About this episode

An adaptation of Booth Tarkington's bittersweet story about the trials of adolescence, featuring Orson Welles as the young hero.

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=MSL7S8FKCSL94 My 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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Orson Welles, Duane

Topics covered

• adolescence
• growing pains
• youth
• radio adaptation
• drama

Keywords

• Orson Welles
• Seventeen
• Booth Tarkington
• Mercury Theatre
• radio drama
• adolescence
• growing pains

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Seventeen

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