2022-09-18

T5#212 The Dance Hall

Episode number: 212

Network broadcast date: Tuesday, May 25, 1965
The Dance Hall
Genre: Drama
Author: Virginia Marie Cooke
Production number:
212
Production date:
Wednesday, April 28, 1965
Director:
Ted Bell
Producer:
not announced

Plotline: In the final hours before his execution, a death row inmate prepares for the electric chair while his attorney desperately chases a pardon from the governor.

Listen: https://archive.org/details/T5project/Theater+Five+650525+212+The+Dance+Hall.flac

Cast: Frank Thomas, George Petrie, Erik Rhodes, Toots Thielmans, Arthur Kohl

Notes:

Toots Thielemans was a jazz musician mostly known for his harmonica, guitar and whistling skills, and his jazz compositions; it's likely Alexander Vlas Datzenko played a role in recruiting him for the appearance