuses to release the unconscious twenty-nine-year-old, it turns out for the best.
Episode 29: "The Bill Worthington Case"; broadcast: December 14, 1947.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Les Farber; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Bill Gould, Joe Schweiger.
Synopsis: Bill Worthington, a twenty-four-year-old patient, proves to be one of Dr. Dana's most difficult cases.
Episode 30: "The Sophia Howard Case"; broadcast: December 21, 1947.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Betty Lou Garson (Dr. Carol Tracy), Marlene Ames (Sophia) , Bob Young (Henry).
Synopsis: Drs. Dana and Tracy console a little girl after her missionary parents are injured during the Christmas holiday.
Behind the Scenes: Released in 1993 by Radio Spirits as part of the "Radio's Missing Masters" collection, this Christmas show is the "earliest known existing episode" of the series.(4) Neither the radio scripts, available at The American Radio Archives in the Special Collections Department at the Grant R. Brimhall Library in Thousand Oaks, California, or the transcriptions, located at the Pacific Pioneer Broadcasters in Hollywood, California, were titled; each title, written newly, used the format of "The Sophia Howard Case."
Episode 31: "The Geraldine Fairfield Case"; broadcast: December 28, 1947.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Tom and Jerry; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Geraldine Fairfield‘s request for plastic surgery invites trouble for Dr. Dana.
Episode 32: "The Dan Betterly Case"; broadcast: January 04, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dan Betterly, a forty-five-year-old patient, wants just one more month to live.
Episode 33: "The Lyle Madden, M. D. Case"; broadcast: January 11, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Bob Bruce, Tyler McVey, Lillian Buyeff, Daws Butler.
Synopsis: The case of Lyle Madden, M. D., a thirty-four-year-old patient, concerns the most important thing a doctor can give a patient: understanding.
Episode 34: "The David Turner Case"; broadcast: January 18, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana keeps David Turner, a thirty-five-year-old suspected murderer, under close supervision.
Episode 35: "The Barbara Dunbar Case"; broadcast: January 25, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Betty Lou Gerson, Laurette Fillbrandt, Gerald Mohr.
Synopsis: The case of Barbara Dunbar, a thirty-two-year-old patient, makes Dr. Dana wonder who needs a physician more, the patient or the doctor?
Episode 36: "The Jason King Case"; broadcast: February 01, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana discovers, to his dismay, that Jason King, a forty-three-year-old patient, may be marked for murder.
Episode 37: "The Winifred Whitehead Case"; broadcast: February 08, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: It takes Dr. Dana a lot longer than he figures to find out if Winifred Whitehead, a thirty-one-year-old patient, is cured.
Episode 38: "The Edward L. Russell Case"; broadcast: February 15, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Hans Conried (Edward L. Russell), Betty Lou Gerson, David Ellis.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana hopes he gives Edward L. Russell, a sixty-four-year-old patient, a reason to live.
Episode 39: "The Roy St. John Case"; broadcast: February 22, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana finds difficulty in differentiating Roy St. John, a twenty-eight-year-old patient, from the next.
Episode 40: "The Paul Melville Case"; broadcast: February 29, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Laurette Fillbrandt.
Synopsis: It takes another doctor's patient to cure Paul Melville, Dr. Dana's thirty-two-year-old patient.
Episode 41: "The John Christopher Case"; broadcast: March 07, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's treatment of thirty-six-year-old, John Christopher, helps the doctor more than the patient.
Episode 42: "The Valerie Carter Case"; broadcast: March 14, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Adrian Gendot; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Laurette Fillbrandt, Paul Frees, Lillian Buyeff, Tyler McVey.
Synopsis: A prescription from the heart, not from the bottle, is the best medicine for twenty-eight-year-old Valerie Carter.
Episode 43: "The Bill Meredith Case"; broadcast: March 21, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Gil Stratton Jr. (Bill Meredith), Bill Boucher (Dr. Meredith), Charlie Lung (Professor Green).
Synopsis: Bill Meredith, a twenty-two-year-old patient, looks everywhere for the answer to his problems - everywhere except under his very own nose.
Episode 44: "The Ray Wardell Case"; broadcast: March 28, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's twenty-six-year-old patient, Ray Wardell, just wants to be left alone.
Episode 45: "The Carol Tracy, M. D. Case"; broadcast: April 04, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Ryf; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Betty Lou Garson (Carol Tracy), Bill Johnstone (Alan Hughes).
Synopsis: Dr. Dana doesn't have an answer for Carol Tracy, M. D., a thirty-three-year-old patient - and, for once, that's just the way he wants it.
Episode 46: "The Linda Andrews Case"; broadcast: April 11, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Gomer Cool; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Henry Blair, Laurette Fillbrandt, Bill Bouchey.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's treatment of Linda Andrews, an eight-month-old patient, saves two lives.
