The Complete Orson Welles

This is a bonus post of the rehearsal of the previously posted, The 39 Steps , from The Mercury Theatre on the Air . You know it is a rehearsal from the humorous final seconds by Orson Welles. Enjoy. Adapted from the novel by John Buchan. : : : : : website: https://otr.duane.media . email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otr Thank you f...

The famous book and movie, The 39 Steps , is this weeks drama from The Mercury Theatre on the Air with Orson Welles. This episode aired Monday, August 1, 1938. Written in 1927 as The Thirty-Nine Steps , by author John Buchan . Then the classic film directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1935, titled as The 39 Steps . : : : : : https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Inst...

This week features the legendary Groucho Marx on The Orson Welles Almanac. This episode aired Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST on January 26, 1944. The Orson Welles Almanac (also known as The Orson Welles Comedy Show) was a variety program on CBS Radio. The idea of doing such a variety show occurred to Welles after his success as substitute host of The Jack Benny Program. Welles had an ongoing battle with...

Mercury Theatre on the Air with Orson Welles does an adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities . This episode aired July 25, 1938. Cast: Orson Welles (Dr. Alexandre Manette, Sydney Carton), Mary Taylor (Lucie Manette), Eustace Wyatt (Clerk), Edgar Barrier (Charles Darnay), Martin Gabel (Mr. Jarvis Lorry), Frank Readick (Ernest Defarge), Betty Ga...

The classic story of The Hitch-hiker, Orson Welles performed this drama for the Suspense series. This episode aired September 9, 1942. A man, Ronald Adams, sets out to drive from NYC to California, only to encounter a mysterious hitchhiker who somehow follows him cross-country even though he doesn't have a car. Only to realize the hitchhiker has a hidden and unsuspected purpose. : : : : : You can...

Hello, World. Let's listen to The Temple Bells of Neban from The Shadow . This episode aired October 10, 1937. The Shadow meets an exotic woman from his past. Soon he learns she has been trained in the remote and mystifying area of India, the same place he gained his power of mind control and invisibility. website: https://otr.duane.media . email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Inst...

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 March 3, 1943. website: https://otr.duane.media . email: info@otr.duane.media. connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otr Thank you for your support. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://...

This last Sunday of January we listen to Rebecca , starring Margaret Sullavan, this drama aired on The Campbell Playhouse . The novel Rebecca was written by Daphne du Maurier. This episode aired December 9, 1938. The Mercury Theatre on the Air changed its name to The Campbell Playhouse . Campbell's Soup became the sponsor after the media and panic reaction to his production of War of The Worlds fr...

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, including lessons on technique and instrumentation. He discusses the ethnic mix of Brazil and tells of their natural resources and conserving the Amazon jungle. Carmen Miranda and Welles sing her Brazilian song, No Tabuleiro da Baiana. The episode cast...

This week is the premiere episode from The Orson Welles Show also known as Lady Esther . This episode includes three separate short stories: Shredni Vashtar, Hidalgo, An Irishman and a Jew . This episode aired September 15, 1941. Adaptation Shredni Vashtar is by writer Saki (Hector Hugh Munro), a story about Father Hidalgo and the Mexican revolution in 1810, as well as a story about An Irishman an...

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 The Shadow from 1937 to 1938. website: https://otr.duane.media . email: info@otr.duane.media . connect n' follow: Instagram @duane.otr | Twitter @duane_otr Thank you and enjoy. This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac...

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 . This episode aired July 18, 1938. website: https://otr.duane.media | email: info@otr.duane.media | Instagram: @duane.otr This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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 Christmas now past, it's time to return to our normal Orson episodes in chronological order. This episode aired July 11, 1938. You can listen to and download episodes from my website: https://otr.duane.media . Donations welcome to help show support, if you w...

This weeks episode is the Christmas adaptation of The Happy Prince , by Oscar Wilde. This episode aired December 22, 1941. You can find all my podcast on Apple, Spotify, iHeart and all major and some minor podcast services. Search the channel name (ex. The Complete Orson Welles) or episode name to find. Can also, go to my website https://OTR.duane.media to listen and get more info. Email is: info@...

Orson's adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, aired December 23, 1938. Featuring Joseph Cotton (Scrooge's nephew Fred), Hiram Sherman (Bob Cratchit), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Cratchit), Arthur Anderson (Ghost of Christmas Past) and others. You can listen to and download episodes from my website: https://otr.duane.media . Donations welcome to help show support, if you want. Donation packag...

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 character, Cosette. These originally aired August 27, 1937 and September 3, 1937. You can listen to and download episodes from my website: https://otr.duane.media . Donations welcome to help show support, if you want. Donation packages with fre...

The second to last post of the Les Mis series. This is episodes 4 & 5: Cosette aired August 13, 1937 | The Grave aired August 20, 1937. Both episodes feature Orson's first wife, Virginia Nicolson as Older Cosette. Next weeks post will wrap-up this series of Les Mis and we will move onto his 1938 work from The Mercury Theatre on the Air and Campbell Playhouse and more. You can listen to more po...

Les Misérables, episodes 2 & 3 out of seven. Javert aired July 23, 1937, The Trial aired August 6, 1937. To get through the Les Mis' series I am doubling episodes for this and the next two weeks. You can listen to and download episodes from my website: https://otr.duane.media . Donations welcome to help show support, if you want. Donation packages with free content also available. Feedback and...

Les Misérables (The Bishop) aired July 23, 1937 is one of Orson Welles' first radio broadcast. A seven-part radio series broadcast from July 23 to September 3, 1937 airing on Friday nights at 10 PM EST, on the Mutual Network. Orson adapted the 1862 Victor Hugo novel, directed the series, and starred as Jean Valjean. Also starring his first wife Virginia Nicolson, along with Martin Gabel, Alice Fro...