The Campbell Playhouse (radio series)

The Campbell Playhouse

Orson Welles in 1938
Genre	Anthology drama
Running time	60 minutes
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
Home station	CBS
Hosted by	Orson Welles
Starring	Orson Welles William Alland Georgia Backus Edgar Barrier Bea Benaderet Ray Collins Joseph Cotten George Coulouris Arlene Francis Alice Frost Helen Hayes Sam Levene Agnes Moorehead Frank Readick Everett Sloane Paul Stewart Virginia Welles Richard Wilson Eustace Wyatt
Written by	Orson Welles (writer, script editor) John Houseman (writer, script editor) Howard Koch Howard Teichmann
Directed by	Orson Welles Paul Stewart (rehearsal director)[1]: 343
Produced by	John Houseman Orson Welles Paul Stewart (associate producer)[1]: 343
Executive producer(s)	Davidson Taylor (for CBS)
Original release	December 9, 1938 (1938-12-09) – March 31, 1940 (1940-03-31)
No. of series	2
No. of episodes	56
Audio format	Monaural sound
Opening theme	Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat Minor

The Campbell Playhouse (1938–1940) is a live CBS radio drama series directed by and starring Orson Welles. Produced by Welles and John Houseman, it was a sponsored continuation of The Mercury Theatre on the Air. The series offered hour-long adaptations of classic plays and novels, as well as adaptations of popular motion pictures.

When Welles left at the end of the second season, The Campbell Playhouse changed format as a 30-minute weekly series that ran for one season (1940–41).