The Complete Orson Welles

The Mercury Theatre on the Air || Seventeen | 1938

April 5, 2026·1h 2m
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The Mercury Theatre on the Air || (115) Seventeen | October 16, 1938|| An adaptation of the bittersweet period piece about a young boy in young America, and the growing pains of youth. Orson Welles stars as William Sylvanias Baxter the seventeen-year-old hero of the story, a story of the trials of adolescence. Written by: Booth Tarkington Adapted for radio and produced by: Orson Welles.: : : : :You can donate to show your support for my podcast and the time I put into creating and posting every week. Donations are through my duane.media PayPal account:https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=MSL7S8FKCSL94My other podcast channels include: MYSTERY x SUSPENSE -- DRAMA X THEATER -- SCI FI x HORROR -- COMEDY x FUNNY HA HA -- VARIETY X ARMED FORCES.Subscribing is free and you'll receive new post notifications. Also, if you have a moment, please give a 4-5 star rating and/or write a 1-2 sentence positive review on your preferred service -- that would help me a lot.Thank you for your support.https://otr.duane.media | Instagram @duane.otr#orsonwelles #oldtimeradio #otr #radioclassics #citizenkane #oldtimeradioclassics #classicradio #mercurytheatre #duaneotr:: :This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podtrac - https://analytics.podtrac.com/privacy-policy-gdrp

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