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Orson Welles guest host The Jack Benny Program, 1943
Season 2 Episode 6
With Jack Benny out with pneumonia, Orson guest host The Jack Benny Program, this episode is title The Return of Phil Harris. This episode aired Marc…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Campbell Playhouse: Rebecca, 1938
Season 2 Episode 5
This last Sunday of January we listen to Rebecca, starring Margaret Sullavan, this drama aired on The Campbell Playhouse. The novel Rebecca was writ…
4 years, 9 months ago
Hello Americans: Brazil, 1941
Season 2 Episode 4
This week is the premiere episode of Brazil from the series Hello Americans. This episode aired November 15, 1942.
Orson tells the story of samba, inc…
4 years, 9 months ago
Lady Esther: Shredni Vashtar, Hidalgo, An Irishman and a Jew, 1941
Season 2 Episode 3
This week is the premiere episode from The Orson Welles Show also known as Lady Esther. This episode includes three separate short stories: Shredni V…
4 years, 9 months ago
The Shadow: Death House Rescue, 1937
Season 2 Episode 2
The first radio episode of The Shadow titled Death House Rescue. This episode aired September 9, 1937.
Orson played the role of Lamont Cranston aka Th…
4 years, 10 months ago
Treasure Island: The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
Season 2 Episode 1
Happy New Year! Let's start 2022 with Orson's adaptation from the novel by Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, on The Mercury Theatre on the Air…
4 years, 10 months ago
Dracula: The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
Season 1 Episode 7
Dracula was the first episode from his The Mercury Theatre on the Air production. This is a classic adaptation of the Bram Stoker novel. With Christm…
4 years, 10 months ago
Lady Esther: The Happy Prince (Christmas) by Oscar Wilde, 1941
Season 1 Episode 6
This weeks episode is the Christmas adaptation of The Happy Prince, by Oscar Wilde. This episode aired December 22, 1941.
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4 years, 10 months ago
A Christmas Carol (1938): The Campbell Playhouse
Season 1 Episode 5
Orson's adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, aired December 23, 1938. Featuring Joseph Cotton (Scrooge's nephew Fred), Hiram Sherman (…
4 years, 10 months ago
Les Misérables, eps 6-7: The Barricade | Final Episode, 1937
Season 1 Episode 4
This post wraps up the Orson Welles adaptation of Les Misérables. His first wife, Virginia Nicolson, is featured as the adult version of the main cha…
4 years, 11 months ago