2022-05-04

T5#80 A Nothing Place

Episode number: 80

Network broadcast date: Friday, November 20, 1964
A Nothing Place
Genre: Crime mystery
Author: Frank Thomas
Production number:
77
Production date:
Thursday, October 22, 1964
Director:
William Gately

Plotline: After robbing a payroll truck, a pair of criminals hole up in a rundown motel. But this is no ordinary motel and while they may outsmart the cops, they’ll never beat the Devil himself.

Listen: https://archive.org/details/T5project/Theater+Five+641120+080+A+Nothing+Place+WLS-Chicago.flac

Cast: Frank Thomas, Donald Buka, Arlene Walker

Notes:

This was based on a Wyllis Cooper TV production in 1949 which included Frankie Thomas. Ed Byron was a big fan of Cooper's work, and was looking for some unproduced Cooper work to include in T5. This was as close as they got. Byron died of cancer the day after this network broadcast. His leadership was critical to getting T5 on the air.

The circulating recording is a WLS aircheck complete with pre-show announcements; they accidentally do not have volume up when opening tease begins to play; hybrid style open, followed by promo for radio advertising