The Complete Orson Welles

The Orson Welles Show (Lady Esther) | Something's Going to Happen to Henry (part 1, partial) || Wilbur Brown (Part 2, partial) || Broadcast: December 1, 1941 : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other...

Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Moat Farm Murder | Broadcast: July 25, 1946 Adaptation of Norman Corwin's story "Moat Farm Murder". : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels inclu...

The Shadow | Poison Death || The Phantom Voice | Broadcast dates: January 30, 1938; February 06, 1938 : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X...

Campbell Playhouse | Beau Geste (Laurence Oliver, Jackie Kelk) | Broadcast: March 1, 1939 Starring: Noah Beery; Naomi Campbell; Ray Collins; Kingsley Colton; Elizabeth Elson; Jackie Kelk; Laurence Olivier Story: About the French Foreign Legion. A guest on the program is a real Foreign Legionnaire who compares the play with reality. English star Laurence Olivier stars as John Geste and Orson Welles...

The Columbia Workshop | Air Raid | October 27, 1938 : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA...

The Mercury Theatre on the Air | The Pickwick Papers | Broadcast: November 20, 1938 Adapted from the novel by Charles Dickens Cast: Orson Welles (Sergeant Buzzfuzz, Mr. Jingle), Ray Collins (Samuel Pickwick), Alfred Shirley (Augustus Snodgrass), Frank Readick, Elliott Reid, Edgar Barrier, Eustace Wyatt, Brenda Forbes, others. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my...

Orson Remembered by Friends | Mercury Theatre Remembered | Date: 1988 Featuring: Leonard Maltin and members of Mercury Theater -- Richard Wilson; Peggy Weber, Cliff Thornsdon (SFX), William Allen, John Houseman, and other former Welles performance cast members and production members, etc. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting ever...

Wells on Welles Interview | HG Wells Meets Orson Welles | Date: October 28, 1940 Welles and Wells discuss the War of the Worlds broadcast, as well as Citizen Kane. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My...

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 soldier August Sangret at Hankley Common near Godalming Surrey in September, 1942. Sangret was hanged at Wandsworth prison April 2nd, 1943. A Can of Weed Killer : Harold Greenwood of Carmarthen Wales was found not guilty at trial in the poisoning d...

The Adventures of Harry Lime | Bohemian Star (06) || Love Affair (07) | Broadcast dates: September 7, 1951 | September 14, 1951 The Bohemian Star: A diamond as big as duck's egg? In 1938 London, Harry learns about the crown jewels of Bockanovia. Love Affair: In a remote Saudi Arabian town, Harry finds a murder and a double-cross in oil. Harry has the oil concession rights and two foreign agents se...

Mercury Theatre on the Air | A Passenger to Bali | Broadcast date: November 13, 1938 From the 1936 novel by Ellis St. Joseph. Story: A man who almost forces himself onto a cargo ship to be a passenger to Bali. Unknown to the ship's captain or crew, he is a sea Jonah which no country wants and none will allow him off the ship and back on land. This podcast uses the following third-party services fo...

The Mercury Summer Theatre of the Air | Life With Adam | Broadcast: July 19, 1946 Adaptation of Hugh Kemp's story, "Life with Adam." : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include:...

Orson Welles Commentaries | Nazi tribunals, GI Bill of Rights, Hollywood Parties || Ike and Patton, Competitive Nationalism, No Man is an Island || Broadcast dates: October 7, 1945; October 14, 1945 Orson Welles Commentaries (1945–46) aired on ABC radio, produced and directed by Orson Welles. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into c...

The Orson Welles Almanac | Guest, Hedda Hopper | Broadcast date: Wednesday, February 23, 1944 The Orson Welles Almanac aired on CBS Radio and broadcast live, hosted by Orson Welles. Many shows originated from U.S. military camps, where Welles and his repertory company and guests entertained the troops with a reduced version of The Mercury Wonder Show. The performances of the all-sta...

Mercury Theater on the Air | Heart of Darkness, Life with Father | Broadcast date: November 3, 1938 Heart of Darkness: an exciting adventure of danger and madness in the Belgian Congo (written by: Joseph Conrad) Life with Father: a series of well-done vignettes from the famous novel (written by: Clarence) Featuring: William Alland; Arthur Anderson; Ray Collins; Alice Frost; Mildred Natwick; F...

Suspense | The Dark Tower | Broadcast date: Thursday, May 4, 1944 Sponsored by: Roma Wines. Orson appears in several roles in a story about actors, one of whom returns from the dead and tries a little extortion. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypa...

This Is My Best | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (ep. 29) | Broadcast date: Tuesday, March 27, 1945 Sponsored by: Cresta Blanca. The Walt Disney version. Orson mentions that Jeanette Nolan and John McIntire are retiring from radio after tonight to raise a family. Featuring: Jane Powell; Bill Days; John McIntire; Bernard Katz (conductor) : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast...

Chase and Sanborn Hour | Guest Orson Welles (ep 322) | Broadcast date: Sunday, April 2, 1944 Featuring: Jane Powell; Orson Welles : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MY...

Jack Benny || Little Red Riding Hood, feat. Orson Welles | Broadcast date: Sunday, April 4, 1943 : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEAT...

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 audio error by me in the previous post, apologies. No need for a description, it's a classic we all know. Enjoy :-) Home station: CBS Radio Starring: Orson Welles; Frank Readick; Kenny Delmar; Ray Collins Announcer: Dan Seymour Written by: H.G. Wells&n...

Ceiling Unlimited | Wind, Sand and Stars / War Workers | Broadcast: 1942-11-30 / 1942-12-14 : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER --...

Hello Americans | Alphabet of the Islands, C to S | Broadcast date: Sunday, December 13, 1942 Welles uses the individual letters of the alphabet to represent various aspects of Latin American culture. : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account: https://www.paypal.com/donat...

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 Left You," story by John Nesbitt, with Ray Collins (narrator), Stuart Erwin, June Collyer, Joseph Cotten, Agnes Moorehead "The Maysville Minstrel," story by Ring Lardner, with Joseph Cotten, Ray Collins, Stuart Erwin, June Collyer : :...

The Mercury Theatre on the Air | Around the World in 80 Days (ep 116) | Broadcast date: Sunday, October 23, 1938 Adapted from the novel by  Jules Verne Featuring: Orson Welles (Phineas Fogg); Ray Collins (Mr. Fix); Edgar Barrier (Passepartout); Eustace Wyatt (Ralph); Frank Readick (Stuart); Arlene Francis (Princess Aouda); Stefan Schnabel (Parsee), Al Swenson (the Cap...

Cavalcade of America | Admiral of the Ocean Sea | Broadcast date: Monday, October 12, 1942 Adaptation of Samuel Eliott Morrison's biography of Christopher Columbus, "Admiral of the Ocean Sea." Featuring: Orson Welles; Karl Swenson; Kenny Delmar; Bill Johnstone : : : : : You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through...