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the CBS radio series
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Orson Welles
Paul Stewart (rehearsal director)

Bernard Herrmann had time to compose a complete score for "Rebecca". "It was absolutely beautiful," said associate producer Paul Stewart, "and it was the first time to me that Benny was something more than a guy who could write bridges." Herrmann later used the main theme as the basis of his score for the film Jane Eyre. Howard E. Koch remained on the writing staff through "The Glass Key" (March 10, 1939), when he left for Hollywood. He was succeeded by Howard Teichmann, who wrote for the show for two years. After signing a film contract with RKO in August 1939, Welles began commuting from Hollywood to New York for the two Sunday broadcasts of The Campbell Playhouse. In November 1939, production of the show moved from New York to Los Angeles. Screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz was put on the Mercury payroll and wrote five scripts for Campbell Playhouse shows broadcast between November 12, 1939, and March 17, 1940. Mankiewicz proved to be useful, particularly working with Houseman as editor. The episode "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town" includes an inside joke: the Viennese doctor asked to certify Deeds insane is named Dr. Herman Mankiewicz. After an argument over finances December 16, 1939, John Houseman resigned from the Mercury Theatre and returned to New York. The Campbell Playhouse returned to radio November 29, 1940, as a 30 minute weekly CBS series that was last broadcast June 13, 1941. The program was produced by Diana Bourbon. The series' focus shifted away from classic play and novel adaptations to lighter, more popular fare, still with casts drawn from the ranks of film actors.

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

DateEpisodeNotesDecember 9, 1938"Rebecca"Adapted from the novel by Daphne du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Max de Winter), Margaret Sullavan (Mrs. de Winter), Mildred Natwick (Mrs. Danvers), Ray Collins (Frank Crawley), George Coulouris (Captain Searle), Frank Readick (the Idiot), Alfred Shirley (Frith), Eustace Wyatt (Coroner), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Van Hopper)Interview with Daphne du MaurierSponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the AirFirst adaptation of the novel for any mediumHerrmann's score is the basis of his score for the 1943 film, Jane EyreDecember 16, 1938"Call It a Day"Adapted from the play by Dodie SmithCast: Orson Welles (Roger Hilton), Beatrice Lillie (Dorothy Hilton), Jane Wyatt (Catherine Hilton)December 30, 1938""Adapted from the novel by Ernest HemingwayCast: Orson Welles (Frederick Henry), Katharine Hepburn (Catherine)January 13, 1939"Mutiny on the Bounty"Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Captain Bligh), Carl Frank (Roger Byam), Joseph Cotten (Fletcher Christian), Ray Collins (Thomas Birkitt), Frank Readick (John Fryer), Myron McCormick (James Morrison), Edgar Barrier (William Purcell), Richard Wilson (Matthew Thompson), William Alland (Mr. Samuel), Memo Holt (Tehani)Cast: Orson Welles (Sidney Brandt), George S. Kaufman (John Tussler), Ilka Chase (Madge Lawrence), Tamara Geva (Sarya Tarn), Ray Collins (Faye), Frank Readick (Palmer), Everett Sloane (Roy), Edgar Barrier (Bruce Anders), Myron McCormick (Leland Hayward), Agnes Moorehead (Frances Smith), Joseph Cotten (Riley), William Alland (assistant director)Interview with Jane AllenFebruary 3, 1939"Arrowsmith"Adapted from the novel by Sinclair LewisCast: Orson Welles (Martin Arrowsmith), Helen Hayes (Leora Arrowsmith), Ray Collins (Professor Gottlieb), Frank Readick (Sondelius), Al Swenson (Henry Novak), Effie Palmer (Mrs. Tozer), Everette Sloane (Mr. Tozer), Carl Frank (Dr. Stoups)February 10, 