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Best Plays

13 episodes · 1952–1953 · Drama

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Best Plays was an NBC series of hour-long radio versions of stage plays, begun as a summer replacement for the Theatre Guild on the Air. John Chapman hosted, Ernest Kinoy wrote the adaptations, and Edward King and Fred Weihe directed. These broadcasts are from 1952 and 1953.

Sources: Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs: Best Plays

Episodes

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1952

• The Voice of the Turtle July 20, 1952 · 60 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on July 20, 1952, the date used here.
• The Philadelphia Story by August 17, 1952 · 55 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on August 17, 1952, the date used here.
• Elizabeth the Queen November 9, 1952 · 61 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on November 9, 1952, the date used here.
• The Madwoman of Chaillot November 16, 1952 · 59 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on November 16, 1952, the date used here.

1953

• There Shall Be No Night January 25, 1953 · 60 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on January 25, 1953, the date used here.
• Of Mice and Men AFRS May 8, 1953 · 56 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Amazing Dr Clitterhou May 29, 1953 · 60 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on May 29, 1953, the date used here.
• Autumn Crocus AFRS June 5, 1953 · 56 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• The Farmer Takes A Wife June 28, 1953 · 57 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on June 28, 1953, the date used here.
• Theres Always Juliet by August 2, 1953 · 57 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on August 2, 1953, the date used here.
• Tonight at 8 30 AFRS August 30, 1953 · 55 min
  Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists the same title on this date.
• Kiss the Boys Good-bye by September 6, 1953 · 59 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on September 6, 1953, the date used here.
• The Petrified Forest September 20, 1953 · 59 min
  The Archive copy has no date; Jerry Haendiges' Vintage Radio Logs lists this title on September 20, 1953, the date used here.