The Complete Orson Welles
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Welcome to The Complete Orson Welles. This podcast is for the Welles enthusiast, playing a variety of programs from Mr. Welles’ career from 1937 to 1952.
New episodes published weekly. For FREE you can listen to and download all my OTR podcast at https://otr.duane.media. Feedback and comments welcome at my email: info@duane.media or @duane.otr on Instagram.
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| Episode | Date |
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The Shadow || Joey’s Christmas Story | 1940
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Dec 14, 2025 |
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Hello, Americans || (07) The Bad-Will Ambassador || 1942
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Dec 07, 2025 |
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Campbell Playhouse || The Count of Monte Cristo | 1939
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Nov 30, 2025 |
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The Shadow || The Temple Bells of Neban || 1937
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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The Free Company || His Honor, the Mayor || 1941
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Nov 16, 2025 |
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The Black Museum || The Gas Receipt | 1951–1952
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || The Man Who Was Thursday || 1938
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime || Horse Play || 1951
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Oct 26, 2025 |
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Orson Welles Commentaries || Brewing civil war in China || The future CIA, possible war with Russia || 1945
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Oct 19, 2025 |
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The Orson Welles Almanac || Guest, Lucille Ball | 1944
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Oct 12, 2025 |
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Orson Welles || The Begatting of The President | 1969
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Oct 05, 2025 |
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The Shadow | Tenor With the Broken Voice | 1938
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Sep 28, 2025 |
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Suspense | Lazarus Walks | 1943
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Sep 21, 2025 |
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The Jack Benny Program | Host Orson Welles | 1943
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Sep 14, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || The Count of Monte Cristo | 1938
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Sep 07, 2025 |
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Campbell Playhouse | What Every Woman Knows | 1939
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | In Pursuit of a Ghost | 1951
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Aug 24, 2025 |
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The Black Museum | A French-English Dictionary | 1951-1952
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Suspense | The Hitchhiker | 1942
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Aug 10, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || The Affairs of Anatole || 1938
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Aug 03, 2025 |
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Bob Hope || Guest Orson Welles | 1943
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Jul 27, 2025 |
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The Shadow || The Creeper || May 29, 1938
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Jul 20, 2025 |
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The Columbia Workshop || Air Raid || 1938
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Jul 13, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || Abraham Lincoln | 1938
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Jul 06, 2025 |
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Fred Allen || Guest Orson Welles, Chicken Surplus || 1946
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Jun 29, 2025 |
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Cavalcade of America || Admiral of the Ocean Sea || 1942
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Jun 22, 2025 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime || Mexican Hat Trick | Art is Long and Lime is Fleeting || 1951
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) || That's Why I Left You / The Maysville Minstrel | 1941
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || Three Short Stories (I'm a Fool, The Open Window, My Little Boy) 1938
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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The Shadow || Murders in Wax | Message from the Hills || 1938
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May 25, 2025 |
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Jack Benny | The Jell-O Program with guest Orson Welles | 1940
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May 18, 2025 |
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The Columbia Workshop ||The Fall of the City || 1937
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May 11, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || The 39 Steps | 1938
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May 04, 2025 |
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The Black Museum || Four Small Bottles | 1951–1952
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Apr 27, 2025 |
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Suspense || Philomel Cottage || 1943
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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Hello Americans || Bolivar's Idea | 1943
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Apr 13, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || A Tale of Two Cities | 1938
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Apr 06, 2025 |
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The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) || Wild Oranges | 1941
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Mar 30, 2025 |
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Columbia Workshop || Hamlet, Parts 1-2 | 1936
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Mar 23, 2025 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime || Every Frame Has a Silver Lining | 1951
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Mar 16, 2025 |
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The Shadow | White God || Aboard the Steamship Amazon || 1938
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Mar 09, 2025 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || Treasure Island (Robert Louis Stevenson) | 1938
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Les Misérables | The Final Episode (Finale) (Victor Hugo) || 1937
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Feb 23, 2025 |
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Les Misérables || The Grave | The Barricade (Victor Hugo) || 1937
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Feb 16, 2025 |
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Les Misérables || The Trial | Cosette (Victor Hugo) || 1937
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Feb 09, 2025 |
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Les Misérables || The Bishop | Javert || 1937
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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Suspense | The Hitchhiker (Lucille Fletcher) | 1942
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Jan 26, 2025 |
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Hello Americans || Feed the World | 1943
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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The Shadow || Blind Beggar Dies / Power of the Mind || 1938
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Vanity Fair | 1940
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Jan 05, 2025 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Victoria Regina (Helen Hayes) | 1939
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Dec 29, 2024 |
