2022-04-07

T5#53 The Dog Killer

Episode number: 53
Network broadcast date:
Wednesday, October 14, 1964
The Dog Killer
Genre: Horror drama
Author: Richard McCracken
Production number:
54
Production date:
Friday, September 18, 1964
Director:
Warren Somerville

Plotline: Have you heard the rumor about the weird woman who lives down the dirt road? One kid says she’s a witch. Another saw her kill a dog. The truth is, she’s just a sad spinster who lives with her cruel mother, but as the savage lies and harassment from the neighborhood kids grows, the real horror begins.

Listen: https://archive.org/details/T5project/Theater+Five+641014+053+The+Dog+Killer+(sl+clipped+end).flac

Cast: Abby Lewis, Alice Yourman, Evie Juster, Rosemary Rice, George Petrie, Sonny LaRocco, Christopher Votos

Notes:

Episode opens with a spoken plot description rather than an opening scene, and does not have Foy announcing over opening music