Arch Obolers Plays | Thriller | Old Time Radio Downloads

Thanks

Produced, written, and directed by Arch Oboler himself, Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio anthology that aired on NBC Radio for one year, from March 25, 1939 to March 23 of the following year. Five years later, it was heard again, this time on Mutual, from April 5 to October 11, 1945. All stories featured in the show were original works of Arch Oboler, except maybe for two, which were adaptations. The series had 52 episodes in its run, and 26 in its second run. Each episode lasted for 30 minutes, and was broadcast every Saturday and Thursday evenings on NBC and Mutual, respectively. Click here to read more about Arch Oboler's Plays

Radio Shows
Comments
Photos

Please enjoy these 59 old time radio episodes:

Air Date	Title	Synopsis
05.10.1945	holiday 194x	+ Program #5. "Holiday 194X". An American family boards the first boat for Europe after the war en...
05.17.1945	arch obolers plays (06) mr ten percent	+ Program #6. "Mr. Ten Percent". A good story about a Hollywood agent who finally finds a movie st...
05.24.1945	arch obolers plays (07) an exercise in horror (a peculiar comedy)	+ Program #7. Blue Network. "An Exercise In Horror" "A Peculiar Comedy". Complaining that there hav...
05.31.1945	double feature
06.07.1945	arch obolers plays (09) night	+ Program #9. "Night". An excellent, beautiful radio montage in the central theme of "night." Prog...
06.14.1945	arch obolers plays (10) mr pyle	+ Program #10. "Mr. Pyle". A sound portrait of Ernie Pyle, chronologist of the dog-face. Well-done...
06.21.1945	arch obolers plays (11) the naked mountain	+ Program #11. "The Naked Mountain". A melodrama about two Spanish war orphans who sabotage the je...
06.28.1945	arch obolers plays (12) the truth	+ Program #12. "The Truth". A thoughtful story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate so...
07.05.1945	dr bluff	+ Program #13. Mutual net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Dr. Bluff". A doctor develops the knack o...
07.12.1945	gallery of big shots	+ Program #14. Mutual net, WCPO, Cincinnati aircheck. "A Gallery Of Big Shots...Feminine Big Shots"....
07.19.1945	arch obolers plays (15) special to hollywood	+ Program #15. Mutual net, WCPO, Cincinnati aircheck. "Special To Hollywood". The story of a plane ...
07.26.1945	arch obolers plays (16) my chicago	+ Program #16. "My Chicago". A well-written, amusing look over a young Chicago boy's shoulder, as ...
08.02.1945	arch obolers plays (17) parade	+ Program #17. Mutual net, WCPO, Cincinnati aircheck. "The Parade". A great radio drama about a lit...
08.09.1945	history of a mug	+ Program #18. "History Of A Mug". An old Italian immigrant woman tells the story of her son's lif...
08.16.1945	arch obolers plays (19) lust for life	+ Blue Network. "Lust For Life". An "impressionistic" sound biography of Vincent Van Gogh. The 19th...
09.06.1945	arch obolers plays (21) mirage	+ Program #21. . "Mirage". A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night the dates...
09.13.1945	a gallery of big shots masculine	+ Program #22. "A Gallery Of Big Shots...Masculine". A half dozen portraits of pomposity, human na...
09.20.1945	arch obolers plays (23) rocket from manhattan	+ Program #23. "Rocket From Manhattan". 10:00 P.M. (Eastern time). The 23rd show of a series of 26...
09.27.1945	arch obolers plays (24) the family nagachi	+ Program #24. "The Family Nagachi". A well-written story about a Japanese family in California ju...
10.04.1945	arch obolers plays (25) mr miller	+ Program #25. "Mr. Miller". A prize fight manager, played by Eddie Cantor, finally lands the idea...
10.11.1945	arch obolers plays (26) this living book (i declare war)	+ Program #26. "This Living Book". The program was originally titled, "I Declare War." The last sh...
10.03.1964	arch oboler's plays the word	+ Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "The Word". The last couple on Earth descend from the Empire State ...
10.10.1964	arch oboler's plays the visitor from hades
10.17.1964	arch obolers plays (03) special to hollywood	+ Program #15. Mutual net, WCPO, Cincinnati aircheck. "Special To Hollywood". The story of a plane ...
10.24.1964	arch obolers plays (04) the day sinatra got fat	+ Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Special To Hollywood". A dissolute Hollywood starlet and her press...