30 minute anthology, drama episodes
The Academy Award Theater program is a lost gem in Old Time Radio history. It only lasted one season, in 1946, but it had terrific headliner stars, usually in roles that they played in movies, and high production values. Just as examples, the first show starred Bette Davis in Jezebel. Other shows had Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon, Henry Fonda in Young Mister Lincoln, and Gregory Peck in the Keys of the Kingdom. These were the heavy hitters of Hollywood, and they appeared in these half hour shows on the radio.
Perhaps the reason the show only lasted one season is that getting these stars was expensive, a star could get up to $4,000 for a single episode, getting the rights to good scripts to showcase the stars was difficult, and this is the same territory as Lux Radio Theater and the Screen Guild Theater programs.
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All of our Old Time Radio Programs are in MP3 format. You can play them on your computer, you can transfer them to MP3 players (like the IPod), but, by and large, you cannot play them on stereos, walkmen, or car radios.
The sound quality of Old Time Radio Programs can vary greatly. Some episodes are excellent, others you have to turn up the volume a little and ignore the static. All of the episodes can be listened to and enjoyed. You can listen to our free samples to get a feel for how the programs sound.
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Episode List
Academy-Award-Theater_46-03-30(01)_Jezebel.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-04-06(02)_KittyFoyle.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-04-13(03)_TheLifeOfLouisPasteur.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-04-20(04)_TheGreatMcGinty.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-04-27(05)_SnowWhite&TheSevenDwarves.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-05-04(06)_Stagecoach.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-05-11(07)_IfIWereKing.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-05-18(08)_MySisterEileen.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-05-25(09)_TheInformer.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-06-01(10)_AriseMyLove.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-06-08(11)_RugglesOfRedGap.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-06-15(12)_ThePrideOfTheMarines.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-06-22(13)_FrontPage.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-06-29(14)_AStarIsBorn.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-07-03(15)_TheMalteseFalcon.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-07-10(16)_YoungMisterLincoln.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-07-17(17)_ThePrisonerOfZenda.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-07-24(18)_ForeignCorrespondent.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-07-31(19)_HoldBackTheDawn.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-08-07(20)_WatchOnTheRhine.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-08-14(21)_VivaciousLady.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-08-21(22)_KeysOfTheKingdom.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-08-28(23)_OneSundayAfternoon.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-09-04(24)_Pinocchio.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-09-11(25)_ShadowOfADoubt.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-09-18(26)_TheWhiteCliffsOfDover.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-09-25(27)_GuestInTheHouse.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-10-02(28)_MyManGodfrey.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-10-09(29)_ItHappenedTomorrow.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-10-16(30)_BloodOnTheSun.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-10-23(31)_TheDevil&MissJones.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-11-06(32)_Suspicion.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-11-06(33)_CheersForMissBishop.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-11-13(34)_NightTrain.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-11-20(35)_BriefEncounter.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-11-27(36)_LostHorizon.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-12-04(37)_PortraitOfJenny.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-12-11(38)_EnchantedCottage.mp3
Academy-Award-Theater_46-12-18(39)_LostAngel.mp3
