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President's Bill of Rights | We Hold These Truths, 1941
Season 1 Episode 39
We Hold These Truths, a celebration of the 150th anniversary of the United States Bill of Rights, and shared 'American values.' Broadcast on all four…
3 years, 9 months ago
Orson Guest Host Jack Benny | Takes Cast to His Movie Lot, 1943
Season 1 Episode 38
Jack Benny was out with Pnemonia and Orson Welles hosted the show for his second straight week! While hosting Orson Takes Cast to His Movie Lot. This…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Hitch-hiker (Lucille Fletcher) | Mercury Summer Theatre, 1946
Season 1 Episode 37
Mercury Summer Theatre with their adaptation of the famous radio and television story by Lucille Fletcher, The Hitchhiker. This episode aired Friday,…
3 years, 10 months ago
I Lost My Girlish Laughter | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
Season 1 Episode 36
Cambell Playhouse, their eighth episode is: "I Lost My Girlish Laughter." From the Jane Allen book of the same name. This episode aired January 27, 1…
3 years, 10 months ago
The Adventures of Harry Lime | See Naples and Live, 1951
Season 1 Episode 35
The Adventures of Harry Lime with See Naples and Live. This is the second episode in the series. This episode aired August 10, 1951.
Story: Harry Lime…
3 years, 10 months ago
Hello Americans | President Vargas' Birthday, 1942 (poor quality)
Season 1 Episode 34
Hello Americans with President Vargas' Birthday. This episode aired April 18, 1942.
**NOTE: The recording is scratchy with poor quality, but you can s…
3 years, 11 months ago
Lady Esther | The Black Pearl, Annabel Lee, If in Years to Come, Dorothy Parker Poetry (Lucille Ball) (partials), 1941
Season 1 Episode 33
This week are two programs in one post, each program is a partial of the original (full episodes no longer exist). Both are from The Orson Wells Show…
3 years, 11 months ago
The Great Man Votes | Cavalcade of America, 1941
Season 1 Episode 32
Featured on Cavalcade of America, based on the 1939 Garson Kanin film, "The Great Man Votes," which starred John Barrymore. From the original short s…
3 years, 11 months ago
Citizen Kane Interview, 1942 | Rita Hayworth & Orson's Theater Interview (Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Cotten), 1943
Season 1 Episode 31
Two interviews in one post.
First is his interview discussing the premiere of Citizen Kane at the Geary Theater in San Francisco. Dorothy Comingore i…3 years, 11 months ago
The Affairs of Anatole | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
Season 1 Episode 30
Originally a play in 1910, written by Arthur Schnitzler (b. May 1863 - d. October 1931). Then a silent movie in 1921, directed by Cecil B. DeMille. T…
3 years, 11 months ago