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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07.10.1946 | young mr lincoln |
+ "Young Mr. Lincoln". Sponsored by: Squibb. Two brothers are accused of murder, but which one did t... | |
| 08.14.1946 | vivacious lady |
+ "Vivacious Lady". Sponsored by: Squibb. A comedy about a college professor of Botany and his secre... | |
| 09.18.1946 | the white cliffs of dover |
+ "The White Cliffs". Sponsored by: Squibb. An American woman marries an English peer during the fir... | |
| 08.07.1946 | the watch on the rhine |
+ "The Watch On The Rhine". Sponsored by: Squibb. A story about a German anti-Nazi family visiting ... | |
| 07.03.1946 | the maltese falcon |
+ "The Maltese Falcon". Sponsored by: Squibb. The classic screenplay brought to radio with the origi... | |
| 04.13.1946 | the life of louis pasteur |
+ "The Story of Louis Pasteur". Sponsored by: Squibb. A dramatization about the great scientist and... | |
| 05.25.1946 | the informer |
+Program #343. CBS net origination, AFRS rebroadcast. "The Informer". A quality upgrade rebroadcast ... | |
| 04.20.1946 | the great mcginty |
+ "The Great McGinty". Sponsored by: Squibb. The story of a racketeer who became the governor and t... | |
| 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... | |
| 10.30.1946 | suspicion |
+ "Suspicion". Sponsored by: Squibb. A woman finds her husband has been lying to her, later she susp... | |
| 05.04.1946 | stagecoach |
+ "Stagecoach". Sponsored by: Squibb. The well-done story of the romance between the captured outlaw... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 07.17.1946 | prisoner of zenda |
+ This is the story of a great romance, and the magnificent adventure of a commoner who played king.... | |
| 06.15.1946 | pride of the marines |
+ "Pride Of The Marines". Sponsored by: Squibb. A marine blinded in the war finally returns to the g... | |
| 12.04.1946 | portrait of jennie |
+ "Portrait Of Jenny". Sponsored by: Squibb (the middle commercial has been deleted). A story of a ... | |
| 09.04.1946 | pinocchio |
+ "Pinocchio". Sponsored by: Squibb. The Walt Disney version of the famous story. + One of the most ... | |
| 08.28.1946 | one sunday afternoon |
+ "One Sunday Afternoon". Sponsored by: Squibb. One Sunday Afternoon is a delightful comedy drama s... | |
| 11.13.1946 | night train |
+ "Night Train". Sponsored by: Squibb. An exciting spy story about a British agent who recaptures a ... | |
| 05.18.1946 | my sister eileen |
+ "My Sister Eileen". Sponsored by: Squibb. The classic light comedy about two innocents from Ohio a... | |
| 10.02.1946 | my man godfrey |
+ "My Man Godfrey". Sponsored by: Squibb. The classic story of the Depression and the Butler found a... | |
| 11.27.1946 | lost horizon |
+CBS net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Lost Horizon". The classic of Shangri-La, well-done by Col... | |
| 12.18.1946 | lost angel |
+ "Lost Angel". Sponsored by: Squibb. Last show of the series. The heart-warming story of a little g... | |
| 04.06.1946 | kitty foyle |
+ "Kitty Foyle". Sponsored by: Squibb. The famous rags-to riches story of mainline Philadelphia and... |
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