1939""Adapted from the play by William ArcherCast: Orson Welles (the Rajah), Madeleine Carroll (Lucilla Crespin), Robert Speaight (Major Crespin), Ray Collins (Dr. Traherne), Eustace Wyatt (Watkins)February 17, 1939"Burlesque"Adapted from the play by Arthur Hopkins and George Manker WattersCast: Orson Welles (Skid), Sam Levene (Lefty)Interview with Arthur HopkinsMarch 17, 1939"Beau Geste"Adapted from the novel by P. C. WrenCast: Orson Welles (Beau Geste), Laurence Olivier (John Geste), Noah Beery (Sergeant Lajaune), Naomi Campbell (Isobel), Isabel Elson (Lady Brandon)Interview with J. Alphonse de Redenet, French LegionnaireMarch 24, 1939"Twentieth Century"Adapted by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur from the play by Charles Bruce MillhollandCast: Orson Welles (Oscar Jaffe), Elissa Landi (Lily Garland), Sam Levene (Owen O'Malley), Ray Collins (Oliver Webb), Gus Schilling (Max Jacobs), Howard Teichmann (Train Dispatcher), Edgar Kent (Clark), Everett Sloane and Teddy Bergman (the Two Players)Interview with Broadway press agent Richard ManeyMarch 31, 1939"Show Boat"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Captain Andy Hawks), Edna Ferber (Parthy Ann Hawks), Margaret Sullavan (Magnolia), Helen Morgan (Julie), William Johnstone (Gaylord Ravenal), Ray Collins (Windy), Grace Cotten (Kim), Everett Sloane (Schultzy)Interview with Edna FerberApril 28, 1939"Black Daniel"A retelling of Stephen Vincent Benét's The Devil and Daniel Webster, by Honoré MorrowCast: Orson Welles (Daniel Webster), Joan Bennett (Carolyn LeRoy); with Ray Collins, Everett Sloane, William Alland, othersMay 12, 1939"Our Town"Adapted from the play by Thornton WilderCast: Orson Welles (Stage Manager); with Patricia Newton, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, John Craven, Effie Palmer, Everett Sloane, Parker FennellyMay 19, 1939""Adapted from the play by Porter Emerson BrowneCast: Orson Welles (Pancho Lopez), Ida Lupino (Lucia Pell), Frank Readick (Gilbert Phebbs), Ray Collins (Uncle Phipps), William Alland (Morgan Pell), Diana Stevens (Dot), Everett Sloane (Louie), Edward Jerome (Pedro)Interview with Ida Lupino May 26, 1939"American Cavalcade""The Things We Have", about the great dream of American liberty, by Orson WellesCast: Orson Welles (James Scott, Professor Shurtz, O'Shaughnessy, The Limey, John Brown), Cornelia Otis Skinner (Mary Scott, Frau Shurtz, Lady Townsend, Polish woman, Susan B. Anthony); with Frank Readick, Kenneth Delmar, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorehead, Paul Stewart, Kingsley Colton, William Harrigan, Howard SmithInterview with Cornelia Otis SkinnerJune 2, 1939"Victoria Regina"Adapted from the play by Laurence HousmanCast: Orson Welles (Prince Albert), Helen Hayes (Queen Victoria); with Eustace Wyatt, Ray Collins, Brenda Forbes, Agnes Moorehead, Alfred Shirley, Virginia Welles (as Anna Stafford)Interview with Helen HayesSeptember 10, 1939"Peter Ibbetson"Adapted from the novel by George du MaurierCast: Orson Welles (Peter Ibbetson), Helen Hayes (Mary, Duchess of Towers), John Emery (Colonel Ibbetson), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Deane), Vera Allen (Madame Seraskier), Everett Sloane (Crockett), Eustace Wyatt (Warden), Ray Collins (Governor), George Coulouris (Chaplain), Edgar Barrier (Judge), Richard Wilson (Turnkey), Kingsley Colton (Peter as a child), Betty Philson (Mary as a child)September 17, 1939"Ah, Wilderness! "Adapted from the play by Eugene O'NeillCast: Orson Welles (Richard Miller), Ray Collins (Nat Miller), Arlene Francis (Muriel McComber), Agnes Moorehead (Lily Wilson), Everett Sloane (Sid Davis), Joseph Cotten, Paul Stewart, Richard Wilson,September 24, 1939"What Every Woman Knows"Adapted from the play by J. M. BarrieCast: Orson Welles (John Shand), Helen Hayes (Maggie Wylie), Alred Shirley (Alick Sylie), Everett Sloane (David Wylie), Agnes