William Powell's Radio Career

Bill didn't just stop at an incredible screen or early stage career, throughout his entire life he appeared in many radio programs, from Lux Radio recreations of his famous films to appearing in an episode of the Jack Benny Program!

The radio programs listed below may be found on many channels throughout YouTube!

Bill with Carole Lombard

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Here is a list of Bill's appearances on Lux Radio Theatre:

• The Thin Man - 1936

• My Man Godfrey - 1938

• One Way Passage - 1939

• The Ex-Mrs Bradford - 1939

• Tovarich - 1939

• Mayerling - 1939
  

• Love Affair - 1940

• After The Thin Man - 1940

• Manhattan Melodrama - 1940

• Hired Wife - 1941

• Love Crazy - 1942

• The Lady Has Plans - 1943

• Shadow of a Doubt - 1944

• Suspicion - 1944

• I Love You Again - 1948

• Mr Peabody and the Mermaid - 1948
  

Bill with Rita Hayworth

Bill only made four appearances on Suspense Radio:

• Give Me Liberty - 1948

• The Escape of Lacey Abbott - 1950

• The Man Who Cried Wolf - 1953

• The Barking Death - 1954

Bill and Myrna Loy having a tea break

Appearances on the Screen Directors Playhouse:

• The Senator Was Indiscreet - 1949

• One Way Passage - 1949

David Niven, Carole Lombard, Bill, Gail Patrick and Eric Blore

Appearances on the Screen Guild Theatre:

• The Heavenly Body - 1945

• Ninotchka - 1950

Testing sound effect equipment

Bill's single appearances on radio shows:

• It Happened One Night - 1940 - Campbell Playhouse

• William Powell Spends the Night - 1944 - The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show

• William Powell Is His Butler - 1945 - The Jack Benny Program