The series consisted of radio adaptations of popular British films and program 3 in the series, heard here, is "Becky Sharp" featuring Margaret Lockwood. The other program I have, episode 4, is based on the little-known thriller "Take My Life" - according to the IMDB that film was released in different countries between 1947 and 1949, so the series probably dates from at least the late 1940s or from the early 1950s. "Becky Sharp" sounds as though it was adapted and recorded specifically for radio, but "Take My Life" actually sounds like an edited version of the film's soundtrack. So, I'm not clear if the series used existing recordings of radio plays and film soundtracks and repurposed them or if some shows were made especially for the "Movie Playhouse" series. I haven't found any references to the show in the usual sources or by doing searches through publicly available Old Time Radio programs. So, this appears to be a previously "lost" episode from an undocumented series. The program was transferred from an original Towers of London/Charles Michelson shellac transcription set, matrix numbers 6CTP 15071-1 and 6CTP 15072-1. The original disc is rather noisy, so the master file was run through noise reduction software. I'll post episode 4, "Take My Life", in the next few weeks.
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20th Century International Radio Newsreel - February 24, 1939
The FBI in Peace and War - October 15, 1952
This is War - March 14, 1942
Coleman Cox - Pgm 12
Coleman Cox - Pgm 11
This is War - February 28, 1942
Lanny Ross - May 23, 1949
Great Music - Pgm 144
This is War - February 21, 1942
The People Act - May 18, 1952
Naval Air Reserve Show - Pgm 24
Fred Waring Show - April 26, 1945
Great Music - Pgm 143
This is War - February 14, 1942
Reno Rides the Range - Pgm 4 Part 2
Reno Rides the Range - Pgm 3 Part 2
Kenny Baker - September 23, 1945
American Rhapsody - April 7, 1945
It’s Time to Smile - September 30, 1942
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