Academy Award - Single Episodes
Academy Award was a CBS radio anthology series that presented 30-minute adaptations of plays, novels, or films. The program's title is sometimes listed as Academy Award Theater. Rather than focusing solely on Oscar-winning films, the series showcased Hollywood's finest, featuring great picture plays and performances from actors and actresses who had been nominated for the prestigious Academy Awards.
The series began on March 30, 1946, with a production of Jezebel, starring Bette Davis, Anne Revere, and Fay Bainter. It aired initially on Saturdays at 7 PM (Eastern) before moving to Wednesdays at 10 PM (Eastern). The show concluded on December 18, 1946, with an adaptation of Lost Angel, featuring Margaret O'Brien.
Throughout its run, the series included notable performances from actors recreating their original film roles, such as Henry Fonda in Young Mr. Lincoln and Humphrey Bogart in The Maltese Falcon. Despite its high production costs, the series only lasted for 39 weeks due to financial constraints.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.
Chapitres
| One Sunday Afternoon | 29:38 |
Critiques
One of Radio's Best Shows
jtyroler
The only complaints I have about this program are it was only a 30 minute show (less the time for the intro, close, and words from the sponsor) and not using some of the actors playing other characters in the film. For example, in the Maltese Falcon, the 3 introduced actors are Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, and Sidney Greenstreet, because they had all been nominated for an Academy Award - winning or being nominated for an Academy Award was the main reason for being on this short-lived program. However, another actor was playing the Peter Lorre role of Joel Cairo. As many times as I have watched "The Maltese Falcon" (and this might be part of the reasoning for this), you expect Peter Lorre's voice - not someone trying to imitate Peter Lorre's voice. Other than that, this was one of the best radio programs that recreated the stories of some of the best movies of the era.
Best of the Best
ddsimpkins
This may be the best thing I have ever listened to. Bravo!!!
Arise my love
bstepno
Anyone know who the leading lady in this production is? It was Claudette Colbert's part in the film version, but I don't think the radio show identifies anyone but Ray Milland, who was the co-star in both the film and this radio adaptation. The announcement also is unclear about what he won the Academy Award for. That was the 1946 award for the 1945 film Lost Weekend, not his performance in this movie.
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FYI: Replaced files on this page from the Version 4 Release (01-Jan-2020). For the full OTRR Release, see the OTRR Certified page: <a href="https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Certified_Academy_Award_Theater" rel="ugc nofollow">OTRR Academy Award</a> - Old Time Radio Researchers Group