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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 09.06.1945 | arch obolers plays (21) mirage |
+ Program #21. . "Mirage". A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night the dates... | |
| 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... | |
| 08.02.1945 | arch obolers plays (17) parade |
+ Program #17. Mutual net, WCPO, Cincinnati aircheck. "The Parade". A great radio drama about a lit... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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 ... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 06.14.1945 | arch obolers plays (10) mr pyle |
+ Program #10. "Mr. Pyle". A sound portrait of Ernie Pyle, chronologist of the dog-face. Well-done... | |
| 06.07.1945 | arch obolers plays (09) night |
+ Program #9. "Night". An excellent, beautiful radio montage in the central theme of "night." Prog... | |
| 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... | |
| 05.17.1945 | 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... | |
| 04.26.1945 | arch obolers plays (03) the house i live in |
+ Program #3. "The House I Live In". A man's son is in a Japanese prison camp, and the neighborhoo... | |
| 04.05.1945 | arch obolers plays (01) strange morning |
+ Program #1. "Strange Morning". An excellent drama about a nurse who tells a ward filled with wou... | |
| 03.09.1940 | arch obolers plays (51) johnny got his gun |
+ Blue Network. "Johnny Got His Gun". A dramatization of the superb, shocking best-seller about the... | |
| N/A | arch obolers plays (49) the women stayed at home |
+A love story. Don't know if this is the same story as the previous. | |
| 01.27.1940 | arch obolers plays (45) three stories with tongue in cheek |
+ Blue Network. "Three Plays Of The Ways Of Men". 10:00 P.M. Three stories of the past ("Memorium")... | |
| 01.13.1940 | arch obolers plays (43) the truth(1) |
+ Program #12. "The Truth". A thoughtful story about a scientist who puzzles after the ultimate so... | |
| 12.30.1939 | arch obolers plays (41) this precious freedom |
+ Blue Network. "This Precious Freedom". After thirty-years on the job, a man is laid off at the fa... | |
| N/A | arch obolers plays (39) nobody died |
+ Blue Network. "Nobody Died". The discovery of a formula that reverses the aging process. Should t... | |
| 11.25.1939 | arch obolers plays (36) mirage miss american |
+ "Mirage". A good story about an old man who writes in the sand at night. He writes the dates on ... | |
| 09.16.1939 | arch obolers plays (26) suffer little children finale(1) |
+ Blue Network. "Suffer Little Children". A woman aboard an ocean liner meets four little children ... | |
| N/A | arch obolers plays (16) the ivory tower |
+"Nazimova, and all others of the original cast, are to be presented in a revival of "The Ivory Towe... |
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