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Campbell Playhouse was a 60-minute adaptation of popular motion pictures, novels, and classical plays. Orson Welles’ direction of the 1938 Halloween production of The War of the Worlds starring Edgar Barrier, Georgia Backus, Bea Benaderet, Ray Collins, George Coulouris, Agnes Moorehead, Frank Readick, and Everett Sloane became the front-page headline. This led to the generation of a sponsor in the form of Campbell Soup. On December 9, 1938, Campbell Playhouse replaced The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The show had its debut using Welles' adaptation of Rebecca with guest stars Mildred Natwick and Margaret Sullavan.  The production of the show changed from New York to Los Angeles in November 1939.

Campbell-Playhouse

Please enjoy these old time radio shows:

Air Date Title Synopsis
 1938-12-09  01 Rebecca
 1938-12-23  03 Poor Christmas Carol
 1939-01-06  05 CounseloratLaw
 1939-01-13  06 Mutiny On The Bounty
 1939-01-27  08 Lost My Girlish Laughter

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