Radio Mystery Theater The Black Cat 0066

Original Airdate: April 01, 1974

Episode 0066 "The Black Cat"

Original Story by Edgar Allen Poe, Adapted by Sam Dann

Directed by Himan Brown, Host: E.G. Marshall

A man finds out that when he married his wife, he also married her cat with whom she has a close relationship. The cat convinces him that he will murder his wife. I don't know if you've ever stopped to think about it, but of all the creatures in the animal kingdom, only man, and man alone, will murder his mate simply because she no longer pleases him. True, certain of our friends in fur, fin, or feather will indulge in desertion, or even divorce. But Murder? For that you must have the highest degree of culture and civilization For that you have to be human.

Consider the act of murder. Popular opinion has it the majority of killers are ruthless cold -blooded devoid of pity. But the facts tell a different tale. Statistics reveal most murderers are neither brutal nor savage. The record shows you don't have to be a devil or a demon or even a criminal. Experience teaches a killer could be any one of us. Given the time,the place, the provocation, it could be you. It could be I. And it could even be Philip Sterling.

Starring: Norman Rose, Robert Dryden, Evie Juster, Marian Seldes, Joe DeSantis