Arch Oboler's Plays

Arch Oboler's Plays

Genre	Dramatic anthology
Running time	30 minutes
Country	United States
Language(s)	English
Syndicates	NBC Mutual
Creator(s)	Arch Oboler
Writer(s)	Arch Oboler
Director(s)	Arch Oboler
Producer(s)	Arch Oboler
Air dates	March 25, 1939 to October 11, 1945

Arch Oboler and Tommy Cook rehearse for Arch Oboler's Plays

Arch Oboler's Plays was 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.^[1]

Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Ingrid Bergman, Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Hester Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.

See also

• Oboler Comedy Theater
• Everyman's Theater was a one-season program, broadcast in 1940-41, much like Arch Oboler's Plays.

References

1. Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio. Oxford University Press. pp. 37–39. ISBN 0-19-507678-8.

Listen to

• Arch Oboler's Plays (Series 1: 1939-1940) in The Internet Archive's Old-Time Radio Collection
• Arch Oboler's Plays (Series 2: 1945) in The Internet Archive's Old-Time Radio Collection
• Arch Oboler's Plays (Series 3: 1964) in The Internet Archive's Old-Time Radio Collection

External links

• Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: Arch Oboler's Plays
• Vintage Radio Script Library: Six Arch Oboler's Plays
• OTR Plot Spot: Arch Oboler's Plays - plot summaries and reviews.