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Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) | St. Luke, ch.2; The Happy Prince; Christmas Poetry | 1941
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Dec 22, 2024 |
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Philco Radio Hall of Fame (Christmas show hosted by Bing Crosby) | The Happy Prince | 1944
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Dec 15, 2024 |
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The Orson Welles Almanac | Victor Moore | 1944
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Dec 08, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Peter Ibbetson | 1939
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Dec 01, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Things We Have (An American Cavalcade) | 1939
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Nov 24, 2024 |
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Miscellaneous Orson related Clips || 1944-1945
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Nov 17, 2024 |
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Orson Welles Commentaries | Little Boy in China; British Confusion Machine; Corinthians Ch. 13 | 1945
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Nov 10, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Ah, Wilderness | 1939
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Nov 03, 2024 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Dracula | 1938
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Suspense | Donovan’s Brain, Pts 1 & 2 | Donovan’s Brain (Parody) | 1944
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Oct 20, 2024 |
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This Is My Best | The Master of Ballantrae (Agnes Moorehead) [Robert Louis Stevenson] || 1945
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | The Bad Man (Ida Lupino) || 1939
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Oct 06, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Our Town (Agnes Moorehead; Everett Sloane) | 1939
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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The Black Museum | The Door Key || The Faded Tartan Scarf || 1951-1952
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Sep 22, 2024 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | Golden Fleece || Blue Bride | 1951
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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The Shadow | Hypnotized Audience || Death From the Deep || 1938
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Sep 08, 2024 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Hell On Ice | 1946
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Ordeal at Wickford Point | 1939
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime || Operation Music Box | 1951
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Aug 18, 2024 |
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Hello Americans | Mexico (Partial) || Ritmos de las Americas (Partial) | 1943
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Aug 11, 2024 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Scenes from King Lear [William Shakespeare] | 1946
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Private Lives (Gertrude Lawrence) | 1939
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Jul 28, 2024 |
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The Shadow | The Bride of Death || Silent Avenger | 1938
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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The Black Museum | The Champagne Glass || A Claw Hammer | 1951–1952
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | The Apple Tree | 1946
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | The Patriot (Anna May Wong) | 1939
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | Operation Music Box | 1951
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Hello Americans | Ritmos de las Americas | 1943
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Mercury Theatre Production || Stage Timing, Court Room Scene from Native Son | 1941
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Jun 09, 2024 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Moby Dick (by Herman Melville) | 1946
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Jun 02, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Show Boat [Musical] (Margaret Sullavan) | 1939
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May 26, 2024 |
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The Black Museum | The Canvas Bag || The Car Tire | 1952
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May 19, 2024 |
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The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) || Symptoms of Being Thirty-Five (Joseph Cotton) || There are Frenchmen and Frenchmen (Rita Hayworth) || 1941
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May 12, 2024 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Abednego the Slave | 1946
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May 05, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Twentieth Century (Joan Blondell) | 1939
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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The Shadow | Hounds In The Hills || The Plot Murder || 1938
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Apr 21, 2024 |
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Ceiling Unlimited | Gremlins || Pan American Airlines || 1942
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Apr 14, 2024 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | I'm a Fool [Sherwood Anderson] || The Telltale Heart [Edgar Allan Poe] || 1946
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Apr 07, 2024 |
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Fifth War Loan Drive | Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (incomplete) | 1944
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles | 1944
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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This Is My Best | Diamond as Big as the Ritz (F. Scott Fitzgerald) | 1945
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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Jack Benny Program | Orson Welles - Jack Returns to Show | 1944
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Golden Honeymoon | 1946
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | Rogue's Holiday || Work of Art | 1951
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Feb 25, 2024 |
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Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands (Abednego the Slave | 1942
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Lady Esther | Something's Going to Happen to Henry (part 1) || Wilbur Brown (Part 2) | 1941
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Feb 11, 2024 |
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Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Moat Farm Murder | 1946
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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The Shadow | Poison Death || The Phantom Voice; 1938
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Beau Geste (Laurence Oliver); 1939
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Jan 21, 2024 |
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The Columbia Workshop | Air Raid | 1938
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air | The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens); 1938
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Jan 07, 2024 |
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Orson Remembered by Friends | Mercury Theatre Remembered; 1988
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Dec 31, 2023 |
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Wells on Welles Interview | HG Wells & Orson Welles; 1940
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Dec 24, 2023 |
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The Black Museum | (2 eps) The Brass Button | A Can of Weed Killer
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | (2 eps) Bohemian Star || Love Affair | 1951
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Mercury Theatre on the Air | A Passenger to Bali; 1938
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Life With Adam (Hugh Kemp) 1946
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Nov 26, 2023 |
