CBS Radio Mystery Theater | Episode 17

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Title:

A Very Old Man

Plot:

A wizened man has clairvoyance abilities and even relieve physical suffering with a simple touch

Episode:

0017

Air Dates:

First Run - January 22, 1974
Repeat - March 22, 1974
Repeat - December 17, 1978

Actors:

Ortega, Santos

Raeburn, Bryna

Redfield, William

Rose, Norman

Writer:

Eric, Elspeth

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9 Responses to Episode 0017

All the names are Germanic in this episode, and people ride horses from place to place, giving a sort of classical European flavor to this episode. Nice happy ending. Supernatural story involving miraculous healing.
	Andy, 2011-07-25 12:52:00

I grow up in a very conservative christian family. We didnt have a TV. CBS mystery theater on KNX 1070 in LA was what I looked forward to more than anything else. Thank you for letting me relive My best childhood memories😘 I listen to M.T. every nite And so do so of my siblings. God bless. Your biggest fan. Chris
	Chris , 2012-01-18 00:27:25

I was really pumped a few minutes into A Very Old Man. What a great plot. The father-in-law of a doctor has the ability to see "through" his patients and fix wrong diagnoses, and also a kind of healing "touch" that cures people and animals. Unfortunately, his daughter thinks the old man is crazy, and as more people start to think he's a miracle worker, his son-in-law starts to get jealous. The great plot, though, was dampened by extremely poor acting. Santos Ortega was OK a the old man, but the daughter and son-in-law were atrocious.

Tony, 2012-01-25 11:42:46

Real human drama, basic but extraordinary. A very good episode.
	Frank S., 2012-12-13 10:19:02

An ancient man has the power to heal people with his touch and has uncanny insight into people's character and motives.
	Mr. Guttierez, 2013-01-17 09:20:50

Little too sappy in places, but otherwise a decent story. Rose shines.
	F. Larason, 2013-01-17 09:23:46

An old man appears to have the power to diagnosis and heal people, much to the chagrin and embarasment of his son-in-law the medical doctor. How far we have come in the last quarter century in our treatment of the elderly. A loose script.
	Nicholas B., 2013-01-17 09:37:21

Thoroughly enjoyed this story, but I'm not sure I can say why. Maybe I just like stories about lovable old men. Maybe I just like stories about a faith healer who vigorously denies he is any such thing. He's just a very old man who has nothing to do with any 'cures', so why's everybody making such a fuss?
	Bowman, 2013-01-17 09:41:49

An old man living with his daughter and son-in-law seems to have an ability to heal with his touch, to the frustration of his daughter's husband, a medical doctor with no faith in faith healers. The old man takes no credit, however—he attributes his talent to a second daughter, dead for many, many years...
	April Bermal, 2013-01-17 09:41:50

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