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 41: The Wandering Spaceman

​​The legend of The Flying Dutchman — in space.

​First broadcast: 14 January 1965.
Original Story by Mort Golding.
​Cast: Donald Buka, Jeff David, David Kerman, Frances Spanier.​
Episode 42: Across The River From Grandma's House
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​​An escaped convict gets more than he bargained for when Penelope and her grandma offer to help him cross the river.

First broadcast: 19 January 1965.
Original Story by Leonard Stadd.
​Cast: Ethel Remey, Ralph Bell, Evie Juster, Norman Rose.
Episode 43: Where Art Thou, Romeo?
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​​A gangster's plan to use a suspended animation drug to double-cross his boss doesn't go according to plan.

First broadcast: 25 January 1965.
Original Story by Leonard Stadd.
​Cast: Ivor Francis, Gilbert Mack, James Monks, Robert Dryden.
Episode 44: Mr Horn's Holiday
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​​Mr Horn's decision to take a holiday has unexpected consequences.
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​First broadcast: 26 January 1965.
Original Story by Albert G. Miller.
​Cast: George Petrie, David Burns, June Graham.
Episode 45: Tomorrow 6-1212

A woman looking for a weather forecast finds her phone line crossed with the future.

​First broadcast: 27 January 1965.
Original Story by Robert Newman.
​Cast: Marie Masters, George Petrie, Arlene Walker, Rosemary Rice, Donald Buka.
Episode 46: The Boy

A strange timewarp affects a roadside diner.

​First broadcast: 1 February 1965.
Original Story by Jules Archer.
​Cast: Connie Lembcke, Joyce Gordon, Luis Van Rooten, Robert Dryden, William Redfield.
Episode 47: The Underdeveloped Nation

​A US airforce pilot finds himself in a strangely familiar land when his surveillance plane crashes in the Caribbean.
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​First broadcast: 5 February 1965.
Original Story by Romeo Muller.
​Cast: Ralph Camargo, John McGovern, Cecil Roy, Robert Dryden, Clifford Carpenter, William Griffis, Anne Seymour.
Episode 48: Cold Storage

In an overpopulated world, a group of strangers are selected to be cryogenically frozen.

​First broadcast: 8 February 1965.
Original Story by William Mourn.
​Cast: Arlene Walker, Cecil Roy, Donald Buka, Evie Juster, George Petrie, Jack Grimes, Lorraine McMartin.
Episode 49: The Sybil of Sycamore Lane

A suburban housewife discovers she is psychic.

​First broadcast: 11 February 1965.
Original Story by Robert Newman.
​Cast: Evie Juster, Casey Allen, Fran Carlon, Stan Watts.
Episode 50: Post Time
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​A horse-racing commentator makes a very unusual radio broadcast.

​First broadcast: 17 February 1965.
Original Story by Frank Thomas.
​Cast: Jack Gregson, Robert Dryden, June Graham, Ian Martin.
Episode 51: It's A Work of Art

​A group of engineers join Dr. Lazarus to work for six days on 'Project Adam'. On the seventh day they will test The Machine...

​First broadcast: 18 February 1965.
Original Story by Lillian Andrews.
​Cast: Bill Mason, Donald Buka, George Petrie, Hal Studer, Lee Bowman, Paul McGrath.
Episode 52: The Man Who Heard Everything

​A man discovers his newfound ability to read minds does not lead to the bonanza he was expecting.

First broadcast: 24 February 1965.
Original Story by George Bamber.
​Cast: Norman Rose, Mary Jane Higby, Evie Juster, Ralph Bell, John Gibson.
Episode 53: Toby's Wonderful Egg

The salty sea-dogs of the Dead Boatswains Club don't believe Toby's tall tale of a visit from a sea-serpent.

​First broadcast: 25 February 1965.
Original Story by Romeo Muller.
​Cast: John McGovern, Betty Garde, Robert Dryden, John Gibson, Arthur Anderson.
Episode 54: Little Girl, Little Girl

A shopkeeper gets a late night visit from a strangely violent little girl.

​First broadcast: 26 February 1965.
Original Story by Romeo Muller.
​Cast: Ian Martin, Linda Ross, Arthur Anderson.
Episode 55: The Land of Milk And Honey

An executed murderer finds the afterlife is not what he expected.

​First broadcast: 04 March 1965.
Original Story by Albert Miller.
​Cast: Greta Thyssen, Dan Ocko, Ivor Francis, George Lloyd.
Episode 56: April Snowfall

A fortune teller's predictions seem to be coming true - or is it just coincidence?

​First broadcast: 05 March 1965.
Original Story by Hal Hackady.
​Cast: Augusta Dabney, Bryna Raeburn, Cecil Roy, Elliott Reid, Phillip Houston, Ruth Gillette.
Episode 57: If The Spirit Moves You
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​An architect is haunted by the ghost of his dead boss.

​First broadcast: 18 March 1965.
Original Story by Marquita Fischer.
​Cast: Court Benson, Grace Matthews, Robert Dryden, Jim Dukas.
Episode 58: They Call Me Howie

An eight year old boy has memories of a past life.

​First broadcast: 19 March 1965.
Original Story by Hal Hackady.
​Cast: Elliott Reid, Evie Juster, Stan Watts, Susan Melvin.
Episode 59: Point of Impact
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​​An unknown missile is headed for a remote military base.

​First broadcast: 24 March 1965.
Original Story by Michael A. Hanou.
​Cast: Joan Lovejoy, Larry Robinson, Ralph Camargo, Robert Dryden, Stan Watt.
Episode 60: The Avenger

A hitman for the dead prays people to death!
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​First broadcast: 29 March 1965.
Original Story by Jules Archer.
​Cast: Bryna Raeburn, David Kerman, Gilbert Mack, Paul McGrath, Peter Fernandez.