A well produced dramatic series of Hollywood’s best films.

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Mercury Theater Picks Up A Sponsor And Becomes

THE CAMPBELL PLAYHOUSE

In December, 1938, Mercury Theatre was picked up by Campbell’s Soup and renamed The Campbell Playhouse.

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CAPE COD MYSTERY THEATER (2)

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CAVALCADE OF AMERICA (5)

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CBS RADIO MYSTERY THEATER (50) (bad beginnings and ends-stories intact)

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CBS RADIO WORKSHOP (1)

Excellent later dramatic series. You’ll find more of this series in Science Fiction.

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DAMON RUNYON THEATER (10)

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FAMILY THEATER

More things are wrought by prayer than this world dreams of. This series of radio shows deliver morally based and spirit filled messages. Well produced and highly recommended.

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FIRST NIGHTER (1)

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GENERAL MILLS RADIO ADVENTURE THEATER (bad beginnings and ends-stories intact)

21 45-Minute Episodes

GULF SCREEN GUILD THEATER (1)

26 30-Minute Episodes

HALLMARK PLAYHOUSE (5)

Excellent adaptations of books and films. More “serious” than other dramatic anthologies.

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HOLLYWOOD STAR PLAYHOUSE (3)

A notch down from the big shows, but enjoyable.

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HOLLYWOOD STAR TIME (2) with Actor/Host - Herbert Marshall

A high quality program that was short lived. Don’t miss Cary Grant’s performance.

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LUX RADIO THEATER - Motion Picture Anthology

The #1 radio dramatic series. The best writers, starts, and highest production values of any radio show.

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MERCURY SUMMER THEATER (4) with Orson Welles and Company

Reviving the great Mercury Theater in a short series of adaptations of classic stories and plays.

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MERCURY THEATER ON THE AIR

The finest radio drama of the 1930’s was The Mercury Theater on the Air, a show featuring the acclaimed New York drama company founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman. In its brief run, it featured an impressive array of talents, including Agnes Moorehead, Bernard Herrmann, and George Coulouris. The show is famous for its notorious War of the Worlds broadcast, but the other shows in the series are relatively unknown. Seven hours in seven intriguing Episodes. Plus, act now and receive Les Miserables, a 7-part drama written and produced by Orson Welles. And if that’s not enough, how about these two specials: 1) H.G. Wells meets Orson Welles (a short conversation between the two men); and 2) A radio special about the Mercury Theatre on the Air hosted by Leonard Maltin, featuring interviews with the surviving members.

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MYSTERY AWARD THEATER (1)

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PRUDENTIAL FAMILY HOUR OF STARS (1)

Radio did well in adapting short stories. This program is a good example of a lesser known anthology that could not compete with the major shows, but was very well done.

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RADIO CITY PLAYHOUSE (25)

Mostly mysteries, but enough straight dramas to place it in this section. Some gripping shows, well worth hearing.

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SCREEN DIRECTOR’S ASSIGNMENT (1)

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SCREEN DIRECTOR’S PLAYHOUSE (6) Motion Picture Anthology

An excellent series that featured film directors presenting their favorite films. Highly recommended.

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SCREEN GUILD PLAYERS (7) Motion Picture Anthology

Another long running dramatic series featuring the best films with great stars in a half hour format.

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SCREEN GUILD THEATER (2)

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THEATER GUILD ON THE AIR (2)

A multi-honored dramatic series that brought Broadway’s best to radio. Recommended.

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UNIVERSITY THEATER (12)

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2000 Plus (14)

A good anthology series featuring mostly original stories from the 1950s.

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ACTION 80 (1) with William Conrad

Audition Program – never aired.

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ALIEN VOICES (2)

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ALIEN WORLDS (10)

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BEYOND TOMORROW (3)

Excellent but short lived program.

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BRADBURY 13 (12)

From the master of his time, Ray Bradbury. An excellent series and well worth a listen.

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DIMENSION X

Adventures in time and space, told in future tense. Outstanding. Many of the best “Golden Age” sci-fi stories and authors are presented. In 1955, Dimension X returned as “X minus One”, continuing these high standards.

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EARTH SEARCH (1)

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EXPLORING TOMORROW (11)

More good sci-fi stories. Some original, some classics.

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TALES OF TOMORROW (1)

Entertaining sci-fi collection. Most stories were original.

