ARCH OBOLER PLAYS was the series title for 3 separate series, a series of 53 shows in 1939 and 1940, a series of 26 shows in 1945 and a series of 13 in 1964.  The 1964 series is also known as ARCH OBOLER PRESENTS. All shows were produced and directed by Arch Oboler. The 1939-1940 series aired on the NBC network, sustained, on Saturdays and were heard 10:00 PM EST. The shows ran typically 30 minutes except the show of August 26, 1939, which ran 60 minutes.  All the shows in this series were original radio plays written by Arch Oboler, except for the last two, which were adaptations done by him.