Medic (TV series)
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This article is about the 1950s American series. For the similarly titled 1990s British series, see Medics (UK TV series). For the 2010s Polish series, see Medics (Polish TV series).
Medic is an American medical drama television series that aired on NBC from September 13, 1954, to August 27, 1956. It was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures.
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Genre | Medical drama |
Created by | James E. Moser |
Directed by | John Brahm George M. Cahan Bernard Girard Worthington Miner James E. Moser Ralph Francis Murphy Lonnie D'Orsa Ted Post Richard Wilson |
Starring | Richard Boone |
Narrated by | Richard Boone |
Theme music composer | Victor Young Edward Heyman |
Opening theme | "Blue Star" |
Composer | Victor Young |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 59 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Worthington Miner |
Producer | Frank LaTourette |
Cinematography | William A. Sickner Lester Shorr |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Medic TV Productions |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | September 13, 1954 (1954-09-13) ā August 27, 1956 (1956-08-27) |
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Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism (City Hospital and The Doctor had not) which would typify subsequent medical shows. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare.