| "The Thin Air" | |
|---|---|
| The Philco Television Playhouse episode | |
| Episodeno. | 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 |
| List of episodes | |
"The Thin Air" is a 1952 American television play that was an episode ofThe Philco Television Playhouse.[1][2]
It was based on the real lifedisappearance of Dorothy Arnold.[3]
A young girl disappears on the night of her engagement party.
Elliott also adapted the script for radio, and a play version was broadcast in Australia in 1954 forThe General Motors Hour.[4]
The Age wrote "it made excellent listening."[5]
| "Whereabouts Unknown" | |
|---|---|
| The Kaiser Aluminum Hour episode | |
| Episodeno. | Season 1 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Fielder Cook |
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Original air date | February 26, 1957 (1957-02-26) |
| Running time | 60 mins |
Elliott reworked the material for "Whereabouts Unknown", an episode ofThe Kaiser Aluminum Hour starringMacDonald Carey and Kim Hunter.[6][7]
TheBuffalo News wrote "Kim Hunter had a great role and she lived it up to the hilt... the play built to a poignant finale."[8]
TheAtlanta Journal called it a "superficial drama" which "wasted the talents of Kim Hunter."[9]