The Complete Orson Welles
Episodes
Campbell Playhouse | Twentieth Century (Joan Blondell) | 1939
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Playhouse || (16) Twentieth Century | Broadcast: March 24, 1939Starring: Joan Blondell, Sam LeveneThe classic/frantic comedy by Ben Hecht and...
The Shadow | Hounds In The Hills || The Plot Murder || 1938
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Shadow | Hounds In The Hills || The Plot Murder || February 20, 1938; February 27, 1938: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPE...
Ceiling Unlimited | Gremlins || Pan American Airlines || 1942
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ceiling Unlimited | Gremlins (December 12, 1942) [by Lucille Fletcher] || Pan American Airlines (December 28, 1942)Gremlins: The Allies are plagued by...
The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | I'm a Fool [Sherwood Anderson] || The Telltale Heart [Edgar Allan Poe] || 1946
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | I'm a Fool [Sherwood Anderson] & The Telltale Heart [Edgar Allan Poe] || Broadcast: August 23, 1946: : : :...
Fifth War Loan Drive | Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (incomplete) | 1944
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fifth War Loan Drive | Soldier Field, Chicago, IL (incomplete) | Broadcast: Monday, June 19, 1944: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYST...
Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles | 1944
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles | Broadcast: Sunday, October 29, 1944: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRA...
This Is My Best | Diamond as Big as the Ritz (F. Scott Fitzgerald) | 1945
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Is My Best | Diamond as Big as the Ritz [by F. Scott Fitzgerald] | April 3, 1945: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE --...
Jack Benny Program | Orson Welles - Jack Returns to Show | 1944
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Jack Benny Program | Orson Welles - Jack Returns to Show | Broadcast date: April 11, 1944: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUS...
Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Golden Honeymoon | 1946
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Golden Honeymoon [by Ring Lardner] | Broadcast: August 02, 1946: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY...
The Adventures of Harry Lime | Rogue's Holiday || Work of Art | 1951
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Harry Lime | (08) Rogue's Holiday || (09) Work of Art | Broadcast: September 21, 1951 || September 28, 1951Rogue's Holiday: Harry's ...
Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands (Abednego the Slave | 1942
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Americans | (06) Alphabet of the Islands: S to Z (Abednego the Slave) | Broadcast: December 20, 1942Welles uses the individual letters of the al...
Lady Esther | Something's Going to Happen to Henry (part 1) || Wilbur Brown (Part 2) | 1941
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) | Something's Going to Happen to Henry (part 1, partial) || Wilbur Brown (Part 2, partial) || Broadcast: December ...
Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Moat Farm Murder | 1946
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Moat Farm Murder | Broadcast: July 25, 1946Adaptation of Norman Corwin's story "Moat Farm Murder".: : : : :My othe...
The Shadow | Poison Death || The Phantom Voice; 1938
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Shadow | Poison Death || The Phantom Voice | Broadcast dates: January 30, 1938; February 06, 1938: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTE...
Campbell Playhouse | Beau Geste (Laurence Oliver); 1939
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Playhouse | Beau Geste (Laurence Oliver, Jackie Kelk) | Broadcast: March 1, 1939Starring: Noah Beery; Naomi Campbell; Ray Collins; Kingsley C...
The Columbia Workshop | Air Raid | 1938
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Columbia Workshop | Air Raid | October 27, 1938: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORRO...
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | The Pickwick Papers (Charles Dickens); 1938
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | The Pickwick Papers | Broadcast: November 20, 1938Adapted from the novel by Charles DickensCast: ...
Orson Remembered by Friends | Mercury Theatre Remembered; 1988
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Orson Remembered by Friends | Mercury Theatre Remembered | Date: 1988 Featuring: Leonard Maltin and members of Mercury Theater -- Richard Wilson; Pegg...
Wells on Welles Interview | HG Wells & Orson Welles; 1940
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Wells on Welles Interview | HG Wells Meets Orson Welles | Date: October 28, 1940Welles and Wells discuss the War of the Worlds broadcast, as well as C...
