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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03.24.1939 | 20th century |
+ "Twentieth Century". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The classic/frantic comedy by Ben Hecht and C... | |
| 12.23.1938 | a christmas carol |
+ "A Christmas Carol". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Announced as the fourth annual presentation. ... | |
| 12.24.1939 | a christmas carol |
+ "A Christmas Carol". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The definitive version of the classic story. ... | |
| 09.17.1939 | ah wilderness |
+ "Ah, Wilderness". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The Pulitzer Prize winning play about young love... | |
| 10.08.1939 | algiers |
+ "Algiers". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The romance of Pepe Le Moko and of his fatal love in th... | |
| 02.03.1939 | arrowsmith |
+ "Arrowsmith". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A doctor with a desire to do research and help manki... | |
| 03.17.1939 | beau geste |
+ "Beau Geste". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A well-done, all-star version of the drama about the... | |
| 02.04.1940 | broom stages |
+ "Broome Stages". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A story of the theatre, allowing Orson to vigorou... | |
| 01.06.1939 | counselor at law |
+ "Counselor At Law". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a powerful attorney with a ... | |
| 03.10.1940 | craigs wife |
+ "Craig's Wife". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a determined wife, more concern... | |
| 02.18.1940 | dinner at eight |
+ "Dinner At Eight". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A radio version of the bittersweet play about s... | |
| 11.26.1939 | dodsworth |
+ "Doddsworth". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The famous story of love and divorce as a middle-cla... | |
| 10.15.1939 | escape |
+ "Escape". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a man unjustly jailed for 5 years for... | |
| 03.17.1940 | huckleberry finn |
+ "Huckleberry Finn". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A well-done dramatization of the classic child... | |
| 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... | |
| 01.28.1940 | it happened one night |
+ "It Happened One Night". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Comedy-Romance about an escaped heiress a... | |
| 03.31.1940 | jane eyre |
+ "Jane Eyre". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The last show of the season, last show of the series.... | |
| 03.24.1940 | june moon |
+ "June Moon". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. This program has a studio audience. The program featu... | |
| 10.22.1939 | liliom |
+ "Liliom". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Excellent radio. A well-done, emotional tragedy about an... | |
| 12.03.1939 | lost horizon |
+ "Lost Horizon". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The famous story about the secret of the Valley Of... | |
| 02.11.1940 | mr deeds goes to town |
+ "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Comedy-Romance based on the Frank Capra ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 02.25.1940 | only angels have wings |
+ "Only Angels Have Wings". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. A good story about a two-bit airline in ... | |
| 05.12.1939 | our town |
+ "Our Town". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. The first radio performance of the 1938 Pulitzer Prize... | |
| 09.10.1939 | peter ibbetson |
+ "Peter Ibbetson". Sponsored by: Campbell's Soup. Strange love drama about a man's romance during ... |
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