Moorehead (Countess), Naomi Campbell (Lady Sybil), Eustace Wyatt (Mr. Venables), Ray Collins (Willy Cameron)October 1, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Alexandre DumasCast: Orson Welles (Edmond Dantés, the Count), Ray Collins (Caderousse), Everett Sloane (Abbé Faria), Frank Readick (Villefort), George Coulouris (Danglars), Edgar Barrier (Mondego), Richard Wilson (a Jailer), Agnes Moorehead (Mercédès)October 8, 1939"Algiers"Adapted from the screenplay by John Howard Lawson and James M. CainCast: Orson Welles (Pepe Le Moko), Paulette Goddard (Gaby)October 15, 1939"Escape"Adapted from the play by John GalsworthyCast: Orson Welles (Matt Denant), Wendy Barrie (Lady in the hotel), Ray Collins (Murdered /cop, Forgiving Judge, Unforgiving Farmer), Jack Smart (another Cop, Farmhand), Edgar Barrier (Priest and Cabbie), Bea Benaderet (Girl in park, Woman at picnic), Harriet Kay (Maid), Mabel Albertson (Bessie), Benny Rubin (Man at picnic)October 22, 1939"Liliom"Adapted from the play by Ferenc MolnárCast: Orson Welles (Liliom), Helen Hayes (Julie), Agnes Moorehead (Mrs. Muskat), Joan Tetzell (Marie), Frank Readick (Ficsur), Bill Adams (Sheriff), Joseph Cotten (the Cashier), Betty Philson (Louise)October 29, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Booth TarkingtonCast: Orson Welles (George Amberson Minafer), Walter Huston (Eugene Morgan), Nan Sunderland (Isabel Amberson), Ray Collins (Fred Amberson), Eric Burtis (Young George Minafer), Marion Burns (Lucy Morgan), Everett Sloane (Archie Malloch Smith), Richard Wilson (Reverend Malloch Smith), Bea Benaderet (Mrs. Foster)Interview with Walter Huston and Nan Sunderlund, Mrs. Walter HustonNovember 5, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman HallCast: Orson Welles (Eugene de Laage), Mary Astor (Germaine de Laage), Ray Collins (Father Paul), Everett Sloane (Captain Nagle), Edgar Barrier (Terangi), Bea Benaderet (Marani), Eric Burgess (Mako)November 12, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Agatha ChristieFirst of several episodes scripted by Herman J. MankiewiczCast: Orson Welles (Hercule Poirot, Dr. James Sheppard), Edna May Oliver (Caroline Sheppard), Alan Napier (Roger Ackroyd), Brenda Forbes (Mrs. Ackroyd), George Coulouris (Inspector Hempstead), Ray Collins (Mr. Raymond), Everett Sloane (Parker, the butler)Interview with Edna May OliverNovember 19, 1939""Adapted from the novel by Robert HichensCast: Orson Welles (Boris Androvsky), Madeleine Carroll (Domini Enfilden), Everett Sloane (Count Anteoni), George Coulouris (Father Roubier), Ray Collins (Lt. de Trevignac)November 26, 1939"Dodsworth"Adapted by Herman J. Mankiewicz from the novel by Sinclair Lewis and the play by Sidney HowardDecember 3, 1939"Lost Horizon"Adapted from the novel by James HiltonCast: Orson Welles (Father Perrault/High Lama), Sigrid Gurie (Chinese Woman)December 10, 1939"Vanessa"Adapted from the novel by Hugh WalpoleCast: Orson Welles (Benjie), Helen Hayes (Vanessa, Judith), Alfred Shirley (Adam), Eustce Wyatt (Uncle Will), Kingsley Colton (Benjie's son)December 17, 1939"There's Always a Woman"Adapted from the screenplay by Gladys LehmanLast episode scripted by John HousemanCast: Orson Welles (Bill Reardon), Marie Wilson (Sally Rerdon), Ray Collins (Nicky Shane), Everett Sloane (Grigson, the butler), Edgar Barrier (Jerry Marlow), Mary Taylor (Lola Fraser), Georgia Backus (Ann Calhoun), Frank Readick (the D. A. ), Richard Wilson (Walter Fraser)December 24, 1939""Adapted from the novella by Charles DickensCast: Orson Welles (Narrator), Lionel Barrymore (Ebenezer Scrooge); with Everett Sloane (Marley's Ghost), Frank Readick (Bob Cratchit), Erskine Sanford (Fezziwig), George Coulouris (Ghost of Christmas Present), Ray Collins, Georgia Backus (Mrs. Cratchit), Bea Benaderet (Martha Cratchit), Edgar Barrier. December 31, 1939"Come and Get It"Adapted from