Episode 47: "The Melody Windsor Case"; broadcast: April 18, 1948.
Credits: Directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: After he learns that she's been playing second fiddle, Dr. Dana advises Melody Windsor, a thirty-five-year-old patient, to change her tune.
Episode 48: "The Danny McNear Case"; broadcast: April 25, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Danny McNear, a twenty-year-old patient, needs more than just a slap on the rear-end.
Episode 49: "The Glenda Barton Case"; broadcast: May 02, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Frank C. Burt and Robert Libbott; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's diagnosis is spot-on for Glenda Barton, nearly seven-years-old, and starved for love.
Episode 50: "The Francine Cooper Case"; broadcast: May 09, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Robert Hall; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: In the case of Francine Cooper, a thirty-six-year-old patient, "smoke" did not necessarily mean "fire."
Episode 51: "The Luscious Louie Case"; broadcast: May 16, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Charlie Lung (Harry Flopkin).
Synopsis: Dr. Dana recommends that Luscious Louie, a thirty-seven-year-old patient, take a left, not a right, at the next light.
Episode 52: "The Paul Dennison Case"; broadcast: May 23, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Paul Frees (Steven Honnegger), Charlie Lung.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana wonders if his thirty-nine patient, Paul Dennison, will make it to forty.
Episode 53: "The Clark Adams Case"; broadcast: May 30, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Frank C. Burt and Robert Libbott; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Berry Kroeger, Laurette Fillbrandt.
Synopsis: With Clark Adams, a twenty-seven-year-old patient, Dr. Dana witnesses a dead man come back to life.
Episode 54: "The Joe Carney Case"; broadcast: June 06, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Davis Butler, Bill Bouchey, Laurette Fillbrandt, Bill Gould.
Synopsis: Near death, Joe Carney, a thirty-one-year-old patient discovers that the truth will make him live again.
Episode 55: "The Nameless Patient Case"; broadcast: June 13, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Anne Morrison.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana discovers that if a nameless patient is left unidentified, a whole city will suffer.
Episode 56: "The Randolph Grey Case"; broadcast: June 20, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana realizes that Randolph Grey, a fifty-seven-year-old patient, has to let go or risk the consequences.
Episode 57: "The Mrs. Margaret Barnstack Case"; broadcast: June 27, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Mrs. Margaret Barnstack's diagnosis calls for the end of a feud between her father and father-in-law.
Episode 58: "The Harold Landry Case"; broadcast: July 04, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Herb Butterfield.
Episode 54: "The Joe Carney Case"; broadcast: June 06, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Davis Butler, Bill Bouchey, Laurette Fillbrandt, Bill Gould.
Synopsis: Near death, Joe Carney, a thirty-one-year-old patient discovers that the truth will make him live again.
Episode 55: "The Nameless Patient Case"; broadcast: June 13, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Anne Morrison.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana discovers that if a nameless patient is left unidentified, a whole city will suffer.
Episode 56: "The Randolph Grey Case"; broadcast: June 20, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana realizes that Randolph Grey, a fifty-seven-year-old patient, has to let go or risk the consequences.
Episode 57: "The Mrs. Margaret Barnstack Case"; broadcast: June 27, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Mrs. Margaret Barnstack's diagnosis calls for the end of a feud between her father and father-in-law.
Episode 58: "The Harold Landry Case"; broadcast: July 04, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Herb Butterfield.
Synopsis: Overnight and without warning, Dr. Dana becomes a foster parent to Harold Landry, a seven-year-old patient.
Episode 59: "The Barney Layton Case"; broadcast: July 11, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's patient, truck driver Barney Layton, is heading for a crack-up.
Episode 60: "The Liza Zernig Case"; broadcast: July 18, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana feels helpless as Liza Zernig, a twenty-four-year-old patient, ruins her life.
Episode 61: "The Phillip Martell Case"; broadcast: July 25, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Phillip Martell, M. D. finds it difficult to accept Dr. Dana's advice.
Episode 62: "The Jennifer Carr Case"; broadcast: August 01, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: While most people wait for more money, a better job, or someone to love, Jennifer Carr, a twenty-five-year-old patient, waits for death.
Episode 63: "The Tony Garabaldi Case"; broadcast: August 08, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Tony Garabaldi, a high-wire circus performer, discovers that he can't trust his partner.
Episode 64: "The Lucy Brown Case"; broadcast: August 15, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Harrison Negley and Larry Roman; edited by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Eleanor Audley, Ken Christy, Daws Butler, Marjorie Hoshelle.
Synopsis: Lucy Brown, a sixty-one-year-old patient, finds that her broken heart nearly proves fatal.
Behind the Scenes: Marjorie Hoshelle, Jeff Chandler's wife, joins the cast for this episode from the colorful career of Stephen Dana, M. D.
