In this episode, we feature Ceiling Unlimited starring Orson Welles. The episodes for this entire series is broken down this way:
42-11-09 Flying Fortress Written by Ranald MacDougall and Norman RostenA moving drama-documentary about the Flying Fortress aircraft and how it's winning the war. Orson has a chat with Leonardo da Vinci! The announcer refers to this as a, "trial program."
42-11-16 Air Transport Command Three old-timers discuss the latest news...including the accomplishments of a great-grand nephew in the "Air Transport Command." Did it all start with a cereal box-top?
42-11-23 The Navigator Written by Orson Welles and Milton Geiger. A young man goes from grocery clerk to navigator.
42-11-30 Wind, Sand and Stars (Burgess Meredith) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's story adapted by Orson WellesGood news about the "P-38 Lightning." The program is dedicated to an aviation pioneer who was lost in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco while flying the mail. The story of his battle for survival.
42-12-14 War Workers Written by Hans ConreidAfter catching a "spy" at the Lockheed-Vega plant, Orson takes German listeners on a tour of the aircraft factory! Very well-done!
42-12-21 Gremlins Written by Lucille FletcherA portrait of Gremlins, the little demons of aviation, and how a pilot learns how to deal with them...with a bottle of cream.
42-12-28 Pan American Airlines Written by Milton Geiger
43-01-04 Anti-Submarine Patrol (Edward G. Robinson) Edward G. Robinson appears in place of Orson Welles, who is announced as being out sick. He narrates a story about a shift aboard a PB-Y amphibious aircraft, searching for German submarines, and what happens after one is located.
43-01-11 Finger in the Wind Myron Dutton's story adapted by Orson Welles. A broadcast so stirring, so beautifully written and performed, that it's easier to say nothing about it. However, it is the story of a pilot. The story title has also been called, "Finger In The Air"
43-01-18 Letter to Mother John Steinbeck's story adapted by Orson Welles. An aviator writes home to his mother and younger brother. The letter says that all is well, but mother knows what really happened.
43-01-25 Flyer Come Home With Your Wings | Mrs. James and the Pot of Tea Adaptations of John Tucker Battles' "Mrs. James and the Pot of Tea", John Steinbeck's "Flyer Come Home with Your Wings" which Welles calls "one of the best things we've had the chance to do on the air"
43-02-01 The Future Welles's final "Ceiling Unlimited" show, imagining an idealized future at La Guardia airport.
43-05-10 The Rulers Of The Earth (aka Dictators Meeting In Hell) Cast: Orson Welles (The Devil), George Coulouris (Napoleon), Pedro de Cordoba (Philip), Joe Kearns (Louis) Lou Merrill, Hans Conreid (The Kaiser); music composed and conducted by Anthony Collins
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