Arch Oboler's Plays Radio Show!

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  • Summary

  • Arch Oboler's Plays is a radio anthology series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939, to March 23, 1940, and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945, to October 11, 1945.

    Lewis Titterton, an executive at NBC, originated the program's title. Titterton was described as a man who "thought the future of radio depended on the vision of the writer." With the launching of Arch Oboler's Plays, Oboler became "the first writer accorded name-in-the-title status." Christopher H. Sterling, in his book Biographical Dictionary of Radio, wrote, "Oboler, writing about 'the terrors and monsters within each of us,' used his stream-of-consciousness technique to shattering effect and made radio a viable new art form."
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Episodes
  • A Gallery of Big Shots - Feminine

    A Gallery of Big Shots - Feminine
    Jun 24 2024
    30 mins
  • Dr. Bluff

    Dr. Bluff
    Jun 24 2024
    28 mins
  • The Cliff

    The Cliff
    Jun 24 2024
    29 mins

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