Publisher Description
A late entry in the Hollywood movie adaptation genre, Screen Directors Playhouse stands out as one of the forgotten gems of radio's twilight years. The program aired on NBC for just two and a half years, but during that time, the series impressed listeners with excellent scripts and casting decisions based more on radio aptitude than Hollywood star power. The result is a series which deserves a far wider audience than it ever received in its original broadcasts. Now you can be part of that audience in this exciting collection of programs, ten complete hour long broadcasts featuring the finest talents of both radio and motion pictures. As an extra bonus, each broadcast also features a brief interview with a well-known screen director such as Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder. Chapters: #1 Spellbound #2 Dark Victory #3 A Foreign Affair #4 Thelma Jordan #5 Next Time We Love #6 The Damned Don't Cry #7 Hired Wife #8 The Captain from Castile #9 The Lady Takes a Chance #10 Stairway to Heaven
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About various authors
Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875) was born in Odense, Denmark, the son of a poor shoemaker and a washerwoman. As a young teenager, he became quite well known in Odense as a reciter of drama and as a singer. When he was fourteen, he set off for the capital, Copenhagen, determined to become a national success on the stage. He failed miserably, but made some influential friends in the capital who got him into school to remedy his lack of proper education. In 1829 his first book was published. After that, books came out at regular intervals. His stories began to be translated into English as early as 1846. Since then, numerous editions, and more recently Hollywood songs and Disney cartoons, have helped to ensure the continuing popularity of the stories in the English-speaking world.
About a full cast
R. F. Daley is an actor, voice-over artist, and audiobook narrator. His television credits include Curb Your Enthusiasm, Bones, Dexter, The Office, Arrested Development, Boston Public, and Spin City, among many others. He has narrated numerous audiobooks by L. Ron Hubbard and was the voice of the military adviser in the video game Civilization V.