Classic Radio Spotlights: Orson Welles Audiobook (Free)

This collection spotlights the iconic Orson Welles in nine of his works through the golden age of radio. These radio dramas, airing from 1938 through 1951, are among his very best and can become enjoyed for a long time to come.

Equipped with the nickname the “Boy Genius,” Orson Welles graduated from the brand new York stage to increase his creative talents in the air industry, expecting to utilize the audio medium to promote his stage ventures. Welles followed the practice accompanied by most stage stars: he played assignments in about Basic Radio Spotlights: Orson Welles hundreds of radio dramas made by advertising agencies and the radio networks.

After creating a minor panic among radio listeners with his 1938 Battle of the Worlds broadcast, Welles attracted the attention of the movie studio that offered the actor the spotlights of tinsel town-resulting in Citizen Kane.

Making the move to California, Welles continuing to appear on radio courses, became established as a Hollywood actor, and made numerous guest appearances on variety, comedy, and dramatic programs. In 1941 and again in 1946, he starred within a chilling story titled “The Hitch-Hiker,” scripted by Lucille Fletcher, which thirteen years later was adapted into a television bout of The Twilight Zone.

In the early 1950s, when Welles was temporarily blacklisted, he moved to Britain and narrated the air plan The Black Museum and starred in The Lives of Harry Lime, a prequel towards the classic THE 3RD Man, now thought to be among the 100 best movies ever made.

In this collection:

The Mercury Theatre within the Air: “Three Brief Stories”

The Campbell Playhouse: “Mutiny in the Bounty”

Suspense: “The Marvelous Barastro”

The Black Museum: “The Champagne Cup”

The Lux Radio Theatre: “The Break of Hearts”

THAT IS My Best: “Diamond as large as the Ritz”

The Mercury Summer time Theatre: “The Hitchhiker”

The Lives of Harry Lime: “Art Is Long and Lime Is Fleeting”

The Lives of Harry Lime: “In search of a Ghost”