Episode 65: "The State Highway Patrolman Case"; broadcast: August 22, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Three people stand in the way of State Highway Patrolman Number 738 and the blood transfusion he so desperately needs.
Episode 66: "The Jessica Lehr Case"; broadcast: August 29, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Laurette Fillbrandt, Paul Frees, Berry Kroeger.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana becomes slightly unnerved when Jessica Lehr, a twenty-six-year-old patient, returns from the dead.
Episode 67: "The Steve Dana Case, M. D."; broadcast: September 05, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Jeff Chandler and Ira Grossel; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Betty Lou Garson (Carol Tracy).
Synopsis: Thirty-five year old Steve Dana becomes his own patient.
Behind the Scenes: Episode sixty-seven, about a heartsick Dr. Steve Dana, is the only one written by Jeff Chandler and Ira Grossel. While he worked on The Private Practice of Dr. Dana, Jeff Chandler lived in a brand new house on Chandler Boulevard in Burbank, California, with his wife, actress Marjorie Hoshelle, and Jamie, their first child. Chandler became a professional writer when the Pacific Network purchased this week's script from the independent contractor for $100.00, check made payable to "Ira Grossel."
Episode 68: "The Joe Haydn Case"; broadcast: September 12, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Joe Forte.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana recommends that Joe Haydn, a twelve-year-old patient, curb his over-the-edge intelligence - or risk the consequences.
Episode 59: "The Barney Layton Case"; broadcast: July 11, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana's patient, truck driver Barney Layton, is heading for a crack-up.
Episode 60: "The Liza Zernig Case"; broadcast: July 18, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana feels helpless as Liza Zernig, a twenty-four-year-old patient, ruins her life.
Episode 61: "The Phillip Martell Case"; broadcast: July 25, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Phillip Martell, M. D. finds it difficult to accept Dr. Dana's advice.
Episode 62: "The Jennifer Carr Case"; broadcast: August 01, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: While most people wait for more money, a better job, or someone to love, Jennifer Carr, a twenty-five-year-old patient, waits for death.
Episode 63: "The Tony Garabaldi Case"; broadcast: August 08, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing.
Synopsis: Tony Garabaldi, a high-wire circus performer, discovers that he can't trust his partner.
Episode 64: "The Lucy Brown Case"; broadcast: August 15, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Harrison Negley and Larry Roman; edited by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Eleanor Audley, Ken Christy, Daws Butler, Marjorie Hoshelle.
Synopsis: Lucy Brown, a sixty-one-year-old patient, finds that her broken heart nearly proves fatal.
Behind the Scenes: Marjorie Hoshelle, Jeff Chandler's wife, joins the cast for this episode from the colorful career of Stephen Dana, M. D.
Episode 65: "The State Highway Patrolman Case"; broadcast: August 22, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler.
Synopsis: Three people stand in the way of State Highway Patrolman Number 738 and the blood transfusion he so desperately needs.
Episode 66: "The Jessica Lehr Case"; broadcast: August 29, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Larry Roman; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Mary Lansing, Laurette Fillbrandt, Paul Frees, Berry Kroeger.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana becomes slightly unnerved when Jessica Lehr, a twenty-six-year-old patient, returns from the dead.
Episode 67: "The Steve Dana Case, M. D."; broadcast: September 05, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Jeff Chandler and Ira Grossel; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler (Steve Dana), Mary Lansing (Nurse Gorcey), Betty Lou Garson (Carol Tracy).
Synopsis: Thirty-five year old Steve Dana becomes his own patient.
Behind the Scenes: Episode sixty-seven, about a heartsick Dr. Steve Dana, is the only one written by Jeff Chandler and Ira Grossel. While he worked on The Private Practice of Dr. Dana, Jeff Chandler lived in a brand new house on Chandler Boulevard in Burbank, California, with his wife, actress Marjorie Hoshelle, and Jamie, their first child. Chandler became a professional writer when the Pacific Network purchased this week's script from the independent contractor for $100.00, check made payable to "Ira Grossel."
Episode 68: "The Joe Haydn Case"; broadcast: September 12, 1948.
Credits: Produced and directed by Sterling Tracy; written by Roy Grandey; music by Eddie Dunstedter.
Cast: Jeff Chandler, Joe Forte.
Synopsis: Dr. Dana recommends that Joe Haydn, a twelve-year-old patient, curb his over-the-edge intelligence - or risk the consequences.
Notes:
1. "Precasts & Previews," Radio Life, June 15, 1947, page 14.
2. The E. Jack Neuman Collection, American Radio Archives, Thousand Oaks Library.
3. "Shop Talk," Radio and Television Life, September 26, 1947, page 19.
4. "An Anecdotal Guide to Radio's Missing Masters," Radio Spirits, Inc., 1993.
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