The Black Museum | (2 eps) The Brass Button | A Can of Weed Killer
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Black Museum | The Brass Button (06) | A Can of Weed Killer (07)The Brass Button: The murder of Joan Pearl Wolfe by Native Indian French-Canadian ...
The Adventures of Harry Lime | (2 eps) Bohemian Star || Love Affair | 1951
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Harry Lime | Bohemian Star (06) || Love Affair (07) | Broadcast dates: September 7, 1951 | September 14, 1951The Bohemian Star: A d...
Mercury Theatre on the Air | A Passenger to Bali; 1938
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Theatre on the Air | A Passenger to Bali | Broadcast date: November 13, 1938From the 1936 novel by Ellis St. Joseph.Story: A man who almost fo...
The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Life With Adam (Hugh Kemp) 1946
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Life With Adam | Broadcast: July 19, 1946Adaptation of Hugh Kemp's story, "Life with Adam.": : : : :My other p...
Orson Welles Commentaries | Nazi tribunals, GI Bill of Rights, Hollywood Parties || Ike and Patton, Competitive Nationalism, No Man is an Island; 1945
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Orson Welles Commentaries | Nazi tribunals, GI Bill of Rights, Hollywood Parties || Ike and Patton, Competitive Nationalism, No Man is an Island || Br...
The Orson Welles Almanac | Guest, Hedda Hopper; 1944
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Orson Welles Almanac | Guest, Hedda Hopper | Broadcast date: Wednesday, February 23, 1944The Orson Welles Almanac aired on CBS Radio and broa...
Mercury Theater on the Air | Heart of Darkness, Life with Father (Orson Welles); 1938
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Theater on the Air | Heart of Darkness, Life with Father | Broadcast date: November 3, 1938Heart of Darkness: an exciting adventure of da...
Suspense | The Dark Tower (Orson Welles); 1944
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suspense | The Dark Tower | Broadcast date: Thursday, May 4, 1944Sponsored by: Roma Wines. Orson appears in several roles in a story about actors, one...
This Is My Best | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Orson Welles); 1945
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Is My Best | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (ep. 29) | Broadcast date: Tuesday, March 27, 1945Sponsored by: Cresta Blanca. The Walt Disney versi...
Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles, Jane Powell; 1944
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles (ep 322) | Broadcast date: Sunday, April 2, 1944Featuring: Jane Powell; Orson Welles: : : : :My other podc...
Jack Benny Program | Little Red Riding Hood (Orson Welles), 1943
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Benny || Little Red Riding Hood, feat. Orson Welles | Broadcast date: Sunday, April 4, 1943: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x ...
The War of the Worlds (unedited, H. G. Wells, Orson Welles) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938 [Repost]
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | The War of the Worlds (ep. 17) | Broadcast date: Sunday, October 30, 1938 | NOTE: This is a repost that removes an au...
Ceiling Unlimited | (2 eps) Wind, Sand and Stars (Burgess Meredith) / War Workers; 1942
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ceiling Unlimited | Wind, Sand and Stars / War Workers | Broadcast: 1942-11-30 / 1942-12-14: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPE...
Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands, C to S; 1942
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands, C to S | Broadcast date: Sunday, December 13, 1942Welles uses the individual letters of the alphabet to rep...
The Orson Welles Show | That's Why I Left You/The Maysville Minstrel (Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten); 1941
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) | That's Why I Left You / The Maysville Minstrel (ep 06) | Broadcast date: Monday, November 10, 1941"That's Why I ...
Around the World in 80 Days (Jules Verne) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Around the World in 80 Days (ep 116) | Broadcast date: Sunday, October 23, 1938Adapted from the novel by&nb...
Cavalcade of America | Admiral of the Ocean Sea; 1942
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cavalcade of America | Admiral of the Ocean Sea | Broadcast date: Monday, October 12, 1942Adaptation of Samuel Eliott Morrison's biography of Christop...
The Shadow | Society of the Living Dead; 1938
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Shadow | Society of the Living Dead | Broadcast date: Sunday, January 23, 1938Story: Lamont looks into what he believes is a connection betwe...
