Campbell Playhouse was a 60-minute adaptation of popular motion pictures, novels, and classical plays. Orson Welles’ direction of the 1938 Halloween production of The War of the Worlds starring Edgar Barrier, Georgia Backus, Bea Benaderet, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead, Frank Readick, and Everett Sloane became the front-page headline. This led to the generation of a sponsor in the form of Campbell Soup. On December 9, 1938, Campbell Playhouse replaced The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The show had its debut using Welles' adaptation of Rebecca with guest stars Mildred Natwick and Margaret Sullavan. The production of the show changed from New York to Los Angeles in November 1939.
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Please enjoy these 48 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.09.1938 | rebecca |
+ "Rebecca". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The first show of the series (which is actually a conti... | |
| 12.23.1938 | a christmas carol |
+ "A Christmas Carol". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Announced as the fourth annual presentation. ... | |
| 01.06.1939 | counselor at law |
+ "Counselor At Law". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a powerful attorney with a ... | |
| 01.13.1939 | mutiny on the bounty |
+ "Mutiny On The Bounty". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The story of Captain Bligh and the men of ... | |
| 01.27.1939 | i lost my girlish laughter |
+ "I Lost My Girlish Laughter". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Madcap comedy about the mad, mad mov... | |
| 02.03.1939 | arrowsmith |
+ "Arrowsmith". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A doctor with a desire to do research and help manki... | |
| 02.10.1939 | the green goddess |
+ "The Green Goddess". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Excellent story about three Englishmen whose ... | |
| 03.10.1939 | the glass key |
+ "The Glass Key". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A portrait of "the dark ways of the underworld" d... | |
| 03.17.1939 | beau geste |
+ "Beau Geste". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A well-done, all-star version of the drama about the... | |
| 03.24.1939 | 20th century |
+ "Twentieth Century". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The classic/frantic comedy by Ben Hecht and C... | |
| 03.31.1939 | showboat |
+ "Show Boat". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Edna Ferber, the author, also makes her acting debut ... | |
| 04.14.1939 | the patriot |
+ "The Patriot". An emotional story about a Chinese man married to a Japanese woman while their co... | |
| 04.21.1939 | private lives |
+ "Private Lives". Sponsored by: Campbell's Tomato Juice. A well-done performance of the romantic c... | |
| 05.05.1939 | wickford point |
+ "Wickford Point". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The lives and loves of a strange New England Fam... | |
| 05.12.1939 | our town |
+ "Our Town". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The first radio performance of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize... | |
| 05.19.1939 | the bad man |
+ "The Bad Man". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Comedy-Adventure about a Mexican Bandito and the mi... | |
| 05.26.1939 | things we have |
+ "The Things We Have" ("American Cavalcade"). Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. An original and movin... | |
| 06.02.1939 | victoria regina |
+ "Victoria Regina". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The story of Queen Victoria from her ascension ... | |
| 09.10.1939 | peter ibbetson |
+ "Peter Ibbetson". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Strange love drama about a man's romance during ... | |
| 09.17.1939 | ah wilderness |
+ "Ah, Wilderness". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The Pulitzer Prize winning play about young love... | |
| 09.24.1939 | what every woman knows |
+ "What Every Woman Knows". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Drama about an Irish M.P. and his plain ... | |
| 10.01.1939 | the count of monte cristo |
+ "The Count Of Monte Cristo". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The classic of unjust accusation and ... | |
| 10.08.1939 | algiers |
+ "Algiers". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The romance of Pepe Le Moko and of his fatal love in th... | |
| 10.15.1939 | escape |
+ "Escape". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a man unjustly jailed for 5 years for... | |
| 10.22.1939 | liliom |
+ "Liliom". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Excellent radio. A well-done, emotional tragedy about an... |
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