The Doctor
The Doctor is a half-hour medical anthology series that aired Sunday evenings on the NBC television network from 1952-1953. Hosted by Warner Anderson, the program revolved around emotional problems. The show is notable for having Rod Serling as a writer and Charles Bronson as one of the anthology actors. Other actors who appeared included Anne Jackson, Ernest Truex, Mildred Natwick, and Lee Marvin.
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0% doneThe story takes place in Prague, Czechoslovakia. It centers on Yan Vesley, a mid-level Communist Party functionary under intense political pressure to meet labor camp quotas. When a prominent physician refuses to break his doctor-patient confidentiality to name names, Vesley faces an internal and moral crisis as his own health deteriorates.
The 30-minute drama follows the emotional struggles and life of a dysfunctional family between Christmas 1951 and Christmas 1952.
