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Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air | Old Time Radio

Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air | Old Time Radio

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Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air | Old Time Radio brings you classic drama, mystery, suspense, horror, and literary adaptations from the golden age of radio, performed with the bold storytelling and cinematic sound that made Orson Welles a broadcasting legend. Each episode is an Old Time Retro Radio production, presenting the original broadcast with gently cleaned and mastered audio, a newly produced introduction and closing, and custom episode artwork. Featuring Orson Welles and the Mercury Theatre company, the series transformed famous novels and stories into some of radio’s most ambitious dramatic productions. Rediscover classic old time radio drama, Orson Welles, Mercury Theatre, literary adaptations, mystery, suspense, horror, and vintage radio.










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  • Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air - "Julius Caesar" (Old Time Radio, 1938)

    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air - "Julius Caesar" (Old Time Radio, 1938)
    2026/08/17
    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air presents “Julius Caesar,” originally broadcast on CBS on September 11, 1938. Episode 10 adapts William Shakespeare’s political tragedy, directed by Orson Welles, who stars as Brutus alongside Martin Gabel as Cassius and George Coulouris as Mark Antony.

    In ancient Rome, Caesar’s rising power stirs unease among senators and citizens alike. As loyalties are tested and public tensions mount, Brutus and Cassius confront urgent questions of ambition, duty, and the future of the republic. The production incorporates news-style commentary by H. V. Kaltenborn.

    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:43 Original Broadcast
    01:07:17 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    1 時間 7 分
  • Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air - "Treasure Island" (Old Time Radio, 1938)

    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air - "Treasure Island" (Old Time Radio, 1938)
    2026/08/16
    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air presents “Treasure Island,” originally broadcast on July 18, 1938. Episode 2 of the Mercury Theatre’s nine-program summer series, this CBS adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic was adapted, directed, and produced by Orson Welles.

    Framed as Jim Hawkins’ recollection of events years later, the drama begins at the Admiral Benbow Inn, where a mysterious old sailor and a dangerous secret lead Jim toward a treasure map and a voyage aboard the Hispaniola. Welles stars as Long John Silver and the adult Jim Hawkins, with Arthur Anderson as young Jim; Bernard Herrmann composed and conducted the original music.

    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:47 Original Broadcast
    01:04:41 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    1 時間 5 分
  • Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air - "Heart of Darkness and Life with Father" (Old Time Radio, 1938)

    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air - "Heart of Darkness and Life with Father" (Old Time Radio, 1938)
    2026/08/16
    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air presents “Heart of Darkness and Life with Father,” originally broadcast on CBS on November 6, 1938. Episode 18 is a striking double bill adapted by Howard Koch from works by Joseph Conrad and Clarence Day, directed by Orson Welles and produced by Welles and John Houseman.

    In Heart of Darkness, Marlow journeys up the Congo in search of the mysterious ivory agent Kurtz, portrayed by Welles, with Ray Collins as Marlow. The program then turns to the warm domestic comedy of Life with Father, featuring Welles as the formidable Father alongside Mildred Natwick as Mother. Broadcast one week after The War of the Worlds, this sustaining-program episode reveals the Mercury’s range from ominous adventure to family humor.

    Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater on the Air presents the original broadcast with a newly produced contextual introduction, a short closing announcement, and gently cleaned/mastered audio for a more consistent listening experience.

    Chapters:
    00:00 Victor Sterling Introduction
    00:44 Original Broadcast
    59:13 Closing

    Support Old Time Retro Radio at https://www.patreon.com/oldtimeretroradio
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    59 分
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