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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Guest Star - Pgm 86
Guy Lombardo - Pgm 62
The Hour of Charm - April 7, 1945
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 6, Part 2
Raymond Scott - August 22, 1944
Supper Club - March 7, 1945
Waltz Time - Pgm 80
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 5, Part 2
The Eddie Cantor Show - Feb 14, 1945
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One Night Stand - Pgm 571
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Guest Star - Pgm 85
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Sunday Serenade - Pgm 95
Waltz Time - April 6, 1945
Light Up and Listen Club - Pgm 318
Hour of Charm - March 18, 1945
Guest Star - Pgm 78
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