WOC Catalog: Wolfner Owned Cassettes
Classic Radio Plays, Dramatizations and Other Special Items
(Updated September 2004)
Timeless Classics
All My Sons by Arthur Miller.
WOC 450.
World War 2 is over and a family, mourning a son missing in action, plants a memorial tree and tries to go on with their own lives. A storm blows down the tree and a devastating family secret is uprooted, setting the characters on a terrifying journey towards truth.
An American Daughter by Wendy Wasserstein.
WOC 480.
A comic yet moving tale about the pitfalls that await female political appointees. On the eve of Doctor Lyssa Dent Hughes’ nomination as Surgeon General, a witty and dangerous cast of characters stir the calm water of her Georgetown home. Even her husband cannot be trusted. Starring Denise Nicholas, Mary McDonnell and Kevin McCarthy. An L.A. Theatre Works production.
Blue Hotel by Stephen Crane.
WOC 296.
A strange encounter in a railroad town on the western plains provokes a senseless tragedy. As the story opens, three visitors find shelter from a blizzard at Pat Scully's hotel in Fort Romper, Nebraska. An argument occurs and one of the travelers is stabbed, but who is at fault? A production of the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Broken Glass by Arthur Miller.
WOC 478.
Sylvia is suddenly unable to walk. The doctor can find nothing wrong. The only clue lies in Sylvia’s growing obsession with news accounts from Germany. Even though Sylvia is safe in Brooklyn, she is terrorized by Nazi violence. Starring JoBeth Williams, David Dukes and Linda Pearl. An L.A. Theatre Works production.
Cat and the Expert Plumber Who Was a Man by Arthur Miller.
WOC 176.
In this play, an enterprising cat works his way up the political chain of command until he is a candidate for governor of his state. But all good things must come to an end, and that happens here. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain.
WOC 26.
The scene is a mining camp during the Gold Rush. Jim Smiley is a compulsive and imaginative gambler who once spent three months training a frog named Daniel Webster to jump and then won money by betting on the frog. Smiley is eventually duped by a quick-thinking stranger. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Crucible by Arthur Miller.
WOC 86.
In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts, is an enclave of rigid piety huddled on the edge of a wilderness. Its inhabitants believe unquestioningly in their own sanctity. That belief has poisonous consequences when a vengeful teenager accuses a rival of witchcraft. Then the allegations multiply to consume the entire village.
Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand.
WOC 94.
In this classic love story, guardsman Cyrano de Bergerac dreams of winning the hand of Roxanne. But unable to see beyond Cyrano's strikingly large nose, Roxanne falls in love with Christian, a dashing guardsman. Christian, who is clumsy with words, implores Cyrano to write his love letters to Roxanne for him.
Cyrano de Bergerac and Frankenstein by Edmond Rostand.
WOC 191.
Cyrano de Bergerac: Ronald Coleman in the classic romance of the soldier of fortune, his enormous nose, and his unrequited love for Roxanne. Frankenstein: The classic tale of a mad scientist and his creation. Dramatizations of the books.
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.
WOC 87.
Death of a Salesman is the story of an aging traveling salesman in the post-war boom period of the late 1940s who despairs at never reaching his goal of becoming rich and famous. The American dream goes awry as this eternally optimistic man is crushed by society's false values.
Devil's Disciple by Bernard Shaw.
WOC 175.
In Shaw's famous satire about the American Revolution and the morals and traditions of the people who participated, a young man takes sides with the Devil against straight laced Puritan respectability. Produced by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
The Doctor’s Dilemma by Bernard Shaw.
WOC 529.
Presents a satire of the medical profession in which a respected physician is forced to choose between saving either a bumbling friend or the con artist husband of the woman he loves. With Martin Jarvis and Paxton Whitehead. Directed by Rosalind Ayres. Produced by L.A. Theatre Works.
Fallen Angels by Noel Coward.
WOC 448.
Julia and Fred and Willy and Jane are happily married and the best of friends until a postcard arrives with the news of the imminent arrival of a certain handsome Frenchman.
Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams.
WOC 90.
In this story, we meet the Wingfield family: Amanda, a faded southern belle, abandoned wife, and dominating mother, who hopes to match her daughter with an eligible gentleman caller; Laura, lame and painfully shy, who evades her mother's schemes by retreating to a world of make-believe; Tom, sole support of the family, who finally leaves home to be a writer but is forever haunted by the memory of Laura.
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens.
WOC 190.
