Orson Welles has 5 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 8 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 2 ratings. The most-rated is Orson Welles: The Ultimate Collection.
Orson Welles: The Ultimate Collection
Summary
If you are a lover of old-time radio and a fan of Orson Welles, you won't want to miss this treasure chest of legendary Orson Welles radio broadcasts! With his flair for the sensational and innovative, Welles captured audiences' attention with his 1930s CBS weekly drama series The Mercury Theatre on the Air, later renamed The Campbell Playhouse, which featured hour-long dramatizations of classic books. His 1938 production, The War of the Worlds (an H. G. Wells adaptation) was especially memorable, as were many other productions, each featuring talented voices and actors. Tune into the master of entertainment and enjoy this collection of original Orson Welles recordings, including more than 16 hours of radio drama! Content: Campbell Playhouse - A Christmas Carol - December 23, 1938 Campbell Playhouse - A Christmas Carol - December 24, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Ah, Wilderness - September 17, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Algiers - October 8, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Arrowsmith - February 3, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Beau Geste - March 17, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Counselor-at-Law - January 6, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Craig's Wife - March 10, 1940 Campbell Playhouse - Dinner at Eight - February 18, 1940 Campbell Playhouse - Dodsworth - November 26, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Escape - October 15, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - Huckleberry Finn - March 17, 1940 Campbell Playhouse - I Lost My Girlish Laughter - January 27, 1939 Campbell Playhouse - It Happened One Night - January 28, 1940 and many more!
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La Guerra De Los Mundos [War of the Worlds]
Summary
Spanish version of radio program from Orson Welles about an alien invasion to the Earth. Recorded with dubbing Spanish actors, special effects sounds and music created for this audiobook. Please note: This audiobook is in Spanish.
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Campbell Playhouse: Algiers - October 8, 1939
Summary
Orson Welles both starred in and directed The Campbell Playhouse, a radio drama (1938-40) produced by Welles and John Houseman. The episodes include adaptions of classic novels and plays, as well as radio versions of the era's popular films.
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Campbell Playhouse: Our Town - May 12, 1939
Summary
Orson Welles both starred in and directed The Campbell Playhouse, a radio drama (1938-40) produced by Welles and John Houseman. The episodes include adaptions of classic novels and plays, as well as radio versions of the era's popular films.
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The Count of Monte Cristo (Dramatized)
Summary
Starring Orson Welles, Anges Moorehead, and Ray Collins, The Count of Monte Cristo is a tale of revenge and retribution. Edmond Dantès, a young, energetic sailor, is falsely accused of treason on his wedding day and incarcerated in the forbidding Château d'If. His escape and ultimate revenge on those who wronged him makes this one of the most thrilling stories in French literature, as compelling now as when it was first published in 1846. The Mercury Theatre on the Air, a show featuring the acclaimed New York drama company founded by Orson Welles and John Houseman. In its brief run, it featured an impressive array of talents, including Agnes Moorehead, Bernard Herrmann, and George Coulouris. The show is famous for its notorious War of the Worlds broadcast, but the other shows in the series are relatively unknown.The show first broadcast on CBS and CBC in July 1938. It ran without a sponsor until December of that year, when it was picked up by Campbell’s Soup and renamed The Campbell Playhouse.
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