Theater Five eps 21-40

Theater Five

Theater Five was ABC's attempt to revive radio drama in the USA in the early 1960s. Produced by Edward A. Byron, the series ran Monday to Friday at 5pm, hence the series name. It was a general drama anthology series, with each episode about 20 minutes long. The series included a good bit of fantasy and science fiction. The episodes below are the genre episodes.

Episode 21: All The Bright Young Ones

Intergenerational strife erupts in a world run by young people.

First broadcast: 12 October 1964.
Original Story by Virginia Radcliffe.
Cast: Rosemary Rice, Peter Fernandez, Ralph Camargo, William Redfield, Larry Robinson.

Episode 22: The Man Who Loved Jellyroll

A man wakes up in hospital and finds he can read minds.

First broadcast: 20 October 1964.
Original Story by Albert G. Miller.
Cast: James Monks, George Petrie, Gertrude Warner, Fran Carlon, Ralph Camargo.

Episode 23: The Second Chance

A man drinks a magic potion which reverses ageing.

First broadcast: 30 October 1964.
Original Story by Robert Cenedella.
Cast: George Petrie, Ethel Everett, Evelyn Juster, William Griffis.

Episode 24: Living Credit

A couple's credit record really does define who they are!

First broadcast: 6 November 1964.
Original Story by Mort Golding.
Cast: Court Benson, Mary Kay Wells, Cliff Owen, Vicki Vola, Robert Dryden, Evelyn Juster.

Episode 25: The Nameless Day

A man meets a strange pair of sisters and discovers a watch inscribed to him ten years before he was born.

First broadcast: 9 November 1964.
Original Story by Richard McCracken.
Cast: Connie Lembcke, Evelyn Juster, George Petrie, Guy Sorel, Ivor Francis.

Episode 26: World Enough And Time

A man who doesn't age, due to him travelling around the world ahead of the sun, is delayed by a traffic accident.

First broadcast: 10 November 1964.
Original Story by John Nicholas Ianuzzi.
Cast: Frank Thomas, Donald Buka, George Petrie, George Baxter, Jack Grimes.

Episode 27: Deedle Deedle Dumpling, My Son X1

A father believes his son's body has been taken over by aliens.

First broadcast: 13 November 1964.
Original Story by George Bamber.
Cast: Bryna Raeburn, William Griffis, William Mason, Peter Fernandez.

Episode 28: The City Manager

An autocratic city manager becomes obsessed with making his city as efficient as possible.

First broadcast: 16 November 1964.
Original Story by Robert Cenedella.
Cast: Leon Janney, Owen Jordan, Charles Randall, Jack Hurdle.

Episode 29: A Little Piece of Candle

A group of miners, trapped by a cave-in, receive help from an unexpected quarter.

First broadcast: 18 November 1964.
Original Story by William Mourn.
Cast: Peter Fernandez, Vladjek Schimmick, Robert Dryden, David Kerman, William Bassett.

Episode 30: A Nothin' Place

Following a payroll heist, a pair of crooks hide out in a devilishly sinister hotel.

First broadcast: 20 November 1964.
Original Story by Frank Thomas.
Cast: Frank Thomas, Arlene Walker, Donald Buka.

Episode 31: The Talkers

In a post-nuclear wasteland, two survivors emerge from their underground shelter to hold a conversation.

First broadcast: 24 November 1964.
Original Story by Robert McCloskey
Cast: Donald Buka, Robert Dryden.

Episode 32: The Neighbour

A couple's new neighbour seems to have no face!

First broadcast: 26 November 1964.
Original Story by Sol Panitz.
Cast: Bryna Raeburn, Felice Camargo, Lon Clark, Luis Van Rooten, Ralph Camargo.

Episode 33: The Lesson

A woman wakes up in a strange hotel room to find herself inhabiting another woman's body.

First broadcast: 27 November 1964.
Original Story by Francis Rickett.
Cast: Grace Matthews, Peter Fernandez, Court Benson, Sylvia Lee, William Griffis, George Petrie.

Episode 34: Congratulations, Mr. Mayor

The recently defeated mayor of a small, American town discovers the real reason the town seems so perfect.

First broadcast: 8 December 1964.
Original Story by Mort Golding.
Cast: Dan Ocko, Ian Martin, Jackson Beck, Joyce Gordon, Mary Jane Higby, Nat Polen.

Episode 15: Odyssey of Number Fourteen

A reporter investigates the disappearance of an American astronaut.

First broadcast: 22 September 1964.
Original Story by Bruce Bassett.
Cast: Jon Thomas, Lenka Peterson, Lon Clark, Cliff Carpenter, Jay Barney.

Episode 16: We Are All Alone

Radio astronomers pick up a message from outer space.

First broadcast: 23 September 1964.
Original Story by Unknown.
Cast: Ralph Camargo, Teri Keane, Guy Sorel.

Episode 17: The Evil That Men Do

A scientist fails to foresee the consequences when he invents a drug to cure all criminal tendencies.

First broadcast: 24 September 1964.
Original Story by Raphael David Blau.
Cast: Ian Martin, George Petrie, Court Benson, Jan Miner, Jackson Beck.

Episode 18: Look Who's Talking

A scientist learns to communicate with dolphins.

First broadcast: 28 September 1964.
Original Story by Richard McCracken.
Cast: William Redfield, Evelyn Juster, Edward Bryce, Bryna Raeburn, Owen Jordan, June Graham, Ralph Bell.

Episode 19: Subject Number 428A

The invention of a computer which can predict a person's every action leads to murder.

First broadcast: 2 October 1964.
Original Story by Robert Cenedella.
Cast: Court Benson, Donald Buka, Ivor Francis, Jack Manning.

Episode 20: The Last Land Rush

In an overpopulated future world, the Government grants plots of land on the highway divider to anyone who can defend their plot for 24 hours.

First broadcast: 6 October 1964.
Original Story by George Bamber.
Cast: Dwight Weist, Wayne Tippett, Rosemary Rice, Sam Raskin, Fran Carlon, Cecil Roy.