Author's Playhouse was an anthology series written for radio by Wynn Wright. It featured works of some of the most popular story writers and playwrights. Some of the famous stories used in the show were Stephen Benet's Elementals (used in the first episode), Paul Gallico's The Snow Goose, and Elizabeth Dunn's Woman's Work. Author's Playhouse was aired on NBC Blue from March 1941 to October 1945. It became an inspiration for other drama series and anthologies aired on NBC.
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Please enjoy these 43 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.05.1941 | elementals |
+ Author's March 5, 1941. NBC net, Chicago origination. "Elementals". The first show of the serie... | |
| 12.21.1941 | christmas by injunction |
+ Author's December 21, 1941. Red net. "Christmas By Injunction". The program originates from Chi... | |
| 08.16.1942 | sam smalls better half |
+ Author's August 16, 1942. "Sam Small's Better Half". After an evening with several pints of al... | |
| 10.05.1942 | flight to arras |
+ Author's October 7, 1942. "Flight To Aras". A beautiful word portrait of a reconnaissance sort... | |
| 10.07.1942 | flight to arias |
+ Author's October 7, 1942. "Flight To Aras". A beautiful word portrait of a reconnaissance sort... | |
| 11.18.1942 | he woke up famous |
+ Author's July 15, 1944. "He Woke Up Famous". A comedy about a gushing socialite, her beautiful... | |
| 01.06.1943 | off tokyo bay |
+ Author's January 6, 1943. NBC net, Chicago origination. "Off Tokyo Bay". An exciting story abou... | |
| 03.31.1943 | at midnght on the 31st of march |
+ Author's March 31, 1943. "Midnight Of March Thirty-First". A fascinating story of a town sudde... | |
| 04.21.1943 | dan peters and casey jones |
+ Author's April 21, 1943. "Dan Peters and Casey Jones". A wild fantasy about a talking locomoti... | |
| 05.19.1943 | light in darkness | ||
| 08.11.1943 | minstrels of the mist |
+ Author's August 4, 1944. "Minstrels Of The Mist". A very well-done, if somewhat strange story ... | |
| 10.13.1943 | a promise to mark |
+ Author's October 13, 1943. "A Promise To Mark". An amusing story of an old washed up lawyer an... | |
| 06.16.1944 | command performance |
+ Author's June 16, 1944. "Command Performance". An actor gets a command performance from the Ki... | |
| 07.08.1944 | the kracken |
+ Author's July 8, 1944. "The Kraken". A science fiction tale about a British submarine captured... | |
| 07.08.1944 | the kraken |
+ Author's July 8, 1944. "The Kraken". A science fiction tale about a British submarine captured... | |
| 07.14.1944 | the mysterious stranger |
+ Author's July 14, 1944. "The Mysterious Stranger". A fantasy about a boy who gets out of a sic... | |
| 07.15.1944 | he woke up famous |
+ Author's July 15, 1944. "He Woke Up Famous". A comedy about a gushing socialite, her beautiful... | |
| 07.15.1944 | the man who woke up famous |
+ A writer and photographer gang up on a government official in Old Mexico | |
| 07.21.1944 | bad dream |
+ "Mad Dream". A light comedy about a wild dream of a bathing beauty with a fish on her knee that s... | |
| 07.22.1944 | johnny cartwrights camera |
+ "Johnny Cartwright's Camera". A clumsy assistant drops a photographer's camera and breaks it so ... | |
| 07.28.1944 | two of a kind |
+ "Two Of A Kind". Two divers descend beneath the sea to rescue men and papers from a sunken sub. ... | |
| 07.29.1944 | a miracle in the rain |
+ "Miracle In The Rain". A tender love story of a girl and a soldier on leave she meets in a middl... | |
| 07.29.1944 | miracle in the rain |
+ Author's July 29, 1944. "Miracle In The Rain". A tender love story of a girl and a soldier on ... | |
| 08.04.1944 | minstrels of the mist |
+ Author's August 4, 1944. "Minstrels Of The Mist". A very well-done, if somewhat strange story ... | |
| 08.11.1944 | that old gordon place |
+ Author's August 11, 1944. "That Old Gordon Place". A tale of Mississippi swamp folk. Granny, w... |
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