The Theater Guild On The Air - "The Winslow Boy" (11-21-48)

The Winslow Boy (Aired November 21, 1948)

INTRO: Bob Camardella Plays The Classic IV "What Will I Do Without You" (1961)

The Theatrical Society in U.S.A. is termed as Theatre Guild. Founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner (1890-1962) and others, the group proposed to produce high-quality, noncommercial plays. Its board of directors shared responsibility for choice of plays, management, and production. After the premiere of George Bernard Shaw’s Heartbreak House in 1920, the Guild became his U.S. agent and staged 15 of his plays. It also produced successful plays by Eugene O’Neill, Maxwell Anderson, and Robert Sherwood and featured actors such as the Lunts and Helen Hayes.

 

THIS EPISODE:

November 21, 1948. ABC network. Sponsored by: United States Steel. "The Winslow Boy."  A young British boy is accused of stealing, despite his protestations of innocence. The series is also known as, "The United States Steel Hour." Frank Allenby, Alan Webb, Valerie White, Michael Newell, George Benson, Owen Holder, Michael Kingsley, Mary Lynn, Betty Sinclair, Berry Kroeger, Rex O'Malley, Norman Brokenshire (announcer), Roger Pryor (host), George Hicks (commercial spokesman), Terence Rattigan (author), Leslie Reid (adaptor), Lawrence Langner (supervisor), Theresa Helburn (supervisor), Homer Fickett (director), Carol Irwin (production executive), Armina Marshall (executive director of the Radio Division), Harold Levey (composer, conductor). 57:10. Episode Notes From The Radio Gold Index.