Who’s Who on the Dial
George Wells
Cast, Writer, Director
285 episodes in 3 shows · 1935–1958
Before he became a Hollywood screenwriter, George Wells wrote for radio, working on programs such as The Jack Pearl Show and Lux Radio Theatre. He joined MGM in 1943, where he wrote mostly musicals and comedies and later produced films as well. His script for Designing Woman (1957) earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
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1936 21
The Legionnaire and the Lady June 1, 1936 · adaptor The Thin Man June 8, 1936 · adaptor Burlesque June 15, 1936 · adaptor Irene June 29, 1936 · adaptor The Voice of Bugle Ann July 6, 1936 · adaptor The Brat July 13, 1936 · adaptor The Barker July 20, 1936 · adaptor One Sunday Afternoon August 24, 1936 · adaptor Is Zat So? September 7, 1936 · adaptor The Plutocrat September 28, 1936 · adaptor Elmer the Great October 5, 1936 · adaptor Saturday's Children October 26, 1936 · adaptor The Virginian November 2, 1936 · adaptor Alias Jimmy Valentine November 9, 1936 · adaptor Conversation Piece November 16, 1936 · adaptor The Story of Louis Pasteur November 23, 1936 · adaptor Polly of the Circus November 30, 1936 · adaptor The Grand Duchess and the Waiter December 7, 1936 · adaptor Madame Sans-Gene December 14, 1936 · adaptor Gold Diggers December 21, 1936 · adaptor Cavalcade December 28, 1936 · adaptor
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Men in White January 4, 1937 · adaptor The Gilded Lily January 11, 1937 · adaptor Criminal Code January 18, 1937 · adaptor Tonight or Never January 25, 1937 · adaptor Graustark February 8, 1937 · adaptor Brewster's Millions February 15, 1937 · adaptor Cappy Ricks March 1, 1937 · adaptor Madame Butterfly March 8, 1937 · adaptor Desire March 15, 1937 · adaptor Death Takes a Holiday March 22, 1937 · adaptor Dulcy (1937) March 29, 1937 · adaptor A Farewell to Arms April 5, 1937 · adaptor Alibi Ike April 19, 1937 · adaptor Magnificent Obsession (1937) April 26, 1937 · adaptor Hands Across the Table May 3, 1937 · adaptor Mary of Scotland May 10, 1937 · adaptor Another Language May 17, 1937 · adaptor Under Two Flags May 24, 1937 · adaptor The Plainsman May 31, 1937 · adaptor British Agent June 7, 1937 · adaptor Madame X June 14, 1937 · adaptor Monsieur Beaucaire (1937) June 21, 1937 · adaptor The Front Page June 28, 1937 · adaptor Beau Brummel July 5, 1937 · adaptor A Star Is Born (1937) September 13, 1937 · adaptor The Outsider September 20, 1937 · adaptor Dodsworth October 4, 1937 · adaptor Stella Dallas October 11, 1937 · adaptor Up Pops the Devil October 18, 1937 · adaptor Arrowsmith October 25, 1937 · adaptor A Free Soul November 1, 1937 · adaptor She Loves Me Not November 8, 1937 · adaptor Come and Get It November 15, 1937 · adaptor The Petrified Forest (1937) November 22, 1937 · adaptor Peg O' My Heart November 29, 1937 · adaptor These Three December 6, 1937 · adaptor The Thirty-Nine Steps December 13, 1937 · adaptor The Song of Songs December 20, 1937 · adaptor Beloved Enemy December 27, 1937 · adaptor
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Alice Adams January 3, 1938 · adaptor Enter Madam January 10, 1938 · adaptor Disraeli January 17, 1938 · adaptor Clarence January 24, 1938 · adaptor The Green Light January 31, 1938 · adaptor Brief Moment February 14, 1938 · adaptor Forsaking All Others February 28, 1938 · adaptor Poppy March 7, 1938 · adaptor The Boss March 14, 1938 · adaptor The Man Who Played God March 21, 1938 · adaptor Naughty Marietta March 28, 1938 · adaptor Mad About Music April 18, 1938 · adaptor Prisoner of Shark Island May 2, 1938 · adaptor My Man Godfrey (1938) May 9, 1938 · adaptor A Doll's House June 6, 1938 · adaptor Seven Keys to Baldpate September 26, 1938 · adaptor The Buccaneer November 14, 1938 · adaptor Confession November 21, 1938 · adaptor The Scarlet Pimpernel December 12, 1938 · adaptor Kid Galahad December 19, 1938 · adaptor