Pip, a poor orphan boy, is befriended by an unknown benefactor and goes to London to live the life of a gentleman. This sequence of events and his meeting with strange and colorful characters change him from a shallow youth to a mature man.
Hal Holbrook Presents: Mark Twain Tonight by Hal Holbrook.
WOC 203.
Hal Holbrook's brilliant one man show, Mark Twain Tonight!, sold out in New York, traveled abroad, and appeared on television. In this extraordinary theatrical achievement, Holbrook becomes transformed, recreating the incisive mind and scalding tongue of the legendary author from Missouri. The great humorist's voice, his timing, and his very thinking magically come to life for the listening audience.
Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde.
WOC 113.
Jack Worthing lives in the country with his young ward, Cecily Cardew and her governess, Miss Prism. To escape this situation, Jack invents a brother named Earnest who lives in London and often needs him. When in London, Jack poses as Earnest. This elaborate fabrication proceeds smoothly until Jack/Earnest falls in love and his fiancée's mother discovers there is more or, rather, less to him than meets the eye.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
WOC 196.
A classic nineteenth century English gothic romance in which a plain, intelligent woman becomes the governess at an estate. She is soon caught up in the mysteries of the manor, and falls in love with the master of the house. Performed by the Lux Radio Theatre starring Orson Welles.
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte.
WOC 182.
A one hour adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's sweeping nineteenth century novel of a young governess and her love for a brooding master who harbors a dark and frightful secret.
Jeff Peters As a Personal Magnet by O. Henry.
WOC 31.
Con man Jeff Peters, posing as a medical doctor, receives several surprises when he tries to sell his medicine in a small Arkansas town. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Jeff Peters vs. Matrimony by O. Henry.
WOC 148.
Lovable con man Jeff Peters and his partner, Andy Tucker, set up a matrimonial agency in Cairo, Illinois. It is a disastrous venture, but there is a happy ending. A production of the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Jimmy Valentine by O. Henry.
WOC 45.
Jimmy, handsome and debonair, is the best safe cracker in Indiana. But when he meets the daughter of a small town banker his whole life changes. The question is, can he stay out of jail? A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Three Musketeers.
WOC 192.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is the classic adventure tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman. The Three Musketeers: Howard Duff stars in this famous adventure set in the French Court of Louis XIII. Dramatizations of the books.
Lost in Yonkers by Neil Simon.
WOC 530.
Set in Yonkers in 1942, two boys, thirteen and sixteen years old, must spend one year with their austere and demanding grandmother. While the war rages in Europe, Jay and Arty learn the ropes from Uncle Louie and assorted relatives, all peculiar characters.
Mark Twain: Letters from the Earth by Mark Twain.
WOC 204.
This brilliant performance by McAvoy Lane based on Letters from the Earth is sometimes wildly funny, and sometimes dark and sacrilegious. The first act exhibits Twain's inventive imagination about Biblical themes, and includes a dialogue between the Creator and Satan, Adam and Eve, and Noah and the animals. The second act explores Twain's idea that human beings have a faulty moral sense, including sexual inequities, plus his musing about Methuselah's diary on baseball.
Mark Twain: Wild Humorist of the West by Mark Twain.
WOC 205.
The fascinating life of storyteller and humorist Mark Twain is revealed in this performance based on Twain's writing. It is warm, droll, and subtly moralistic. Performed by McAvoy Lane as Twain would have done it, with wit and wisdom, jesting at himself and others.
Master Builder by Henrik Ibsen.
WOC 114.
One of the first social dramatists in the modern theater, Ibsen led the attack on the social problems of his day. This is arguably the most compelling of Ibsen's brooding plays. It explores the needs of a Messianic young artist forced to live among mere men.
Michael O’Halloran by Gene Stratton-Porter.
WOC 502.
The story of a plucky orphan growing up in a midwestern metropolis. O’Halloran’s existence is dismal until he meets another orphaned child who is physically impaired and together they try to make a life for themselves.
Million Pound Note by Mark Twain.
WOC 287.
An impoverished young American is passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of giving away a note worth one million pounds. The young man finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him as if he is a King and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth. A production of the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Monkey Boy by Joseph Conrad.
WOC 34.
A Chinese princess is smuggled aboard the ocean liner Nan Shan as it heads to sea and encounters a typhoon. Among the 200 other passengers is an assassin whose assignment is to kill the princess. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Murder in the First by Dan Gordon.
WOC 477.
This moving courtroom drama is based on a true incident which exposed the shocking conditions in Alcatraz. Starring Edward Asner, Arye Gross and John Randolph. An L.A. Theatre Works production.
Necklace by Guy De Maupassant.
