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Classic French Dramas Starring Laurence Olivier and Robert Morley, Volume 1
- Narrated by: Laurence Olivier
- Length: 47 mins
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Laurence Olivier's unforgettable acting anchors these two productions from 1950s British radio series Theatre Royal, one adapted from an Honore de Balzac tale and the other from Alexandre Dumas. Both stories involve games of chance, but while one ends on a sweet note, the other goes quite sour. Classic British actors enliven the production in supporting roles, and the taut, tension-filled stories are likely to linger in your mind long after the closing credits. Lovers of old-fashioned radio dramas will find all the joys of a classic theatre production in a more portable format.
Summary
Fully restored and remastered, Heritage Media presents the greatest of vintage artists in classic dramas from the literature of France. Here is the legendary Laurence Olivier starring in ‘The Purse’, adapted from the original tale by Honore de Balzac and Laurence Olivier starring in 'Zaramfeski's Duel' adapted from the original tale by Alexandre Dumas.
Theatre Royal is a unique series of classic radio dramas produced in the 1950's by the late Harry Alan Towers. Starring the leading theatre artists of the day it is the only series of radio dramas in which Laurence Olivier ever appeared. He was joined by Ralph Richardson, John Gielgud, Orson Welles, Robert Morley, John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Trevor Howard, Robert Donut, Alec Guinness and Margaret Lockwood.
Over the Years, Theatre Royal has received a glittering array of accolades, including: “vivid, tense, and compressed.”( Classic radio)
“Craft, like character, ages well.”(Daily Telegraph)“Great fun to listen to and, as radio history, they are unsurpassed.” (Sunday Telegraph)
“Voices like these justify the Golden Days tag. We won't hear their like again.” (Sunday Times)
“A must for archive fans. The excitement of vintage radio drama with strong storylines.” (Radio Times.)
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- 14-02-15
Excellent Old Time Broadcasts
These are from the old Hollywood days of theatre & wonderful to listen to
for those days when you want a trip back to the past.
All round professional productions with excellent casts when Hollywood was 'Hollywood' & full of drama.
As many others have expressed; The music is AWFULLY LOUD & needs
to be recorded at least 75 decibels lower to prevent ear damage it is irritating having to turn the volume button up & down as the music makes you jump out of your skin ! This spoils the dramatic effect of the play.
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