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The Perfect Specimen January 2, 1939 · adaptor Mayerling January 9, 1939 · adaptor Front Page Woman January 16, 1939 · adaptor Cardinal Richelieu January 23, 1939 · adaptor The Count of Monte Cristo February 6, 1939 · adaptor The Return of Peter Grimm February 13, 1939 · adaptor Stage Door February 20, 1939 · adaptor Ceiling Zero February 27, 1939 · adaptor One Way Passage March 6, 1939 · adaptor So Big (1939) March 13, 1939 · adaptor It Happened One Night March 20, 1939 · adaptor A Man's Castle (1939) March 27, 1939 · adaptor Silver Dollar April 3, 1939 · adaptor Lives of a Bengal Lancer April 10, 1939 · adaptor Broadway Bill April 24, 1939 · adaptor The Life of Emile Zola May 8, 1939 · adaptor Tovarich May 15, 1939 · adaptor Angels with Dirty Faces May 22, 1939 · adaptor Only Angels Have Wings May 29, 1939 · adaptor White Banners June 12, 1939 · adaptor The Ex-Mrs. Bradford June 19, 1939 · adaptor Mrs. Moonlight June 26, 1939 · adaptor Bordertown July 3, 1939 · adaptor Ruggles of Red Gap July 10, 1939 · adaptor The Awful Truth (1939) September 11, 1939 · adaptor Wuthering Heights (1939) September 18, 1939 · adaptor She Married Her Boss September 25, 1939 · adaptor You Can't Take It with You October 2, 1939 · adaptor The Sisters October 9, 1939 · adaptor If I Were King October 16, 1939 · adaptor Invitation to Happiness October 23, 1939 · adaptor The Old Maid October 30, 1939 · adaptor Only Yesterday (1939) November 6, 1939 · adaptor The Champ (1939) November 13, 1939 · adaptor Goodbye, Mr. Chips November 20, 1939 · adaptor Pygmalion November 27, 1939 · adaptor A Man to Remember (1939) December 4, 1939 · adaptor In Name Only December 11, 1939 · adaptor Pinocchio December 25, 1939 · adaptor
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Dark Victory (1940) January 8, 1940 · adaptor Sing You Sinners January 15, 1940 · adaptor Bachelor Mother January 22, 1940 · adaptor The Young in Heart February 5, 1940 · adaptor The Sidewalks of London February 12, 1940 · adaptor Made for Each Other (1940) February 19, 1940 · adaptor Swing High, Swing Low February 26, 1940 · adaptor Trade Winds March 4, 1940 · adaptor The Rains Came March 18, 1940 · adaptor Remember the Night (1940) March 25, 1940 · adaptor Love Affair (1940) April 1, 1940 · adaptor Mama Loves Papa April 8, 1940 · adaptor The Under-Pup April 15, 1940 · director, adaptor Abe Lincoln in Illinois April 22, 1940 · adaptor Smilin' Through (1940) April 29, 1940 · adaptor Our Town May 6, 1940 · adaptor True Confession May 13, 1940 · adaptor Midnight May 20, 1940 · adaptor Vigil in the Night May 27, 1940 · adaptor Alexander's Ragtime Band (1940) June 3, 1940 · adaptor Till We Meet Again June 10, 1940 · adaptor After the Thin Man June 17, 1940 · adaptor Showboat (1940) June 24, 1940 · adaptor Alias the Deacon July 1, 1940 · adaptor To the Ladies July 8, 1940 · adopter Manhattan Melodrama September 9, 1940 · adaptor Love Is News September 16, 1940 · adaptor The Westerner September 23, 1940 · adaopter His Girl Friday September 30, 1940 · adapter Wings of the Navy October 7, 1940 · adaptor The Littlest Rebel October 14, 1940 · adaptor Lillian Russell October 21, 1940 · adaptor Strike Up the Band October 28, 1940 · adaptor Wuthering Heights (1940) November 4, 1940 · adaptor Nothing Sacred November 11, 1940 · adaptor The Rage of Manhattan November 18, 1940 · adaptor Jezebel November 25, 1940 · adaptor Knute Rockne, All American December 2, 1940 · adaptor My Favorite Wife December 9, 1940 · adaptor Fifth Avenue Girl December 16, 1940 · adaptor Young Tom Edison December 23, 1940 · adaptor A Little Bit of Heaven December 30, 1940 · adaptor
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Vivacious Lady January 6, 1941 · adaptor Libel! (1941) January 13, 1941 · adaptor The Cowboy and the Lady January 20, 1941 · adaptor Captain January (1941) January 27, 1941 · adaptor The Moon's Our Home February 10, 1941 · adaptor Johnny Apollo February 17, 1941 · adaptor The Whole Town's Talking February 24, 1941 · adaptor My Bill March 3, 1941 · adaptor The Awful Truth (1941) March 10, 1941 · adaptor Cheers for Miss Bishop March 17, 1941 · adaptor Flight Command March 24, 1941 · adaptor Dust Be My Destiny April 14, 1941 · adaptor Wife, Husband, and Friend April 28, 1941 · adoptor Kitty Foyle May 5, 1941 · adaptor Craig's Wife May 12, 1941 · adapptor Model Wife May 19, 1941 · adaptor Virginia City May 26, 1941 · adaptor Mr. and Mrs. Smith June 9, 1941 · adaptor The Lady from Cheyenne June 16, 1941 · adaptor The Shop Around the Corner June 23, 1941 · adaptor I Love You Again (1941) June 30, 1941 · adaptor Algiers (1941) July 7, 1941 · adaptor