A holiday reminder that streaming audio of four vintage Christmas radio shows featuring Orson Welles and 1977 TV movie can be found on Wellesnet.
First up are two versions of Charles Dicken’s classic A Christmas Carol as heard on the Campbell Playhouse in 1938 and 1939.
Lady Esther’s Orson Welles Show from December 22, 1941 with a holiday theme is our third audio offering. Guest stars include Mercury Theatre pals Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Joseph Cotten, Edgar Barrier and Erskine Sanford. Tim Holt of The Magnificent Ambersons is also on hand.
And radio great Norman Corwin’s The Plot to Overthrow Christmas from 1944 starring Welles and Collins is our fourth Christmas themed radio show. Listen to all four radio broadcasts at https://www.wellesnet.com/?page_id=8449
Finally, the 1977 ABC television remake of It’s a Wonderful Life entitled It Happened One Christmas starring Marlo Thomas with Welles as Mr. Potter can be seen here.
Merry Christmas!
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