T H E   F I F T H   H O R S E M A N
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                                 1946

First Show: Jul 04, 1946                      Last Show: Aug 22, 1946
Number Shows: 8                                   Audition Show: none


Series Description:

THE FIFTH HORSEMAN was a short series of eight shows produced to
convince the American public to accept a plan to put all nuclear
weapons under United Nations control.  Produced by Public Service,
this piece of early Cold War propaganda dramatized the argument that
we could not win a nuclear conflict, by portraying the horrors of
life after a nuclear holocaust.

If you find this series interesting, you may want to try a one-hour
Civil Defense special, called "TOMORROW", narrated by Orsen Welles.
An interesting piece of 1950's cold war propaganda, this show takes
up where THE FIFTH HORSEMAN leaves off, mentioning that the United
States didn't take the actions defined in the 1946 series.


Log Comments:

This short series is not common in catalogs although all shows are
available to collectors.


Chronological Log:

    Date          Day  Num  Title              Stars
    ------------  ---  ---  -----------------  ----------------
    Jul 04, 1946  Thu   1   "Rehearsal"        Henry Fonda
    Jul 11, 1946  Thu   2   "Dawn"             William Bendix
    Jul 18, 1946  Thu   3   "Promise"          Glen Ford
    Jul 25, 1946  Thu   4   "Crisis"           Robert Young,
                                               Howard McNear
    Aug 01, 1946  Thu   5   "Zero-One"         Bill Johnstone,
                                               George Coulouris
    Aug 08, 1946  Thu   6   "Doomsday"         Dane Clark
    Aug 15, 1946  Thu   7   "Aftermath"
    Aug 22, 1946  Thu   8   "Memo To Mankind"


References:

* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All
  Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, Box 4321, Hamden, CT 06514

* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
  * The Sci-Fi Guy, Gordon R. Payton, 118 E. Palmer Ave.,
    Collingswood, NJ 08108  (no longer sells shows)
  * Great American Radio, Gary Kramer, PO Box 504, Genesee, MI 48437
  * Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
  * Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
    Whittier, CA 90602


Other Logs or Books:

* THE FIFTH HORSEMAN log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset
  Dr., Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com)


Last Update: May 20, 2004


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