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Orson Welles Commentaries | Nazi tribunals, GI Bill of Rights, Hollywood Parties || Ike and Patton, Competitive Nationalism, No Man is an Island; 1945
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Nov 19, 2023 |
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The Orson Welles Almanac | Guest, Hedda Hopper; 1944
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Nov 12, 2023 |
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Mercury Theater on the Air | Heart of Darkness, Life with Father (Orson Welles); 1938
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Nov 05, 2023 |
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Suspense | The Dark Tower (Orson Welles); 1944
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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This Is My Best | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Orson Welles); 1945
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles, Jane Powell; 1944
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Jack Benny Program | Little Red Riding Hood (Orson Welles), 1943
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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The War of the Worlds (unedited, H. G. Wells, Orson Welles) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938 [Repost]
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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Ceiling Unlimited | (2 eps) Wind, Sand and Stars (Burgess Meredith) / War Workers; 1942
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands, C to S; 1942
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Sep 17, 2023 |
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The Orson Welles Show | That's Why I Left You/The Maysville Minstrel (Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten); 1941
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Sep 10, 2023 |
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Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938
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Sep 03, 2023 |
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Cavalcade of America | Admiral of the Ocean Sea; 1942
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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The Shadow | Society of the Living Dead; 1938
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Campbell Playhouse | The Glass Key; 1939
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Aug 13, 2023 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Seventeen (Booth Tarkington, Joseph Cotten); 1938
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Aug 06, 2023 |
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The Black Museum | The Black Gladstone Bag; 1952
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Jul 30, 2023 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | Voodoo; 1951
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Jul 23, 2023 |
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Radio Reader's Digest (Pilot); 1946
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Orson Welles Commentaries (2 episodes); 1945
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Jul 09, 2023 |
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Hell on Ice | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938
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Jul 02, 2023 |
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The Orson Welles Almanac | Lionel Barrymore; 1944
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Suspense | The Marvelous Barastro; 1944
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Jun 18, 2023 |
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Immortal Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938
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Jun 11, 2023 |
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Fifth War Loan Drive - Texarkana, TX; 1944
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Jun 04, 2023 |
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Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles (partial); 1944
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May 28, 2023 |
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This Is My Best | Miss Dilly Says No [by Theodore Pratt]; 1945
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May 21, 2023 |
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Jack Benny Program | Host Orson Welles - Murder at Midnight; 1943
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May 14, 2023 |
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Suspense | Lazarus Walks, 1943
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May 07, 2023 |
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Orson Welles | Reading Out Loud (Pilot); 1943
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Ceiling Unlimited | The Navigator (Joseph Cotten; Agnes Moorehead); 1942
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Apr 23, 2023 |
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Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands, A to C; 1942
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Apr 16, 2023 |
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George Washington, American; 1941
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Apr 09, 2023 |
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Wild Oranges | The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther); 1941
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Apr 02, 2023 |
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Cavalcade of America | Benito Juarez, Thunder from the Mountains; 1942
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Mar 26, 2023 |
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The Shadow | Sabotage; 1938
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Mar 19, 2023 |
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Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Campbell Playhouse | Burlesque (Alice Frost), 1939
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith, Archibald MacLeish), 1937
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Feb 26, 2023 |
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The Black Museum | Bath Tub, 1952
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | Ticket to Tangier, 1951
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Feb 12, 2023 |
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The Search for Henri Le Fevre (Lucille Fletcher) | Mercury Summer Theatre, 1946
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Feb 05, 2023 |
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Suspense | Philomel Cottage (Agatha Christie), 1943
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Jan 29, 2023 |
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Ceiling Unlimited | Flying Fortress / Air Transport Command, 1942
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Jan 22, 2023 |
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Hello Americans | The Islands (Haiti), 1942
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Mercury Summer Theatre | The Search for Henri Le Fevre (Lucille Fletcher), 1946
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Jan 08, 2023 |
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The Shadow | League of Terror, 1938
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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A Christmas Carol (Lionel Barrymore) | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
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Dec 25, 2022 |
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Hello Americans (Christmas episode | The Bad-Will Ambassador)
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Dec 18, 2022 |
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The Man Who Was Thursday | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith) | Columbia Workshop, 1937
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | Clay Pigeon, 1951
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Nov 27, 2022 |
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The Green Goddess (William Archer) | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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The Lost Special (Arthur Conan Doyle) | Suspense, 1943
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Nov 13, 2022 |
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The Free Company | His Honor, the Mayor, 1941.
