The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)

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The Campbell Playhouse was a late-1930s American radio drama series created and hosted by Orson Welles, known for its high-quality adaptations of literary works and films.

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instanceOf American radio program
radio drama series
alsoKnownAs Campbell Playhouse
The Campbell Soup Program
basedOn The Mercury Theatre on the Air
broadcastFormat live performance
broadcastOn Columbia Broadcasting System
countryOfOrigin United States
creativeDirector Orson Welles
creator Orson Welles
director Orson Welles
endTime 1940
follows The Mercury Theatre on the Air
format weekly anthology drama
genre anthology series
radio drama
hasSubject classic literature adaptations
film adaptations
host Orson Welles
inception December 1938
language English
mainTheme adaptations of literary works and films
medium radio
notableCastMember Agnes Moorehead
Everett Sloane
Ray Collins
notableEpisodeType holiday specials
notableFor high production values
use of original film stars as guest performers
notableWork radio adaptation of "A Christmas Carol"
radio adaptation of "Jane Eyre"
radio adaptation of "Our Town"
radio adaptation of "Rebecca"
numberOfSeasons 2
originallyAired late 1930s
originalNetwork CBS Radio
partOf Golden Age of Radio
precededBy The Mercury Theatre on the Air
presenter Orson Welles
producer John Houseman
productionCompany Mercury Theatre
soundDesignBy Mercury Theatre radio production team
linked to: Mercury Theatre
sponsor Campbell Soup Company
startTime 1938
succeededBy The Orson Welles Show (radio)
targetAudience general American radio audience
typicalRuntime 60 minutes

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Everett Sloane participatedIn The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)