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Drama · Anthology · Literary Adaptations

The Campbell Playhouse

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"Orson Welles · The Campbell Playhouse · CBS 1938" — art deco theater marquee design. The broadcast that changed radio forever. Premium 100% cotton.

104 Episodes

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About this Show

After the Mercury Theatre's War of the Worlds broadcast made Welles a household name in October 1938, Campbell Soup stepped in as sponsor, creating The Campbell Playhouse. With an expanded budget, Welles could now hire major Hollywood stars — Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Helen Hayes, Margaret Sullavan — to appear alongside his Mercury Theatre company. The show aired weekly from December 1938 through March 1940, when Welles departed for Hollywood to make Citizen Kane. The series is considered among radio drama's finest achievements.

Show Details

Network
CBS
Era
1938–1940
Genre
Drama, Anthology, Literary Adaptations
Episodes
104
Also available as a physical collector's set — USB drive, CD-R, or DVD-ROM with a printed booklet.
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