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Nov 06, 2022 |
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This Is My Best | Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad), 1945
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Oct 30, 2022 |
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The Shadow | The Death Triangle, 1937
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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A .32 Caliber Bullet | The Black Museum, 1951
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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The Count of Monte Cristo | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
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Oct 09, 2022 |
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Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis, Helen Hayes) | The Campbell Playhouse, 1939
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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President's Bill of Rights | We Hold These Truths, 1941
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Sep 25, 2022 |
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Orson Guest Host Jack Benny | Takes Cast to His Movie Lot, 1943
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Sep 18, 2022 |
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The Hitch-hiker (Lucille Fletcher) | Mercury Summer Theatre, 1946
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Sep 11, 2022 |
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I Lost My Girlish Laughter | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
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Sep 04, 2022 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime | See Naples and Live, 1951
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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Hello Americans | President Vargas' Birthday, 1942 (poor quality)
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Aug 21, 2022 |
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Lady Esther | The Black Pearl, Annabel Lee, If in Years to Come, Dorothy Parker Poetry (Lucille Ball) (partials), 1941
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Aug 14, 2022 |
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The Great Man Votes | Cavalcade of America, 1941
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Aug 07, 2022 |
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Citizen Kane Interview, 1942 | Rita Hayworth & Orson's Theater Interview (Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Cotten), 1943
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Jul 31, 2022 |
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The Affairs of Anatole | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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The Jack Benny Jell-O Program with Orson Welles, 1940
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Jul 17, 2022 |
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Macbeth Follies (unaired, comedic Shakespeare), 1940
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Jul 10, 2022 |
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The Shadow | Circle of Death, 1937
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Jul 03, 2022 |
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Abraham Lincoln, 1938
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Jun 26, 2022 |
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Columbia Workshop: Hamlet, Shakespeare (pts 1-2), 1936
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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The Black Museum: The. 22 Caliber Pistol, 1951
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Jun 12, 2022 |
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The Adventures of Harry Lime: Too Many Crooks, 1951
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Jun 05, 2022 |
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Around the World in 80 Days (musical version, Jules Verne): Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air, 1946
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May 29, 2022 |
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Fred Allen Show: Chicken Surplus (Orson Welles), 1946
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May 22, 2022 |
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Campbell Playhouse: Mutiny on the Bounty (Burgess Meredith), 1939
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May 15, 2022 |
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Suspense: The Most Dangerous Game, 1943
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May 08, 2022 |
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Hello Americans: The Andes, 1942
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May 01, 2022 |
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Lady Esther: The Interlopers, Song of Solomon, I'm a Fool, 1941
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Apr 24, 2022 |
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Bob Hope Show: Orson Welles guest, 1943
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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The Shadow: The Three Ghosts, 1937
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Mercury Theatre: Three Short Stories (I'm a Fool, The Open Window, My Little Boy), 1938
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Apr 03, 2022 |
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Orson Welles Commentaries: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry, Bullfighting, Korea; 1945
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Mar 27, 2022 |
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Campbell Playhouse: Counsellor at Law (Elmer Rice), 1939
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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The 39 Steps [Rehearsal]: The Mercury Theatre on the Air (Orson Welles), 1938
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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The 39 Steps: The Mercury Theatre on the Air (Orson Welles), 1938
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Mar 13, 2022 |
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Groucho Marx on The Orson Welles Almanac, 1944
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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Mercury Theatre: A Tale of Two Cities (Charles Dickens), 1938
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Feb 27, 2022 |
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The Hitch-hiker (Lucille Fletcher) | Suspense, 1942
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Feb 20, 2022 |
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The Shadow: The Temple Bells of Neban, 1937
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Feb 13, 2022 |
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Orson Welles guest host The Jack Benny Program, 1943
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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The Campbell Playhouse: Rebecca, 1938
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Jan 30, 2022 |
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Hello Americans: Brazil, 1941
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Jan 23, 2022 |
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Lady Esther: Shredni Vashtar, Hidalgo, An Irishman and a Jew, 1941
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Jan 16, 2022 |
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The Shadow: Death House Rescue, 1937
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Jan 09, 2022 |
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Treasure Island: The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
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Jan 02, 2022 |
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Dracula: The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
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Dec 26, 2021 |
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Lady Esther: The Happy Prince (Christmas) by Oscar Wilde, 1941
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Dec 19, 2021 |
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A Christmas Carol (1938): The Campbell Playhouse
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Dec 12, 2021 |
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Les Misérables, eps 6-7: The Barricade | Final Episode, 1937
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Dec 05, 2021 |
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Les Misérables, eps. 4-5: Cosette | The Grave, 1937
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Nov 28, 2021 |
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Les Misérables, eps. 2-3: Javert, The Trial, 1937
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Nov 21, 2021 |
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Les Misérables, ep. 1: The Bishop 1937
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Nov 14, 2021 |