Ben Casey
Gritty realistic hospital drama featuring manly Dr. Casey against the medical establishment, at first, under the watchful eye of Dr. Zorba, and later under the thumb of Chief of Surgery Dr. Freeland.
Genre: Drama
Cast:Vince Edwards , Sam Jaffe , Harry Landers , Jeanne Bates , Bettye Ackerman , Nick Dennis , Franchot Tone , Don Spruance , John Zaremba , Ruth Foster , Linda Lawson , Gregory Morton , Jim McMullan , Mary Gregory , Alice Rodriguez , Leo Penn , Virginia Gregg , Ned Glass
S4.E1 ∙ August Is the Month Before Christmas
This episode begins the five-part story of 28-year-old Jane Hancock, who at 13 was comatose for 15 years. Each of these five episodes also features a story that concludes at the end of the program. The first complete story concerns Roy Farr, a five-year-old patient of Casey's who has Gaucher's Disease.
S4.E2 ∙ A Bird in the Solitude Singing
Gloria Fowler, injured in a car accident, awaits plastic surgery to correct a congenital facial disfiguration. She develops a close relationship with fellow patient Eddie Boyd, unaware that his prognosis is terminal. Meanwhile, the lines between a professional and personal relationship are blurred for Casey and his beautiful coma patient Jane Hancock.
S4.E3 ∙ But Who Shall Beat the Drums?
Paul Vrolic, a dedicated graduate student, experiences leg tremors but rejects the recommended surgery unless Casey first allows him to complete oral examinations for his Ph.D. Meanwhile, Jane Hancock's father Foster arrives with the intent of taking his daughter home.
S4.E4 ∙ Autumn Without Red Leaves
Artist Eric Morgan learns that he suffered a stroke that left him unable see the color red. Faced with the end of his career, Morgan agrees to undergo an experimental operation that could cure him, but has an equal chance of killing him.
S4.E5 ∙ You Fish or You Cut Bait
A woman awakens from a fifteen-year coma as a beautiful 28-year-old, but still with the emotional and mental developmental level of a 13-year-old girl. Soon Ben finds himself attracted to her, and she to him.
S4.E6 ∙ For Jimmy, the Best of Everything
A patient is brought in suffering from bubonic plague, and the hospital is put under quarantine. Caught in the middle of the crisis are ambitious doctor Jimmy Reynolds and his fiancee, nurse Anita Johnson, who may lose each other.
S4.E7 ∙ A Woods Full of Question Marks
Dr. Casey cannot communicate with his patient, a deaf girl who does not know sign language or how to lip-read.
S4.E8 ∙ A Thousand Words Are Mute
Young schoolteacher Janet West experiences a stroke that leaves her partially paralyzed and unable to speak. Casey encourages Janet (and her loved ones) to aid in her recovery by attempting to help herself as much as possible, despite the frustrations she faces with simple, everyday tasks.
S4.E9 ∙ Money, a Horse and a Knowledge of Latin
Dr. Arnold Swanson wrote the definitive textbook on Neurosurgery but now only writes novels. His patient Victor Lowell needs surgery, and Mrs. Lowell insists that Swanson perform it, although Swanson has not performed surgery in years. Elli Mastrangelo
S4.E10 ∙ A Disease of the Heart Called Love
Lydia Mitchum, a middle aged nurse at County General, becomes pregnant as the result of an affair with one of the resident doctors. When she develops life threatening toxemia, Lydia refuses Casey's recommendation that she undergo a medical abortion.
S4.E11 ∙ Kill the Dream, But Spare the Dreamer
While working temporary duty at a veteran's hospital, Casey discharges Appleton, a patient who appears to be malingering. The decision creates tension between Casey and hospital superintendent Dr. Green who appreciates the humor and positive morale Appleton brought to the ward.
S4.E12 ∙ Courage at 3:00 A.M.
A biochemist with cancer wants a pain-killing operation.
S4.E13 ∙ This Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing World
Casey's patients Molly Hill and John Hanavan form an unlikely love story. She's a young woman embittered by complications from polio. He's a war veteran hiding behind puppets. When they meet in the ward at County General, they find that their lonely lives are suddenly more bearable.
S4.E14 ∙ A Boy Is Standing Outside the Door
Injured after falling from a tree, patient Paul Crain begs Dr. Casey to perform brain surgery to cure him of cerebral palsy.
S4.E15 ∙ Where Does the Boomerang Go?
Australian veterinarian Dr. Geoffrey Collicott inspires his ward mates at County General. Although diagnosed himself with a terminal illness, his expertise could save the life of young Luke Creely, whose mysterious medical malady has Casey and his colleagues baffled.