Campbell Playhouse | The Glass Key; 1939
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Playhouse | The Glass Key | Broadcast date: Friday, March 10th, 1939Story: A portrait of "the dark ways of the underworld" during the Depress...
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Seventeen (Booth Tarkington, Joseph Cotten); 1938
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Seventeen | Broadcast date: Sunday, October 16, 1938Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCa...
The Black Museum | The Black Gladstone Bag; 1952
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Black-Museum | The Black Gladstone Bag, ep. 4 | Broadcast date: One source says, January 22, 1952A regular piece of luggage belonging to Jim, a travel...
The Adventures of Harry Lime | Voodoo; 1951
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Harry Lime | Voodoo, ep. 5 | Broadcast: August 31, 1951In Haiti, Harry teams up with a con-lady to cheat a loud-mouthed American.: :...
Radio Reader's Digest (Pilot); 1946
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Radio Reader's Digest | Pilot | Broadcast date: Sunday, March 31, 1946: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATE...
Orson Welles Commentaries (2 episodes); 1945
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Orson Welles Commentaries | Fortune Tellers; GI Entertainment in the Atomic Age; Food Shortage in Europe, ep. 2 -- Broadcast date: Sunday, September 2...
Hell on Ice | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | ep. 114, Hell on Ice | Broadcast date: Sunday, October 9, 1938A Howard Koch adaptation of Hell on Ice, written by, Ed...
The Orson Welles Almanac | Lionel Barrymore; 1944
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Orson Welles Almanac | Lionel Barrymore | This episode aired, Wednesday, February 2, 1944 : : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY...
Suspense | The Marvelous Barastro; 1944
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suspense | The Marvelous Barastro | Broadcast date: Thursday, April 13, 1944Story: Twenty years ago when the Marvelous Barastro was young man he trave...
Immortal Sherlock Holmes (Arthur Conan Doyle) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air; 1938
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Immortal Sherlock Holmes | This episode aired: Sunday, September 25, 1938With news bulletins of the European war cris...
Fifth War Loan Drive - Texarkana, TX; 1944
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fifth War Loan Drive | Fifth War Loan Drive - Texarkana, TX | Broadcast date: Monday, June 12, 1944An hour long program examining attitudes about the ...
Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles (partial); 1944
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles | Episode aired, Sunday, April 2, 1944Featuring: Orson Welles; Jane PowellNOTE: This is not the full e...
This Is My Best | Miss Dilly Says No [by Theodore Pratt]; 1945
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This Is My Best | ep28, Miss Dilly Says No [by Theodore Pratt] | Broadcast date: Tuesday, t March 20, 1945Orson served as producer, writer, host ...
Jack Benny Program | Host Orson Welles - Murder at Midnight; 1943
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Jack Benny Program | Host Orson Welles - Murder at Midnight | This episode aired, Sunday March 28, 1943Mary reads a letter from Mama. Mel Blanc ge...
Suspense | Lazarus Walks, 1943
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suspense | Lazarus Walks, 1943 | This episode aired, Tuesday, October 19, 1943Story: A man who comes back from the dead. Now people want to know what ...
Orson Welles | Reading Out Loud (Pilot); 1943
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reading Out Loud (Pilot) | Broadcast date: Friday, September 3, 1943First and only episode of "Reading Out Loud". Orson Welles reads passages from Joh...
Ceiling Unlimited | The Navigator (Joseph Cotten; Agnes Moorehead); 1942
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ceiling Unlimited | The Navigator | This episode aired, Monday, November 23, 1942Sponsored by the aerospace company, Lockheed-Vega Corporati...
Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands, A to C; 1942
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Americans | ep04, Alphabet of the Islands, A to C | This episode aired, Sunday, December 6, 1942Welles uses the individual letters of the ...
George Washington, American; 1941
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
George Washington, American | George Washington, American | This episode aired, February 22, 1941This 1941 broadcast, in dramatic fashion episode cele...
Wild Oranges | The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther); 1941
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) | ep05, Wild Oranges | This episode aired, Monday, November 3, 1941Originally Wild Oranges was a 1924 America...
