Mercury Theater 1938-08-01 (4) the Thirty Nine Steps

After being framed for murder, an ordinary man goes on the run while trying to expose an international espionage plot that could trigger a war.

This The Mercury Theatre on the Air broadcast aired on August 1, 1938. It is listed as episode 4 in the archive. CBS Radio Network carried the broadcast. The cast includes Orson Welles, George Coulouris, Ray Collins, Eustace Wyatt, and Alfred Shirley. Other credited names include Dan Seymour as announcer.

This version is based on Mercury Theater 1938-08-01 (4) the Thirty Nine Steps. John Buchan is credited as author.

Only 18 objects belong to Mercury Theatre on the Air proper; later items are separately profiled by historical program.

Listeners can expect drama, anthology drama in format, and dramatic in tone.