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'''Arch Oboler's Plays''' was a radio [[anthology series]] written, produced and directed by [[Arch Oboler]]. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from [[March 25]], [[1939]] to [[March 23]], [[1940]] and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from [[April 5]], [[1945]] to [[October 11]], [[1945]].
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}}[[Image:archobolercook.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Arch Oboler and Tommy Cook rehearse for ''Arch Oboler's Plays'']]
'''''Arch Oboler's Plays''''' is a radio [[anthology series]] written, produced and directed by [[Arch Oboler]]. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on [[NBC]] from March 25, 1939, to March 23, 1940, and revived five years later on [[Mutual Broadcasting System|Mutual]] for a [[Sustaining program|sustaining]] summer run from April 5, 1945, to October 11, 1945.<ref name="dunning">{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EwtRbXNca0oC&dq=%22Arch+Oboler's+Plays,+dramatic%22&pg=PA37|last=Dunning |first=John |authorlink=John Dunning (detective fiction author) |title=On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New York, NY |isbn=978-0-19-507678-3 |pages=37–39 |edition=Revised |access-date=2019-08-23}}</ref>


Lewis Titterton, an executive at NBC, originated the program's title. Titterton was described as a man who "thought the future of radio depended on the vision of the writer."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sterling|first1=Christopher H.|title=Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set|date=2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781135456498|page=1732|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-UeveLMilioC&dq=%22Titterton+thought+the+future+of+radio+depended+on+the+vision+of+the+writer%22&pg=PA1732|access-date=6 October 2016|language=en}}</ref>
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Leading film actors were heard on this series, including [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Gloria Blondell]], [[Eddie Cantor]], [[James Cagney]], [[Ronald Colman]], [[Joan Crawford]], [[Greer Garson]], [[Edmund Gwenn]], [[Van Heflin]], [[Katharine Hepburn]], [[Elsa Lanchester]], [[Peter Lorre]], [[Frank Lovejoy]], [[Raymond Massey]], [[Burgess Meredith]], [[Paul Muni]], [[Alla Nazimova]], [[Edmond O'Brien]], [[Geraldine Page]], [[Gale Sondergaard]], [[Franchot Tone]] and [[George Zucco]].


With the launching of ''Arch Oboler's Plays'', Oboler became "the first writer accorded name-in-the-title status."<ref name="bdr">{{cite book|last1=Sterling|first1=Christopher H.|title=Biographical Dictionary of Radio|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1136993763|page=279|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XDB5mn0OMXoC&dq=%22Oboler,+Arch+1909%22&pg=PA278|access-date=6 October 2016|language=en}}</ref> Christopher H. Sterling, in his book ''Biographical Dictionary of Radio'', wrote, "Oboler, writing about 'the terrors and monsters within each of us,' used his stream-of-consciousness technique to shattering effect and made radio a viable new art form."<ref name=bdr/>
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Oboler used some of the scripts from ''Arch Oboler's Plays'' on his later series, ''[[Everyman's Theater]]''.<ref name=bdr/>
*{{InternetArchiveOTR|id=ArchOboler02|title=Arch Oboler's Plays (Series 2: 1945)}}

*{{InternetArchiveOTR|id=ArchOboler03|title=Arch Oboler's Plays (Series 3: 1964)}}
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Leading film actors were heard on this series, including [[Ingrid Bergman]], [[Gloria Blondell]], [[Eddie Cantor]], [[James Cagney]], [[Ronald Colman]], [[Joan Crawford]], [[Greer Garson]], [[Edmund Gwenn]], [[Van Heflin]], [[Katharine Hepburn]], [[Elsa Lanchester]], [[Peter Lorre]], [[Frank Lovejoy]], [[Raymond Massey]], [[Burgess Meredith]], [[Paul Muni]], [[Alla Nazimova]], [[Edmond O'Brien]], [[Geraldine Page]], [[Hester Sondergaard]], [[Franchot Tone]] and [[George Zucco]].

In 2020, the [[Library of Congress]] included the November 18, 1939 episode, "The Bathysphere", among its inductees to the [[National Recording Registry]] for "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-20-023/ |title=National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=March 25, 2020 |website=Library of Congress |publisher= |access-date=April 8, 2021 |quote=}}</ref>

==See also==
*''[[Oboler Comedy Theater]]''
*''[[Everyman's Theater]]'' was a one-season program, broadcast in 1940–41, much like ''Arch Oboler's Plays''.

==References==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://otrsite.com/logs/loga1001.htm Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: ''Arch Oboler's Plays'']
*[http://otrsite.com/logs/loga1001.htm Jerry Haendiges Vintage Radio Logs: ''Arch Oboler's Plays'']
*[http://www.genericradio.com/series.php?key=archobler Vintage Radio Script Library: Three ''Arch Oboler's Plays'']
*[http://www.genericradio.com/series.php?tag=archobler Vintage Radio Script Library: Six ''Arch Oboler's Plays'']
*[http://www.otrplotspot.com/archObolersPlays.html OTR Plot Spot: ''Arch Oboler's Plays''] - plot summaries and reviews.

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Arch Oboler's Plays
GenreDramatic anthology
Running time30 minutes
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
SyndicatesNBC
Mutual
Created byArch Oboler
Written byArch Oboler
Directed byArch Oboler
Produced byArch Oboler
Original releaseMarch 25, 1939 –
October 11, 1945
Arch Oboler and Tommy Cook rehearse for Arch Oboler's Plays

Arch Oboler's Plays is a radio anthology series written, produced and directed by Arch Oboler. Minus a sponsor, it ran for one year, airing Saturday evenings on NBC from March 25, 1939, to March 23, 1940, and revived five years later on Mutual for a sustaining summer run from April 5, 1945, to October 11, 1945.[1]

Lewis Titterton, an executive at NBC, originated the program's title. Titterton was described as a man who "thought the future of radio depended on the vision of the writer."[2]

With the launching of Arch Oboler's Plays, Oboler became "the first writer accorded name-in-the-title status."[3] Christopher H. Sterling, in his book Biographical Dictionary of Radio, wrote, "Oboler, writing about 'the terrors and monsters within each of us,' used his stream-of-consciousness technique to shattering effect and made radio a viable new art form."[3]

Oboler used some of the scripts from Arch Oboler's Plays on his later series, Everyman's Theater.[3]

Leading film actors were heard on this series, including Ingrid Bergman, Gloria Blondell, Eddie Cantor, James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Joan Crawford, Greer Garson, Edmund Gwenn, Van Heflin, Katharine Hepburn, Elsa Lanchester, Peter Lorre, Frank Lovejoy, Raymond Massey, Burgess Meredith, Paul Muni, Alla Nazimova, Edmond O'Brien, Geraldine Page, Hester Sondergaard, Franchot Tone and George Zucco.

In 2020, the Library of Congress included the November 18, 1939 episode, "The Bathysphere", among its inductees to the National Recording Registry for "cultural, historical and aesthetic importance to the nation’s recorded sound heritage."[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. pp. 37–39. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3. Retrieved 2019-08-23.
  2. ^ Sterling, Christopher H. (2004). Encyclopedia of Radio 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 1732. ISBN 9781135456498. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Sterling, Christopher H. (2013). Biographical Dictionary of Radio. Routledge. p. 279. ISBN 978-1136993763. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  4. ^ "National Recording Registry Class Produces Ultimate 'Stay at Home' Playlist". Library of Congress. March 25, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
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