Arch Oboler's Plays

Miss American

Arch Oboler's Plays presents radio dramas written by Arch Oboler, a major figure in American radio writing known for imaginative and often unsettling stories. The program offers self-contained dramatic works rather than a continuing serial, with each play creating its own characters and situation.

Oboler's radio writing makes expressive use of sound, dialogue, and narration to build vivid worlds in the listener's imagination. His stories range across suspense, fantasy, social themes, and psychological drama, often placing ordinary people in unusual or troubling circumstances.

The result is an intimate, theatrical listening experience shaped by the possibilities of radio: voices and sound effects carry the action, while the writing gives the drama its distinctive edge. This collection includes the play “Miss American.”


This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.