VRC0009: Mercury Theatre on the Air - "The Man Who Was Thursday"
December 2, 2023 Mercury Theatre on the Air CBS September 5, 1938Plot
Follow Gabriel Syme, an unsuspecting poet turned secret agent, as he infiltrates a covert anti-anarchist group. With members code-named after days of the week, Syme faces surreal challenges that delve into the very essence of chaos, order, and morality.Cast
- Gabriel Syme - Orson Welles
- President Sunday - Eustace Wyatt
- The Professor - Ray Collins
- Mr. Lucian Gregory - George Coulouris
- The Marquis - Edgar Barrier
- Gogol - Paul Stewart
- Dr. Bull - Joseph Cotten
- Secretary - Erskine Sanford
- Witherspoon - Alan Devitt
- Anna Stafford - Virginia Welles
Crew
- Announcer - Dan Seymour
- Composer, Conductor - Bernard Herrmann
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