Cavalcade of America | Benito Juarez, Thunder from the Mountains; 1942
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Cavalcade of America | Juarez, Thunder from the Mountains | This episode aired, Monday, September 28, 1942Welles tells the story of Benito Juarez and...
The Shadow | Sabotage; 1938
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Shadow | Sabotage | This episode aired, Sunday, January 16, 1939A ship sends out a frantic SOS after an explosion onboard. Someone is sabotaging N...
Julius Caesar (William Shakespeare) | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Julius Caesar | This episode aired, September 11, 1938Cast: Orson Welles (Brutus), Martin Gabel (Cassius), George Cou...
Campbell Playhouse | Burlesque (Alice Frost), 1939
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Playhouse | ep11, Burlesque (Alice Frost) | This episode aired, Friday, February 17, 1939.Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins ...
Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith, Archibald MacLeish), 1937
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Columbia Workshop | The Fall of the City | Aired, April 11, 1937.The Fall of the City by Archibald MacLeish is the first American ...
The Black Museum | Bath Tub, 1952
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Black Museum | episode 03, Bath Tub | This episode aired in 1952. There are no known month and day dates for the series, but this episode aired i...
The Adventures of Harry Lime | Ticket to Tangier, 1951
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Harry Lime | 04 episode, Ticket to Tangier | This episode aired, Friday, August 24, 1951.In 1950, British radio producer Harry Alan ...
The Search for Henri Le Fevre (Lucille Fletcher) | Mercury Summer Theatre, 1946
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Summer Theatre | The Search for Henri Le Fevre | This episode aired, July 12, 1946.Plot: No sooner does a composer finish his composition, the...
Suspense | Philomel Cottage (Agatha Christie), 1943
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suspense | Philomel Cottage | This episode aired, Thursday October 7, 1943.Philomel Cottage is a short story written by Agatha Christie ...
Ceiling Unlimited | Flying Fortress / Air Transport Command, 1942
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Let's welcome a new program to the podcast, Ceiling Unlimited. Two episodes; 1) Flying Fortress -- aired November 11, 1942; 2) Air Transport Command -...
Hello Americans | The Islands (Haiti), 1942
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Orson discusses The Islands (the Caribbean Islands -- specifically, Haiti) in this weeks episode from Hello Americans. This episode aired November 29,...
Mercury Summer Theatre | The Search for Henri Le Fevre (Lucille Fletcher), 1946
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Summer Theatre did another story from Lucille Fletcher, The Search for Henri Le Fevrer. This episode aired, Friday, July 12, 1946.Story: No so...
The Shadow | League of Terror, 1938
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week we listen to The Shadow and the episode titled, League of Terror. This episode aired: January 9, 1938Plot: The Shadow breaks up a counterfei...
A Christmas Carol (Lionel Barrymore) | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Playhouse, episode #042, adapts the Charles Dickens classic story, A Christmas Carol (featuring, Lionel Barrymore). This episode aired Christ...
Hello Americans (Christmas episode | The Bad-Will Ambassador)
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Americans with their seventh episode, a Christmas episode, named, The Bad-Will Ambassador. This episode aired, Sunday, December 27, 1942.Written...
The Man Who Was Thursday | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air does their adaptation of The Man Who Was Thursday. The story was written by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936) in 1908. This ...
The Fall of the City (Burgess Meredith) | Columbia Workshop, 1937
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Columbia Workshop, adaptation of The Fall of the City. This episode aired on Columbia Broadcasting System, Sunday, April 11, 1937.The Fall of the City...
The Adventures of Harry Lime | Clay Pigeon, 1951
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Adventures of Harry Lime (The Third Man) with their third episode, Clay Pigeon. This episode aired Friday, August 17, 1951.Plot: New York City, Go...
The Green Goddess (William Archer) | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Campbell Playhouse does an adaptation of Williams Archer's 1921 play, The Green Goddess. Adapted by Howard Koch. This episode aired February 10, 1939....
The Lost Special (Arthur Conan Doyle) | Suspense, 1943
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Suspense presents, The Lost Special, a mystery short story by Arthur Conan Doyle first published in The Strand Magazine in August ...
