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 9: The Scream

A demolition worker is convinced he heard the house he is demolishing scream.

First broadcast: 31 August 1964.
Original Story by Virginia Radcliffe.
Cast: Roger De Koven, Peter Fernandez, Harry Belova, Albert Oppenheimer, Abby Lewis.

Episode 10: Outside Time

An astronaut vanishes and materialises back in mission control, with an important message for all Mankind.

First broadcast: 1 September 1964.
Original Story by Lawrence Weinberg.
Cast: Al Hodge, George Petrie, Jack Grimes, Maurice Tarplin, Richard Keith.

Episode 11: Incident At Shadow Valley

Mysterious trucker Mr. Janus stops at a roadside diner and death follows in his wake.

First broadcast: 8 September 1964.
Original Story by Raphael David Blau.
Cast: Arlene Walker, George Petrie, Jackson Beck, John Gibson, Richard Hurd, Robert Dryden.

Episode 12: First Encounter

The crew of the first expedition to the Moon are captured by invisible 'Lunies'.

First broadcast: 10 September 1964.
Original Story by Leonard Stadd.
Cast: William Mason, Toni Darnay, Robert Dryden, Jackson Beck, Bret Morrison.

Episode 13: The Noon Stars

A highly religious town is thrown into turmoil when a young boy appears who claims he can see the stars in daytime.

First broadcast: 14 September 1964.
Original Story by Richard McCracken.
Cast: Paul McGrath, Alice Yourman, Cecil Roy, Tom McDermott, Lorraine MacMartin, Evelyn Juster, Bryna Raeburn.

Episode 14: The Big Freeze

A man with a fatal heart condition is cryogenically frozen and receives a shock when he awakes two years later.

First broadcast: 16 September 1964.
Original Story by Sol Panitz.
Cast: Jack Grimes, Jackson Beck.

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.