Banquo’s Chair
- Synopsis
- Radio play by Sigmund Miller based on Rupert Croft-Cook’s original story. In order to get a murderer to confess, a detective hires a famous Shakespearean actress to play the ghost of the dead man, and assembles the suspect and others for a banquet.
- Series
- Suspense
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Radio
- Transmission details
- 1 Jun 1943 (Channel: CBS)
- Duration
- 30 mins
Credits
- Director
- Ted Bliss
- Producer
- William Spier
- Writer
- Rupert Croft-Cook
- Adaptor for Radio
- Sigmund Miller
- Cast
Donald Crisp The Detective John Loder
Additional Details
- Production type
- Television and Radio Drama
- Plays
- Hamlet; Macbeth
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Mystery
Notes
- History
- The play was broadcast again August 3 1944 directed by William Sphere, and again March 9 1950 with a different script but again written by Miller.
Online Retailer
- Name
CBS Radio
- Name
otr.com
- order@otr.cat
- Web
- http://www.otrcat.com External site opens in new window
- Address
- OTR Cat
PO Box 19234
Lenexa
KS 66285
USA
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "Banquo’s Chair". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av67498 (Accessed 20 Sep 2024)