the novel by Edna FerberCast: Everett Sloane (Narrator), Orson Welles (Barney), Frances Dee (Lotta)January 21, 1940""Adapted from the novel by A. J. CroninCast: Orson Welles (Andrew Manson), Geraldine Fitzgerald (Christine), Everett Sloane (Dr. Ivory), Mary Taylor (Mrs. Laurence), Ray Collins (the Rector), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Freedman), George Coulouris (Dr. Denny), Georgia Backus (Mrs. Higgins), Robert Coote (Dr. Fred Hampton)January 28, 1940"It Happened One Night"Adapted from the short story by Samuel Hopkins Adams and motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Andrews), William Powell (Peter Grant), Miriam Hopkins (Ellie Andrews); with Everett Sloane, Ray Collins, John Houseman, Virginia Gordon, Richard Wilson, Benny RubinFebruary 4, 1940"Broome Stages"Adapted from the novel by Clemence DaneCast: Orson Welles (Harry Broome, Edmond Broome), Helen Hayes (Donna Broome), John Hoysradt (Steven Broome)February 11, 1940"Mr. Deeds Goes to Town"Adapted from the story "Opera Hat" by Clarence Budington Kelland and the motion picture screenplay by Robert RiskinCast: Orson Welles (Longfellow Deeds), Gertrude Lawrence (Brenda Bennett), Everett Sloane (John Cedar), Paul Stewart (Cornelius Cobb), Frank Readick (the Judge), Edgar Barrier (Mr. Buddington), Agnes Moorehead (a Pixilated Lady), Jane Hauston (a Pixilated Lady), Ernest Chappell (Bailiff), Edwin C. Hill (Ernest Chappell); with Richard Wilson, Howard Teichmann and Joseph Cotten as a number of peopleFebruary 18, 1940"Dinner at Eight"Adapted from the play by George S. Kaufman and Edna FerberCast: Orson Welles (Dan Packard, Larry Renault), Marjorie Rambeau (Carlotta Vance), Hedda Hopper (Millicent Jordan), Lucille Ball (Kitty Packard), Charles Trowbridge (Oliver Jordan), Clara Blandick (Hattie Loomis), Mary Taylor (Paula Jordan), Edgar Barrier (Dr. Talbot), Benny Rubin (Max, the agent)February 25, 1940"Only Angels Have Wings"Adapted from the story by Howard Hawks and screenplay by Jules FurthmanCast: Orson Welles (Geoff Carter), Joan Blondell (Bonnie Lee), Regis Toomey (the Kid), Edmond McDonald (Les Peters), Edgar Barrier (Ashton Stevens), George Coulouris (Dutchy), William Alland (Joe Souther), Richard Baer (Tex), Richard Wilson (Pete)March 3, 1940"Rabble in Arms"Adapted from the novel by Kenneth RobertsCast: Orson Welles (Benedict Arnold), Frances Dee (Ellen Phipps), George Coulouris (Captain Peter Merrill), Robert Warwick (Captain Nason), Richard Baer (Huck), Edward Donahue (Guy), Richard Wilson (Scott Flick), Georgia Backus (Madame)March 10, 1940"Craig's Wife"Adapted from the play by George KellyCast: Orson Welles (Walter Craig), Ann Harding (Harriet Craig), Janet Beecher (Miss Austen), Mary Taylor (Ethel Landreth), Regis Toomey (Billy Birkmire), Clara Blandick (Mrs. Harold), Bea Benaderet (Mazie), Richard Baer (Policeman)March 24, 1940"June Moon"Adapted from the play by Ring Lardner and George S. KaufmanCast: Orson Welles (Candy Butcher on train), Jack Benny (Fred Stevens), Benny Rubin (Maxie Schwartz), Gus Schilling (Paul Sears), Bea Benaderet (Lucille Sears), Lee Patrick (Eileen), Virginia Gordon (Edna Baker)March 31, 1940"Jane Eyre"Adapted from the novel by Charlotte BrontëCast: Orson Welles (Mr. Rochester), Madeleine Carroll (Jane Eyre), Cecilia Loftus (Mrs. Fairfax), Robert Coote (Mr. Brocklehurst), Serita Whooton (Young Jane), George Coulouris (the Innkeeper), Edgar Barrier (the Priest)

The Campbell Playhouse is also the title of an American anthology series and television drama that aired on NBC June 6, 1952May 28, 1954. Sponsored by the Campbell Soup Company, the series also aired under the title Campbell Soundstage. In June 1954 the title of the series was changed to Campbell Summer Soundstage, and filmed presentations (many previously aired on Ford Theatre) were featured until the show left the air in September 1954.