George Lefferts

The appliance, called Gloop, has been programmed around Martian psychology rather than human experience, an awkward complication as it begins its diagnosis.

George Lefferts adapted Robert Sheckley's story, published under the name Finn O'Donovan in Galaxy Science Fiction, Bob Maurer directed, with Norman Rose as the mechanical therapist and Cliff Carpenter as Caswell.

And now, the original broadcast.

In just a moment, X minus one.

We proudly wear the blue.

The U.S. Air Force.

Tonight, by transcription, X-1 has brought you Bad Medicine, a story from the pages of Galaxy written by Finn O'Donovan and adapted for radio by George Lefferts.

Featured in the cast were Cliff Carpenter, Bill Britton, Alan Manson, Charles Webster, Carl Weber, and Joseph Julian.

On November 3rd, 1955, NBC Radio broadcast episode 23 of X-1, Hello Tomorrow, a story first heard on Dimension X in 1950.

Sponsored by Street & Smith, publishers of astounding science fiction, it was written by George Lefferts from his original radio story, directed by Daniel Sutter, and features Jan Miner and John Larkin.

It takes us to Earth in A.D. 4195, where atomic war has driven humanity below a radioactive surface into a strictly regulated underground civilization.

There, geneticist Professor Lois Burton is assigned to examine specimen XJ12, a man classified as genetically imperfect, and their encounter challenges long-held rules of heredity, emotional control, and survival.

unexplained illness, while a ground radio operator awaits word from Earth.

The program revisits a story by George Lefferts and Ernest Kenoy, previously heard on Dimension X in 1950, with Matt Crowley, Wendell Holmes, and Donald Booker in the cast.

And now, we return to the original broadcast.

Countdown for blastoff.

Oh, and Charlie, you better go out and get yourself some coffee.

You look a little blue around the gills.

Tonight, X-1 has brought you No Contact, written by George Lefferts from an original story of Lefferts and Ernest Kenoy.

Featured in the cast were Louis Van Rooten as Captain, Donald Buca as Collier, Wendell Holmes as Charlie, and Bill Griffiths, Bill Smith, Matt Crowley, and Ken Williams.

Each new assignment gave Rocky another chance to stumble into a crime and rescue a damsel in distress.

The series was created primarily by George Lefferts, who shared writing duties with Ernest Cannoy.

The pair had previously collaborated on NB- NBC's science fiction anthologies Dimension X and X Minus One.

Lefferts kept Rocky Fortune light and self-aware, frequently slipping in references to Sinatra's career outside the show, including several nods to his performance in From Here to Eternity.

The agency's detectives dismiss him at first, but his persistence and the clues surrounding the case draw them deeper into the investigation.

On July 28, 1955, NBC's X-1 presented The Embassy, Episode 11, adapted by George Lefferts from Donald A. Walheim's story, originally published under the name Martin Pearson.

Daniel Sutter directed a cast including Audrey Blum, Clark Gordon, John Larkin, Virginia Payne, and William Zuckert.

Here is the original broadcast.

Why don't you listen to me? Why don't you listen?

You have just heard X-1 presented by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street and Smith, publishers of astounding science fiction.

Tonight, by transcription, X-1 has brought you The Embassy by Donald A. Wolheim, adapted for radio by George Lefferts.

Featured in the cast were John Larkin, Tao Goetz, Bill Zuckert, Audrey Blum, Virginia Payne, Clark Gordon, Jack Orison, and Reese Taylor.

That signal carries a name Henry Timkin, the Bureau's records custodian, recognizes, a distinguished scientist who disappeared years before.

From NBC, this is X Minus One, Episode 6, The Man in the Moon, first heard May 29th, 1955, an original radio play by George Lefferts, directed by Fred Wye.

Joe DeSantis, Luis Van Rooten, Bob Haag, Ross Martin, Santos Ortega, and Sydney Smith are heard as Timkin follows the Bureau's files toward a connection with new disappearances of technically skilled people.

We now take you back to the original broadcast.

Repeat: Timken, Henry, age 45, height 5'-

5'-In just a moment, a word about next week's adventure.

Tonight, by transcription, X Minus One has brought you The Man in the Moon, an original radio drama written by George Lefferts.

Featured in the cast were Louis Van Rooten as Henry, Santos Ortega as the Chief, Ross Martin as Charlie, Sydney Smith as Otterburn, Bob Hague as Jake, Joe De Santis as Philo, and Ed Latimer as O'Brien.

you have just heard X-1, presented by the National Broadcasting Company in cooperation with Street & Smith, publishers of astounding science fiction.

Tonight, by transcription, X-1 has brought you Cold Equations, written by Tom Godwin and adapted for radio by George Lefferts.

Featured in the cast were Court Benson as Barton, Jay Meredith as Marilyn, Milo Bolton as Commander Delhart, Bob Hastings as Jerry Cross, Jack Arthur as Traffic Control Officer, and Walter Kinsella as the Woden Monitor.

Your announcer, Bill Rippey.

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George Lefferts wrote the original radio story for this broadcast of Dimension X.

On July 14th, 1950, NBC aired episode 15, The Man in the Moon.

At the Federal Bureau of Missing Persons, a routine radio bulletin is interrupted by an SOS apparently sent from the moon.

Attention.

Missing since 8:00 last night, the following persons: Timken, Henry, age 45, height five feet eight, brown eyes, slightly balding, occupation...

Tonight Dimension X has presented The Man in the Moon, an original story by George Lefferts.

Featured players were Louis Van Rooten as Henry Timken and Santos Ortega as Wade.