The Mercury Theatre on the Air

The Mercury Theatre on the Air - 1 ª Season

1h0min

1938

Drama

5 episodes

60 min. per episode

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A visionary director battles doubt and disaster to create groundbreaking radio plays, transforming fear into art and legacy.

Episodes

S1 E1 - Dracula

S1 E2 - Treasure Island

S1 E3 - A Tale of Two Cities

S1 E4 - The Thirty-Nine Steps

S1 E5 - I'm a Fool/The Open Window/My Little Boy

Orson Welles and his crew narrate tales of repertoire from the famous Mercury Theatre organization.

Orson WellesAdult Jim Hawkins, Doctor Alexandre Manette, Doctor Arthur Seward, Dracula, Long John Silver, Marmaduke Jopley, Richard Hannay, Self, Sydney Carton
Ray CollinsBen Gunn, Prosecutor, Russian Captain, Self
George CoulourisCaptain Smollett, Jonathan Harker
Edgar BarrierCharles Darnay, Self
Eustace WyattClerk, Squire Trelawney
William AllandSelf
Martin GabelMister Jarvis Lory, Professor Van Helsing
Agnes MooreheadMina Harker, Mistress Hawkins
Betty GardeMadame Defarge, Self
Dan SeymourSelf - Announcer
Arthur AndersonJim Hawkins
Mary TaylorLucie Manette
Karl SwensonThe Mate
Brenda ForbesSelf
Virginia WellesAnna Stafford
Frank ReadickErnest Defarge
Elizabeth FarrellLucy Westenra
Alfred ShirleyBlind Pew
Erskine SanfordThe President
Kingsley ColtonSelf