S4.E16 ∙ Pas De Deux
While he is in San Francisco for a medical conference, Dr. Casey meets a touring Russian ballerina, and a mutual attraction develops.
S4.E17 ∙ Every Other Minute, It's the End of the World
Dr. Casey's patient, diabetic Trudi Mueller, is diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. Casey has perfected surgery only on monkeys, and his colleagues Drs. Ted Hoffman and Maggie Graham urge him to perform the surgery on Trudi.
S4.E18 ∙ A Rambling Discourse on Egyptian Water Clocks
James Tevlin, a philosophy scholar with a gift for gab, creates havoc on the ward and clashes with Casey when he begins to diagnose all of the other patients. Tevlin is often correct in his assertions; however, he fails to understand the problems in his own marriage.
S4.E19 ∙ When I Am Grown to Man's Estate
A brilliant 12 year old boy becomes the victim of repeated grand mal seizures after being subjected to a high pitched sonic whine caused by microphone feedback in a theatre. Doctor Casey is assigned to his case to learn what is at the root of his illness, but soon discovers something far beyond that which he expected.
S4.E20 ∙ A Man, a Maid, and a Marionette
Jerry Dawson is a young man who experiences frequent dizzy spells. His father feels he has become a hypochondriac as a result of an overprotective mother. Jerry's girlfriend Amy encourages him to free himself from his domineering parents, while Casey attempts to find a pathological reason for his symptoms.
S4.E21 ∙ A Dipperful of Water from a Poisoned Well
Wesley Boone, a strapping dockworker and the sole breadwinner for his parents and brother, is admitted to County General suffering from muscular problems. The case becomes complicated for Casey when Boone's indomitable mother accuses her son of malingering in order to shirk family responsibilities.
S4.E22 ∙ A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow
Dennis Green, a new resident at County General, constantly clowns around while on duty. Green is interested in neurosurgery, but his silly behavior quickly draws the ire of Casey, who isn't aware that the young man's humor is being used to deflect something more serious.
S4.E23 ∙ Minus That Rusty Old Hacksaw
Ted Hoffman's imperious new stepmother Victoria seems intent on running not only her husband's life, but Ted's as well. Victoria pushes him to give up medicine at County General for the influential country club set of private practice. Meanwhile, Ted is also concerned with patient Frank Peebles, an amputee who is regressing.
S4.E24 ∙ Eulogy in Four Flats
There's no rest for the weary when Casey spends his day off attending to Mr. Baker, a crusty old recluse who has the other occupants at his rooming house catering to his every need. Casey suspects Baker is faking his illness, but as he investigates more closely, he finds something else is amiss.
S4.E25 ∙ Three Li'l Lambs
Casey is tasked with the supervision of three new interns at County General: arrogant Orin Reid, plodding Charlie Troy, and ambitious Gene Schaeffer. Tina, a pretty young nurse intent on making one of the doctors her husband, provides a further distraction.
S4.E26 ∙ A Slave Is on the Throne
Casey's colleague, surgeon Dr. Bill Justin, finds his work affected by several personal problems including his wealthy but inattentive wife Jeanne and his lover Felice. When Bill develops symptoms of a nervous disorder, Casey is on hand to help solve his problems.
S4.E27 ∙ Journeys End in Lovers Meeting
Casey's former college classmate Bill Jacoby cannot shake the idea that his wife's recurring headaches will eventually lead to her death. As Julie undergoes treatment, Casey attempts to assuage his friend's fears, but are those fears really unwarranted?
S4.E28 ∙ The Day They Stole County General
Medical supplies from County General Hospital mysteriously disappear.
S4.E29 ∙ Did Your Mother Come from Ireland, Ben Casey?
After undergoing surgery for appendicitis, Casey finds himself a ward patient at County General. His disparate roommates include the spirited, gabby Irishman Timothy MacMurrough and alcoholic Fred Delano, a former doctor who has hit rock bottom and given up.
S4.E30 ∙ From Sutter's Crick... And Beyond Farewell
The staff at County General are unable to reach Danny, an uncommunicative teenage boy who appears to be mute. When spiritualist Duncan Bradford receives treatment at the hospital for a head injury, he manages to communicate with the boy, and the two quickly form a strong bond. Unfortunately, Bradford is wanted by the local police for fraud.
S4.E31 ∙ A Horse Named Stravinsky
Danielle Taylor experiences a series of what appears to be frightening and debilitating seizures. Her husband, surgeon Joseph Taylor, offers a preliminary diagnosis of a slight glandular issue. Ben offers to help his colleague's wife, but diagnostic tests fail to present an organic cause for the problem. Ben wonders if Mrs. Taylor is concealing the true nature of her problem.
