{"product_id":"book-btkn","title":"Classic Radio Spotlights: Orson Welles","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection spotlights the iconic Orson Welles in nine of his works from the golden age of radio. These radio dramas, airing from 1938 through 1951, are among his very best and can be enjoyed for years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with the nickname the \"Boy Genius,\" Orson Welles graduated from the New York stage to expand his creative talents in the radio industry, hoping to use the audio medium to promote his stage ventures. Welles followed the practice followed by most stage actors: he played roles in hundreds of radio dramas produced by advertising agencies and the radio networks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter creating a minor panic among radio listeners with his 1938 \u003ci\u003eWar of the Worlds \u003c\/i\u003ebroadcast, Welles attracted the attention of a movie studio that offered the actor the spotlights of tinsel town-resulting in \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaking the move to California, Welles continued to appear on radio programs, 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 in a chilling story titled \"The Hitch-Hiker,\" scripted by Lucille Fletcher, which thirteen years later was adapted into a television episode of \u003ci\u003eThe Twilight Zone\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1950s, when Welles was temporarily blacklisted, he moved to England and narrated the radio program \u003ci\u003eThe Black Museum\u003c\/i\u003e and starred in \u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Harry Lime\u003c\/i\u003e, a prequel to the classic \u003ci\u003eThe Third Man\u003c\/i\u003e, now regarded as one of the 100 best movies ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this collection: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Mercury Theatre on the Air\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Three Short Stories\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Campbell Playhouse\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Mutiny on the Bounty\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e: \"The Marvelous Barastro\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Black Museum\u003c\/i\u003e: \"The Champagne Glass\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Lux Radio Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e: \"The Break of Hearts\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThis Is My Best\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Diamond as Big as the Ritz\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Mercury Summer Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e: \"The Hitchhiker\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Harry Lime\u003c\/i\u003e: \"Art Is Long and Lime Is Fleeting\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Harry Lime\u003c\/i\u003e: \"In Pursuit of a Ghost\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Black Eye Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49386110779696,"sku":"BDbtkn","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49386110812464,"sku":"ZEbtkn","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49386110878000,"sku":"ZMbtkn","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/btkn-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775800102","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-btkn","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}