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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 08.21.1946 | keys to the kingdom |
+ "The Keys Of The Kingdom". Sponsored by: Squibb. A story about the deep faith of a missionary to C... | |
| 03.30.1946 | jezebel |
"Jezebel". Sponsored by: Squibb. The first show of the series. A well-done but brief adaptation of ... | |
| 10.09.1946 | it happened tomorrow |
+ "It Happened Tomorrow". Sponsored by: Squibb. The delightful story about the newspaper reporter w... | |
| 05.11.1946 | if i were king |
+ "If I Were King". Sponsored by: Squibb. The story of the poet-General of France: his flashing swor... | |
| 07.31.1946 | hold back the dawn |
+ "Hold Back The Dawn". Sponsored by: Squibb. A down-and-out European trying to enter America marrie... | |
| 09.25.1946 | guest in the house |
+ "Guest In The House". Sponsored by: Squibb. A neurotic disrupts the happy home life of her doctor'... | |
| 06.22.1946 | front page |
+ "The Front Page". Sponsored by: Squibb. Comedy about the newspaper business and one reporter's eff... | |
| 07.24.1946 | foreign correspondent |
+ "Foreign Correspondent". Sponsored by: Squibb. An American reporter in love with an English girl t... | |
| 12.11.1946 | enchanted cottage |
+ "Enchanted Cottage". Sponsored by: Squibb. The same story as #6803, but a different adaption and d... | |
| 11.06.1946 | cheers for miss bishop |
+ "Cheers For Miss Bishop". Sponsored by: Squibb (one commercial ). A heartwarming story about a ma... | |
| 11.20.1946 | brief encounter |
+ "Brief Encounter". Sponsored by: Squibb (the middle commercial has been deleted). A British melodr... | |
| 10.16.1946 | blood on the sun |
+ "Blood On The Sun". Sponsored by: Squibb. A crusading newspaper editor in pre-war Japan uncovers t... | |
| 06.01.1946 | arise my love |
+ "Arise My Love". Sponsored by: Squibb. A love story between a pilot and a girl reporter in wartime... | |
| 06.29.1946 | a star is born |
+ "A Star Is Born". Sponsored by: Squibb. The well-known story of Hollywood and the Star System vs. ... |
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