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.