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THEATER X (1)

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WAR OF THE WORLDS (British) (6-complete)

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X-minus-1

Countdown to blastoff – X-minus-5 – 4 – 3 – 2 – X-minus-1 – fire. From the far horizons of the unknown come transcribed tales of new dimensions in time and space. These are stories of a future; adventures in which you’ll live in a million could be years on a thousand maybe worlds.

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CABIN B13

My name is Fabian, ship’s surgeon of the luxury liner Moravania. As I sit here in my cabin, B13, I’m reminded how the tides and storms of a thousand voyages have wrought nothing more strange, more sinister than man’s desire for adventure in the strange ports and lands we’d touch.

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CREAKING DOOR (9)

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DARK FANTASY (6)

You’re in your car, or at the office. It’s late. No one else is around. You listen to Dark Fantasy and begin to feel uneasy. You soon wish you had listened to Blondie.

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DARK VENTURE (4)

Scary? Yes…even in the afternoon!

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DIARY OF FATE (1)

Fate plays no favorites…it could happen to you.

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FAVORITE STORY (1) 30m

This is Ronald Coleman inviting you to radio’s most dramatic half hour, Favorite Story.

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THE FIFTH HORSEMAN (4)

A series on the history and speculation of atomic power, from 1945 to 2046. Bleak, hopeful, and sometimes ridiculous.

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FRANKENSTEIN (13)

Entertaining and well produced. Remarkable for early radio. From 1932, it's the George Edwards Production of Frankenstein, the first horror/science fiction story of it's kind that opened a whole new genre of horror! And definitely an original look at a classic story.

1931 Serial complete in 13 12-Minute Episodes

INNER SANCTUM (18)

From the famous creaking door, to the gallows humor of host “Raymond”, to the stories of terror and the supernatural. This was radio that thrilled millions. Wonderful entertainment.

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LIGHTS OUT (15)

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MURDER AT MIDNIGHT (1)

A horror series included here for their sci-fi and fantasy programs. The shows are of average quality.

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MYSTERY IN THE AIR (6) with Peter Lorre

Classic horror tales narrated and starring Mr. Lorre. Very good, well written series.

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NIGHTFALL (19) 30m

In the dream, you are falling, lost in the listening distance as dark locks in…Nightfall.

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ORIGIN OF SUPERSTITION (32) 15m

Superstition on the air. How do you do, ladies and gentlemen? This short, short story brings to you, one of a series designed to show the origin of many of the more popular superstitions. Superstitions we often laugh about, until something, possibly a coincidence, or possibly some twist or quirk of fate sets us to wondering if after all there might be some hidden, unseen hand that controls our destiny. So that you will know how your pet superstition originated, when, why and where, we have made accurate research and can assure you that the incidents portrayed in these sketches are merely the dramatization of the stories uncovered by that research. In every case, nothing has been added or subtracted. Nor, has anything been taken for granted.

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QUIET PLEASE (19)

The stories start out normally enough, even a bit slowly, you might say. Then, little by little, the hairs on your neck and arms begin to tingle, and soon…you know fear! A Remarkable show. Recommended.

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SHORT STORY (1) 30m

Today, another of the short stories by one of America’s most important authors. Excellent series produced by NBC.

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SUSPENSE

For twenty years, Suspense presented the best mystery thrillers on radio. Great stars and great stories. Highly recommended.

30 30-minute Episodes

THE HALL OF FANTASY (12) 30m

These are stories of eerie and fantastic thrills. Most shows are a mixture of horror and fantasy. Plenty of shudders to be had here.

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THE HALL OF FANTASY – 2 (1) (different series)

This series deals mostly with lunatics and fanatics. Hmmmmm…sounds like radio today!

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THE HAUNTING HOUR (3)

One of the better thriller series. Most of the stories include a large element of mystery.

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THE HERMITS CAVE (7)

“Ghost stories, weird stories, and murderers too”, says the Hermit before each excursion into the darkness.

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THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (14)

You meet a “Traveler” on a train who tells you stories of horror, sci-fi, and the incredible. 30 minutes later, you get off the train, never to be the same. Hugely entertaining and highly recommended.

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THE SEALED BOOK (7)

From the creators of “The Mysterious Traveler” and “The Strange Dr. Weird”, but, by far, the least successful of the three. Some chills, but on the whole a bit below average.

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THE WITCH’S TALE (2) 30m

Now, let us join old Nancy, witch of Salem and Satan, her wise, black cat for another hair raising tale.

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WEIRD CIRCLE (8)

The best anthology of classic horror. Excellent stories, well acted and produced. Recommended.

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