Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Boxcars711Old Time Radio Pod - Radio City Playhouse "Witness For The Prosecution" (04-25-49)

Witness For The Prosecution (Aired April 25, 1949)


Radio City Playhouse - A Half-hour drama, sometimes comedy, often very exciting and suspenseful. The cast were made up of New York veterans of radio and stage, including Jan Minor and John Larkin as featured performers. The director, Harry W. Junkin, also served as the show's host and narrator. Each week the show introduced a new story, often written by well-known writers of fantasy and suspense such as Ray Bradbury, Cornell Woolrich, Agatha Christie and Paul Gallico. They were dramatized with a full orchestral soundtrack and excellent sound effects.


THIS EPISODE:

April 25, 1949. Program #34. NBC network. "Witness For The Prosecution". Sustaining. An excellent courtroom drama. A man accused of murder relies of the testimony of his wife to prove his innocence. The program is also known as, "NBC Short Story." Arnold Moss, David Gothard, Lotte Stavisky, Agatha Christie (author), Bob Warren (announcer), Richard P. McDonough (production supervisor), Agnes Eckhardt (adaptor), Hester Sondergaard, Roy Shield (composer, conductor), Ethel Browning, Edgar Stehli, Arnold Robertson, Frank Milano. 29:15.

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