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
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Please enjoy these 59 old time radio episodes:
| Air Date | Title | Synopsis | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 05.03.1945 | love love love |
+ Program #4. "Love, Love, Love". An episodic look at the institution of Love. The 4th of a 26 pro... | |
| 03.09.1940 | johnny got his gun |
+ Blue Network. "Johnny Got His Gun". A dramatization of the superb, shocking best-seller about the... | |
| 11.07.1964 | immortal gentleman |
+ "The story was inspired by a line from Walt Whitman's 'Reconciliation' and deals with a youth who ... | |
| 05.10.1945 | holiday 194x |
+ Program #5. "Holiday 194X". An American family boards the first boat for Europe after the war en... | |
| 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... | |
| 12.26.1964 | him or me |
+ Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Him Or Me". A battle to the death between a man and a rat. The p... | |
| 07.12.1945 | gallery of big shots |
+ Program #14. Mutual net, WCPO, Cincinnati aircheck. "A Gallery Of Big Shots...Feminine Big Shots".... | |
| 06.17.1944 | four for the fifth surrender | ||
| 05.06.1939 | engulfed cathedral |
+With Ann Shepherd. The story is set on the island of Arn off the west coast of Ireland. Thomas and ... | |
| 07.05.1945 | dr bluff |
+ Program #13. Mutual net origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Dr. Bluff". A doctor develops the knack o... | |
| 05.31.1945 | double feature | ||
| 05.20.1939 | crazy town |
+ Blue Network. "Crazytown". Two (presumably) Italian aviators crash after a bombing mission. They ... | |
| 10.31.1964 | come to the bank | ||
| 11.14.1964 | big ben |
+ Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Big Ben". A cranky mantel clock is the god a native chief prays to... | |
| 12.12.1964 | bathysphere |
+ Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Bathyshpere". Oboler introduces a story about a figurehead and a f... | |
| 11.18.1939 | bathysphere |
+ Blue Network. "Bathysphere". “Lights Out brings you stories of the supernatural and the superno... | |
| 05.13.1939 | baby |
+ Program #20. "Three Short Plays About Children". "I Do," "Facts Of Men" and "Baby." The 20th pro... | |
| N/A | arch obolers plays the day the sun expl |
+ Blue Network. "The Day The Sun Exploded". A terrible catastrophe strikes the planet, just as mank... | |
| 12.19.1964 | arch obolers plays (12) mirage |
+ "Mirage". A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night. He writes the dates on ... | |
| 12.05.2064 | arch obolers plays (10) revolt of the worms | ||
| 11.21.1964 | arch obolers plays (08) rocket from manhattan |
+ Program #22. Syndicated, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Rocket From Manhattan". The end of the world, with a ... | |
| 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... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 10.11.1945 | 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... | |
| N/A | arch obolers plays the dark stereo |
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