{"product_id":"book-d1nh","title":"Old Time Radio's Greatest Stars: Orson Welles Collection 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eOrson Welles was an actor, director, writer and producer who worked in theatre, radio, TV and film. His film \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e (1941) is ranked as one of the greatest movies ever made. In 1937, Orson Welles and John Houseman founded the Mercury Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company that presented a series of productions (including \u003ci\u003eJulius Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e) on Broadway through 1941. To help earn money to stage his productions, Welles moonlighted as a radio actor. In 1937, at age 22, he clouded men’s minds as radio’s first Lamont Cranston, alias The Shadow. In his own radio series, \u003ci\u003eThe Mercury Theatre on the Air\u003c\/i\u003e, Welles dramatized the H.G. Wells science-fiction classic \u003ci\u003eThe War of the Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e and caused widespread panic when listeners thought that Earth was being invaded by Martians. This broadcast earned Orson Welles great notoriety and a film contract with RKO. He followed up \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e with 12 other feature films, the most acclaimed being \u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Ambersons\u003c\/i\u003e (1942), \u003ci\u003eTouch of Evil\u003c\/i\u003e (1958) and \u003ci\u003eChimes of Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e (1966). Even though Welles stayed quite busy acting and producing films, he found time to appear in many radio shows during the 1940s and 1950s. We’ve carefully selected 12 of his finest radio performances for this collection and we hope that you will enjoy them! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cavalcade of America\u003c\/i\u003e 10-12-42 “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Jack Benny Program\u003c\/i\u003e 4-11-43 w\/ guest Orson Welles \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e 9-23-43 “The Most Dangerous Game” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e 10-19-43 “Lazarus Walks” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuspense\u003c\/i\u003e 5-4-44 “The Dark Tower” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mercury Summer Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e 8-2-46 “Golden Honeymoon” \u0026amp; “Romeo and Juliet” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mercury Summer Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e 8-9-46 “Hell on Ice” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Harry Lime\u003c\/i\u003e 4-18-52 “The Painted Smile” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lives of Harry Lime\u003c\/i\u003e 5-16-52 “The Elusive Vermeer” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Museum\u003c\/i\u003e 1952 “A Lady’s Shoe” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Museum\u003c\/i\u003e 1952 “The Sash Cord” \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Adv. of Sherlock Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e 4-17-55 “The Final Problem”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliance Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49379991552304,"sku":"BDd1nh","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [10]","offer_id":49379991585072,"sku":"10d1nh","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/d1nh-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773835339","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-d1nh","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}