Academy Award Theater was a 30-minute radio anthology series that featured various movies, novels, and plays. Contrary to what its title implies, the show did not necessarily adapt Oscar-winning pieces; rather, anything is fine as long as one of its casts had been nominated in the Oscars.
The show first aired on CBS Radio in March 30, 1946. It was heard every Saturday nights initially, before it moved to a new timeslot at late night Wednesdays. The first episode was Jezebel, which starred movie and theater actress Bette Davis. It was also during that episode when radio actor Jean Hersholt introduced ER Squibb & Sons, a huge drug company, as the show's main sponsor.
Due to high production expenses, which amounted to more than $5000 per week, Squibb quit and decided to end the series after just 39 weeks on air. Academy Award Theater's last episode was aired on December 18, 1946.
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Please enjoy these 39 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06.08.1946 | ruggles of red gap |
+ "Ruggles Of Red Gap". Sponsored by: Squibb. The famous story of the English valet in the wild Amer... | |
| 09.11.1946 | shadow of a doubt |
+ "Shadow Of A Doubt". Sponsored by: Squibb. A young girl in a small town suspects her visiting uncl... | |
| 04.27.1946 | snow white and the seven dwarfs |
+ "Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs". Sponsored by: Squibb. The famous fairy tale based on the Disne... | |
| 05.04.1946 | stagecoach |
+ "Stagecoach". Sponsored by: Squibb. The well-done story of the romance between the captured outlaw... | |
| 10.30.1946 | suspicion |
+ "Suspicion". Sponsored by: Squibb. A woman finds her husband has been lying to her, later she susp... | |
| 10.23.1946 | the devil and miss jones |
+ "The Devil and Miss Jones". Sponsored by: Squibb. The wealthy owner of a department store gets a j... | |
| 04.20.1946 | the great mcginty |
+ "The Great McGinty". Sponsored by: Squibb. The story of a racketeer who became the governor and t... | |
| 05.25.1946 | the informer |
+Program #343. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Informer". A quality upgrade rebroadcast ... | |
| 04.13.1946 | the life of louis pasteur |
+ "The Story of Louis Pasteur". Sponsored by: Squibb. A dramatization about the great scientist and... | |
| 07.03.1946 | the maltese falcon |
+ "The Maltese Falcon". Sponsored by: Squibb. The classic screenplay brought to radio with the origi... | |
| 08.07.1946 | the watch on the rhine |
+ "The Watch On The Rhine". Sponsored by: Squibb. A story about a German anti-Nazi family visiting ... | |
| 09.18.1946 | the white cliffs of dover |
+ "The White Cliffs". Sponsored by: Squibb. An American woman marries an English peer during the fir... | |
| 08.14.1946 | vivacious lady |
+ "Vivacious Lady". Sponsored by: Squibb. A comedy about a college professor of Botany and his secre... | |
| 07.10.1946 | young mr lincoln |
+ "Young Mr. Lincoln". Sponsored by: Squibb. Two brothers are accused of murder, but which one did t... |
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