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.
Coronation Week - Pgm 1
Special Assignment - Pgm 26
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 318 - October 20, 1931
Civilian Defense - Your Neighbors, the Millers
Wade Lane’s Home Folks - Pgm 34
Rhapsody in Rhythm - Pgm 2
Linda’s First Love - Pgm 3386 - January 23, 1950
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 317 - October 19, 1931
Civilian Defense - What’s Good for the Army
Wade Lane’s Home Folks - Pgm 33
Linda’s First Love - Pgm 3385 - January 20, 1950
Special Assignment - Pgm 25
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 316 - October 17, 1931
Civilian Defense - They Perish Alone
Wade Lane’s Home Folks - Pgm 28
WATG-FM aircheck - “Music Fair” circa May 1947
WATG-FM aircheck - May 13, 1947
Louie’s Hungry Five - Pgm 315 - October 16, 1931
How About That - Pgm 2
Civilian Defense - “Of Interest to the Enemy”
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