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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…
4 years, 2 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…
4 years, 2 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…
4 years, 2 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…4 years, 3 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…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Jack Benny Jell-O Program with Orson Welles, 1940
Season 1 Episode 29
Orson is a guest on The Jack Benny Program, sponsored by Jello-O. This episode aired March 17, 1940.
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4 years, 3 months ago
Macbeth Follies (unaired, comedic Shakespeare), 1940
Season 1 Episode 28
Macbeth Follies never aired on radio, it includes Orson and actors from his Mercury Theatre on the Air group having fun. This was recorded April 26 o…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Shadow | Circle of Death, 1937
Season 1 Episode 27
New month -- new episode of The Shadow, titled Circle of Death. Starring: Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead. This episode aired November 28, 1937.
Plot…
4 years, 3 months ago
The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Abraham Lincoln, 1938
Season 2 Episode 26
The Mercury Theatre on the Air tells the story of Abraham Lincoln. This episode aired August 15, 1938.
Adapted from the play by John Drinkwater, suppl…
4 years, 4 months ago
Columbia Workshop: Hamlet, Shakespeare (pts 1-2), 1936
Season 2 Episode 25
Orson stars on Columbia Workshop with a two episode adaptation of Hamlet, from Shakespeare. These episodes aired September 19, 1936 (originally I cou…
4 years, 4 months ago