2022-07-28

T5#165 They Call Me Howie

Episode number: 165

Network broadcast date: Friday, March 19, 1965
They Call Me Howie
Genre: Ghost
Author: Hal Hackady
Production number:
166
Production date:
Thursday, February 25, 1965
Director:
Warren Somerville
Producer:
not announced

Plotline: Shortly after his family moves into a charming Connecticut farmhouse, 8-year-old Howie starts claiming his name is Cotton Merriweather and he’s a soldier from the 18th century. The more his parents dig into local history, the more his obscure names and historical details check out. Is their son possessed?

Listen: https://archive.org/details/T5project/Theater+Five+650319+165+They+Call+Me+Howie.flac

Cast: Elliott Reid, Evie Juster, Stan Watt, Susan Melvin

Notes:

In some newspaper listings, the title is "They Call Me Howy"; No opening tease