The Free Company | His Honor, the Mayor, 1941.
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Free Company with their Welles hosted episode, His Honor, the Mayor. There are conflicting dates for this episode, but it aired between April 5-8,...
This Is My Best | Heart of Darkness (Joseph Conrad), 1945
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This Is My Best, for this his first episode as producer and host, Welles chose to do an adaptation of one of his favorite stories, Heart of Darkness, ...
The Shadow | The Death Triangle, 1937
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Shadow episode, The Death Triangle, Lamont comes to the aid of a doctor who was once a prisoner on Devil's Island. This episode aired Sunday, Dece...
A .32 Caliber Bullet | The Black Museum, 1951
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orson host and narrates, The Black Museum, this is the second episode, A .32 Caliber Bullet. There are no known month and day dates for the series, bu...
The Count of Monte Cristo | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air, adapts The Count of Monte Cristo from the Alexandre Dumas novel. This episode aired Monday, August 29, 1938.Cast:...
Arrowsmith (Sinclair Lewis, Helen Hayes) | The Campbell Playhouse, 1939
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Campbell Playhouse does an adaptation of Arrowsmith, the novel by Sinclair Lewis. This episode aired Friday, February 3, 1939.Cast:...
President's Bill of Rights | We Hold These Truths, 1941
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Orson Guest Host Jack Benny | Takes Cast to His Movie Lot, 1943
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Hitch-hiker (Lucille Fletcher) | Mercury Summer Theatre, 1946
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Mercury Summer Theatre with their adaptation of the famous radio and television story by Lucille Fletcher, The Hitchhiker. This episode aired Friday, ...
I Lost My Girlish Laughter | Campbell Playhouse, 1939
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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, 19...
The Adventures of Harry Lime | See Naples and Live, 1951
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Hello Americans | President Vargas' Birthday, 1942 (poor quality)
21 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Americans with President Vargas' Birthday. This episode aired April 18, 1942.**NOTE: The recording is scratchy with poor quality, but you can st...
Lady Esther | The Black Pearl, Annabel Lee, If in Years to Come, Dorothy Parker Poetry (Lucille Ball) (partials), 1941
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The Great Man Votes | Cavalcade of America, 1941
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Featured on Cavalcade of America, based on the 1939 Garson Kanin film, "The Great Man Votes," which starred John Barrymore. From the original short st...
Citizen Kane Interview, 1942 | Rita Hayworth & Orson's Theater Interview (Marlene Dietrich, Joseph Cotten), 1943
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two interviews in one post. First is his interview discussing the premiere of Citizen Kane at the Geary Theater in San Francisco. Dorothy Comingore is...
The Affairs of Anatole | The Mercury Theatre on the Air, 1938
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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. Th...
The Jack Benny Jell-O Program with Orson Welles, 1940
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orson is a guest on The Jack Benny Program, sponsored by Jello-O. This episode aired March 17, 1940.: : : : :My other podcast channels include: MYSTER...
Macbeth Follies (unaired, comedic Shakespeare), 1940
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 or...
The Shadow | Circle of Death, 1937
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
New month -- new episode of The Shadow, titled Circle of Death. Starring: Orson Welles and Agnes Moorehead. This episode aired November 28, 1937.Plot:...
The Mercury Theatre on the Air: Abraham Lincoln, 1938
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Mercury Theatre on the Air tells the story of Abraham Lincoln. This episode aired August 15, 1938.Adapted from the play by John Dri...
Columbia Workshop: Hamlet, Shakespeare (pts 1-2), 1936
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orson stars on Columbia Workshop with a two episode adaptation of Hamlet, from Shakespeare. These episodes aired September 19, 1936 (originally I coul...
The Black Museum: The. 22 Caliber Pistol, 1951
12 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Orson host and narrates, The Black Museum, this first episode of the series is, The .22 Caliber Pistol AKA Little Blue 22. There are no known month an...
The Adventures of Harry Lime: Too Many Crooks, 1951
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We welcome a new program to the podcast, The Adventures of Harry Lime, this first episode is titled, Too Many Crooks. This episode aired August 3, 195...