Tom, Dick and Harry September 8, 1941 · adaptor Lydia September 22, 1941 · adaptor Third Finger, Left Hand September 29, 1941 · adaptor Unfinished Business October 6, 1941 · adaptor Buck Privates October 13, 1941 · adaptor Blood and Sand October 20, 1941 · adaptor Her First Beau October 27, 1941 · adaptor Hired Wife November 3, 1941 · adaptor Hold Back the Dawn November 10, 1941 · adaptor Merton of the Movies November 17, 1941 · adaptor Maisie Was a Lady November 24, 1941 · adaptor A Man's Castle (1941) December 1, 1941 · adaptor All This and Heaven Too December 15, 1941 · adaptor Remember the Night (1941) December 22, 1941 · adaptor The Bride Came C.O.D. December 29, 1941 · adaptor
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Smilin' Through (1942) January 5, 1942 · adaptor A Tale of Two Cities (1942) January 12, 1942 · adaptor Here Comes Mr. Jordan January 26, 1942 · adaptor Skylark February 2, 1942 · adaptor City for Conquest February 9, 1942 · adaptor Blossoms in the Dust February 16, 1942 · adaptor Appointment for Love (1942) February 23, 1942 · adaptor The Great Lie March 2, 1942 · adaptor The Lady Eve March 9, 1942 · adaptor Manpower March 16, 1942 · adaptor Strawberry Blonde March 23, 1942 · adaptor I Wanted Wings March 30, 1942 · adaptor The Fighting 69th April 6, 1942 · adaptor One Foot in Heaven (1942) April 20, 1942 · adaptor Penny Serenade (1942) April 27, 1942 · adaptor Suspicion (1942) May 4, 1942 · adaptor The Last of Mrs. Cheyney May 11, 1942 · adaptor A Man to Remember (1942) May 18, 1942 · adaptor Test Pilot May 25, 1942 · adaptor Ball of Fire June 1, 1942 · adaptor Arise My Love June 8, 1942 · adaptor You Belong to Me June 15, 1942 · adaptor Bedtime Story (1942) June 22, 1942 · adaptor The Champ (1942) June 29, 1942 · adaptor Love Affair (1942) July 6, 1942 · adaptor The Philadelphia Story (1942) July 20, 1942 · adaptor This Above All September 14, 1942 · adaptor How Green Was My Valley September 21, 1942 · adaptor The Magnificent Dope September 28, 1942 · adaptor Love Crazy October 5, 1942 · adaptor Morning Glory October 12, 1942 · adaptor My Favorite Blonde October 19, 1942 · adaptor A Woman's Face November 2, 1942 · adaptor To Mary, with Love November 16, 1942 · adaptor The War Against Mrs. Hadley December 7, 1942 · adaptor Algiers (1942) December 14, 1942 · adaptor The Pied Piper (1942) December 21, 1942 · adaptor A Star Is Born December 28, 1942 · adaptor
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The Bugle Sounds January 4, 1943 · adaptor She Knew All the Answers January 11, 1943 · adaptor My Gal Sal January 18, 1943 · adaptor This Gun for Hire January 25, 1943 · adaptor Are Husbands Necessary? February 15, 1943 · adaptor The Lady Is Willing March 1, 1943 · adaptor Reap the Wild Wind March 8, 1943 · adaptor Libel! (1943) March 15, 1943 · adaptor Each Dawn I Die March 22, 1943 · adaptor Crossroads March 29, 1943 · adaptor The Road to Morocco April 5, 1943 · adaptor Once Upon a Honeymoon April 12, 1943 · adaptor A Night to Remember April 19, 1943 · adaptor The Lady Has Plans April 26, 1943 · adaptor The Navy Comes Through (May 1943) May 3, 1943 · adaptor Now Voyager (1943) May 10, 1943 · adaptor The Talk of the Town May 17, 1943 · adaptor Hitler's Children May 24, 1943 · adaptor The Major and the Minor May 31, 1943 · adaptor My Friend Flicka June 7, 1943 · adaptor The Philadelphia Story (1943) June 14, 1943 · adaptor In Which We Serve June 21, 1943 · adaptor My Sister Eileen July 5, 1943 · adaptor Air Force July 12, 1943 · adaptor The Phantom of the Opera September 13, 1943 · adaptor Flight for Freedom September 20, 1943 · adaptor Ladies in Retirement September 27, 1943 · adaptor Heaven Can Wait October 11, 1943 · adaptor Mr. Lucky October 18, 1943 · adaptor Slightly Dangerous October 25, 1943 · adaptor So Proudly We Hail November 1, 1943 · adaptor Salute to the Marines November 8, 1943 · adaptor The Navy Comes Through (November 1943) November 29, 1943 · adaptor Mrs. Miniver December 6, 1943 · adaptor Five Graves to Cairo December 13, 1943 · adaptor Dixie December 20, 1943 · adaptor Kathleen December 27, 1943 · adaptor
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Suspense 3 · Writer About Suspense
The Silver Theater 1 · Writer About The Silver Theater
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