History Of A Mug (Aired August 9, 1945)
Arch Oboler's Plays was a radio drama 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. Leading film actors were heard on this series, including 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.
THIS EPISODE:
August 9, 1945. Mutual network. "History Of A Mug". Sustaining. An old Italian immigrant woman tells the story of her son's life...standing by his grave. Very well-written and superbly performed by Bea Benaderet. The program may be dated September 6, 1945. Arch Oboler (writer, director, producer), Bea Benaderet, Elliott Lewis, John Alden, Leo Cleary, Gerald Mohr, Jay Novello, Roseanne Murray, Dorothy Scott, Theodore Von Eltz. 1/2 hour.
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