Theater Five, a radio series whose title was derived from the fact that it was aired everyday at 5pm, was a 20-minute drama anthology based on short stories or stories from daily newspaper. Heard on-air in the 1960s, it was ABC’s attempt to revive radio drama, so everything in the show was top notch-- the production, director, sound effects, voice talents, etc. The show had Fred Foy as its host.
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Please enjoy these 256 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.17.1965 | the gandy walker |
+ "The Gandy Walker". A poorly-written biography of Woody Guthrie that dissolves into bathos. + G... | |
| 08.17.1964 | the fun party |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Fun Party". The search for the "Golden People" and et... | |
| 02.15.1965 | the forgotten |
+ "The Forgotten". Commercials deleted. + A man and a woman, strangers until now, meet on a dark ... | |
| 12.23.1964 | the flea circus |
+ "The Flea Circus". The "eternal triangle" visits a midway shooting gallery. No flea circus in s... | |
| 09.02.1964 | the fix |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Fix". A good story about a dope addict in desperate n... | |
| 01.22.1965 | the first weekend |
+ "The First Weekend". A girl just home from a youth house returns to her father and a generation... | |
| 02.09.1965 | the eye of the storm |
+ "The Eye Of The Storm". A doctor trying to save lives during a flood is threatened by an escape... | |
| 09.24.1964 | the evil that men do |
+The evil that men do lives after them in the form of ever higher taxes and human misery. Forty per ... | |
| 02.23.1965 | the elevator |
+ "The Elevator". A woman is trapped in an elevator late at night, with a madman! The story makes... | |
| 10.14.1964 | the dog killer |
+ "The Dog Killer". A bunch of delinquents torment the old Winstead ladies. + Suppose somebody th... | |
| 01.08.1965 | the deliquents |
+ "The Delinquents". A dumb story about two youths on a weekend fling. Bud and Jill come every ye... | |
| 09.09.1964 | the decoration |
+ "The Decoration. A cold-war story about a little girl in the USSR who wants to be just like her... | |
| 05.25.1965 | the dance hall |
+ "The Dance Hall". What could have been a hacknneyed death-row melodrama concludes with a realis... | |
| 01.06.1965 | the corporation |
+ "The Corporation". Threatening letters received in the office don't seem to impress management... | |
| 11.17.1964 | the contract maker |
+ "The Contract Maker". A young hit-man is paid to kill an elderly judge, but the judge has his o... | |
| 11.16.1964 | the city manager |
+ "The City Manager". When it comes to city government, efficiency is everything! | |
| 02.12.1965 | the chain |
+ "The Chain". A small incident in a New York City taxicab causes a chain of events around the wo... | |
| 10.16.1964 | the captive spirit |
+ "The Captive Spirit". An old man hires a private detective to find his runaway daughter. The gi... | |
| 01.11.1965 | the button stealers |
+ "The Button Stealers". Spies, confusion and French accents akimbo. Andrew Mallory has been away... | |
| 02.01.1965 | the boy |
+ "The Boy". A lonely diner on a foggy night. A good night for a time warp! The dialogue is stilt... | |
| 12.30.1964 | the blue eyed people |
+ "The Blue-Eyed People". A pair of baby-kidnappers are caught by a sharp-eyed doctor and Gregor ... | |
| 01.04.1965 | the blank check |
+ "Blank Check". A well-written and well-performed drama of New York City's garment district. + W... | |
| 07.15.1965 | the big waves |
+ When a jewellery shop is held up it has all the hallmarks of Luke Morton however the various witne... | |
| 09.16.1964 | the big freeze |
+ ABC net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Big Freeze". A man with a short time to live decides ... | |
| 08.11.1964 | the big dog |
+ "The Big Dog". An aging actor tries to land one more job, but is upstaged by a Great Dane. + Le... |
THEATER FIVE
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