2022-05-02

T5#78 A Little Piece of Candle

Episode number: 78

Network broadcast date: Wednesday, November 18, 1964
A Little Piece of Candle
Genre: Psychological drama
Author: William Mourne
Production number:
80
Production date:
Monday, November 2, 1964
Director:
Ted Bell

Plotline: Trapped in darkness after a cave-in, three miners are thrilled to finally hear signs of life. But how are they coming from deeper into the mine?

Listen: https://archive.org/details/T5project/Theater+Five+641118+078+A+Little+Piece+of+Candle+WLS-Chicago.flac

Cast: Peter Fernandez, David Kerman, Robert Dryden, William Bassett, Vasek Simek

Notes:

Mourne was a successful TV writer in the 1950s and early 1960s. 

At 7 min in has an anti-smoking PSA from the US Public Health Service, then it ends with a WLS Chicago tag and a promo for Captain Gamble’s Uniform; return to original format opening