WOC 36.
In nineteenth century Paris, a discontented young wife borrows her rich friend's necklace to go to a ball. When the necklace is lost the couple sinks into poverty paying for an exact replica, only to discover years later from the original owner that the borrowed necklace was in fact a cheap imitation. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Occurrence at Owl Creek by Ambrose Bierce.
WOC 23.
During the Civil War, a Southern plantation owner is captured by federal troops as he attempts to destroy Owl Creek Bridge. Many thoughts, dreams, and memories flood his mind as he stands on the bridge awaiting hanging. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.
WOC 185.
A compassionate study of two men, drifting ranch hands, who dream of someday having a place of their own. Lennie is big and blundering, very strong but not too bright. George accepts his care as a trust. This is a dramatization of the classic Steinbeck novel.
Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Lereaux.
WOC 37.
A Phantom haunts the Paris Opera. He kidnaps a young diva, and takes her to his hideout on Black Lake in the deepest cellar of the opera house. How will she be saved? A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Prairie Years and Berkeley Square by Carl Sandburg.
WOC 193.
In Prairie Years, Gregory Peck portrays a young Abe Lincoln. In Berkeley Square, David Niven stars in a fantasy of the past, present, and future all coming together.
The Prisoner of Second Avenue by Neil Simon.
WOC 449.
Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason and Neil Simon strike comic gold in this classic tale of a married couple trying to survive life in their New York apartment building.
Radio Movie Classics.
Series Code: RMCL.
Enjoy these episodes starring some of the favorite stars from the Golden Age of Radio in their most notable roles.
| Barbara Stanwyck | WOC 275 | |
| Cary Grant | WOC 278 | |
| Humphrey Bogart | WOC 277 | |
| Ingrid Bergman | WOC 273 | |
| Alfred Hitchcock | WOC 472,473,474,490 |
The Rainmaker by N. Richard Nash.
WOC 492.
H.C. Curry’s farm is starved for water and his spinster daughter, Lizzie, is starved for love. Then glib, handsome Bill Starbuck blows into town. Tony nominee Jayne Atkinson is joined by original cast members from the award winning Roundabout Theatre production of this classic Broadway hit.
Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry.
WOC 89.
A middle class, black family in Chicago, torn by tensions and discontent, suffer further when they receive a life insurance settlement. No one can agree on what should be done with the money.
The Road to Mecca by Athol Fugard.
WOC 479.
When her husband dies, aging Miss Helen begins to fill her home in the remote South African bush with strange sculptures made of beer cans and old headlights. A local clergyman and a young woman visitor try to decide whether Miss Helen’s peculiar art is an outpouring of creativity or madness. Starring Julie Harris and Amy Irving. An L.A. Theatre Works Production.
Spectre Bridegroom by Washington Irving.
WOC 40.
One of America's most famous storytellers weaves a tale of sixteenth century Germany in which a young nobleman, killed by bandits, apparently returns to spirit away the girl who loves him. A dramatization by the Blue Ridge Radio Players.
Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams.
WOC 91.
Blanche DuBois comes to New Orleans to visit her sister Stella. Genteel but unstable, she seeks refuge from a troubled past. However, her fragile spirit annoys Stella's husband, the loutish Stanley Kowalski. Crudely and relentlessly, he crushes the delusions that sustain Blanche, until her frail hold on reality is severed.
Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
WOC 197.
Englishman Sydney Carton and Frenchman Charles Darnay bear a strong physical resemblance to each other, and love the same woman, Lucie Manette. Carton's sacrifice for his friend is the climax of this story set in London and Paris during the French Revolution.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black by Lorraine Hansberry.
WOC 88.
To Be Young, Gifted and Black was created from plays, poems, and writings of Lorraine Hansberry. These short vignettes represent twenty episodes in her life: from the raising of her political consciousness, to her experiences as a Harlem journalist, and finally to her triumph on Broadway in 1959 when she won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for A Raisin in the Sun (WOC 89).
Ulysses by James Joyce.
WOC 92.
This play deals with a single day, June 16, 1904, in the life of Leopold Bloom, a Dublin advertising salesman, his wife Molly, and Stephen Dedalus. This dramatization brings to life the landscapes of Dublin in an abridged audio version of Joyce's classic and controversial novel about love and marriage.
Wuthering Heights and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court.
WOC 194.
Wuthering Heights: A hypnotic romance. William Conrad stars as the mysterious and dashing Heathcliff. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court: Ben Alexander stars in a tale of the man transported back to the days of King Arthur and the Round Table.